US WA: Former Seattle US Attorney Pushes Pot Legalization

The Columbian, 21 Jun 2011 – 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. John McKay spent five years enforcing federal drug laws as the U.S.