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On eve of legalization, clouds still hang over pot law

Gabriel Spitzer — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 23:30:00 +0000

At the stroke of midnight, adult marijuana users will no longer be lawbreakers in Washington. But lots of legal questions remain about how marijuana commerce will work, where it’s legal to use and how the federal government will respond.

Washington's pot law stops at the edge of campus

Gabriel Spitzer — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 17:52:31 +0000

In just a few days, smoking marijuana won’t be much different from drinking a glass of wine, as far as state law is concerned. But in what may be the place most associated with pot-smoking – the dorm room – it will still be banned.

Will legal marijuana make our roads more dangerous?

Gabriel Spitzer — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 13:00:00 +0000

If Washington voters approve a ballot measure this fall legalizing marijuana, it would bring big changes – not just in the justice system, but in our communities. In our series “If It’s Legal: Five Ways Legal Pot Could Affect Your Life,” we consider some ways things could change for all of us, even people who never smoke pot. We begin with a basic question: would legal marijuana lead to more danger on the roads?