Your medical records are not likely something you share, even with those closest to you. What’s included in those records is your business and yours alone. But the state of Oregon was recently compelled to hand over an “untold number” of medical records to federal agents, according to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, all in an effort to continue the federal government’s war on marijuana. [Read more…]
Marijuana Legalization Defeated in Oregon
As Washington and Colorado celebrate a victory in the war against the War on Drugs, the marijuana legalization effort in Oregon fell short of their goal, with a little more than half of the voters speaking out against Measure 80. The defeat is crushing to those who recognize marijuana as a harmless (and even helpful) plant, and the governments war against it a futile battle that achieves nothing but wasted money and the criminalization of everyday people. [Read more…]
Eugene Marijuana Dispensary Raided by Local Law Enforcement
While it’s not unusual to hear of federal agents storming a pot dispensary, it is rare to learn of local law enforcement doing the same thing. But, that’s exactly what occurred in Eugene this week as detectives with the Lane County’s Interagency Narcotics Enforcement Team raided Kannabosm, a medical marijuana business in Eugene. [Read more…]
Will Oregon Get Marijuana Dispensaries?
This November while California is voting whether or not to make marijuana legal, Oregon will be voting on dispensaries. A few years behind California’s influx of weed stores, Oregon’s Measure 74 will finally allow those authorized to possess medical marijuana to purchase it. [Read more…]
DUI, Medical Marijuana Laws Qualify for November Vote
Oregon voters will potentially be making some law changes this fall. As the Statesman Journal reports, several initiatives have qualified for the ballot, leaving voters in charge of some critical changes to DUI law and medical marijuana issues. Over 80,000 signatures were received by the Secretary of State Kate Brown, qualifying these issues for the ballot. [Read more…]
Oregon Supreme Court Rules Employers Can Fire Medical Marijuana Users
Although state law in Oregon now allows for the use of marijuana, when approved by a physician, in many medical conditions, the state’s high court ruled last week that employers do not have to cater to those people with medical marijuana authorization if their use violates a workplace policy.
The ruling overturns a decision by the Bureau of Labor and Industries and a following affirmation by the Oregon Court of Appeals. What affect this has on employees and states across the country remains to be seen. [Read more…]