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"It's clear that the Legislature has failed to deal with this issue once again," the I-1068 news release quotes initiative co-author and Seattle attorney Doug Hiatt as saying. "We're in the middle of a severe budget crisis in Olympia, and yet the Legislature can't get it together to stop wasting tens of millions of dollars a year on arresting, prosecuting and jailing regular citizens for marijuana possession. That's ridiculous."

If I-1068 makes it to the ballot and wins voter approval, it "would remove state civil and criminal penalties for persons 18 years or older who cultivate, possess, transport, sell, or use marijuana," according to the measure's summary. "Restrictions and penalties for persons under 18 would be retained."

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We’ve got a volunteer signature gatherer meeting for Seattle scheduled for Saturday March 20th from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the New Freeway Hall located at 5018 Rainier Avenue S. in Columbia City. A map is here. We’re also working on getting other Seattle meetings set up, but meeting space is tough to come by at a reasonable price (meaning free) in the Emerald City.

So come on down and learn how to gather signatures and get some I-1068 petitions.

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