Over the weekend, we reported on the neighborhood discussion sparked by reports that West Seattle’s third medical-marijuana dispensary might be on its way to a space in the 5200 block of Delridge Way SW. Though police tell WSB that the property owner now says the dispensary probably is not happening after all, the issue remains, since dispensaries are operating in a gray area of the law. We noted in our weekend report that state legislation to change that, SB 5073, has a public hearing in Olympia today; now we’ve received a letter from Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes‘ office, also signed by Mayor McGinn and the entire City Council, voicing support for the bill, because they believe a “coherent, consistent, and rational regulatory system’ for dispensaries is needed. Here’s the letter in its entirety, including amendments they are proposing, including restoring language that would allow for-profit dispensaries as well as nonprofit.
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