US WA: Now That Pot’s Legal In State, Who Will Defend Law In

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.