US WA: Pot Legal Dec 6, ‘Jury Is Out On What Happens’ After That

Seattle Times, 08 Nov 2012 – Washington’s grand social experiment with marijuana legalization begins Dec. 6 with a simple step: On that date, it is legal to have an ounce of the stuff, and there is little the federal government can do about it. But how the state takes the next big step – transforming the marijuana black market into a closed, regulated and taxed marketplace – is unclear. And the federal government didn’t help clarify its potential response on Wednesday.