Politics Sep 9, 2010 at 4:00 am

California Reveals the Dollars and Cents Impact of Increasingly Legal Pot—and Oregon's Next.

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Thanks for an exceptionally good article. Legalize, baby!
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Doin it right! ;) Nice article.
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That was actually a really good article, thanks.
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Lets legalize crack, too.
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I'd like to see the repercussions of legalization from where I am standing now (AZ), since border violence is fueled by a drug trade that is mainly Marijuana (even though its crappy, seedy, and shwaggy).

I could also imagine Ole' Joe Arpaio, the only sheriff in America that can't carry a gun due to a previous felony, to have an embolism right then and there on November 5th if California passes this referendum into law.

LEGALIZE AND TAX IT! Get us out of our fucked up economy!
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Quoting Madeline Marinez as being against dispensaries.....it is because she cannot get her money grubbing hands in to the mix. The OrNORML Cafe sold weed and edible items laced with marijuana, saw it numerous times with my own eyes so she just doesn't want her under the table money supply hindered.
Stormy Ray is like listening to the wind, she hasn't got a clue regarding what she says for pricing of medicinal marijuana. She has MS dementia and although she did a great deal in the beginning to work the Medical Marijuana program, she has no clue about reality at this time because the pricing that she mentions is simply silly, totally wrong and something that people should not use as a realistic figure in pricing.
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Stormy Ray is certainly does not speak for Oregon Medical Marijuana Patients. Her last attempt to cut down on patient's rights in the Oregon Legislature made patients aware of her true colors. She does not represent more than a handful of Oregon medical marijuana patients.

http://stormyraydoesnotspeakforme.com

Her calculations are based on fiction and her alliances with District Attorneys and Law Enforcement cloud her ability to help the truly needy patients.
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There used to be a time when marijuana smokers were nuts.Now it seems the opposite.Change is the only constant.How about a laced-snickerdoodle?Dig baby.
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Your article in the printed Mercury states in one place that pot provides $13.8 billion for the national economy and $35.8 billion in another part of the article. So which is it? It might be prudent in the future to not takes samples of what you are reporting on if it has medicinal properties.
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Measure 74 will help improve the quality of life of Oregon patients by providing safe access for patients while also funding medical research and health programs, such as the Oregon Health Plan.. The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) estimates that the measure will generate $20 million the first year and $40 million by year four, providing funding for research, studies and programs that will benefit Oregon's patients.

The OHA also estimates that the measure will create more than 5,000 new jobs in year one and over 12,000 by year four. Clearly, too many Oregonians are suffering through our current economic and budget crisis.

A vote for Measure 74 is compassionate and makes good economic sense. As the Oregon Citizens' Initiative Review stated, "Measure 74 creates a safe, compassionate and prompt access program for Oregon medical marijuana patients, introduces regulation, and is financially sound."
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The article unfairly compares California’s unregulated medical marijuana program and legalization to Oregon’s licensed and regulated dispensaries. The proposal will supplement the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program (OMMP).

Patients deserve to be able to access the medicine their doctor recommends right away, not 3-6 months if you learn to grow or know a grower. Why not allow people to be paid to professionally produce medical marijuana? To expect all growers and caregivers to perform their service for free is naive. The time has come to form sensible policies on how to pay cannabis cultivators.

Former sheriff and mayor, Tom Potter, endorsed Measure 74 and wrote a voter pamphlet argument that will be issued to voters soon. The Citizen’s Initiative Review voted to endorse the measure. Democrats and Republicans support dispensaries. All Oregon medical marijuana clinics are advocates for the measure.

The truth remains. Patients deserve access to medicine. Learn more at coalitionforpatientsrights2010.com, read the full text and contribute to the cause to take this important, logical step in medical marijuana legislation.


Sarah Duff

Assistant Clinic Director for Oregon Green Free Clinical Services and Board Member for the Institute for Cannabis Therapeutics

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