in Oregon State:
Legislative Items past and present
2012, Legislative items
I - 9, Oregon Cannabis Tax Act (OCTA). [Legalization]
I - 24, Oregon Marijuana Policy Intiative (OMPI). [Legalization]
Initiative by Sensible Oregon; Removes criminal and civil penalties, for adults
21 and over, for possession, cultivation, and use of marijuana. [Legalization]
Initiative by Sensible Oregon; Removes criminal and civil penalties, for adults
21 and over, for possession, cultivation, and use of marijuana. [Legalization]
Initiative by Sensible Oregon; Removes criminal and civil penalties, for adults
21 and over, for possession, cultivation, and use of marijuana. [Legalization]
2011, Legislative items
SB 777, Removes Conditions from Qualifying List.
HB 3202, Guts OMMA for Law Enforcements Sake.
HB 2982, Denies "Card", and Medicine thereby, for Felony Convictions.
2010, Legislative items
I-28, the Dispensary Initiative
I-73, the Oregon Cannabis Tax Act (OCTA) Initiative
2009, Legislative items
I-28, the Dispensary Initiative
SB 388, changes the Program for Law Enforcement; Decreases amount of marijuana that may be possessed by persons responsible for marijuana grow sites to 24 ounces, etc.
SB 426, Expands ability of employer to prohibit use of medical marijuana in workplace
SB 427, Relates to drug-free workplace policies; Requires applicant for medical marijuana registry identification card to notify employer before using marijuana, etc.
HB 956, Sponsored by COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY (at the request of Oregon Association Chiefs of Police, Oregon State Sheriffs' Association, Oregon District Attorneys Association, Oregon Narcotics Enforcement Association and Oregon Partnership) -- Modifies definitions related to marijuana for purposes of certain criminal laws; Declares emergency, effective on passage.
HB 957, Modifies provisions of Oregon Medical Marijuana Act; Declares emergency, effective on passage.
HB 958, Modifies provisions in Oregon Medical Marijuana Act related to designated primary caregivers; Declares emergency, effective on passage.
HB 959, Modifies provisions of Oregon Medical Marijuana Act; Declares emergency, effective on passage.
HB 960, Requires Department of Human Services to revoke registry identification card, marijuana grow site registration card or designated primary caregiver identification card of person who refuses inspection; Removes exception from criminal liability for person who refuses inspection; Declares emergency, effective on passage.
HB 2313, a Land Use bill that could effect Dispensarys
HB 2497, Relating to employment; Expands ability of employer to prohibit use of medical marijuana in workplace
HB 2503, Relating to medical marijuana in the workplace; Prohibits discrimination in employment under certain circumstances, etc.
HB 3274, Directs Department of Human Services to establish and operate marijuana production facility and distribute marijuana to pharmacies for dispensing to medical marijuana cardholders and designated primary caregivers, and more.
HB 3371, Relating to driving under the influence of marijuana; declaring an emergency.
2007, Legislative items
SB465, a Fire-em-All-and-let-God-sort-out bill
2005, Legislative items
SB1085, needs your attention
HB2693, the "dumb bill gone bad" bill
HB3457, the "Forfeiture" bill
SB717, the anti-Medical Marijuana bill
SB772, the pro-Medical Marijuana bill
HB2485, the anti-Meth & Marijuana bill
SB294, the Hemp bill
SB397, Denies Benefits
HB2695, DUI & 2nd-Hand Smoke
HB5077, the "Rob the Sick and Dying Pot-heads" bill
2003, Legislative items
HB2939, a previous bad Medical Marijuana bill
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I-09 -- Oregon Cannabis Tax Act (OCTA)
Summary:
Currently, marijuana cultivation, possession and delivery are
prohibited; regulated medical marijuana use is permitted. Measure
replaces state, local marijuana laws except medical marijuana and
driving under the influence laws; distinguishes "hemp" from "marijuana";
prohibits regulation of hemp. Creates commission to license marijuana
cultivation by qualified persons and to purchase entire crop. Commission
sells marijuana at cost to pharmacies, medical research facilities, and
to qualified adults for profit through state-licensed stores.
Ninety
percent of net goes to state general fund, remainder to drug education,
treatment, hemp promotion. Bans sales to, possession by minors. Bans
public consumption except where signs permit, minors barred. Commission
regulates use, sets prices, other duties; Attorney General to defend
against federal challenges/prosecutions. Provides penalties. Effective
January 1, 2013; other provisions.
The text on this Bill can be found at:
http://www.cannabistaxact.org
Status:
01/21/2012 - Gathering signatures to get on ballot.
Details:
> Allows personal marijuana, hemp cultivation/use without license;
commission to regulate commercial marijuana cultivation/sale.
> Result of a "Yes" Vote:* "Yes" vote allows commercial marijuana
(cannabis) cultivation/sale to adults through state-licensed stores;
allows unlicensed adult personal cultivation/use; prohibits restrictions
on hemp (defined).
> Result of a "No" Vote:* "No" vote retains existing civil and criminal
laws prohibiting cultivation, possession and delivery of marijuana;
retains current statutes that permit regulated medical use of marijuana.
A copy of the Bill may be found online at:
http://www.cannabistaxact.org
LTL (Letters-To-yer-Legislator, Editor, Org Director, Biz Owner)
you can send identical emails to every oregon senator (which will show
as individual emails from you, to that senator) by sending To:
orsen@oreg.net
you can send identical emails to every oregon representative (which will
show as individual emails from you, to that representative) by sending
To: orhouse@oreg.net
NOTEs -
MAP's media resource center:
http://www.mapinc.org/resource/
If you go to about the middle of the page you will find the "Style
Guide" with links to:
• MAP Letters to the Editor Archive
• Tips for Getting Letters to the Editor Published, by Platinum Letter
Writer, Robert Sharpe
• Letters to the Editor & Opinion Pieces, American College of Emergency
Physicians
• MAP Three Tips for Letter Writers
• Powerful Paragraphs, ClearWriter's ClearTips
• How to Write Letters to the Editor, Schaffer Library of Drug Policy
• Grammar Bytes!, Grammar Instruction with Attitude
• How to Communicate with Journalists, Fairness and Accuracy in
Reporting
• Letter Writer's Style Guide, by Chris Donald
• Writing Effective Letters to the Editor, 20/20 Vision
respectfully, we suggest two main rules-of-thumb for letter writing
to improve the liklihood of being published.
1. Write short declarative sentences as if you were speaking to a
child, a small animal or a judge.
2. Limit yourself to 150 words.
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