Bill proposes to sell pot through state liquor stores

[The Straight Story]

Bill proposes to sell pot through state liquor stores

State Rep. Mary Lou Dickerson, D-Seattle, is again proposing that the state legalize marijuana and regulate it much like alcohol.

House Bill 1550, filed Tuesday, proposes that pot be sold through state liquor stores to adults aged 21 and over, and that the state Liquor Control Board issue licenses to commercial growers.

Dickerson sponsored similar legislation in the previous legislative session, but the bill was voted down in the House Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Committee.

“We listened to the concerns of law enforcement, medical marijuana patients and others and made several important improvements” to the bill, Dickerson said in a statement. “Our new bill includes provisions for industrial hemp and allows the cultivation of cannabis for personal use, similar to home brewing and wine making.”

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[xchrom]

1. states need the taxes. just do it. nt

[gateley]

5. I think that's what ultimately will be the determing factor -- revenue. Fine,

whatever works.

[Alexander]

2. This is probably the best way of regulating legalized marijuana right now.

I say go for it.

[somone]

3. Good idea

[gateley]

4. That might make it more acceptable to those who are balking at legalization. nt

[Guilded Lilly]

6. I agree. THE logical step in making it legal...

is show that it can be a money maker for government.
That's the bottom line.

[Mnemosyne]

7. KnR n/t

[eridani]

8. I still think that there needs to be access through medical marijuana dispensaries

The state liquor store is a good model for recreational stuff. But it would of necessity have to limit the variety, and medical patients need a wide variety of strains--different ones work better for pain vs nausea control, for instance. and there are many individual idiosyncrasies.