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Campaign to Legalize Marijuana Turns in 350,000 Signatures

New Approach Washington’s campaign to legalize, regulate, and tax marijuana in Washington state took a major step forward, turning in more than 350,000 petition signatures for I-502 to state officials in Olympia. If not adopted by the state legislature, the measure goes before voters next November.   Read More »
 

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Former FBI chief in Seattle endorses marijuana legalization initiative

In announcing his support of I-502, Charles Mandigo said, “We have gone beyond the point where the resources are available or there is a justifiable cost-benefit to society. There must be an end to sacred cows.” Read More »
 

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A Guide to Washington’s Medical Use of Cannabis Act for Health Care Professionals – Brochure

The information here provides a general explanation of the Medical Marijuana Act. For legal advice on how the act may apply to you personally, you should speak with an attorney familiar with this law. Read More »
 
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Federal v. State Marijuana Law Conflict – More Contentious Than Ever

Mark Cooke, ACLU-WA Drug Policy Advocate
Friday, July 8th, 2011 at 8:38 am
As Connecticut becomes the fourteenth state in the U.S. to decriminalize adult possession of marijuana, it’s clear that many states want to take a different approach towards marijuana; despite the federal government’s continued blustering on state medical marijuana laws. Read More »
 
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The Marijuana Debate: A Call for More Dialogue, Less Rhetoric

Mark Cooke, ACLU-WA Drug Policy Advocate
Tuesday, March 29th, 2011 at 8:25 am
Roger Roffman, professor emeritus at the University of Washington, offered a thoughtful piece in the Seattle Times yesterday, calling for more dialogue and less rhetoric in the debate over legalizing marijuana. Read More »
 
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Chamber of Commerce Survey Shows Support for Legalizing Marijuana

Mark Cooke, ACLU-WA Drug Policy Advocate
Thursday, March 10th, 2011 at 12:25 pm
According to the Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce’s recent online poll, over 70% of respondents support Rep. Mary Lou Dickerson’s bill to regulate and tax marijuana for adults 21 and older. HB 1550 directs the Washington State Liquor Control Board to regulate marijuana production and sales. According to the Chamber’s website, supporters noted that legalization and regulation “would raise revenue and allow law enforcement to concentrate its resources elsewhere.” Read More »
 
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Legislators Hear Why We Should Tax and Regulate Marijuana

Mark Cooke, ACLU-WA Drug Policy Advocate
Monday, February 14th, 2011 at 2:08 pm
Last week the House Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Committee dedicated an entire two hour hearing to HB 1550, which would tax and regulate adult marijuana use. It seems that legislators are finally giving this issue the attention it deserves. Read More »
 
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Roe v. TeleTech

The ACLU of Washington has filed a friend-of-the-court brief saying that the firing of an employee for using marijuana at home for medicinal purposes was wrongful. The ACLU brief urges that the rights of individuals under our state’s medical marijuana law be protected. Read More »
 
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Oly Update: Regulate & Tax Marijuana Bill Gets a Hearing; Sen. Committee to Vote on Medical Cannabis Bill

Mark Cooke, ACLU-WA Drug Policy Advocate
Monday, February 7th, 2011 at 10:46 am
Tomorrow, the House Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Committee will hear testimony on HB 1550. This bill would regulate and tax marijuana for adults twenty-one and older. Marijuana production and sales would be regulated by the Washington State Liquor Control Board.

The Senate Committee on Health and Long-Term Care will vote on Monday afternoon, whether to advance SB 5073, the Medical Use of Cannabis Act. This legislation would provide qualifying patients protection from arrest for their medical use of cannabis, and give law enforcement a bright line with comprehensive regulation of the production and dispensation of medical cannabis. Read More »

 
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Rep. Dickerson Introduces Bill to Regulate and Tax Marijuana

Shankar Narayan, ACLU-WA Legislative Director
Monday, January 31st, 2011 at 10:30 am
State Representative Mary Lou Dickerson has introduced legislation that would regulate and tax marijuana for adults twenty-one and older. HB 1550 directs the Washington State Liquor Control Board to regulate marijuana production and sales. Read More »
 
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