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• Marijuana Is Now Legal in Washington State — Here’s What You Need to Know

  December 7, 2012 at 3:20am

  I believe the vote on this initiative included majorities in 7 counties in WA state that voted for Romney, so it doesn’t quite match the stereotype of ideology. Personally, I voted Romney and voted for legalized weed. You figure 20% of Mexican drug gang revenues originate from marijuana smuggling into America, let alone local gangs, then the money spent enforcing a law that’s about equal to enforcing an alcohol prohibition. Instead of spending the money enforcing this “crime” and the gang activity that surrounds it, make money off of the drug. Hopefully usage won’t have a big spike long term. It would surprise me as most companies still test for drugs and potentially losing a job was always a bigger consequence than a misdemeanor marijuana offense.