Officials see grey area in new pot law

Marijuana possession is legal in Washington as of last Thursday, Dec. 6. Passed in the November election, Initiative 502 made it legal for anyone over 21 to hold up to an ounce of pot. But several questions remain.

Marijuana is legal to smoke in Washington following a voter-approved initiative. Law officials are now figuring out what to do with the many unanswered questions.

It is still illegal to buy or sell the drug, and the federal government still lists marijuana as an illegal narcotic. That leaves a grey area for law enforcement to deal with those they catch holding.

Sheriff Brett Myers a...