After nearly six years since the voters of
Washington passed adult use legal cannabis in WA, Lakewood, WA still hasn’t
taken a stand on whether or not cannabis business is good business in the city.
All of the districts and 54% of its citizens voted “Yes” on I-502, the historic
initiative that legalized cannabis for adult use in Washington State. Curiously,
despite these numbers, the City Council hasn’t even brought the issue up for a
vote. They just aren’t issuing business licenses in the city. As a result,
medical cannabis patients, including Veterans, who use cananbis to treat a wide
variety of ailments, including PTSD, are left to their own devices finding
cannabis in the city. Recent studies have shown states with legal
cannabis have far less opiate deaths. Lakewood is turning its back on these
studies, leaving the community vulnerable to the opiate health crisis. Additionally,
Lakewood is losing out on valuable tax revenue that would help the city, and their
job killing regulations are stifling entrepreneurs in the city. The Medical
Marijuana Coalition of Washington State is asking the Lakewood City Council to
take a vote to allow the voter approved initiative to be finally implemented. It
is time for Lakewood to take a stand on this issue. Please call or email the
members and ask them to take the vote.
Jason Whalen
Mike Brandstetter
Marie Barth
Paul Bocchi
John Simpson
Don Anderson (Council Elected Mayor)
The City Council meets every
Monday at 6000 Main St. Lakewood, WA 98499 at 7:00 PM. They allow public
comment on the1st and 3rd Monday of the month. It is important
citizens of Lakewood who support legal adult use cannabis attend the meetings
and give public comment.
