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Oregon ended marijuana prohibition at midnight Wednesday, joining Colorado, Washington state, Alaska and the District of Columbia in legalizing recreational use of the drug.
The new law means Oregon likely will reap benefits that appear to have followed legalization elsewhere: Reduced crime, from a legal industry supplanting a black market; higher tax revenue, once weed is legal to sell; and police forces and courts unburdened by droves of misdemeanor pot offenders.
Oregon voters in November approved Measure 91 with 56 percent of the vote. As of now, adults 21 and older can legally possess up to eight ounces of marijuana inside their home and up to one ounce outside. Adults can grow up to four plants per household, out of public view.
Sign of the times.
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(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Thursday July 02 2015, @02:25PM
Not a republican mentality at all. Two things drive corporations to drug test everyone. First, there is the boss's innate desire to control every fucking thing around him, including your time off. Second, is the insurance industry. There is nothing partisan about this thing at all. But, there is a somewhat lesser factor. The drug testing people are making lots of money, so they can afford to lobby the state and federal capitals to ensure that drug testing isn't decreased in the near future.