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posted by LaminatorX on Thursday July 02 2015, @01:20PM   Printer-friendly
from the just-say-"OR" dept.

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: 5, Insightful) by AndyTheAbsurd on Thursday July 02 2015, @03:02PM

    by AndyTheAbsurd (3958) on Thursday July 02 2015, @03:02PM (#204266) Journal

    And as usual, there is confusion between "drug user" and "drug abuser". Because, of course, we all know, if a drug is made illegal by the federal government, then any use of that drug is abuse. </sarcasm>

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  • (Score: 2) by kaszz on Thursday July 02 2015, @03:36PM

    by kaszz (4211) on Thursday July 02 2015, @03:36PM (#204280) Journal

    Perhaps drug use consequences and probability for specific things to occur?

    • (Score: 2) by AndyTheAbsurd on Friday July 03 2015, @01:44PM

      by AndyTheAbsurd (3958) on Friday July 03 2015, @01:44PM (#204702) Journal

      That's the reason for the sarcasm tag at the end of my comment - there's no connection between "drug use consequences and probability for specific things to occur" and where a drug ends up on the DEA's "schedule" of narcotics. If there was, marijuana would be off the schedule and alcohol would be Schedule I (which is basically the "if we catch you with this, we'll throw you in prison for a while" group).

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