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  Washington medical marijuana patients have a big decision coming next year. That decision comes in the form of New Approach Washington (NAW) – a legalization initiative that has prominent backers, plentiful funding, and an excellent shot at the ballot.Read the Rest »

For years as a reformer and a legislator I’ve been promoting a workable exit strategy from the War on Drugs, pointing to the extravagant waste of public money that has only made the “drug problem” worse.  In the Legislature I’veRead the Rest »

-Rep. Dave Upthegrove (D-Des Moines) represents the 33rd legislative district in the Washington State House of Representatives, and has co-sponsored several cannabis legalization bills in the Legislature.   At some point in each of our lives, we look up fromRead the Rest »

Prior to February, 2010, I had never been to Hempfest or a cannabis rally.  16 months later, I can barely remember that I had a life before cannabis politics. This one issue may touch more parts of our society thanRead the Rest »

Management of the public’s money and arranging for the public’s comfort are the only purposes of democratic government.  There are two distinct functions to accomplish those tasks.  The first function is Representation of the People who Agreed to be Governed,Read the Rest »

This is Douglas Hiatt, of sensiblewashington.org, and we are attempting to place I-1149 on Washington States fall election ballot. This initiative would remove all civil and criminal penalties for adult marijuana use, adult defined as 18 and over. This simpleRead the Rest »