Slog reports that city attorney Pete Holmes wrote a  letter to state legislators in favor of allowing medical-marijuana stores and legalizing pot in Washington State. Legislation by state Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles would allow medical marijuana dispensaries in the state..

Holmes writes that the bill "would create a rational and responsible supply and distribution chain for medical marijuana by allowing and regulating dispensaries, production facilities, and processing facilities. The current system is neither rational nor regulated. My office, other City of Seattle departments, and other cities and counties are regularly asked how to legally open a dispensary or distribution system (there is no clear answer, nor can any one public official provide a conclusive answer under the current law), and I have heard of several efforts to create private identification cards for medical marijuana users."

Read Holmes' whole letter here.