SEATTLE — A Seattle police officer has been reassigned after a review found he wrote about 80 percent of marijuana tickets issued in the city during the first half of 2014. Seattle Police Chief Kathleen O'Toole said Wednesday on the department website that the unidentified officer issued 66 of 83 citations for public pot use in Seattle.

She said that in some cases, he added notes to the tickets or addressed them to Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes. In another case, the officer reportedly said he flipped a coin when deciding which person to cite. O'Toole said the officer also wrote that the voter-approved state initiative legalizing recreational marijuana was "silly." The case has been referred to the department's Office of Professional Accountability. O'Toole said the officer won't be on patrol duties during the investigation.

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#ICYMI One police officer issued nearly 80 percent of Seattle's marijuana tickets this year http://t.co/5pDl2mPF8O pic.twitter.com/53oWwBkSdf — KOMO News (@komonews) July 31, 2014

—The Associated Press