Pubdate: Tue, 12 Feb 2013
Source: Herald, The (Everett, WA)
Copyright: 2013 Associated Press
Contact:  http://www.heraldnet.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/190

BILL OUTLINES WHAT TO DO WHEN POT IS DROPPED

OLYMPIA (AP) - Lawmakers in Olympia are considering an oddly specific 
proposal about marijuana.

A bill introduced by Democratic Rep. Christopher Hurst of Enumclaw 
and Republican Rep. Terry Nealey of Dayton would set out steps for 
the "proper disposal of legal amounts of marijuana inadvertently left 
at retail stores holding a pharmacy license."

Nealey says the bill was prompted by recent incidents were marijuana 
was found at Walmart stores, after it was apparently dropped. He says 
there's some concern that having marijuana on the premises could 
affect the licensing of the pharmacies at such stores.

Washington voters legalized possession of up to an ounce of marijuana 
last fall.

The bill says that if less than an ounce of pot is found at a store 
with a pharmacy, the store must notify law enforcement, and the 
marijuana must be properly disposed of.

Nealey says the stores should follow the same steps if the marijuana 
is left there intentionally, or if it's more than an ounce of pot.
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