US WA: OPED: Con: Initiative Would Regulate, Not Legalize, and

Spokesman-Review, 20 Oct 2012 – Cannabis prohibition has failed us. Criminal syndicates have been the clear benefactors, and we continue to waste an opportunity for needed tax revenue, and to create jobs. Legalization, taxation and regulation is the answer. That said, Initiative 502 is an appealing measure at first glance. It’s important to note, however, that despite the political message of the campaign behind it, I-502 would not legalize cannabis.