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eridani

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6. Current list of WA State legislators endorsing 502 (5-3-2012)
Fri May 4, 2012, 06:20 AM
May 2012

"Initiative 502 will free up law enforcement resources needed to combat violent crime . . . A tightly-regulated system for marijuana will allow our police and prosecutors to focus on more important public safety priorities."

That's what Rep. Luis Moscoso, vice-chair of the House General Government Appropriations & Oversight Committee and member of the House Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Committee, said when he endorsed I-502 on Wednesday. He was joined by sixteen other Washington state legislators who also announced their support:


Rep. Sherry Appleton (D-23) Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36)

Sen. Maralyn Chase (D-23) Rep. Luis Moscoso (D-1)

Rep. Mary Lou Dickerson (D-36) Rep. Sharon Nelson (D-34)

Rep. Hans Dunshee (D-44) Rep. Jamie Pedersen (D-43)

Rep. Joe Fitzgibbon (D-34) Sen. Margarita Prentice (D-11)

Rep. Roger Goodman (D-45) Rep. Chris Reykdal (D-22)

Rep. Bob Hasegawa (D-11) Rep. Mary Helen Roberts (D-21)

Rep. Laurie Jinkins (D-27) Rep. Cindy Ryu (D-32)

Sen. Adam Kline (D-37)

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