US WA: State’s Pot Era Lights Up To Smoke, Dreams, Angst

Seattle Times, 07 Dec 2012 – Federal Ban Still Casts Haze of Uncertainty Local Law Enforcement to Take Laissez-Faire Approach Maybe even a little before 12:01 a.m. Thursday, Washingtonians started celebrating – on sidewalks, in parks, outside bars and on their own comfy couches – a new marijuana law that is among the most liberal in the world.