Editing Pacific Northwest (section)

===Drug use===

[[Cannabis (drug)|Cannabis]] use is relatively popular, especially around Vancouver, Victoria, Bellingham, Seattle, Olympia, Portland, and Eugene. Several of these jurisdictions have made arrests for cannabis a low enforcement priority. Medical marijuana is legal in British Columbia,<ref>[http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/dhp-mps/marihuana/about-apropos/faq-eng.php Frequently Asked Questions – Medical Use of Marihuana], Health Canada</ref> Washington,<ref>[http://apps.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=69.51A&full=true Washington Medical Marijuana Legality], Washington State RCW</ref> and Oregon,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/ph/ommp/data.shtml |title=Oregon Medical Marijuana Legality |work=Oregon.gov |date=February 1, 2011 |access-date=February 19, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090122075751/http://oregon.gov/DHS/ph/ommp/data.shtml |archive-date=January 22, 2009 }}</ref> as well as in Alaska, which has legalised cannabis and has many licensed dispensaries,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://juneauempire.com/state/2011-05-22/without-dispensaries-alaska-has-avoided-federal-medical-marijuana-prosecutions#.T9rSBplYv2w|agency=Juneau Empire|title=Without dispensaries, Alaska has avoided federal medical marijuana prosecutions|last=Richardson|first=Jeff|date=May 22, 2011|access-date=June 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712200434/http://juneauempire.com/state/2011-05-22/without-dispensaries-alaska-has-avoided-federal-medical-marijuana-prosecutions#.T9rSBplYv2w|archive-date=July 12, 2012}}</ref> and in Yukon, although less than 50 of the territory's residents are licensed to use medical marijuana, and no legal dispensaries operate within its borders.<ref>{{cite news|title=Medical marijuana, coming to a store near you|url=http://www.yukon-news.com/news/18050/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130210083652/http://www.yukon-news.com/news/18050/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 10, 2013|agency=Yukon News|last=Oke|first=Chris|date=May 14, 2010|access-date=June 14, 2012}}</ref> As of December&nbsp;6, 2012, possession of less than an ounce of marijuana for recreational use by persons over 21 years of age became legal in Washington state as a result of state ballot measure [[Washington Initiative 502|Initiative 502]], which was approved by the state's voters on November&nbsp;6, 2012, by a ten-point margin. As of July&nbsp;1, 2015, recreational marijuana use was legalized in Oregon as well.<ref>{{cite news
 | last =Martin
 | first =Jonathan
 | title =Voters agree to legalize pot
 | newspaper =Seattle Times
 | date =November 6, 2012
 | url =http://blogs.seattletimes.com/politicsnorthwest/2012/11/06/marijuana-legalization-takes-commanding-lead/
 | access-date =November 6, 2012
 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20121109134400/http://blogs.seattletimes.com/politicsnorthwest/2012/11/06/marijuana-legalization-takes-commanding-lead/
 | archive-date =November 9, 2012
 | url-status =dead
 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web
| url = http://vote.wa.gov/results/current/Initiative-Measure-No-502-Concerns-marijuana.html
| title = November 5, 2012 General Election Results.
| publisher = The state of Washington
| date = November 5, 2012
| url-status = dead
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121112201331/http://vote.wa.gov/RESULTS/CURRENT/Initiative-Measure-No-502-Concerns-marijuana.html
| archive-date = November 12, 2012
}}</ref>