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• Wash. Senate allows more to OK medical marijuana

  February 5, 2010 in City More medical professionals will be allowed to authorize the use of medical marijuana for qualified patients under a measure approved by the Washington state Senate. 4

• Committee put early stop to marijuana proposals

  January 21, 2010 in City on Page A12 OLYMPIA – Efforts to legalize or decriminalize marijuana use in Washington may have been snuffed out Wednesday as a House committee refused to send either proposal to the floor. A … 4

• Pot hearing draws crowd

  January 14, 2010 in City on Page A5 OLYMPIA – While the Legislature wrestles with a huge budget shortfall that generates hearings on everything from closing state institutions to raising college tuition, the most heavily attended hearing Wednesday …

• Smart Bombs: Be blunt about pot law

  January 13, 2010 in Opinion on Page A15 Washington state’s medicinal marijuana law is dopey. It is legal to have a certain amount of pot with a doctor’s prescription, but the police might bust you for obtaining or … 7