Recreational-use marijuana to become legal in Oregon
Source: Yahoo! News / Reuters
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) - Marijuana smoking, seed sharing and cannabis-themed rallies are among the ways Oregon residents plan to celebrate as recreational-use pot becomes legal in the fourth western U.S. state on Wednesday.
Marijuana use purely for the sake of getting high is to become legal in the state from midnight on Tuesday, the first step in a voter-approved initiative that will usher in retail weed stores in 2016 like those operating in Washington state and Colorado.
Pot shops are also expected in 2016 in Alaska, where voters in November backed a similar legalization initiative. Pot use became legal in Alaska in February.
The new laws reflect a shifting legal landscape for a plant that remains illegal under federal law. Campaigns for legal pot have started in California and other states, and medical-use cannabis is now allowed in nearly half of U.S. states.
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asiliveandbreathe
(8,203 posts)putting this bunny back in the box! - Don't forget - we have an additional second added to our day folk's...
maxsolomon
(33,440 posts)It could be quashed legally and through police action. Wouldn't be pretty, but they're reactionaries, after all. Remember, their way of life is under assault!
wildbilln864
(13,382 posts)Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)davidpdx
(22,000 posts)It was good that Colorado and Washington provided examples for how to do it right.
Elmer S. E. Dump
(5,751 posts)Uncle Joe
(58,481 posts)Thanks for the thread, Little Tich.
GOLGO 13
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