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  1 0 To add to the Cannabis Defense Coalition's response, and your comment in response to that: 6) RCW 69.50.4121 makes each individual paraphernalia sale a class 1 civil infraction, and RCW 69.50.412(2) makes delivery of paraphernalia, when the person delivering it knew or reasonably should have known the paraphernalia would be used to ingest (or grow) cannabis, a misdemeanor.  A qualifying patient or designated provider may be able to raise the affirmative defense provided under the Washington State Medical Use of Marijuana Act, but that does not prevent arrest or prosecution. 7) The criminal status of cannabis is no different in Seattle than the rest of the state.  The Revised Code of Washington still applies within the city's borders. Seattle Municipal Code 12A.20.060 simply makes "the investigation, arrest and prosecution of marijuana offenses, where the marijuana was intended for adult personal use, the City's lowest law enforcement priority." Alison Holcomb answered in 420: The Straight Dope About Pot over 2 years ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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  0 0 Your barriers will be about the same in Seattle versus other locations in King County. To answer the question without the "versus other locations" part, which I think may not be what you intend to ask: 1) Selling food and drink is an activity licensed and regulated by King County Public Health and you will most likely need a food establishment license. 2) Public display or use of medical marijuana is a misdemeanor under RCW 69.51A.060 section 1. Cannabis use must not be publicly visible. 3. Technically (according to RCW 69.51A.010 section 1d), the club may be designated provider to "only one patient at any one time." Pot providers in these parts use a variety of procedural safeguards in hopes of complying with this part of the law. Most distribute cannabis to one patient at a time, while the others wait. Some have "revocable" designated provider forms that must be signed before and after each and every delivery. 4. Sales are not specifically allowed under our law. Nor are they specifically disallowed. Some medical marijuana clinics argue that patients are pooling their money to cover the cost of medicine, not purchasing it. Some simply use words like "donations." In reality, medical marijuana clinics are tolerated by police and prosecutors in Seattle, King County, and other counties throughout the state. Such places recognize that the technicalities of our medical marijuana law were not what the voters intended: someone diagnosed with cancer today can't realistically start growing their own pot, and wait 6 months until they get some back. They need medicine now, and they're going to visit a pot club to buy it. 5. General business licensing is required. Your group should file with the Department of Licensing, perhaps the Secretary of State, etc. Make sure your organizational house is in order before dreaming too big. cdc answered in 420: The Straight Dope About Pot over 2 years ago | Report 2 comments by sharonw and cdc… 0 0 it would be a liscened business generating tax revneues and employeeing people in our community. I guess a better question would be, can a cafe style dispensary exist legally in Seattle easier than it would outside city limits given the criminal status of cannabis in Seattle is less punative. sharonw commented over 2 years ago | Report 0 0 No, a cafe style dispensary can not "exist legally" in Seattle easier than it would in the rest of King County. As Alison points out, the law is the same in either case. And in either case, any legal cases will be prosecuted by the same person -- King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg. It may be that a dispensary -- of any kind, "cafe style" or otherwise -- can more easily exist in Seattle, practically speaking, than in other parts of King County. Seattle police seem to focus on higher priorities than harassing patients and grey-area medical marijuana collectives. Law enforcement in the rest of King County may not take such citizen-approved approaches, and may be more likely to arrest. I can't really say, I'm just pulling that out of my ass. What I can say is that since the Washington State Supreme Court decided in the State v. Fry case that simply mentioning one's medical marijuana authorization is grounds for law enforcement to search and seize a patient, we've been seeing more cases where officers recognize the legitimacy of a patient's paperwork, and decide to "send them through the system" anyway, largely to fuck with them. They have every right to do so, and they are doing it more and more these days. So, no, you have no more legal protection outside of Seattle than you do inside of Seattle. You have, I'd say, a 50-50 shot of getting fucked more softly by Seattle law enforcement. The question is: are you the gambling type? :) cdc commented over 2 years ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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  0 1 I'd recommend you consult an attorney with expertise in Washington State's medical marijuana law. Philip Dawdy answered in 420: The Straight Dope About Pot over 2 years ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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  0 1 As far as I know there is no laws allowing for such a club to exist. You are only allowed to give marijuana to patients who have you as their primary care giver, and a primary care giver can only be that person for 1 patient. Unless the laws have changed. Josh C. Nakroshis answered in 420: The Straight Dope About Pot over 2 years ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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