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The Tacoma Washington Hempfest, in only its second year of existence, was dealt an unneeded and unacceptable attack today. Amidst a sea of cannabis consumers, activists and everyday individuals, the Tacoma Police Department (or whoever made the orders) decided todayRead the Rest »

The non-profit organization Sensible Washington announced today, to their over 12,000 Facebook followers, that they would be paying signature gatherers for the remainder of the time they have left to get Initiative 1149 on this November’s ballot. Initiative 1149 wouldRead the Rest »

A recently-emerged group, New Approach Washington (NAW), has filed an initiative to the Legislature for the “legalization” of marijuana in Washington state. The goal of this initiative is to “create a tightly regulated system that generates tax revenue for stateRead the Rest »

So, you smoke cannabis. Welcome to the club. This of course is a non-exclusive club, and consists of around 20 million Americans who have consumed in the past month, and over 100 million who have smoked at least once inRead the Rest »

The pressure to legalize cannabis and change the political landscape across the nation has fallen squarely on Sensible Washington in Washington State in 2011. Sensible Washington is in their second year as an entirely volunteer-driven, grassroots campaign and are attemptingRead the Rest »