Pot legalization leaves questions unanswered

Leave it to a progressive state like Washington to do something that bucks the system.

Last week voters passed a referendum granting same-sex marriages, becoming one of three states to do so by popular vote. Not to be out done, but less heralded at the time, voters also passed an initiative legalizing marijuana.

While there will be hurdles and conflicts with implementation of the first one, legalizing, regulating and taxing the production, distribution and sale of marijuana for individuals over 21 might prove even more troublesome and interesting, to say the least.

The biggest reason is that w...