|
|---|
Newshawk: http://www.drugsense.org/donate.htm
Pubdate: Tue, 10 Jan 2012
Source: Olympian, The (WA)
Copyright: 2012 The Olympian
Contact: http://drugsense.org/url/51PidAHv
Website: http://www.theolympian.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/319
Author: Jolene Unsoeld
Note: Jolene Unsoeld of Olympia served in the Washington State
Legislature from the 22nd District followed by a term in Congress
from 1989 through 1995.
WE CAN'T WAIT FOR FEDS TO REFORM MARIJUANA LAWS
Recently signatures were turned in to the office of the Secretary of
State by New Approach Washington to qualify Initiative 502 to
legalize, tax, and regulate marijuana for adults 21 and over under
Washington state law.
Passage of Initiative 502 would put our Washington ahead of that
other Washington's ongoing criminal prohibition of marijuana, raising
concerns among some. As a former U.S. representative and long-time
meddler, I must share that I have seldom seen major shifts in federal
law touching on sensitive social issues that didn't initiate at the
state level.
And now after watching our nation spend 40 years and $1 trillion on a
failed War on Drugs, I believe Washington's citizens understand that
this is an issue where leadership must come from the states. Matters
that resonate at a cultural or emotional level almost always are
taken up first at home.
[Remainder snipped]
MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom
| Prev | US NY: OPED: Paying A Price, Long After The Crime | Get The Facts DrugWarFacts.org |
|---|---|---|
| Next | US MD: PUB LTE: Compassion For Those Who Need Medical Marijuana |