Given the conflict between the federal law and the law in the State of Washington, it was inevitable that this question would be raised:  Can lawyers in the State of Washington ethically smoke pot?

The King County Bar Association hopes to clear up the confusion, the Stranger reports.

The Bar Association has asked the Washington State Supreme Court to clarify that lawyers aren’t violating the ethics rules simply by smoking pot or counseling clients about the Washington marijuana law passed by voters in November 2012.

The Bar’s proposed changes to the Rules of Professional Conduct are here.

There is no word on whether the sought-after clarification will apply to the State of Washington’s judges.