Photo: Choking Mona LisaWHAT: 8pm, $5, 21+. All proceeds go to Sensible Washington. Featuring Choking Mona Lisa, D.A.27, Jeremy Serwer, and acoustic perfomance by Tork. See you there!Howie P.S.: Now that our governor has stymied the will of the Washington state legislature, we know I-1149 is only way FORWARD!
WHERE:
The Tiger Lounge
412 South Orcas Street
Seattle (Georgetown)
Friday, March 181:00-5:45 PM – Rainier Beach | Rainier Beach Library (9125 Rainier Ave S). Note: By law, you must wait until 5 PM to gather signatures.
Saturday, March 19
2:00-5:45 PM – Magnolia | Magnolia Library (2801 34th Ave)
4:00-5:00 PM – Federal Way | Federal Way 320th Library (848 S 320th St)
Saturday, March 19
3:00-5:00 PM – Covington | Covington Library (27100 164th Ave SW)
Sunday, March 20
2:00-4:00 PM – Burien | Burien Library (400 SW 152nd St)
Monday, March 21
1:00-5:00 PM – Capitol Hill | Capitol Hill Library (425 Harvard Ave E)
6:00-8:00 PM – Auburn | Auburn Library (1102 Auburn Way S)
Tuesday, March 22
1:00-7:45 PM – Fremont | Fremont Library (731 N. 35th St)
6:00-7:30 PM – SeaTac | Valley View Library (17850 Military Rd S)
Wednesday March 23
11:00-5:45 PM – University District | University Branch Library (5009 Roosevelt Way NE)
Thursday March 24
11:00 AM-5:45 PM – West Seattle | West Seattle Library (2306 42nd Ave SW)
4:45-6:15 PM – Bellevue | Bellevue Library (1111 110th Ave NW)
Friday, March 25
12:30-5:45 PM Greenwood | Greenwood Library (8016 Greenwood Ave N)
sensiblewashington.org:Sensible Washington is pleased to announce a petition drive to put Initiative 1149 before the voters this November in order to end adult marijuana prohibition in Washington State. I-1149 seeks to eliminate state penalties for responsible adult use of cannabis by removing “marijuana” from the list of controlled substances.A previous filing was withdrawn after receiving an unfavorable interpretation by the Washington State Office of the Attorney General. Rather than engage in a lengthy court battle, Sensible Washington refiled two initiatives. I-1149 emerged as the clear favorite because it achieved the intended goal of leaving existing penalties for minors intact.
Here’s how it works: After removing marijuana from the list of controlled substances, I-1149 explicitly recreates the penalties for minors one by one. I-1149 then directs the Legislature to “adopt rules and if appropriate, tax provisions, to carry out the provisions of this act by final adjournment of the 2012 legislative session.”
By law, the signature gathering phase of the campaign can begin late Friday afternoon, March 18.
Ballot Title: Initiative Measure No. 1149 concerns marijuana.
This measure would remove existing state civil and criminal penalties regarding marijuana. It would create new criminal penalties regarding marijuana for persons under eighteen years and for adults who distribute marijuana to them.
Should this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ]
Ballot Measure Summary
This measure would remove state civil and criminal penalties for the cultivation, possession, transportation, sale, or use of marijuana. It would create new criminal penalties for manufacture, delivery, sale or possession of marijuana by persons younger than eighteen years old, and for adults who distribute marijuana to them. Persons under eighteen would be permitted to possess marijuana obtained pursuant to a valid prescription. Certain penalties relating to drug paraphernalia would not apply to marijuana-related offenses.
