Gov. Chris Gregoire has been holding a series of public forums to get input on the latest budget shortfall—a projected $3 billion gap in funding.

Legalizing pot tops the list on Gregoire's online suggestion page (with 1164 votes), and according the web site "Toke of the Town," the governor's office is not dismissing the idea.

"It's a legitimate idea," said Gregoire spokeswoman Karina Shagren, who said the Governor is reading the list herself, as is Marty Brown, the director of the governor's budget office. "But we'd like to see how the federal government would respond."