5704.E AAS 3/17/99

ESB 5704 - S AMD - 291

    By Senators Long, Kohl-Welles, Sheahan and Hargrove

                                                   ADOPTED 3/17/99

    On page 1, strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

    "NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 69.51A RCW to read as follows:

    (1)  The department of health shall adopt rules to implement this chapter.  In doing so, the department shall consult with, among others, the Washington State Medical Association, the Washington Association of Prosecuting Attorneys, the Washington Council of Police and Sheriffs, and the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs.

    (2) The department's authority to adopt or amend rules under this section expires two years after the effective date of this act."

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EFFECT: The striking amendment authorizes the department of health, in consultation with the Washington state medical association and various law enforcement entities, to adopt administrative rules to implement the medical marijuana law.  However, DOH authority to adopt or amend rules under this section expires after two years.