[Vision2020] Medical Marijuana Trade Group Opens for Business

[Tom Hansen]

While non-progressive, do-nothing Idaho sits on its collective hands . . .

Courtesy of yesterday's (December 4, 2010) Spokesman-Review.

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Pot trade group opens for business
Gene Johnson
Associated Press

SEATTLE – The medical marijuana industry in Washington state has a new
trade organization.

Organizers say the Washington Cannabis Association opened for business a
few weeks ago and now has about two dozen dues-paying members. Anyone can
join for $100, but full membership is $5,000 a year.

The group has hired a lobbyist to press for changes to the state’s medical
marijuana law.

“We put the association together to make this a legitimate business, where
patients don’t have to go in the alley or meet in a parking lot to get
their medicines,” said Laura Healy, who helps run the Green Hope Patient
Network in Shoreline.

Washington’s medical marijuana law was passed by voters in 1998, but
activists and police alike have complained that it’s vague.

Philip Dawdy, the association’s spokesman, said its goal is to push for
sensible legal changes to regulate the industry and help provide some
revenue to the state in terms of licensing fees.

Organizers are also interested in establishing best practices for the
industry, which could range from security measures to guidelines on what
kind of signs to use so as to avoid upsetting other residents or
businesses in the area, he said.

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Seeya round town, Moscow.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

"The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to change
and the Realist adjusts his sails."

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