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June
28th

The hurdles of marijuana legalization include Hempfest behavior

In a previous column on marijuana I discussed the legalization turmoil in Olympia, Hempfest, and the subsequent arrests that somehow came as a surprise to those in attendance. I received quite a kickback from readers, many of whom were critical of my views against legalization.

The only problem with that argument is that I’m not against legalization. Truly.

But before anyone considers sending me a link to LEAP (Law Enforcement Against Prohibition), my own opinion on this topic is the following: I don’t care.

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June
25th

Hempfest arrests not surprising–pot is still illegal

In all the smoky confusion coming out of Olympia’s chronic attempt at definitive medical marijuana legislation, it would seem that something fairly basic was lost on those attending this year’s Hempfest at Wright Park.

It’s still illegal to smoke marijuana.

The Trib article describing police arrests at Tacoma’s Hempfest also suggested that many of those given citations were also people deeply involved in the, pardon the pun, grassroots effort to legalize pot. People with that much information on the current state of marijuana legislation should have been the least surprise by the police response, which amounted to citations for possession of drug paraphernalia and marijuana. One such person commented that “I was dumbfounded” after being cited for having drug pipes.

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