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31. it`s always "follow the money"

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Wed Feb 19, 2014, 08:23 AM

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Washington House Overwhelmingly Approves Ban On Medical Marijuana Dispensaries [View all] Jesus Malverde Feb 2014 OP

WTF? I hope someone more politically astute than myself can explain the rationale behind this. Ed Suspicious Feb 2014 #1

I think they are trying to prevent... SkyDaddy7 Feb 2014 #19

Its about control and money AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #21

+1. Dollar signs all around. nt bemildred Feb 2014 #36

Click here for a link to a better, clearer story. Gerhard28 Feb 2014 #37

Money Bandit Feb 2014 #60

Wow! That bill is sooooo complicated for something that is so simple. tofuandbeer Feb 2014 #2

I don't get it. bravenak Feb 2014 #3

the new drug cartel is eliminating competition. that's what this is about nt msongs Feb 2014 #4

as well as defacto7 Feb 2014 #7

+1 El_Johns Feb 2014 #8

+1 Joe Shlabotnik Feb 2014 #11

it's about the money, always about the money. Phlem Feb 2014 #38

"would thereby eliminate some of the unregulated competition for the state-licensed pot stores" jtuck004 Feb 2014 #5

So why don't they license the medical distributors? Ed Suspicious Feb 2014 #6

Yeah. I can't help thinking this is a bad thing for medical marijuana patients. jtuck004 Feb 2014 #9

It is flat out cruelty AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #22

Because they can't control the market defacto7 Feb 2014 #10

Senate better vote this shit down. Seriously. AtheistCrusader Feb 2014 #12

Try reading the article. phleshdef Feb 2014 #39

I read the article yesterday. AtheistCrusader Feb 2014 #40

Why? phleshdef Feb 2014 #41

It's a massive cut in how much you can have/buy. AtheistCrusader Feb 2014 #42

"24oz was reasonable for medical patients, actually. 3oz is not." == You know nothing about pot. phleshdef Feb 2014 #45

Bullshit I don't. AtheistCrusader Feb 2014 #46

Um no I get my duration answer from over a decade of experience. phleshdef Feb 2014 #48

I watch people go through an ounce a week, easy. AtheistCrusader Feb 2014 #50

Even in that scenario, 3 ounces will last you nearly or right at a month. phleshdef Feb 2014 #52

I think 5 ounces would be more reasonable at least. Sure. AtheistCrusader Feb 2014 #55

It's 8 ounces if your doctor says you need that much. kristopher Feb 2014 #68

Medical users can go through an ounce a week, no problem. bemildred Feb 2014 #47

Thats an insane amount of weed to go through in a week, especially the high grade stuff. phleshdef Feb 2014 #49

I would tend to agree, 3 oz. is plenty, but who really cares? bemildred Feb 2014 #51

The state is attempting to have stronger control over supply. phleshdef Feb 2014 #54

The state wants the tax revenue. bemildred Feb 2014 #56

But the article says they want to exempt medical users from sales tax. phleshdef Feb 2014 #57

I'm talking about supply. bemildred Feb 2014 #58

And the tax to worry about is the excise tax, nobody pays sales tax for medicine anyway. nt bemildred Feb 2014 #59

The following really sucks. Politicians fucking up a good thing. Corruption. Gov picking winners. Ed Suspicious Feb 2014 #13

BIG GOVERNMENT REPUBLICANS W T F Feb 2014 #14

Actually, the vote was overwhelmingly the opposite way AtheistCrusader Feb 2014 #15

"...the bill sponsored by Democratic Rep. Eileen Cody" and being pushed by Democrats. n/t jtuck004 Feb 2014 #25

Pot smokers should have known that legalizing it would only screw things up for the consumer. olddad56 Feb 2014 #16

+1... freebrew Feb 2014 #35

All this must be above my pay-grade. It seems entirely stupid on its' face to remove the patients silvershadow Feb 2014 #17

Latter-Day King Canutes Loaded Liberal Dem Feb 2014 #18

It's just an attack on established dispensary operators. bluedigger Feb 2014 #20

WTF is right. kristopher Feb 2014 #23

Not unlimited, only a few stores, prohibited in many areas, prices go up, jtuck004 Feb 2014 #26

Do you buy your laundry detergent 3 washes at a time? AtheistCrusader Feb 2014 #43

The limit for med use is 8 ounces with Dr say so. kristopher Feb 2014 #61

Oh boy, an extra special permission slip. AtheistCrusader Feb 2014 #62

Petulant whining. kristopher Feb 2014 #63

No, general disgust with interference in a system that is working just fine. AtheistCrusader Feb 2014 #64

But it isn't "working just fine" for everyone. kristopher Feb 2014 #65

Can you specify who it isn't working for? AtheistCrusader Feb 2014 #66

I've come to feel the same way about your opinion on this topic... kristopher Feb 2014 #67

That is such bull. A lot of patients supported I502 because they do believe that liberal_at_heart Feb 2014 #72

Legislation in search of a problem. blackspade Feb 2014 #24

Its what they wanted all along. nilesobek Feb 2014 #27

I am really disappointed to hear that the democrats support this. F4lconF16 Feb 2014 #28

Eileen Cody values tax revenues over the well-being of cancer patients. Alkene Feb 2014 #29

I suspect this isn't what the citizens of Washington voted for or wanted. Hopefully it will be ... Scuba Feb 2014 #30

+1 n/t Alkene Feb 2014 #32

it`s always "follow the money" madrchsod Feb 2014 #31

Do people ever actually read the articles before they comment? oNobodyo Feb 2014 #33

in general no Egnever Feb 2014 #44

“Who would have thought it would be the Republicans trying to protect the rights of patients?” L0oniX Feb 2014 #34

In CO, med patients can posses more CrispyQ Feb 2014 #53

I hope they don't freeze out the med growers RainDog Feb 2014 #69

Washington's legalization scheme is too uptight. Comrade Grumpy Feb 2014 #70

between this and our educational policy this makes me want to never vote democratic ever again. liberal_at_heart Feb 2014 #71