Washington State is one of three states voting on marijuana legalization initiatives this November. Apparently in Washington state, while there are a few in the medical marijuana community unhappy with Initiative 502′s specific language, there is almost no organized opposition to the initiative from groups fundamentally opposed to the idea of legalizing marijuana. From the [...]

The first television ad in support of I-502 which would legalize, tax and regulate marijuana in the state for adults over the age of 21, has just come out in Washington State. The ad is from New Approach Washington, the campaign behind the marijuana legalization initiative. The ad features a female, who doesn’t use marijuana, [...]

A narrow majority of voters in Washington State support Initiative-502, which would legalize and regulate marijuana for adults over the age of 21. According to a new PPP poll 50 percent of Washington State voters currently would vote yes on I-502 if the election were held today, while just 37 percent would vote no. From [...]

This November the voters of Washington state will likely have a chance to vote to legalize marijuana in the state. The marijuana legalization initiative, I-502, has been certified by the Secretary of State’s office. It was determined that New Approach Washington, the campaign behind the initiative, had turned in enough valid signatures for the initiative [...]

As planned, the New Approach Washington campaign yesterday turned in over 340,000 signatures for Initiative 502 which will legalize and regulate marijuana. The initiative would allow people over 21 to buy and use small amounts of marijuana for personal use. It would also created a system of state-licensed stores and growers. The number of signatures [...]