--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John" <jr_esq@...> wrote: > > Emily, > > Thanks for the info. It sounds like the procedures are still being drafted > and implemented later. Once all the rules are set, it might give me an > incentive to visit Seattle again. > > JR
Pot is highly overrated. I figure anyone still smoking dope after the age of 16 needs to find a better hobby or a more demanding job or get a pet or something. (OK, I'm ready for the piling on.) > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Emily Reyn <emilymae.reyn@> wrote: > > > > Hi John: > > > > This is the billion dollar question.  The feds have not weighed in yet on > > the latest legalization for the citizen population; this is a real > > experiment.  Re: medical marijuana, which was already legal, in August, > > the feds cracked down as follows and many places closed up/moved to get > > into compliance:  > > > > http://www.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2012/08/23/feds-tell-23-pot-dispensaries-near-schools-to-shut-down-or-face-raids&view=comments > > > > "Today (August 12, 2012), the Drug Enforcement Administration told 23 > > medical marijuana dispensariesâ"which have been visibly proliferating in > > the Seattle-area for last couple yearsâ"that they have one month to > > relocate outside of school zones. For those dispensaries that fail to move > > outside a 1,000-foot radius of schools, playgrounds, and other school zone > > areas, federal authorizes may raid the properties, seize their assets, and > > seek federal criminal charges, says a letter sent today by DEA agent > > Matthew Barnes. > > > > Agent Barnes adds that the federal government makes no criminal exceptions > > for marijuana, even it it's "medical," a word that his letter writes in > > italics and quotation marks." > > > > I heard a discussion on npr a few days ago on this topic.  While the quote > > below is true, there is no legal way to purchase it as a citizen without a > > medical marijuana prescription, which raises an interesting dilemna.  The > > Liquor Control Board has the unprecedented job to create an entire > > regulatory framework for retail stores, etc. and they have a year to do it. > >  The industry is expected to bring a lot of revenue to the State as a > > taxed industry. There will also be "DUI" limits. > > > > "Starting tomorrow, people aged 21 and over will be able to legally possess > > up to one ounce of marijuana in Washington State. On Election Day last > > month, 55 percent of voters in both Washington State and Colorado voted to > > make marijuana legal, making those states the first two to approve legally > > regulating marijuana like alcohol. The Washington State Liquor Control > > Board has until December of next year to implement rules for the regulated > > market." > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: John <jr_esq@> > > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > > Sent: Friday, December 7, 2012 11:24 AM > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] For Emily:  A Question for a Washington State > > Resident > > > > > > > > Are there now legal stores in Seattle where we can buy marijuana?  If > > yes, does the federal government allow it to open? > > > > > >  > > >
