By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
The Seattle Times reports that Gov. Chris Gregoire will to hold a news conference today to discuss her expected veto of all or part of the medical marijuana bill.
The state legislature’s attempt to make allowances for medical marijuana dispensaries has coincided with the closure of two such enterprises in Lewis County this month.
Centralia police shut down Hub City Natural Medicine last week and Green Health Chehalis closed its doors when its lease was cancelled over apparent fears the building might be seized.
Seattle Times reporter Jonathan Martin writes that as the debate over the conflict between state and federal law continued yesterday, federal agents in Spokane raided at least three dispensaries there.
Read Martin’s news story here
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Update 5:19 p.m. Friday April 29, 2011: The Seattle Times writes this afternoon she left a little bit of the bill in place. Read it here