Thread: Medical marijuana is now a prescription drug in Wa.

Per the legislature medical marijuana is a prescription drug.
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/bil.../2443-S.SL.pdf

(x) "Prescription" means an order for controlled substances issued
12 by a practitioner duly authorized by law or rule in the state of
13 Washington to prescribe controlled substances within the scope of his
14 or her professional practice for a legitimate medical purpose.

rcw 69.51A.030..(1) Advising a qualifying patient about the risks and benefits of medical use of marijuana or that the qualifying patient may benefit from the medical use of marijuana where such use is within a professional standard of care or in the individual physician's medical judgment; or

rcw 69.51A.010..(5) "Valid documentation" means:

(a) A statement signed by a qualifying patient's physician, or a copy of the qualifying patient's pertinent medical records, which states that, in the physician's professional opinion, the patient may benefit from the medical use of marijuana;

(w) "Practitioner" means:
21 (1) A physician under chapter 18.71 RCW((,)); a physician assistant
22 under chapter 18.71A RCW((,)); an osteopathic physician and surgeon
23 under chapter 18.57 RCW((,)); an osteopathic physician assistant under
24 chapter 18.57A RCW who is licensed under RCW 18.57A.020 subject to any
25 limitations in RCW 18.57A.040; an optometrist licensed under chapter
26 18.53 RCW who is certified by the optometry board under RCW 18.53.010
27 subject to any limitations in RCW 18.53.010((,)); a dentist under
28 chapter 18.32 RCW((,)); a podiatric physician and surgeon under chapter
29 18.22 RCW((,)); a veterinarian under chapter 18.92 RCW((,)); a
30 registered nurse, advanced registered nurse practitioner, or licensed
31 practical nurse under chapter 18.79 RCW((,)); a naturopathic physician
32 under chapter 18.36A RCW who is licensed under RCW 18.36A.030 subject
33 to any limitations in RCW 18.36A.040; a pharmacist under chapter 18.64
34 RCW or a scientific investigator under this chapter, licensed,
35 registered or otherwise permitted insofar as is consistent with those
36 licensing laws to distribute, dispense, conduct research with respect
37 to or administer a controlled substance in the course of their
38 professional practice or research in this state.

I thought the same thing..until i read that!! and wa. supreme ct. case state v. tracy which quoted: only a licensed dr. in wa. may prescribe marijuana...

So now we need a case which makes this clear from the get go...any volunteers? NO? Guess I gotta be the guinea pig huh.

sure am glad i found that..helps me greatly in my appeal.. clarity

I can't believe they were dumb enough to write prescription into the new language. It must have been an accident. Unless they're willing to start the fight for our 10th Amendment rights here in Washington. Would be nice if that was what they're really after. But nurses aren't allowed to write prescriptions anyway so they would have to change that part of the law too.
Just sounds more like a typical sloppy legislation written by the idiots we keep electing.

18.22 RCW((,)); a veterinarian under chapter 18.92 RCW((,)); a

I guess since some think all us patients are horse's asses, we should all get a veterinarian to sign for us!!!!@

Originally Posted by killerweed420

I can't believe they were dumb enough to write prescription into the new language. It must have been an accident. Unless they're willing to start the fight for our 10th Amendment rights here in Washington. Would be nice if that was what they're really after. But nurses aren't allowed to write prescriptions anyway so they would have to change that part of the law too.
Just sounds more like a typical sloppy legislation written by the idiots we keep electing.

The wa. st. legislature has full control over the practice of medicine and drugs...and they also have the 10th amend. to back them up. And nurses can write what the legislature says they can write, unless it is "unconstitutional".

Wa. st. delegates wrote a 10th amendment notice/declaration to the president.

Want to read it?

p.s. oregon did it also, only they did it via the bop rescheduling it, here in wa. the bop has no jurisdiction over an herb.

Now after reading the "state" definition(s) against the Fed. AG guidelines...seems that as long as "state" law authorizes it...well, seems the 10th amend just got dealt.

Originally Posted by jamessr

Now after reading the "state" definition(s) against the Fed. AG guidelines...seems that as long as "state" law authorizes it...well, seems the 10th amend just got dealt.

Its long overdue for states to reclaim there 10th Amendment rights. The commerce clause has had the shit abused out of it to try and circumvent the 10th Amendment.