A Bill to Decriminalize Pot Is Popular with Voters—So Why Won't the Legislature Pass It?

If legalizing marijuana is because of the running cost for law enforcement so is enforcement of Law and Order for murder and heists.Shall we dispense with them as well? Marijuana is harmful, however one may try to justify it.This proposed measure shall prove harmful to the society in the long run and wreck
Stoners get caricatured as layabouts who talk in circles, shrug off their responsibilities, and leave hard work to other people. But when it comes to reforming pot laws in Washington, it's not stoners embodying this stereotype.

As this year's legislative session begins, one of the bills still kicking around from last year's session—after it stalled in the state house without a hearing—is a measure that would decriminalize marijuana. The bill would replace the existing penalty for possessing pot (up to 90 days in jail and a $1,000 fine) with just a $100 citation, like a parking ticket. A fiscal report by the state's Office of Financial Management shows the measure would save $11,283,360 a year in prosecution and jail costs. And relaxing pot penalties is plenty popular with voters. Polling data conducted in 2006 shows that 67 percent of state voters want marijuana possession to be decriminalized or legalized completely; national polls show a steady climb in support for removing all penalties for marijuana.
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