In somewhat unlikely news, the Seattle Times editorial board (the same one that endorsed vapid attention-mongering Republican Dino Rossi in 2008) came out in support of an initiative that would allow the state to legalize, tax, and distribute marijuana. The initiative, perhaps the first of its kind with a shot at actually making the ballot, is sponsored by the likes of former U.S. attorney John McKay and the travel guy.
Last year, a poll found that 56 percent of Washington residents support legalizing marijuana possession (54 percent support selling it in liquor stores), which means, given the muscle and the money behind it, this might actually pass. It would no doubt get struck down in federal court (the Obama administration has been hands-off with medical marijuana enforcement, but it's unlikely they would ignore such a blatant challenge to federal law).
Should be quite a show!
Full text of the initiative here.
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