​ 12 Noon, April 19, State Capitol in Olympia, WA

In answer to Gov. Christine Gregoire’s stated reluctance to sign SB 5073, the medical cannabis reform bill which has already cleared both houses of the Legislature, the Washington Cannabis Association and other advocates for medical marijuana reform will hold a rally at 12 noon on Tuesday, April 19 at the State Capitol in Olympia, Washington.

“It’s time for the Governor to stop listening to the feds and begin listening to the people of this state who overwhelmingly approved medical cannabis by initiative in 1998,” said Philip Dawdy, WCA’s media and policy director.

Soon after SB 5073 passed the House last Monday, Gov. Gregoire said she did not want to sign a bill into law that, in her opinion, might lead to federal officials prosecuting state employees for licensing medical cannabis dispensers and producers.