Josh Feit: "Extra Fizz: Pot Petition in 80,000 Copies of The Stranger"

Josh Feit (Publicola):

Sensible Washington, the group behind I-1068, the marijuana legalization initiative, paid to have petitions placed in all 80,000 copies of the Stranger that will hit the streets this Wednesday.

The signature deadline is July 2, and initiative campaigns need 241,000 valid signatures, which translates to turning in more than 300,000 to play it safe. The campaign reports they’ve got about 160,000 signatures right now with 25,000 petitions in the field. MORE...