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US WA: Pot Law Creates Confusion For State Dispensaries

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URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v11/n347/a04.html
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Pubdate: Sat, 28 May 2011
Source: Olympian, The (WA)
Copyright: 2011 The Olympian
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Website: http://www.theolympian.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/319
Author: Rob Carson
Bookmark: http://mapinc.org/topic/Dispensaries

POT LAW CREATES CONFUSION FOR STATE DISPENSARIES

After Gov.  Chris Gregoire vetoed large chunks of a bill intended to clarify the state's medical marijuana muddle, what remains of the law is in tatters, creating concerns and confusion for the state's dispensaries.

Definitions in the original law that medical marijuana supporters used to justify dispensaries were removed by legislators who thought they would be replacing them with a blueprint for a state-regulated supply and distribution system.

Old language referring to "designated providers" who provided cannabis to "only one patient at any one time" disappeared, taking one of the dispensaries' main claims for legitimacy with them.

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MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom

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