{"id":6640,"date":"2013-01-10T10:19:59","date_gmt":"2013-01-10T10:19:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drogriporter.hu\/a-new-approach-to-marijuana-in-washington\/"},"modified":"2024-02-08T19:26:35","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T18:26:35","slug":"a-new-approach-to-marijuana-in-washington","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drogriporter.hu\/en\/a-new-approach-to-marijuana-in-washington\/","title":{"rendered":"A New Approach to Marijuana in Washington"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Watch our new movie on the new approach to drug policy in the state of Washington, where people voted yes to tax and regulate marijuana<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s a new wind blowing through the very home of marijuana prohibition: not only have dozens of states legalised the medical use of marijuana, but two states (Washington and Colorado) have even legalised the use of marijuana by adults for non-medical purposes. 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