The State's medical marijuana dispensaries are reacting to news about the Governor refusing to sign legislation which would bring the drug dispensaries out of a legal limbo.
Canada's decade-old medical-marijuana scheme is a complete mess. The next government can either try to fight in the courts to maintain a status quo that serves no one; or it can fix the problem. In the absence of legalization or decriminalization, the fix won't be easy.
Last week, Governor Chris Gregoire indicated that she plans to veto a medical cannabis bill that has the support of doctors, patients, city governments, and the legislature.
A Vancouver city councillor with ties to the NDP and a former high-profile Green candidate have both endorsed Ujjal Dosanjh, the Liberal incumbent in Vancouver South.
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