How Washington Could Become Even More Marijuana-Friendly

As a resident of Washington state, I've witnessed some big changes over the past decade -- but perhaps none bigger than the legalization of marijuana on a recreation basis.

Why legalize?
Approved by voters in the Nov. 2012 elections, Washington state joined Colorado as the first two recreation-legal states in the country. Since then, Oregon and Alaska, along with Washington D.C., have joined in legalizing marijuana for recreational, adult-use purposes.

The legalization of marijuana for recreational and medical purposes is significant for Americans for a number of reasons, but those reasons differ depending on whom you ask.

Recreational users in the aforementioned states simply enjoy the freedom from state prosecution for purchasing and possessing legal amounts of marijuana. For the states, it's also a way of generating additional revenue through taxation of the drug. These funds can be used to cut budget deficits or handle other pressing state issues,...

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