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2013 Senate Bill 5010: Establishing that courts may order an offender to refrain from the consumption of marijuana as a part of community custody conditions
Introduced by Sen. Mike Padden (Spokane Valley) (R) on January 14, 2013
Adds consuming marijuana to the list of prohibited activities for individuals who have been sentenced to a term of community custody.   Official Text and Analysis.
Referred to the Senate Law & Justice Committee on January 14, 2013
Substitute offered in the Senate on January 31, 2013
Provides that the court's discretion to order offenders to refrain from consuming marijuana is limited if the offender has a lawfully issued medical marijuana authorization unless DOC determines that marijuana consumption is inconsistent with or contrary to the offender's supervision, in which case the medical marijuana authorizations already do not apply under current law.
Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on January 31, 2013
Specifies that, when a court sentences an offender to a term of community custody, the court has the discretion to order the offender to refrain from the use of marijuana, except in situations when the offender has a lawfully issued medical marijuana authorization. The medical marijuana authorization exception, however, does not apply if the Department of Corrections has determined that consumption is inconsistent with and contrary to the offender's supervision as provided by current law.
Received in the House on March 13, 2013
Referred to the House Public Safety Committee on March 13, 2013
Referred to the House Rules Committee on April 3, 2013