The City of Seattle is planning on shutting down quite a few medical marijuana dispensaries. The plan comes after the passage of Senate Bill 5052, which makes drastic changes to the medical marijuana program in Washington. Below is a brief explanation of the plan, via an earlier article that I syndicated from The Joint Blog:
Under this proposal – which is designed in response to the passage of Senate Bill 5052– the first tier would include those distributing medical cannabis to patients under 21 (which is now illegal), and those with a business license obtained after January 1st, 2013. The second tier would consist of outlets that have delivery services, and those that allow medical cannabis consumption on-site. The third tier would consist of outlets that distribute cannabis that has not undergone microbial or potency testing, and those located within 500 feet of another licensed or unlicensed cannabis establishment, playground, public recreation center or a park, or within 1,000 feet of a school.
Under Holmes’ plan, outlets in the first tier would receive a letter, likely within 1-2 months, demanding they cease operations, with those in tier two and three likely receiving a letter shortly after. Outlets that don’t fall into these tiers would be given the opportunity to continue operating until the July 1st, 2016 deadline established by SB 5052.
So the question then becomes which medical marijuana dispensaries are likely to close under this new proposal? Seattle Weekly compiled a list (59 total), which can be found below:
LOCAL ROOTS MODERN MEDICINE
12 GREEN
A GREENER TODAY FREMONT
BEST BUDS
BETTER DAY
CAPITAL CO OP
CESARS SALAD
CLONERS MARKET
CLONEVILLE SEATTLE
CLUB KUSHCO
CONSCIOUS CARE COOPERATIVE
CONSCIOUS CARE COOPERATIVE
DELIGHTFUL CARE GIVERS
DRY CLIMATE
EMERALD ALTERNATIVE MEDICAL
EMCRAD
GREEN ANNE LLC
GREEN DRAGON COLLECTIVE
GREEN DRAGON MEDICAL CANNABIS INC
GREEN LEAF
GREEN MAGIC COLLECTION (GMC)
GREEN RELIEF
GREEN RELIEF
GREEN RUSH
GREEN RUSH
iBUD COLLECTIVE
ICONIC
JOLLIES NW LLC
KING KOUNTY KANNABIS KLUB
LOCALS INDOOR GARDEN
LUCKY LADYZ
MARY JANE GARDENS HOUSE OF KUSH
NEW MILLENNIUM NORTH
NORTHWEST ALCHEMY
NORTHWEST PATIENT RESOURCE CENTER
NW BUDDHA GARDENS
OH MY KUSH
PACIFIC COAST NORTHERN
PDA LOUNGE
PEOPLES CHAMPZ COLLECTIVE
PEOPLES CHAMPZ EDIBLES
PURE NIRVANA CARETAKING
RAINIER ALTERNATIVE
RICH BUDS
SAFE ACCESS
SEATTLE CAREGIVERS
SODO HOLISTIC HEALTH
STARBUDS COOPERATIVE
TERRA-CANNA
THE PORTAL SEATTLE
TOPSHELF
URBAN ROOTS RETAIL
YUP YUP COLLECTIVES
OKC COLLECTIVE
S E E D
EVERGREEN BUD & GLASS
THE GAS STATION
FREMONT GARDENS
HAVE A HEART CAFE