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Oregon Legislature to consider taxing and regulating cannabis

Oregon Rep. Peter Buckley will will introduce legislation to tax and regulate cannabis for adult consumption.
Portland, OR - The Oregon affiliate of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (Oregon NORML) is proud to announce that Representative Peter Buckley (D-Ashland, OR.), Co-Chair of the Ways & Means Committee, will introduce legislation to tax and regulate cannabis for adult consumption. "After several years of talks and negotiation, Buckley specifically requested the legislative language he will introduce as what we call 'Oregon Cannabis Revenue Act'," reports Madeline Martinez, Executive Director of Oregon NORML. The legislative language, written by Martinez and Melodie Silverwolf, does not include the hemp component of the original Oregon Cannabis Tax Act (OCTA). With the assistance of longtime activist and citizen lobbyist Laird Funk of Williams, Oregon NORML submitted language inspired by the Oregon Cannabis Tax Act written by Paul Stanford and many others. It provides a simple and concise starting point for Oregon to move forward and end cannabis prohibition for all adults while keeping the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program in place. After a pre-session meeting on September 21, 2010, Representative Buckley has now agreed to introduce this legalization language to the legislature in next year's session. For more information, please contact Madeline Martinez through the Oregon NORML message line at 503-239-6110.
Click here to download the language of the Oregon Cannabis Revenue Act (PDF 214Kb). Read it, then make your comments. Please be constructive in your criticism.

http://www.ornorml.org/OCRA