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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: 3, Insightful) by TheGratefulNet on Thursday July 02 2015, @07:18PM
one neighbor annoying the other is not ok.
similarly, I absolutely hate the smell of cooking onions. never liked them, hate the smell. same with tobacco; hate the smell.
I have to say, I've been more annoyed by the 'legal smells' from neighbors than the so-called illegal smells.
so, I understand the objection. your right to enjoy your life should not affect me and telling me to 'just get used to it' is not a solution.
of course, this has nothing to do with 'drugs'; its all about living with people in a shared area and not wanting to force your lifestyle on others.
and all of that can be done (or not done) without any correlation to what plant is deemed legal and what is not.
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