— by John Stang of Crosscut.com —
Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill into law Friday [April 24] to merge Washington’s recreational and medical marijuana systems under one entity for regulatory purposes.
Essentially, the bill by Sen. Ann Rivers, R-La Center, brings the state’s largely unregulated medical marijuana world under the umbrella of the just-renamed Washington State Liquor & Cannabis Board. The bill had extensive bipartisan support, as well as collaboration across the aisle in its development.
“We have a measure that will create a medical marijuana system that works for our state,” Inslee said.
“I recognize the solution is not perfect. However, I do think this is far better than today’s wholly unregulated system,” the governor added, making a reference to the lack of controls on the sales of medical pot.
(To read the full article, go to crosscut.com/2015/04/marijuana-marriage-2-pot-systems-pronounced )
