OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Former federal prosecutor John McKay will join a state lawmaker and Seattle officials speaking in favor of a bill to legalize and regulate the sale of marijuana in Washington state.
The bill was sponsored by Democrat Rep. Mary Lou Dickerson of Seattle but never made it out of committee. McKay and Dickerson will hold a press conference on Wednesday in support.
Dickerson’s measure sought to have the Washington State Liquor Control Board sell and regulate cannabis. It would make marijuana possession legal for adults over age 21. Supporters say that it could have raised up to $420 million per biennium in taxes and licensing fees.
McKay and Dickerson will speak to the need to replace Washington’s policy of prohibition with one of “rational regulations.”
