Washington State Senator Jeanne Kohl, D-36th District, along with Sens. Bob McCaslin, R-4th District; Darlene Fairley, D-32nd District; and Pat Thibaudeau, D-43rd District, has introduced a bill (S.B. 6744) that would allow further research to be conducted regarding the medical uses of marijuana.
The legislation, known as the Controlled Substances Therapeutic Research Act, finds that there is a need for research regarding the cultivation, processing, and distribution of medicinal marijuana under strictly controlled circumstances. Therefore, S.B. 6744 amends current state statutes, creates new sections, and allows for appropriations to achieve those ends.
The bill has been referred to the 25-member Committee on Ways and Means and must be brought to an initial vote by February 6.
For more information, please contact Joanna McKee of Green Cross at (206) 780-0630. For more information on the medical uses of marijuana, please contact Allen St. Pierre of NORML at (202) 483-5500. Senator Jeanne Kohl may he contacted at (360) 786-7670.