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Members of a crowd numbering tens of thousands smoke marijuana and listen to live music, at the Denver 420 pro-marijuana

rally at Civic Center Park in Denver in April. The U.S. government said Thursday that it will not make it a priority to block

marijuana legalization in Colorado or Washington or close down recreational marijuana stores, so long as the stores abide by

state regulations. (The Associated Press/File)

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In a decision that buoyed advocates pushing for a marijuana legalization

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in Oregon, the federal government said Thursday it isn't likely to interfere with

Colorado and Washington as they move to offer the drug for recreational use next year.

The U.S. Department of Justice, however, said its longstanding marijuana prosecution

priorities remain unchanged. Those include keeping marijuana from minors,

preventing revenue from marijuana sales from going to gangs and cartels, and cracking

down on the trafficking of cannabis from states where it's legal to those where it's not.

At the same time, states with strong marijuana regulatory and enforcement systems are

"less likely to threaten" federal priorities, said U.S. Deputy Attorney General James

Cole, who drafted the memo

(http://www.justice.gov/iso/opa/resources/3052013829132756857467.pdf).

"Indeed, a robust system may affirmatively address those priorities by, for example,

implementing effective measures to prevent diversion of marijuana outside of the

regulated system and to other states," he wrote.

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To Amanda Marshall,

(http://media.oregonlive.com/politics_impact/other/USA%20Statement%

20re%20Marijuana.pdf) Oregon's top federal law enforcement official, the memo

changes little for marijuana prosecutions in the state. Pending federal marijuana

prosecutions in Oregon involve guns or drug trafficking and will continue, she said.

"We haven't been going after low-level offenders or people who are operating in

compliance with the Oregon medical marijuana law," she said. "It just kind of takes that

and expands it in terms of applying that same principle to those two states who now

have legalized marijuana for recreational use."

The announcement gives momentum to legalization efforts across the country.

"This will only help Oregon and other states move forward with ending cannabis

prohibition," said Anthony Johnson, director of New Approach Oregon, a group

working to put an initiative on the ballot here in 2014.

"It shows that ending prohibition has become inevitable," he said.

Advocates in Oregon rejected a plea last year by the influential Marijuana Policy Project

to defer an initiative until 2016. That decision meant the Washington, D.C.-based

group, which helped make marijuana legal in Colorado, won't be underwriting Oregon's

effort. The group had pledged an infusion of $700,000.

Roy Kaufmann, a Portland marijuana policy reform advocate and consultant, said the

Marijuana Policy Project's advice was based on stronger voter turnout during

presidential election years.

But Kaufmann said plans to get a marriage equality initiative on the 2014 ballot

changed that equation for Oregon's marijuana activists. The marriage equality measure,

he said, is expected to draw a large voter turnout, which works to marijuana advocates'

advantage.

"I think that was a real turning point in recognizing that a lot of the voters who might

normally sit at home in a non-presidential election year would be willing to engage."

Paul Stanford, who owns a chain of medical marijuana clinics and was the chief backer

of Measure 80, the legalization measure rejected by Oregon voters last year, said he's

encouraged by the feds' stance on Colorado and Washington. He, too, is moving ahead

with two marijuana legalization initiatives.

"The fact that the federal government has said that as long as you have a well-regulated

cannabis industry, they won't interfere, that supports us and encourages people to enact

such a system," he said.

But Clatsop County District Attorney Josh Marquis said cautioned against reading too

much into the feds' decision. He said the conflict between federal and state law over

marijuana's legal status remains fundamentally unchanged and future presidential

administrations may view cannabis differently.

"Individuals who want to smoke their doobies in Washington and Colorado probably

have nothing to worry about," said Marquis. "But businesses constructing business

models for long-terms marijuana consumption and distribution would be well advised

to be a little cautious."

