42 Wash. lawmakers ask DEA to reclassify marijuana

[midnight]

OLYMPIA, Wash. —
More than three dozen Washington state lawmakers sent a letter to the federal government on Monday, asking for marijuana to be reclassified as a drug that can be prescribed by doctors and filled by pharmacists.

Reclassifying marijuana as a Schedule II drug would allow it to be prescribed by doctors and handled by pharmacists. Marijuana is currently classified a Schedule 1 drug, meaning it's not accepted for medical treatment and can't be prescribed, administered or dispensed.

In the letter to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, the lawmakers said they supported Gov. Chris Gregoire's previous request on the issue. Seven Republican lawmakers were among the 42 in both the House and the Senate who signed the letter.

In addition to the letter, Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles, D-Seattle, introduced Senate Joint Memorial 8017 making the same request to reclassify medical marijuana. The joint memorial was scheduled for a hearing in the Health & Long Term Care Committee on Thursday.http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2017375963_apwamedicalmarijuana.html

[HopeHoops]

1. Fuck that. Make it Schedule V.

I take Schedule II and IV drugs (legally) and they're far more frightening than even the best pot I ever smoked:



Well, except that one time that someone filled the bong with whiskey and I drained a party bowl, but that was long ago and in Illinois where they think coughing after a small amount of smoke means you're stoned.

[Agent William]

5. Aaaahhhh, yeah....break me off a nug!

I'm glad to see the WA state house passed a 'joint' declaration.

[HopeHoops]

13. It should be a 'hit'.

[freshwest]

2. Another good idea.

[eyewall]

3. and then promote hemp as a national industry!

it's about time.

"The joint memorial was scheduled for a hearing in the Health & Long Term Care Committee "

LOL

[TroglodyteScholar]

4. Tomorrow's headline:

"D.E.A. tells 42 Wash. Lawmakers to Back Off of D.E.A.'s Bread and Butter"

[christx30]

10. Exactly

There is too much money to be made by the people that supply weapons and gear to law enforcement, and the for-profit prison system. That's fees for having inmates behind bars, and the nearly slave labor that the inmates provide. There is no way they are going to give that up. If there was a way they could make money off having it legal, they would do that.

[cyberpj]

15. Add to that:

We have too many private prisons to fill to stop arresting (mostly black) people who smoke a plant.

[Uncle Joe]

6. I believe cannabis should be as legal as alcohol or tobacco

but kicking and recommending anyway.

Thanks for the thread, midnight.

[midnight]

9. I agree with you, but was glad to hear about the step towards

reclassification so it can be used for medical purposes...

[Scairp]

12. Moreso

It surely does less damage than either of those substances.

[Smilo]

7. Good for them, sadly

the pharmaceutical industry already has this wrapped up and they will not share.

[bayareaboy]

8. Good Luck

From here in California, we wish you very good luck. The Fed's haven't been very good to us.

[truthisfreedom]

11. Next term.

[theaocp]

14. Bwahahahahaha!

The DEA is a bunch of narcs who are not worthy of the air they breathe. These buckets of slime make malaria-infested mosquitoes look genial. And we ASK them to do this? Waterboarding each agent would be a waste of good water. Can you smell the contempt?