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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>How about just behaving yourself? Don't flash your
pot in public, don't get drunk in public, don't be a jackass in public. Get
flaming loaded at home, falling down drunk at home, and act like an idiot at
home. Act like a human in public---no one notices what you do behind closed
doors. Anyone with a brain and a pot yen already knew this. (Unfortunately, this
includes a buncha REALLY prohibited behaviours as well...but if we are talking
don't get in legal trouble? Just do it at home, Dude). Exercise some common
sense.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Debi R-S</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=thansen@moscow.com href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com">Tom Hansen</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">Moscow Vision 2020</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A title=jeannemchale@hotmail.com
href="mailto:jeannemchale@hotmail.com">Jeanne McHale</A> ; <A
title=fritzknorr@gmail.com href="mailto:fritzknorr@gmail.com">Fritz Knorr</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, November 15, 2012 9:22
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Vision2020] Marijwhatnow? A
Guide to Legal Marijuana Use In Seattle</DIV>
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<DIV style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto"><SPAN>Courtesy of the Seattle
Police Department at:</SPAN></DIV>
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class=entry-title><FONT size=3><SPAN style="">Marijwhatnow? A Guide to Legal
Marijuana Use In Seattle</SPAN></FONT></H1></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto">The people have spoken.
Voters have passed Initiative 502 and beginning December 6th, it is not a
violation of state law for adults over 21 years old to possess up to an ounce
of marijuana (or 16 ounces of solid marijuana-infused product, like cookies,
or 72 ounces of infused liquid, like oil) for personal use. The
initiative establishes a one-year period for the state to develop rules and a
licensing system for the marijuana production and sale.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto"><BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto">Marijuana has existed in a grey area in
Seattle for some time now. Despite a longstanding national prohibition on
marijuana, minor marijuana possession has been the lowest enforcement priority
for the Seattle Police Department since Seattle voters passed Initiative 75 in
2003. Officers don’t like grey areas in the law. I-502 now gives them more
clarity.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto"><BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto">Marijuana legalization creates some
challenges for the Seattle Police Department, but SPD is already working to
respond to these issues head on, by doing things like reviewing SPD’s hiring
practices for police officers to address now-legal marijuana usage by
prospective officers, as well as current employees.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto"><BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto">While I-502 has decriminalized
marijuana possession in Washington, the new state law does not change federal
law, which classifies marijuana as a Schedule I narcotic. All Seattle Police
officers have taken an oath to uphold not only state law, but federal law as
well. However, SPD officers will follow state law, and will no longer make
arrests for marijuana possession as defined under I-502.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto"><BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto">The Seattle Police Department and Mayor
Mike McGinn have already begun working with state officials to navigate this
conflict, and follow the direction of Washington voters to legalize
marijuana.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto"><BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto">In the meantime, the Seattle Police
Department will continue to enforce laws against unlicensed sale or production
of marijuana, and regulations against driving under the influence of
marijuana, which remain illegal.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><BR><SPAN style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto">TL;DR?</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><BR><SPAN style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto">Here’s a practical guide
for what the Seattle Police Department believes I-502 means for you, beginning
December 6th, based on the department’s current understanding of the
initiative Please keep in mind that this is all subject to ongoing state
and local review, and that it describes the view of the Seattle Police
Department only. All marijuana possession and sale remains illegal under
federal law, and Seattle Police cannot predict or control the enforcement
activities of federal authorities.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><BR><SPAN style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto">Can I legally carry
around an ounce of marijuana?</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><BR><SPAN style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto">According to the
recently passed initiative, beginning December 6th, adults over the age of 21
will be able to carry up to an ounce of marijuana for personal use. Please
note that the initiative says it “is unlawful to open a package containing
marijuana…in view of the general public,” so there’s that. Also, you probably
shouldn’t bring pot with you to the federal courthouse (or any other federal
property).</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><BR><SPAN style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto">Well, where can I
legally buy pot, then?</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><BR><SPAN style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto">The Washington State
Liquor Control Board is working to establish guidelines for the sale and
distribution of marijuana. The WSLCB has until December 1, 2013 to finalize
those rules. In the meantime, production and distribution of non-medical
