Hemp and Pot Restrictions Not Dying Fast Enough
The push for legalization—particularly farming—is being hampered by in a number of ways.
I finally escaped Washington, D.C., last month, arriving by car with my girlfriend as new residents of Seattle early this month.
I've welcomed most of the changes I've seen here—apart from the Lenin Statue near our apartment. The traffic is lighter. The food is better. The people are nicer. The neighborhoods are more walkable. The mountains are beautiful. Most politicians and bureaucrats are further away.
And the marijuana—which I haven't yet tried as a resident, though I've perused one of the nearby pot shops—is legal (if overtaxed and overregulated). In fact, when I buy beer, wine, or liquor, signs nearby in the store indicate it's regulated by a body known as the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board.
While marijuana has typically resided in this country in a legal and regulatory silo reserved for drugs, its growing legal...
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