April 29, 2015

Harmful Oregon Medical Marijuana Bill Expected To Pass Today

April 29, 2015
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oregon medical marijuana sb 844Three times this week I posted an article urging people to contact their Oregon Senators about SB 844, provisions of which would drastically change the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program in bad ways. Despite a lot of calls and e-mails from constituents, it sounds like Senators are likely to move forward on the bill. Below is a call to action that I received from an amazing activists, Lori Duckworth. If you live in Oregon, you need to participate:

Update from the meeting yesterday. TOMORROW SB 844 Dash 6 WILL BE PASSED!!
Here’s what what we CAN DO TODAY!! RIGHT NOW TODAY!! EMAIL OUR SENATORS & REPS TODAY!! DETAILS OF THE Amendment that we don’t agree with & feel is irresponsible & irresponsible. We owe it to our elders of this program too continue to fight for them & every patients & POW, like myself & my husband & our good friends, that laid the path to the wide open market you all will enjoy & profit from in the years too come.‪#‎WALKtheTALKofLOVE‬ ‪#‎JimStrong‬ ‪#‎PATIENTSmatterSAVEtheOMMP‬

The Measure 91 Committee heard from hundreds of patients and advocates, but still seem adamant about passing The Dash 6 Amendments to Senate Bill 844. Some of the more troubling provisions of the proposal:

Starting on March 1, 2016, grow sites in residential areas will only be able to grow for 2 patients maximum (12 plants); non-residential locations will only be able to grow for 8 total (48 plants).
Growers will be subjected to a fee and inspections (even for personal grows)
Growers will have to report monthly to the state and keep records up to 7 years.
Any violation of the rules allows OHA to contact law enforcement.

Please send emails to the Measure 91 Committee immediately and then follow up with phone calls on Tuesday or Wednesday and let them know that they should vote “NO” on the Senate Bill “Dash 6″ amendments.

HERE ARE THE MAIN ISSUES WE ARE FIGHTING FOR:

CALL TO ACTION:

IMPORTANT ACTION #1: Please email the Measure 91 Committee immediately and state a specific change, please choose something below or create something similar:
“Please don’t limit patients grow sites. While some growers and patients will be grandfathered in, good growers won’t be able to pick up additional patients and some patients will lose their growers and their supply of medicine.”

“While I would prefer that you don’t limit patient gardens, if that is inevitable, please delay the implementation of these limits. The prohibition on growing more than 96 plants can wait until after the 2017 legislative session and 48 plants after the 2019 session. Please let the Measure 91 system get implemented before making major changes to the medical program.”

“Registration fees, monthly reporting and the requirement that growers keep records for 7 years will prove too burdensome for many growers who will stop growing for patients and could decide to turn to the black market.”

“While I would rather you vote NO on the Dash 6 Amendments, if it is going to pass, at least change Section 5(9) on page 22 that seems to allow the inspection of all grow sites, including home gardens that aren’t selling any marijuana.

“Please make sure that patients are able to be their own grower, regardless of how long they have lived in the state. Section 5(2)(a)(b) on page 20 seems to put into place a 4-year residency requirement for registered growers, even if they are a patient themselves.”

“Allowing the OHA to call the police for potentially routine violations during inspections could deter many growers from staying licensed. Please remove the inspection of medical gardens and the ability of OHA to notify law enforcement.”

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IMPORTANT ACTION #2: Make calls on Tuesday or Wednesday before 4pm and state what you emailed or you can pick a different policy change request.

Sen. Ginny Burdick: 503-986-1718
Rep. Peter Buckley: 503-986-1405
Sen. Floyd Prozanski: 503-986-1704
Rep. Ken Helm: 503-986-1434
Sen. Jeff Kruse: 503-986-1701
Sen. Ted Ferrioli: 503-986-1950
Sen. Lee Beyer: 503-986-1706
Rep. Ann Lininger: 503-986-1438
Rep. Carl Wilson: 503-986-1403
Rep. Andy Olson: 503-986-1415

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