2010 Archive: Pot of Gold – Oregon Cannabis Tax Act Media Coverage – KATU
2010 Archive: Pot of Gold – Oregon Cannabis Tax Act Media Coverage – KATU – PORTLAND, Ore. – While state budgets in Oregon and Washington face gaping holes, advocates of legalizing marijuana say taxing pot can help fill those holes. Madeline Martinez, Oregons executive director for NORML, the national organization thats pushing to reform marijuana laws, says she sees a golden opportunity to convince people that legalizing marijuana could be a good thing after all. Why dont we capture the revenue thats just being lost to the criminal market in many regards and bring it to the people. Were the ones who deserve it, she says. Her group estimates the Oregon Cannabis Tax Act, if passed by voters, would generate 0 million a year in revenue, 90 percent of which would go to the states general fund. The rest would go primarily to drug abuse treatment programs, Martinez says.
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She has learned to stay away from places where alcohol or drug addicts huddle or near the Ashland paths male transients take from the railroad tracks to the freeway. Unlike the chronic homeless, many of whom have … "If you don't have car insurance or …
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Vt. lawmakers consider decriminalizing pot – WCAX.COM Local Vermont News …
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Beginning with Oregon in 1973, 14 states have adopted looser pot penalties. But sponsors say … another calls for full legalization. Smith says the House bill could get rolled into a larger drug measure, dealing with a range of issues from pot to …
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Washington state lawmaker asks DEA to reclassify medical marijuana
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Schedule I drugs, according to the DEA, do not have medical uses and have a high potential for abuse. The DEA defines Schedule II drugs as having slightly less potential for abuse than Schedule I drugs, but are still considered dangerous. However, they …
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