Slog - Comments on King County Refuses Medical Marijuana Cases, State Senator Seeks to Strengthen Law http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/king_county_refuses_medical_marijuana_ca Ten years after Washington voters passed a medical marijuana law, patients in King County finally have a decree protecting them from prosecution. Under the law passed by voters in 1998, patients were allowed an ambiguous 60-day supply, which meant they could be arrested and prosecuted for any amount. On Tuesday, King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg wrote a memo to all county law-enforcement agencies, including city police and county sheriff’s deputies, which says the prosecutor’s office “will decline to prosecute legitimate patients who qualify under the law if they reasonably adhere to the dictates of the statute.” Patients with serious illnesses... Copyright 2008 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:30:06 -0800 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:00:28 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by blackhook Hallelujah!

Finally some common sense & a dose of human compassion from someone in the Law Enforcement Industrial Complex -- and this from a guy who actually has some power to make it stick.

Bravo Mr. Satterberg!!

]]> blackhook http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/king_county_refuses_medical_marijuana_ca#c1169680 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/king_county_refuses_medical_marijuana_ca#c1169680 Drugs Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:59:10 -0800 Comment by Bellevue Ave dude I pointed out that 15 plants should yield at least than 2 ounces at 6 months maturity.

]]> Bellevue Ave http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/king_county_refuses_medical_marijuana_ca#c1169794 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/king_county_refuses_medical_marijuana_ca#c1169794 Drugs Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:07:02 -0800 Comment by Not a Stoner Thanks, Bellevue Ave. That made no sense.

I'm glad to see that we finally at least have some numbers up in this bitch.

Now, let's decriminalize MJ entirely, hmmm?

]]> Not a Stoner http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/king_county_refuses_medical_marijuana_ca#c1169861 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/king_county_refuses_medical_marijuana_ca#c1169861 Drugs Fri, 10 Oct 2008 07:42:07 -0800 Comment by NaFun You go @3! I assume this means that you're organizing the 5-year, 5 million dollar statewide initiative campaign to get this done? Cuz that's what it's gonna take.

]]> NaFun http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/king_county_refuses_medical_marijuana_ca#c1169881 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/king_county_refuses_medical_marijuana_ca#c1169881 Drugs Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:19:03 -0800 Comment by Greg That's pretty great. Finally someone in the prosecutor's office comes right out and says that the county has better things to do than charge sick people following the law? IN YOUR FACE, SPD!

]]> Greg http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/king_county_refuses_medical_marijuana_ca#c1170022 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/king_county_refuses_medical_marijuana_ca#c1170022 Drugs Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:02:36 -0800 Comment by Luke Baggins It makes me happy to live in live here and ready to start voting.

]]> Luke Baggins http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/king_county_refuses_medical_marijuana_ca#c1170331 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/king_county_refuses_medical_marijuana_ca#c1170331 Drugs Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:00:28 -0800