Back in June, I wrote about Change – a medical marijuana dispensary operating in Spokane. Last week they were busted and the dispensary was shut down. A group called the Spokane Regional Dispensary Coalition is planning a protest at the Spokane County Courthouse this morning.
The situation in Spokane is just another exhibit in the case of how our legislature dropped the ball when they had a chance to put together a set of regulations that allowed for qualifying patients to obtain medical marijuana. Patients in Spokane once again have to rely on street dealers.
The dispensary owners are challenging the part of the law that states that a caregiver can only have one patient at a time. I don’t see them succeeding on this point in court. It’s the law that needs to change.
Dispensaries are illegal according to Wash. State Law. It says so right on on Wash. State’s DOH FAQ page:
http://www.doh.wa.gov/hsqa/medical-marijuana/
Considering that the dispensary charged higher than street prices and provided no legal cover, patients in Spokane are probably better off relying on street dealers anyway.
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Jesse,
What I’d like to see are sanctioned dispensaries so that the prices could come down.
Just a reminder that any comments that intentionally misrepresent the views of others will be deleted from my threads. Thanks.
Why would prices come down?
People are already use to the current prices.
Once pot is legal, the city, state and federal government will all want a piece of the cash cow via taxes/regulations/permits/fees/licenses, which will all be passed along to consumers.
Have you ever seen the irs codebook regarding tobacco & alcohol? I have an irs codebook from 1996, 1,000 pages of “tax laws” just for tobacco/alcohol. For example, sec 5383 is about “amelioration and sweetening limitation for natural grape wines.” It has nothing to do with food/health safety or truth in advertising, it’s all about federal taxing.