Why Homegrow?
Washington State Residents should be able to grow a few plants of something that our state allows to be sold like beer or wine. Our state law allows each adult to brew up to 200 gallons of beer or wine at home each year but growing even one cannabis plant is a felony unless authorized for medical purposes.
This is contrary to the spirit and intent of initiative 502, which reformed our state law and created a regulated system of licensed production, processing and sales of marijuana that has brought hundreds of millions of dollars in tax revenue to our state government, profits to those businesses, jobs to those who work in those businesses and economic benefit to the state and the communities where those businesses and workers spend their money.
Commissioned an economic study through the IMPACT Center at Washington State University contemplating the 2020 Contributions of the Washington Cannabis Sector.
Fostered broad media coverage of our effort to pass Homegrow with over 25 print, video, and digital articles like KIRO, The Seattle Times and The Everett Herald.
Lead a coalition of industry and citizen letter campaign in support of Homegrow yielding approximately 2500 letters delivered to the House Ways and Means Committee.