Pubdate: Tue, 08 Jun 2010
Source: Whidbey News-Times (WA)
Copyright: 2010 Whidbey News Times
Contact: http://drugsense.org/url/d2TSC9Aw
Website: http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/whidbey/wnt/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/2099
Author: Steve Erickson

WHIDBEY ISLANDERS SURPASS MARIJUANA GOAL

Signatures gathered on Whidbey Island to place Initiative-1068, the 
Marijuana Reform Act, on the November election ballot have now passed 
the goal set for Whidbey. With just over three weeks left to 
circulate petitions, this volunteer effort has now collected over 
6,500 signatures on Whidbey, well over the Whidbey goal of 5,000 for 
the entire campaign. The volunteers who have been circulating 
petitions can be proud of their efforts to reform marijuana laws in Washington.

I-1068 removes all civil and criminal penalties for possession, 
cultivation, or transportation of marijuana for people 18 years old 
and over, except for driving under the influence. If enough 
signatures are collected statewide, the initiative will be on the 
November general election ballot. The voters will then decide whether 
nearly 8,000 people a year should be arrested for marijuana offenses 
in Washington, nearly all of them for simple possession; whether 
police should be free to concentrate on more serious matters; and 
whether hundreds of millions of dollars should go to taxes instead of 
criminal drug cartels.

If you'd like to volunteer to help end marijuana prohibition in 
Washington, contact me at  or 360-579-2332.

Steve Erickson

Whidbey Area Coordinator

I-1068, the Marijuana Reform Act
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