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Oly Update: Regulate & Tax Marijuana Bill Gets a Hearing; Sen. Committee to Vote on Medical Cannabis Bill

Published: 
Monday, February 7, 2011
Tomorrow, the House Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Committee will hear testimony on HB 1550. This bill would regulate and tax marijuana for adults twenty-one and older. Marijuana production and sales would be regulated by the Washington State Liquor Control Board. The Senate Committee on Health and Long-Term Care will vote on Monday afternoon, whether to advance SB 5073, the Medical Use of Cannabis Act. This legislation would provide qualifying patients protection from arrest for their medical use of cannabis, and give law enforcement a bright line with comprehensive regulation of the production and dispensation of medical cannabis.
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Stop Racial Profiling of Youth Now

Document, Published: 
Monday, February 7, 2011
Stop Racial Profiling Now! is a coalition of communities and organizations concerned with the continuing criminalization of our youth of color. In a budget-year where the infrastructure supporting youth of color is suffering a disproportionate share of the state’s budget cuts, it is unconscionable that the proposed HB 1126 legislation would railroad vulnerable youth into the juvenile justice and prison systems.
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Privacy Groups Announce Competition for Mobile Apps

News Release, Published: 
Friday, February 4, 2011
The ACLU-WA is co-sponsoring a new competition for mobile application developers to address privacy concerns surrounding mobile phones and other portable devices. The Develop for Privacy Challenge aims to show that privacy should be a fundamental building block in new technologies, not just an afterthought.
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