US WA: Ex-US Attorney Backs Pot Measure

Spokesman-Review, 22 Jun 2011 – Mckay Says Prohibition Fuels Black Market SEATTLE – A man who once served as the Justice Department’s top official in Seattle said Tuesday that he is sponsoring an initiative to legalize possession of up to an ounce of dried marijuana in Washington state, a measure he hopes will help “shame Congress” into ending pot prohibition.