OLYMPIA -- Working with uncharacteristic speed, both chambers cleared the way for a special vote to change in the state's marijuana, and the House gave the bill near-unanimous approval. The problem with the state's legal definition of marijuana was discovered in the last week, as…
OLYMPIA -- Time is running out in the session, but the House voted overwhelmingly today to consider a new bill to fix a problem with the state's new marijuana law. As explained in a previous post, the definition from Initiativee 502 of what makes a…
OLYMPIA -- With a special session all but a foregone conclusion, some legislators might be wishing they were anywhere but here. Partially granting that wish, it is Hawaiian music day in the Capitol, with guitars and ukeleles strumming, hula dancers in the Rotunda, and leis…
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