Lowest enforcement priority for cannabis offenses

2011. Nov. 8. Tacoma, Washington. Initiative passes overwhelmingly.
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Tacoma, Washington.


 * Tacoma Resoundingly Passes Lowest Priority For Pot Enforcement.
 * Tacoma Approves Measure To Limit Pot Arrests.
 * Voters resoundingly approve Tacoma's pot-priority initiative.
 * "The ballot measure directs police and prosecutors to make 'marijuana or cannabis offenses … the lowest enforcement priority of the City of Tacoma.' After final ballot tallies Tuesday night, I-1 was coasting to approval, winning close to 65 percent of the vote. ... Supporters point to Seattle when contending Tacoma can de-emphasize enforcement of marijuana offenses even more than they do now. Since City Attorney Pete Holmes took office in 2010, pot prosecutions have dropped from 90 cases in 2009 to just one over the past 23 months. Tacoma prosecuted 463 marijuana cases in 2010 and 159 so far in 2011."