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Pot Outlook Divides Idaho, Washington

JohnA (RE: Pot smoker dials 911 for help): We have a friend with a license to grow medical pot near Clarkston. He says it's funny to look across the Snake River from his property to Idaho and realize the huge philosophical divide between the two states. I've only tried pot once so I'm certainly no expert but I agree with our friend that there can be no other neighboring states so diametrically opposed to each other on such a big issue. And, if anyone down south believes it is only a north Idaho issue, folks in Boise will soon begin to experience that divide, as Oregon voters are favored to approve the recreational use of pot in November. I'm guessing Montana won't be too far behind, virtually surrounding us with the legal use of marijuana. It should get interesting.

Question: Have you ever tried pot?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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