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Psy Baba
That was zen, This is Tao



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Here Ye, Here Ye, portlanders and Oregonians alike........
#7574873 - 10/29/07 10:41 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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http://www.salem-news.com/articles/october152007/pot_measure_101507.php
Portland Will Vote to Legalize Marijuana Tim King Salem-News.com
Petition signature collecting starts next Friday. 27,255 signatures are required by July 7th to get Measure 8 on next year's ballot. marijuana Up to an ounce of marijuana for people over 21 would be legal under the proposed measure in Portland. Photo courtesy: Butte County, California District Attorney's Office
(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Portland, Oregon could be the next major U.S. city to legalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana. Measure 8's ballot caption explains that it, "Assets criminal penalty exemption for possession of marijuana in Portland."
The measure would allow possession of less than an ounce of marijuana for people over 21. Possession of less than an ounce at this time is a misdemeanor.
The ballot measure would not decriminalize pot, activist Parker Bell told reporters, it would legalize it, which means that the measure would bring commerce and money into it.
The opponents of Oregon's medical marijuana program, passed twice by voters, have been very active in recent weeks and months preparing legislation that could overturn the voter endorsed law. Police in Oregon have also been busy conducting grow raids all over the state. The DEA also moved into Oregon, bringing more pressure and scrutiny on the program. Since moving in, the federal agency has tried without success to subpoena the names and personal information of a number of OMPP patients.
It is widely suggested by anti-drug organizations that medical legalization laws are a front for proponents of total legalization. Now Bell is going to try to see what Portland voters think about exactly that, though it is not clear if it is a direct reaction to increased police intervention.
Portland would not be the first U.S. city to remove pot from the crime dockets, in fact there are about a dozen, including Oakland, Seattle and Denver, which have passed similar measures.
But in Denver, people quickly learned that their own mayor had no apparent use for it. He quickly reminded voters that marijuana was still illegal under state law, and they would still be arrested for it, in spite of the new city law.
So now you have city laws being passed that states won't recognize, and state laws being passed that the federal government doesn't recognize, as in the case of medical marijuana.
Opponents of legalization say it is a bad idea to legalize marijuana because of the message it sends to kids. Others contend that the children of peaceful people who smoke marijuana should not be denied their parents because they were arrested for possessing and smoking a natural substance people have used for thousands of years.
Petition signature collecting starts next Friday. 27,255 signatures are required by July 7th to get Measure 8 on next year's ballot.
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Silversoul
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Re: Here Ye, Here Ye, portlanders and Oregonians alike........ [Re: Psy Baba]
#7574879 - 10/29/07 10:43 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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Are you sure the petitioning starts next Friday? I seem to remember already signing such a petition.
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Psy Baba
That was zen, This is Tao



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Re: Here Ye, Here Ye, portlanders and Oregonians alike........ [Re: Silversoul]
#7574906 - 10/29/07 10:54 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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as sure as the source.
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Colbadol
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Re: Here Ye, Here Ye, portlanders and Oregonians alike........ [Re: Psy Baba]
#7575456 - 10/30/07 05:34 AM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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if it passed, which in Oregon i could see it happening...imagine the influx of people moving to the beaver state.
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AlCapwn
ID Reset, take that subpoena


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Re: Here Ye, Here Ye, portlanders and Oregonians alike........ [Re: Silversoul]
#7575536 - 10/30/07 06:33 AM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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Quote:
Silversoul said: Are you sure the petitioning starts next Friday? I seem to remember already signing such a petition.
It's old news, silly. :P It's been started since... the 19th of October.
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flattoptony
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Re: Here Ye, Here Ye, portlanders and Oregonians alike........ [Re: Psy Baba]
#8492994 - 06/06/08 02:45 PM (15 years, 7 months ago) |
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Where can i sign this petetion or is measure 8 already going to be on the ballot?
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Chemy
Jesus is Lord

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Re: Here Ye, Here Ye, portlanders and Oregonians alike........ [Re: flattoptony]
#8493009 - 06/06/08 02:49 PM (15 years, 7 months ago) |
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flattoptony said: Where can i sign this petetion or is measure 8 already going to be on the ballot?
That petetion was done for 7 months ago.
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JacquesCousteau
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Re: Here Ye, Here Ye, portlanders and Oregonians alike........ [Re: Chemy]
#8493032 - 06/06/08 02:58 PM (15 years, 7 months ago) |
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Chemy said: That petetion was done for 7 months ago.

Stoner activist FTW!
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mellontatauda
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Re: Here Ye, Here Ye, portlanders and Oregonians alike........ [Re: JacquesCousteau]
#8493307 - 06/06/08 04:11 PM (15 years, 7 months ago) |
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portland is a very beautiful place. i'd move there in a heartbeat
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oregonmushboy
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Re: Here Ye, Here Ye, portlanders and Oregonians alike........ [Re: mellontatauda]
#8493489 - 06/06/08 04:54 PM (15 years, 7 months ago) |
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Im so happy to live in oregon..
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