House OKs telling stores how to handle dropped marijuana
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - The House has unanimously approved a bill that sets up steps on what should be done if legal amounts of marijuana are "inadvertently" left at stores that have pharmacies.
The bill, introduced by Democratic Rep. Christopher Hurst of Enumclaw and Republican Rep. Terry Nealey of Dayton, says that if less than an ounce of pot is found at a store with a pharmacy, the store must notify law enforcement, and the marijuana must be properly disposed of.
Supporters say the bill was prompted by recent incidents where marijuana was found at Walmart stores, after it was apparently dropped. There was concern that having marijuana on the premises could affect the licensing of the pharmacies at such stores.
Washington voters legalized possession of up to an ounce of marijuana last fall.
The bill now, passed by the House Friday night, heads to the Senate for consideration.
The bill, introduced by Democratic Rep. Christopher Hurst of Enumclaw and Republican Rep. Terry Nealey of Dayton, says that if less than an ounce of pot is found at a store with a pharmacy, the store must notify law enforcement, and the marijuana must be properly disposed of.
Supporters say the bill was prompted by recent incidents where marijuana was found at Walmart stores, after it was apparently dropped. There was concern that having marijuana on the premises could affect the licensing of the pharmacies at such stores.
Washington voters legalized possession of up to an ounce of marijuana last fall.
The bill now, passed by the House Friday night, heads to the Senate for consideration.
There they are
All listing as dead cats
Far above the huddled masses
By the water tower, the office buildings
The strip mall overgrown with weed
And every last prohibitionist of that once-lulled town is dangling
âSelwyn Thomas
There's only one way for a person to "...properly disposed of..." it. Take it out to your car and don't say a word about it. Remember, possession of one ounce is now legal.
If they're concerned about having marijuana "on the premises" they have a bigger problem then a few dropped oz's here and there.
and..... waht if it is over an ounce , that is dropped?
Finders keepers!
I thought the article was referring to "dropped" as in "dropped on the floor". I was ready to propose the 3 second rule and call it a day!
Humm, seems the house in Olympia aready has found a way of disposing dropped weed...
oops! my post should've read: Obummer can not talk without a teleprompter.Â
@Raleigh It's great to see such a brilliant mind join the KOMO website. I imagine many of your comments going forward will be as pertinent and as insightful as this one.Â
@Raleigh Like anyone cares.....
Hey KOMO!! how come it takes so long to finally be able to post!! ~ my comment is the news media is certainly scraping the barrel to find something to put in the news...it's like Obama can talk without a teleprompter, the news media has to get it from AP or dig for scraps. The marijuana is a weed, put it in the yardwaste bin and write something informative!
This certainly raises the bar for ways to waste time when the state is a billion in the hole and can not fund education.
one of the dumbest things I've read in a long time. the state really worries about BS like this?
Send it directly to me @ 420 Burn st.
If any pharmacy finds pot on it's shelf call me right away. I'll be happy to come safely remove and use my pocket sized incinerator to dispose of it. Please be aware that large quantities might take a few days to properly handle.
Why cant they just pick it up and throw it away themselves rather than waste taxpayers money by notifying law enforcement so they can  just "Drop it in the garbage can".  Way to much time wasted on non essential rules and regulations for a plant that grows in the ground.  ITS NOT NUCLEAR WASTE!
@Seahawker agreed! I'm glad they don't do this when they find a six pack laying around somewhere!