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Why does it not matter to all these boomers who run triathlons, bench press 350, and

are better for smoking 2 ounces of Oregon-potent weed each month" to smoke

(medical card holders in Oregon get 24 ounces a month) that in the last three years

Oregon voters have said NO to both dispensaries and legalization.

Unlike the pro-dope crows who make boatloads selling 25% THC Ganga and are

funded by pro-drug billionaires like George Soros, Peter Lewis, and John Sperling

( who want ALL drugs legalized, not just marijuana) the few people and groups willing

to take the less popular position against the pro-dope measures, those few gutsy folks

have NOBODY funding them.

So why do they keep winning at the ballot? Why should those voters be ignored?

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The Oregon legislature has no b-a-l-l-s . Else this would be done. Already.

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I’ve heard that there are people who abuse their own naughty parts! What kind of

society would we have if that were legal?!? There would be people doing that when

they’re driving! Their cars would be bouncing up and down like those hydraulic hot rods

that are driven by our Country's unregistered guests! I don’t want to see people playing

with their privates in public places either! It makes people go blind! I've known lots of

blind people and every one of them abused their own naughty parts before they went

blind! If we legalize that then we would have to let people marry their hands for crying

out loud! Ooooh, I’m so excited! I asked for my hand in marriage today and it said yes!

’nuff said!

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quite simply put

The Federal Government has no case,

And will not temp the Supreme Court to bring constitutional judgement to a 10th

amendment issue.

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You need a new picture. The C.R.C. with the toy trains is dead.

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Addendum: Please cut us a little slack here. After all, the abortion issue and even gay

rights issues are about played out. About all we are going to have left to debate is "end

of life on the planet" type stuff like climate change and radioactive leakage. Nobody

wants to hear about (or read about) depressing stuff like that. If anyone has some other

non-issue that we can use, please e-mail us.

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On behalf of all of the weak-willed, hypocritical politicians and alcoholic law

enforcement officials, I would like to apologize to the citizens of this country for

decades of needless destruction of innocent lives and for the damage to the respect for

the rule of law. We will try to find other ways to fill our prisons and provide jobs to

corrections workers. As politicians, we promise to find some other divisive and

emotional issue that will help make elections interesting and predictable so that

incumbents do not have to worry about having to discuss any real issues.

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Josh Marquis...chill dude...you still have tons of shoplifting to handle...you can

concentrate on 2nd and third time drunk drivers , garage heists, prescription drug theft

and sales....The 60's are over dude...let them be.

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In the 60's pot tested at 4-5% THC...and it took an entire joint, passed among friends,

to get a buzz. Medical marijuana, produced under extremely controlled circumstances,

with emphasis on light and proper plant nutrition, harvesting the buds, tests in ranges

varying from 10-25% THC. This is good stuff no question and one hit will get you nicely

loaded. So, the stuff needs to be tested and warnings need to go on the packaging:

OHW: one hit wonder LDWDY: little dab will do you or PWCN: proceed with caution

numbnuts, WNIKA: we're not in kansas anymore...etc.,

The prices will fall now, small operators will be forced out and corporate farms will

produce good and better product...

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The prices have already fallen to the point you can hardly pay the electric bill.

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Look at all the stoners willingly doing whatever the government wants them to do as

long as they get their pot.

Part of the collapse of what was once the greatest society the world has ever known.

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What??!!

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Hillary will legalize it

"He said the conflict between federal and state law over marijuana's legal status

remains fundamentally unchanged and future presidential administrations may view

cannabis differently."

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Dude, we don't live in a monarchy. CONGRESS needs to change the Controlled

Substance Act, something the evil DA Marquis proposed in an op-Ed 9 YEARS

ago...

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Can anyone provide a link/resource for the science/research criteria used to

declare/define cannabis as a Drug?

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Federal drug policy finally tries a more sane and sober approach, at least when it

comes to the most inappropriately demonized recreational drug.

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God Bless America! Go democracy!

