Spam laws hurt
Washington State:
http://www.leg.wa.gov/RCW/index.cfm?...action=section
And now damages of $500 a message:
http://www.leg.wa.gov/RCW/index.cfm?...action=section
A portion of the Can-Spam Act which leaves State law enfoceable.
SEC. 8. EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS.
(b) STATE LAW-
(1) IN GENERAL- This Act supersedes any statute, regulation, or rule of a State or political subdivision of a State that expressly regulates the use of electronic mail to send commercial messages, except to the extent that any such statute, regulation, or rule prohibits falsity or deception in any portion of a commercial electronic mail message or information attached thereto.