Seattle Times, 23 Sep 2012 – Marijuana prohibition does not work. The better policy is to legalize it, license it, regulate it and tax it. The question for voters is not whether marijuana is good. It is whether prohibition is good. It is whether the people who use marijuana shall be subject to arrest, and whether the people who supply them shall be sent to prison. The question is whether the war on marijuana is worth what it costs.
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US WA: Editorial: Initiative 502 Pits The People Of Washington Against
Seattle Times, 22 Sep 2012 – Even if Initiative 502 passes, marijuana use would still be prohibited by federal law. Passage would thrust the issue of legalization into the national spotlight. In the 1990s the people of Washington wanted marijuana for use as medicine. Federal law forbade it, and politicians in Olympia would not push back. The people turned to the initiative power.
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US WA: Medical-Pot Allies Tell DEA: Get Off Our Backs
Seattle Times, 21 Sep 2012 – Its Action Closes Some Dispensaries Some Officials Join Courthouse Rally The allies and the sellers of medical marijuana rallied Thursday against federal intervention, demanding local control over a plant that is simultaneously legal and illegal.
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US WA: PUB LTE: Decriminalization And Protecting Children Are
Seattle Times, 13 Sep 2012 – DECRIMINALIZATION AND PROTECTING CHILDREN ARE DIFFERENT There is a big difference between condoning marijuana use and protecting children from drugs ["Children’s Alliance backs pot measure," page one, Sept. 11].
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US WA: Soap Lake Council Delays Medical Marijuana Decision
Columbia Basin Herald, 11 Sep 2012 – SOAP LAKE – Soap Lake City Council members voted Wednesday to extend the time it has to decide on establishing community medical marijuana gardens. "This is an issue that’s not just facing Soap Lake, but each community in the town and the state. And we’re all struggling with the issue (from a compliance standpoint)," Soap Lake City Planner Darryl Piercy said.
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US WA: City Of Seattle Proposing New Medical Marijuana Regulations
West Seattle Herald, 10 Sep 2012 – The confusing contradictions regarding medical marijuana regulations may see a little more clarity if new regulations proposed today take effect. An intergovernmental team consisting of City staff and representatives from the Mayor’s office, City Councilmembers and the City Attorney are begining discussions on potential legislation establishing zoning regulations for growing, processing, and dispensing of medical marijuana in Seattle.