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PLEASE LEGALIZE. OREGON IS NEXT. THEN CALIFORNIA, THEN THE WHOLE

COUNTRY. STOP THE CARTELS! ALL THE PEOPLE WHO SMOKE WEED IN THIS

COUNTRY WOULD JUMP AT A CHANCE TO THROW $100 AT THE GOVERNMENT

FOR A CARD THAT ENABLES THEM TO LEGALLY HAVE LESS THAN A OUNCE

ON THEM.

AND THERE COULD BE COMMUNITY GARDENS WHERE PEOPLE CAN GROW

THEIR OWN BUDS UNDER CONTROLLED, REGULATED, AND MUCH MORE

SAFER CIRCUMSTANCES. OR THEY CAN GROW A PLANT OR TWO IN THEIR

OWN HOME. NOBODY WOULD EVER PUT ANOTHER DOLLAR INTO THE BLACK

MARKET. AND WE CAN MAKE THE WORLD A SAFER PLACE.

I'M SURE $100's OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS EACH YEAR WILL FLOW INTO THE

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND IT WILL BE MUCH MORE PROFITABLE FOR THEM

THAN COSTLY PROSECUTIONS AND COURT BATTLES.

LET'S STOP WRECKING PEOPLES LIVES OVER A PLANT, A WEED FOR GOD

SAKES!!

LET'S REPAIR OUR EARTH BY PLANTING HUGE CROPS OF EARTH FRIENDLY

HEMP. WE CAN GROW OUR OWN FUEL, CLOTHING, AND SO MUCH MORE IN A

SUSTAINABLE WAY THAT ISN'T TOUGH ON THE ECOSYSTEM!

AND MAKE THE AGE LIMIT 18. NO SMOKING AND DRIVING. BE DISCREET AND

KEEP IT ON THE DOWN LOW. NO SMOKING WEED AT WORK. IF YOU COME

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BACK FROM LUNCH SMELLING LIKE GANJA YOU WILL PROBABLY STILL GET

FIRED. JUST BE SMART. BE SAFE. AND HAVE FUN!

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Mr. Marquis, I spent today just like I'll spend every day for the next two weeks. I'll be

trimming legal medical MJ with a bunch of other senior citizens. While we trim we all

marvel that we have at least legal medical MJ, and look forward to a time when weed is

totally decriminalized. And it is gonna happen in our lifetimes.

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I bet you all have a good laugh about it in between Dorito break, second

breakfast, snacks, coffee and doughnut break, third breakfast, the uhh,

ummm...uhhh..I forget...but some other break...then forth breakfast finished off by

a bag of Doritios on your way to lunch.

;)

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Actually we are all well into our sixties and quite fit. I'll race you to the top of

the climbing wall at OSU any day of the week doggyman. Or you can meet

us at Manzanita when we take an afternoon off this sat. and catch some

waves. We did snack, I won't deny it, I brought a bin of kale chips fresh from

my garden and we all enjoyed some lovely cherry tomatoes. Grow up young

pup, you won't ever get to the porch with that kind of attitude.

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I was joking, and I would take your challenge on the wall. Don't surf though man.

Beat you at a 50k cross country ski any time you desire though, or a hike up any

of the beautiful mountains in the Gorge.

And I'm already on the porch.

I would have thought you would have learned sarcasm at your mature old age.

Guess the kale chips made you too serious.

;)

I

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Does anyone here remember the book "Brave New World"?

In that startlingly accurate look into the future, the drug 'Soma' is widely used to calm

the masses and reduce apprehension about what the government is doing.

Liberals love the idea.

Good book. You "Soma" users ought to read it.

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Good book, analogy fail.

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Prozac is Soma

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One must ask themselves, why does the federal goverment have any input into this

State only decision ??

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Well...because all states are part of the federal government known as the United

States of America, and there are federal laws which apply in all states. The ban

on marijuana being one of them.

That is why they have an input.

