Washington legislature will pass and send I-502 to ballot
A representative in Washington State tells the Seattle Times the legislature will pass on its option to make marijuana legal by taking up I-502.
Rep. Sam Hunt, D-Olympia, who chairs the House State Government & Tribal Affairs Committee that was considering the initiative, said the Legislature would not act on it, meaning it will instead automatically appear on the November ballot.
“We will have more opportunities on the campaign trail this year to discuss this issue,” Hunt said.
Because the measure proposes new taxes on marijuana production and consumption, the Legislature would need a two-thirds majority to pass it.