Wash. parolees get the right to smoke pot

The policy will permit the state’s 14,000 parolees to consume marijuana like any other citizen under the I-502

WASHINGTON — The Department of Corrections is planning to allow parolees to smoke marijuana starting next week.

The policy will permit the state’s 14,000 parolees to consume marijuana like any other citizen under the I-502, legislation passed by voters in 2012, according to KREM.

“We’re putting some changes into effect so that we won’t routinely test offenders in the community for THC,” said Annmarie Aylward, DOC’s assistant secretary. The testing for THC will stop June 1.

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