Politics & Government
POLL: Should Marijuana Be Reclassified for Medicinal Purposes?
The governors of Washington and Rhode Island want doctors to be able to prescribe it and pharmacists to fill prescriptions. They filed a petition with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration today.
Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire is one of two governors who have filed a petition with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency to reclassify marijuana.
According to the Associated Press, Gregoire and Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee want to allow the drug for medical treatment, joining a national debate over the medicinal benefits of marijuana.
The recent history of marijuana-as-medicine has not been a good one for advocates in Edmonds. In January, the . That move effectively shut down Satica Medical Group, a dispensary in Edmonds' Firdale Village.
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We bet we know how Edmonds travel celebrity and marijuana legalization advocate Rick Steves would vote on this.
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