(Washington state) Voters agree to legalize (recreational) pot
Source: Seattle Times
Washington voters have voted to legalize recreational use of marijuana.
Initiative 502 held a commanding lead in initial vote counts, with overwhelming support in King County, and the measure was passing in other urban Puget Sound counties Pierce, Spokane and other counties.
One ounce of marijuana will be legal as of Dec. 6, and the state will begin a year-long process of creating a closed, tightly regulated and heavily taxed market for recreational marijuana sales at state-licensed retail shops.
Read more: http://blogs.seattletimes.com/politicsnorthwest/2012/11/06/marijuana-legalization-takes-commanding-lead/
RainDog
(28,784 posts)ismnotwasm
(41,999 posts)Right fucking on.
Oh, and K&R
ChaoticTrilby
(211 posts)I'm sure this will decrease the drug-related crime rates in my home state. Great stuff.
shanti
(21,675 posts)i haven't heard a peep from oregon. did their referendum pass too?
maxsolomon
(33,384 posts)medford and klamath falls ain't havin it
Megahurtz
(7,046 posts)maxsolomon
(33,384 posts)and then years of federal lawsuits.
i'll be shocked if anyone can get high legally on december 6.
Angleae
(4,492 posts)This makes it too easy for the DOJ/DEA. "You have a state license to sell marijuana. Here's a federal search warrent to search for illegal drugs."