Monday, February 18, 2019

Action Needed to Remove the Tax on Medical Cannabis in Washington State


     SB 5234 reduces the tax on medical cannabis in Washington State from 37% to 0%. Yes, Washington is the only state that taxes medical cannabis. If you can help follow the instructions below and send an email to the Ways and Means committee to hold a hearing for SB 5234.

1.      send an email to the Senate Ways and Means members.  Send it to leadership first.  I am attaching the emails of the member-senators and their assistants below.
2.      Ask for what you want in no more than a couple of sentences.  The point is to get it on their radars.  Basically that and not much more.
If you are a residential or business constituent, please let them know.
3.      State what you want in the subject line:  give 5234 a hearing in Ways and Means
4.      Have it in their email boxes by first thing Monday morning.

Christine Rolfes, chair  
Christine.Rolfes@leg.wa.gov. 
Linda.Owens@leg.wa.gov    assistant
David.Frockt@leg.wa.gov  vice chair
Crystal.Chindavongsa@Leg.Wa.Gov  assistant
mark.mullet@leg.wa.gov   majority whip, Capital Budget Cabinet
Adam.Day@leg.wa.gov    assistant
John Braun , ranking member
john.braun@leg.wa.gov
Sharon Brown,  Assistant Ranking Member, Operating
sharon.brown@leg.wa.gov
Barbara.Bailey@leg.wa.gov
Randi.Becker@leg.wa.gov
andy.billig@leg.wa.gov
noelle.connolly@leg.wa.gov  assistant
Reuven.Carlyle@leg.wa.gov
jeannie.darneille@leg.wa.gov
lisa.fisch@leg.wa.gov   assistant
bob.hasegawa@leg.wa.gov
sam.cho@leg.wa.gov     assistant
Sam.Hunt@leg.wa.gov
Marko.Liias@leg.wa.gov
karen.keiser@leg.wa.gov
Jennifer.Minich@leg.wa.gov    assistant

Guy.Palumbo@leg.wa.gov
Jamie.Pedersen@leg.wa.gov
steve.conway@leg.wa.gov
steven.ellis@leg.wa.gov
Ann.Rivers@leg.wa.gov
mark.schoesler@leg.wa.gov