Seattle Times, 15 Jun 2013 – Backers Bemoan Lack of Action Others Press to Square Law With Feds WASHINGTON – It’s been seven months since Washington voters legalized recreational marijuana in defiance of federal law – and contrary to the personal beliefs of most of the state’s representatives in Congress.

Seattle Times, 06 Dec 2012 – WASHINGTON – Washington state’s new marijuana-legalization law, which takes effect Thursday, is a direct affront to federal drug policy. So does Dave Reichert – the King County sheriff-turned-congressman – think users still should be subject to arrest by federal agents? He isn’t saying. Neither is Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Spokane, the highest-ranking Republican woman in Congress.