A busy 60 day session of the state legislature included, for the first time in state history, two pieces of legislation to reform marijuana laws. Although both were voted down in the House Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Committee, the chances for reform may still have life through an initiative campaign to get a measure on the ballot in November.

"My motivation was to get the criminals out of the business and stop the harm that the current prohibition is doing," said Rep. Roger Goodman, Kirkland, who cosponsored HB 2401 with Rep. Mary Lou Dickerson, Seattle. "Many polls in Washington and nationwide show a favorability toward decriminalization."

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