Rehoboth Beach Delaware 19971United States
Medical marijuana patients from across Sussex County protested in front of Columbia Care’s Rehoboth Beach dispensary April 24. The group said they are fed up with unnecessarily high prices, not enough medicine and the state’s medical marijuana providers coming out against legislation to legalize marijuana in Delaware.
Frankford’s Lillyanne Ternahan is the patient who organized the protest.
“We’re here to spread awareness and get the word out,” said Ternahan, taking a break from yelling organized chants into a lime-green megaphone adorned with a marijuana leaf decal. “When these guys opened, I was excited about the possible options, but they’re always understocked and the prices are too high. The price gouging is horrendous.”
Delaware s medical marijuana providers say legalizing recreational use would decimate their businesses, but some patients say it s just greed.
House Bill 150, the Delaware Marijuana Control Act, proposes to allow anyone over the age of 21 to possess and consume under an ounce of marijuana for personal use.
It was voted out of the House Health & Human Development Committee and onto the House floor March 24 despite some dispensaries opposition.
Representatives from Columbia Care, Fresh, Ezy Venture and CannTech spoke against the bill as it s currently proposed. I fear this introduction of this legislation will undercut the very program that these patients rely on, said Columbia Care Retail Director Sharice Ward. How will the state guarantee products for our cancer and pediatric patients once the recreational market is established?
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