marijuana remains illegal.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><BR><SPAN style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto">Does I-502 affect
current medical marijuana laws?</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><BR><SPAN style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto">No, medical marijuana
laws in Washington remain the same as they were before I-502
passed.</SPAN><BR><SPAN style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto">Can I grow
marijuana in my home and sell it to my friends, family, and
co-workers?</SPAN><BR><SPAN style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto">Not right
now. In the future, under state law, you may be able to get a license to grow
or sell marijuana.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><BR><SPAN style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto">Can I smoke pot outside
my home? Like at a park, magic show, or the Bite of Seattle?</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><BR><SPAN style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto">Much like having an open
container of alcohol in public, doing so could result in a civil
infraction—like a ticket—but not arrest. You can certainly use marijuana in
the privacy of your own home. Additionally, if smoking a cigarette isn’t
allowed where you are (say, inside an apartment building or flammable chemical
factory), smoking marijuana isn’t allowed there either.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><BR><SPAN style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto">Will police officers be
able to smoke marijuana?</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><BR><SPAN style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto">As of right now, no.
This is still a very complicated issue.</SPAN><BR><SPAN
style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto">If I apply for a job at the Seattle
Police Department, will past (or current) marijuana use be held against me?
The current standard for applicants is that they have not used marijuana in
the previous three years. In light of I-502, the department will consult with
the City Attorney and the State Attorney General to see if and how that
standard may be revised.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><BR><SPAN style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto">What happens if I get
pulled over and an officer thinks I’ve been smoking pot?</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><BR><SPAN style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto">If an officer believes
you’re driving under the influence of anything, they will conduct a field
sobriety test and may consult with a drug recognition expert. If officers
establish probable cause, they will bring you to a precinct and ask your
permission to draw your blood for testing. If officers have reason to believe
you’re under the influence of something, they can get a warrant for a blood
draw from a judge. If you’re in a serious accident, then a blood draw will be
mandatory.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><BR><SPAN style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto">What happens if I get
pulled over and I’m sober, but an officer or his K9 buddy smells the ounce of
Super Skunk I’ve got in my trunk?</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><BR><SPAN style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto">Under state law,
officers have to develop probable cause to search a closed or locked
container. Each case stands on its own, but the smell of pot alone will not be
reason to search a vehicle. If officers have information that you’re
trafficking, producing or delivering marijuana in violation of state law, they
can get a warrant to search your vehicle.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><BR><SPAN style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto">SPD seized a bunch of my
marijuana before I-502 passed. Can I have it back?</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><BR><SPAN style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto">No.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><BR><SPAN style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto">Will SPD assist federal
law enforcement in investigations of marijuana users or marijuana-related
businesses, that are allowed under I-502?</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><BR><SPAN style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto">No. Officers and
detectives will not participate in an investigation of anything that’s not
prohibited by state law.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><BR><SPAN style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto">December 6th seems like
a really long ways away. What happens if I get caught with marijuana before
then? </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto"><BR></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto">Hold your breath. Your case
will be processed under current state law. However, there is already a city
ordinance making marijuana enforcement the lowest law enforcement
priority.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><BR><SPAN style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto">I’m under 21. What
happens if I get caught smoking pot?</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><BR><SPAN style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto">It’s a violation of
state law. It may referred to prosecutors, just like if you were a minor in
possession of alcohol.</SPAN><BR><SPAN
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style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto">Seeya round town, Moscow, because . .
.</SPAN><BR><SPAN style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto"></SPAN><BR><SPAN
style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto">"Moscow Cares"</SPAN><BR><SPAN
style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto"><A
href="http://www.MoscowCares.com">http://www.MoscowCares.com</A></SPAN><BR><SPAN
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style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto">Tom Hansen</SPAN><BR><SPAN
style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto">Moscow, Idaho</SPAN><BR><SPAN
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