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Pot enforcement put on hold for small amounts

BY PAUL GOTTLIEB PENINSULA DAILY NEWS

PORT ANGELES — Law enforcement officials are wrestling with the implications of newly approved statewide Initiative 502, which soon will legalize possession of up to an ounce of marijuana — while possession of any amount remains illegal under federal law. The measure, ALSO . . . approved by voters in ■Byproduct Tuesday’s general elecof legal pot: tion, legalizes possession tourism of up to 1 ounce of marifrom other juana beginning Dec. 6. states/D1 Some law enforcement officers said the initiative may prompt more marijuana smokers to drive impaired. “My biggest concern really is driving,� Port Angeles Police Chief Terry Gallagher said last week. Forks Police Chief Rick Bart agreed. “I think it will be a real challenge for law enforcement, especially for driving,� he said. “Are people going to take this as a message that it’s OK to smoke dope and drive around?�

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“Spirit of America� rises over Sequim Valley Airport on Saturday after the hot-air balloon was inflated under sunny skies. Owner Crystal Stout of Sequim’s Morning Star Balloon Co. will have the “antique� balloon on display, weather permitting, at La Vina Cafe, 111 River Road, Sequim, from noon to 2 p.m. Monday in honor of Veterans Day.

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MISDEMEANOR CASES OF marijuana possession will be dropped in Washington’s largest counties after voters legalized the drug last week. King County will drop 175 cases, prosecutor Dan Satterberg said Friday. Pierce County prosecutor Mark Lindquist said his office will do the same, but he didn’t immediately know the number of cases affected. Under Initiative 502, possession of an ounce or less of marijuana will be legal for people 21 years or older after Dec. 6. The initiative passed on Tuesday with 55 percent of the vote. “Although the effective date of I-502 is not until Dec. 6, there is no point in continuing to seek criminal penalties for conduct that will be legal next month,� Satterberg said in a statement. North Olympic Peninsula law enforcement officials say they will hold off on arresting and taking into custody residents with small amounts of marijuana in their possession. TURN

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Wedding plans blossom after same-sex approval New year likely to usher in new era in Clallam BY ARWYN RICE AND LEAH LEACH PENINSULA DAILY NEWS

SEQUIM — Happy Valley residents Diana Wickman and Judy Persall hope to get married as the new year begins, now that the passage of Referendum 74 has made same-sex marriages legal. “We’re shooting for Jan. 1,� Wickman said. “We want to ring in the new year with the wedding.� Referendum 74, a measure that put the state Legislature’s passage of gay marriage to a vote of the people, passed by 1,415,151 votes, or 52.9 percent, to 1,262,691 votes, or 47.15 percent.

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Supporters declared victory Wednesday, while opponents conceded the race Thursday. On the North Olympic Peninsula, Clallam County rejected the measure by 18,394 votes, or 52.6 percent, to 16,548 votes, or 47.4 percent, while Jefferson County approved it with 11,690 votes, or 63.3 percent, to 6,765 votes, or 36.6 percent.

Dec. 6 licenses Statewide passage means that the first same-sex marriage licenses can be issued Dec. 6. The state requires a three-day waiting period after getting a license, so the first weddings can take place Dec. 9. “We’ve got a lot of friends who

are going to get married, too,� said Wickman, 47, adding that she and Persall, 59, are considering a large ceremony, with several couples taking vows. “We’re thinking of a big wedding,� Wickman said, but “we’re not sure . . . we haven’t broached the subject to others yet.� But one way or the other, the two, who have been a couple for 10 years, “are going to do it the first of the year,� Wickman said. “We’re really excited about it. “My folks called me last night, and they are excited as well. “It’s really not about religion, in our view and in a lot of people’s view. It is about civil rights.� Both Wickman and Persall are decorated veterans who retired as lieutenant commanders from the KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS U.S. Coast Guard after 22-year Diana Wickman, left, and J.P. Persall sit in the dining room careers, Persall in 2004 and Wickof their Sequim home. The couple said they were jubilant man in 2009.

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