A few years ago, most Americans probably would have laughed at the thought of any movement towards marijuana legalization or regulation — “cannabis reform,” by its more diplomatic name — in the capital. I certainly would have. And yet, despite all odds, the day has come.
Well, sort of.
The District of Columbia recently opened the door to medical marijuana legalization — in the city.
In an article recently published on Time.com, Sam Jewler — a friend of mine and editor of the Oberlin Review, who has also contributed to New York Magazine — details the capital’s new medical marijuana bill, called Initiative 59. Introduced by city council member David Catania, it proposes to “create five to 10 nonprofit dispensaries around the city, which would have to be at least 1,000 feet away from places like schools, parks and other dispensaries.”
Sorry kids (and aging hippies), you’ll just have to go to your local candy man for a while longer, like every other healthy, able-bodied American.
hey, this movement has just hit the hundredth monkey. Check us out at NCCPN, the north carolina cannabis patients network. I contribute to the forum on nccpn.org and we have a number of videos where we are testifying before the nc legislature. Also see: thegoodsoldier.com
Word. Tiny point of clarification — the bill itself calls for five dispensaries (far far fewer than LA has, even per capita I’m sure; then again LA’s system is comically lax) but when I talked with Catania he said much is up for debate and it could be between five and ten. I’m excited to see how quickly this can get done. Word on the streets is by the end of the summer…
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