Washington D.C. Legalizes Medical Marijuana

[Sweetleaf22]

The D.C. Council on Tuesday approved amendments to a medical marijuana law first passed in 1998 by 69 percent of District voters. Congress had blocked implementation of Initiative 59 for more than a decade, until it lifted its ban last year.

With Tuesday's vote, the District of Columbia joins the 14 states across the country which already allow qualified patients to use medical marijuana without fear of arrest.






By Paul Schwartzman and Annys Shin
Washington Post Staff Writers


Just after 11 one morning last week, two men and two women, all in their early 20s, sat on a basketball court behind Dunbar High School in Northwest Washington and filled an empty cigar with marijuana -- their first hit of the day.

Also that day, at a picnic table by the Oxon Run stream, east of the Anacostia River, five men played dominoes and passed a joint.

And at an Adams Morgan park, as dog walkers and bicyclists wandered by, a 23-year-old man in a Pittsburgh Pirates cap rolled a thick joint using cherry-flavored paper. "This is hitting nice," he said moments later, forecasting that he would smoke five or six more before day's end.

The D.C. Council is set to vote Tuesday on legalizing medical marijuana, thereby allowing the chronically ill -- including those with HIV, glaucoma or cancer -- to buy pot from dispensaries in Washington.

Yet marijuana is already ubiquitous in many parts of the city, as demonstrated by federal surveys showing that Washingtonians' fondness for weed is among the strongest in the country -- and growing.



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[revnecro1273]

wtf dude...2 posts in 2 weeks that didn't pertain to pittsburgh? you must be smoking the funny stuff

[Sweetleaf22]

Originally Posted by revnecro1273

wtf dude...2 posts in 2 weeks that didn't pertain to pittsburgh? you must be smoking the funny stuff

Na, you just need to quit hatin so much man..

[Big Pimpin]

congress still has to pass it...they wont

[iggs111]

Originally Posted by Big Pimpin

congress still has to pass it...they wont

shut it

[Romanowski]

Originally Posted by Big Pimpin

congress still has to pass it...they wont

it already passed on a local level for DC, what would congress have to do with it

its not a federal law, just for the district

[revnecro1273]

Originally Posted by Romanowski

it already passed on a local level for DC, what would congress have to do with it

its not a federal law, just for the district

was going to say the same thing

[Gobbler's Knob]

Welcome to the 20th Century

[Big Pimpin]

Originally Posted by Romanowski

it already passed on a local level for DC, what would congress have to do with it

its not a federal law, just for the district

WASHINGTON, DC (WUSA) -- DC officials are trying to avoid the kind of confusion that has occurred in California surrounding the ambiguity of the state's medical marijuana program.

Prosecutors in Los Angeles ordered more than 400 unlicensed marijuana dispensaries to shut down on Wednesday.

The DC Council approved a medical marijuana bill on Tuesday, including language that limited the number of dispensaries to five. That number may become eight if Mayor Fenty chooses the higher number when he signs the bill within the next 30 days.

Congress and the White House must also approve the measure, which wasn't the case in the 14 states that have already passed medical marijuana laws.

The DC bill allows patients to acquire marijuana with their physician's recommendation.

It does not legalize the substance for every user.

[Big Pimpin]

Originally Posted by iggs111

shut it

LOL...was just saying...I personally dont care either way