Marijuana NOT “Legalized” in Washington State: Users Will Be Arrested – Legal Penalties Increased
Marijuana NOT “Legalized” in Washington State: Users will be Arrested – Legal penalties increased – Police confront rather confused individuals in Seattle who mistakenly think its suddenly “ok” to do drugs, (and publically at that). What the new laws really are about: “Legalization” (actually “regulation”) initiatives in two states, Washington State, and Colorado, I502 and Ammendment 64 , are (maybe surprisingly to some) considered by voters for it, and select local law enforcement, to be efforts to stop pot use and drug abuse more effectively than what many voters felt were ineffective (current) measures. The initiatives do in effect make it easier [for police] to arrest the actual users. A few from the “pro-pot” crowd have caught on to this, (after initially thinking it was literally decriminalization), and have since been the main opponents of these “legalization” initiatives after realizing what the refined initiatives actually stated. Other opponents feared that those who read headlines feel this could potentially send mixed messages to kids, as well as conflict with federal laws, as it takes focus off of possession (hence the term “legalization”), but puts more focus on combating usage. Voters have apparently decided to try this new approach by voting on these new initiatives (I-502 and Ammendment 64) which give police more tools and angles to use to combat drug abuse, as well as to fund anti-drug education campaigns to “stop kids from ever using pot in the first place”. Of course this approach is one that conflicts with federal law, which will likely be its …
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