Tout moot
Wash state has two new laws today, but neither makes any practical difference yet.
(1) Fairies and bulldykes can continue living together, but now they can get a certificate that says they're living together. They can also use the word
marriage freely. Since fairies and bulldykes are the only people who are allowed to use
any words without fear of punishment, this is a null point.
(2) Pot smokers can continue smoking, but now they have one less thing to worry about. (State authorities will stop enforcing a law that they weren't enforcing anyway.) Since pot smokers don't worry about anything already, having one less thing to not worry about is a null point.
The pot law
will make a real difference later on, after the system for selling and taxing grass is fully developed.