SB 5073, the overhaul of Washington’s medical-marijuana law proposed by state Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles, received a hearing today in the senate’s Health and Long-Term Care Committee. In attempt to undermine the legislation, opponents of the bill proposed several amendments, including measures that could eliminate housing and arrest protections for pot patients.
The Cannabis Defense Coalition sounded the alarm earlier this afternoon, sending out an e-mail alert that urged the group’s members to contact the senators responsible for the amendments.