Counties in Washington State are not waiting on meeting results involving Governor Gregoire & the federal government, Drug Czar approval, twelve months to plan rules on sales and retail infrastructure, etc.

Prosecutors in large and small counties in Washington are throwing out marijuana cases involving untaxed product that were pending prior to election day:

NORTH OLYMPIC PENINSULA — Pot enforcement put on hold for small amounts — except on federal lands

Clallam County dismissing charges

Another County Prosecutor throwing out current marijuana cases:

Whidbey officials gear up for new marijuana law

Add Clark County to the list:

Some local misdemeanor marijuana cases to be dismissed

Spokane County too:

UPDATE: Spokane County Dropping Some Marijuana Cases

Washington’s largest counties weigh in:

“The people have spoken through this initiative, and as a practical matter, I don’t think you could sell a simple marijuana case to a jury after this initiative passed.”

Three more counties make the call:

Yakima prosecutors to throw out pending marijuana cases

Thurston County dismissing some marijuana cases

Kitsap County drops 60 pot cases

 

“Gov. Chris Gregoire says authorities in Washington, D.C., have not yet decided how to respond to new laws in Washington state and Colorado legalizing marijuana.”

“The Washington State Liquor Control Board is working to develop guidelines for the sale and distribution of marijuana and has until Dec. 1, 2013, to finalize those rules.”

Governor Gregoire-

How are state-run marijuana outlets (not ready to open for another 12 months) and federal Drug Czar approval relevant here?

Prosecutors in large and small counties in Washington are throwing out marijuana cases involving untaxed product that were pending prior to election day.

What incentive do people have to wait another 12 months until the state opens its first store?

Americans celebrate independence from a powerful central government each summer. The head of the United Nations drug watchdog agency is not pleased with Americans acting on their independent spirit.

The US Border Patrol on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula turned small-time enforcement of marijuana over to state and local authorities years ago.

 

 

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