Tuesday, April 10, 2018

Tell Lakewood WA to Finally Take the Vote on Legal Cannabis



     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.    

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