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.
(Score: 2) by frojack on Thursday July 02 2015, @07:03PM
49 states to go?
Have you been absent from the planet since you ran away in 1956?
No, you are mistaken. I've always had this sig.
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Thursday July 02 2015, @11:32PM
Oh - I forgot. There are 58 states now, right?