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Past
Alerts:
Oregon
recriminalizes
marijuana
possession
7/10/97
It is with heavy heart but renewed determination that we report that
after 24 years of semi-enlightened marijuana policy in Oregon, Governor
John Kitzhaber signed HB 3643 to recriminalize simple possession of small
amounts, under an ounce, of marijuana for personal use on Wednesday night,
July 2, at about 10:45 PM. The law will take effect in early October, 90
days after the state legislative session ends. The bill had cleared the
legislature on May 17th by a slightly greater than two-thirds majority.
The law also requires that the driver's license of anyone found guilty
of the new crime be suspended for six months, and requires offenders to
complete a drug diversion program to reinstate their driver's licenses.
Note, too, that while enforcement of the new law is expected to cost millions
of dollars per year in state tax money, a growing number of teachers, including
prevention resource teachers, will be laid off this year across the state
due to budget cuts. Thanks to DRCNet member D. Paul Stanford of Tree Free
Ecopaper in Oregon for keeping us informed during this process. And thanks
to all of you who wrote and called in an effort to keep this bill from
becoming law. DRCNet will keep you informed of continuing developments
in Oregon as things progress.
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