People here in Washington State call cannabis "legal". That is what happens when they can't think beyond the end of their joint. Because you can smoke it but not in public and not get thrown in jail has nothing to do with it being legal. This type of thought process is same one as the people who think re scheduling to level 2 is a win. No, it's a loss because it's nothing more then a move to stop home grows and start big pharma selling canna pills at the biggest drug cartel in the world your local pharmacy! Seattle HEMPFEST® 25 Point Platform Agenda By Vivian McPeak on August 4, 2016 at 6:26 PM Seattle HEMPFEST® 25 Point Platform Agenda Some people are asking why there needs to be a HEMPFEST when “pot is already legal.” Well, pot is not federally illegal there is a cat and mouse game going on between the states and the feds. Anything could change with the next administration. And this version of legalization is, to many reformer, piss poor. But beyond all that there is much, much work to do and that is reflected in our OFFICIAL 2016 SEATTLE HEMPFEST® PLATFORM AGENDA: 25 national and regional movement goals: De-Schedule: Cannabis completely off the Federal Schedule / Controlled Substances Act Removal of Cannabis from all binding treaties Release of all non-violent cannabis offenders nationally Reparations in the form of expunction of all records relating to convictions for cannabis possession. Parental rights / protections for cannabis users Second Amendment equality protections for cannabis users Merit based licensing for pot stores (or remove caps on the number of stores to allow a supply and demand based market model) Legal home-grows Legal school medicating for minor patients Workplace protections / job discrimination Reasonable regulations for concentrates Restricting pesticides/herbicides/fungicides (organic production standards) Driving impairment technology (impairment based field test) Fair, reasonable zoning for cannabis businesses Tax/banking reform (end 280E restrictions) Reasonable smell regulations for production facilities and elsewhere Environmental impact of throw away packaging examined Public consumption lounges allowed First Amendment equality in advertising, sponsorship, and promotion for cannabis related businesses Consumption protections for patients in public housing Legal domestic industrial hemp production Tenant /Renter consumption protections Use in hospitals Equality protections for transplant patients Nutritional, sugar-free medical-marijuana “medible” alternatives