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Seattle TSA Agents: You Are Free to Bring Medical Marijuana Aboard
With all the hate typically directed at airport TSA agents, it’s nice
to feature some good news about our local breed over at Sea-Tac
Airport.blogs.seattleweekly.com
Small Harvest: Washington’s medical-marijuana industry isn’t as big as you think.
California and Colorado together represent 92 percent of the market, with California by far the bigger player. Doing a little math, that means the other 14 jurisdictions, including this state, are splitting $104 million in revenue. Divided equally, tha…
Toke Signals: Cannabis Farmers Market Coming to Seattle
There are two kinds of medical-marijuana patients: those who want to get as close to the clinical experience as possible when getting their cannabis, and those who prefer a funkier, more communal vibe.blogs.seattleweekly.com
Toke Signals: Let’s Find the Best Marijuana in Town !
Seattle’s lively medical-marijuana scene can be quite entertaining.blogs.seattleweekly.com
Sensible Washington Launching New Medical Marijuana Campaign
The group that sponsored the failed attempt to get medical marijuana on the ballot in Washington State this year is coming back for more. Sensible Washington is launching their 2011 legalization campaign at Hempfest in Seattle.cannacentral.com
2011 Pot Legalization Push Begins At Hempfest Today
Posted by admin in World News on August 21, 2010
Giving up is not an option for Sensible Washington, the all-volunteer group that sponsored a marijuana legalization bill that didn’t make it to the Washington ballot this year. The 2011 legalization campaign kicks off at this weekend’s Seattle Hempfest…
Seattle Not Going To Prosecute Marijuana Possession Cases
Posted by admin in Political News on January 16, 2010
Seattle’s new city attorney, keeping a campaign promise, is dismissing all marijuana possession cases, starting with those that were started under the previous city attorney. “We’re not going to prosecute marijuana possession cases anymore.” Holmes said Thursday.
Legalize and Tax Marijuana says Seattle’s Mayor-Elect
Posted by admin in Political News on December 21, 2009
Legalize and Tax Marijuana says Seattle’s Mayor-Elect
Seattle’s Mayor-Elect Mike McGinn says he supports a he supports a state bill to legalize pot.
Mayor-elect Mike McGinn’s “open-source” transition encourages the public to tell him their top ideas for Seattle, and so far two ideas have shot to the top, garnering the most votes on his web site..
Reefer Madness in Seattle
Posted by admin in Travel & Places on December 20, 2009
Should Seattle legalize pot? Of course. Almost every person in Seattle, and maybe a few dogs and cats, has had one or two puffs of marijuana. Furthermore, in Washington State, they did inhale.
Wash. Lawmakers Submit Bill to End States Prohibition on Pot
Posted by admin in Political News on December 18, 2009
A pair of Washington State legislators has submitted a bill to end the states prohibition on marijuana, similar to the one introduced by California Assemblyman Tom Ammiano(D-San Francisco) back in February. The primary sponsor of the bill, Rep.Mary Lou Dickerson(D-Seattle) says shes happy to start the conversation about ending marijuana prohibition
Frmr Police Chief Says: Legalize All Drugs
Posted by admin in Arts & Culture on December 16, 2009
Norm Stamper, a 34-year police veteran who was Seattle’s chief from 1994-2000, the author of Breaking Rank: A Top Cop’s Exposé of the Dark Side of American Policing and a Law Enforcement Against Prohibition member, lays out his case in an AlterNet post titled “Let’s Not Stop at Legalizing Marijuana.
Police Chief Says Legalize ALL Drugs – Not Just Marijuana
Posted by admin in Political News on December 15, 2009
The former top cop in Seattle notes a recent poll showing majority support for marijuana legalization but not for ending prohibition of other drugs. The chief urges legalization advocates to consider how prohibition makes dangerous drugs even more dangerous for users and nonusers alike.
Washington: Washington State Should Decriminalize Marijuana
Posted by admin in Political Opinion on November 28, 2009
Once again, the annual Hempfest drew tens of thousands to parks along Seattle’s waterfront this past summer. In its mission statement, the all-volunteer organization that produces the event says, “The public is better served when citizens and public officials work cooperatively in order to successfully accomplish common goals.”
Marijuana Cafe Opens in Portland, Could Seattle Be Next?
Posted by admin in Travel & Places on November 25, 2009
Some might take the fact that Portland is now home to the first U.S. pot cafe as confirmation that the City of Roses is indeed more progressive than Seattle. But Seattle may soon catch up.
Opinion | Time for Washington state to decriminalize marijua
Posted by admin in Political Opinion on August 21, 2009
The Washington Legislature should enact Senate Bill 5615, which would reclassify adult possession of marijuana from a crime to a civil infraction, write guest columnists Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Wells, D-Seattle, and former state Rep. Toby Nixon, R-Kirkland.
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