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The laws are ridicules..Its a Schedule 1 drug..That needs changed right

away..Marijuana is nothing like heroin or other schedule 1 drugs..

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But doswheels raises a good point.

If you look at the criminal laws against simple possession of marijuana,

there's currently both a state one and a federal one. There's no reason on

earth why Oregon can't repeal its law --there wouldn't be a conflict with

federal law. Possession would still be a crime under federal law but wouldn't

be one under Oregon law.

The state potentially gets in trouble under federal law only when they take

the next step, which is explicitly allowing it --such as granting medicinal-use

licenses when possession is prohibited under federal law. Or taxing it.

At that point, you're in conflict.

So really dos is right --on the question of whether marijuana should no

longer be a crime in Oregon, the feds should mind their own business.

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in principal I agree with what he says, but as is, the government does have a say.

It is a federal law regarding a federally banned substance.

Whether that law is logically or morally justifiable is another thing altogether.

But a say they have as long as the laws of the nation are as they are.

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The only people defending prohibition somehow derive a paycheck from it. People like

Marquis.

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Exactly how do Marquis and other Oregon prosecutors financially benefit from

prosecuting drug cases, marijuana cases in particular?

There is no "bounty" or bonus for filing more cases.

An easy and facile charge to make but unless you can back it up it's just

false and reckless.

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The legislature needs to roll up its sleeves and get to work on a real process for

legalization in Oregon.

It needs to address the taxation issue, what the regulations on businesses engaged in

marijuana cultivation and sales are going to look like, and what exceptions there will be

(e.g., smoking in public, access for minors).

The various squabbling factions of legalization activists are idiots. Their competing

ballot measures are going to create such a cluster%#@$ that they'll sink the whole

thing.

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Doesn't legalization have to come first? I mean, you can't really legislate

production and distribution of an illegal substance.

Amsterdam has a good system. Confine usage to designated areas. In Oregon,

since there is a drinking age, also restrict usage to adults 21 and older.

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The Measure specified the amount of the tax and what it will go toward. The

petitioners wrote that, not the Legislature. Where you're getting a critique of

the Legislature I can't imagine.

Then to obtusely assert that your "assumption about the tone" of my post is

"correct," when you didn't even read it... Geez.

I normally don't bother much anymore with this site because every single

stupid thing becomes a pedantic bickering match about nothing with people

who can't or won't read. So thanks for that.

I'm out of here.

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I did read it. What are you on about. Read it 5 times at least to be sure. How

do you think I found the quote? by chance? Don't be a whiner. I interpreted it

a specific way. If that is not what you meant then sorry. But write less

ambiguously then.

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"smoke their doobies"

Hey, Mr. Marquis, 1972 called and said it wants its lingo back.

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The last initiative was 757,023 voting yes and 877,553 voting no..That is 54% voting no

and 46% voting yes..That was a big lose for pot..They will need better funding for

education..Putting it on the ballot with same sex marriage makes sense..I also would

include the tax in the ballot..At least $50 a ounce tax..People will see it is a money

maker..I have heard they want to write it up with a $35 dollar per ounce tax..To me that

is to low..I think it will pass but it will need to be written better than last time and better

outreach which takes cash..

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The key is convincing the R's...Spending ad money targeting them is

necessary..The R voter wants to hear how much money will be raised..The

number of R's voting for legalization last time were not good..That goes for same

sex marriage..Those were bad numbers also coming from the R's..Like if I

remember right only about 15% of R's voted yes..The thing about voting during

presidential because of higher turnout does have some advantage but remember

last time over 200,000 Oregonians voted only for President and Nothing else on

the ballot.. Its a strange stat..Shows lots of people don't care what is happening in

Oregon.

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The key is a well written ballot not the crap we had to vote on last time. I

almost voted no and I am for legalization.

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The last initiative did not pass because it was poorly formed and put the control of

a multi multi million dollars a year business in the hands of a few that would have

been given too much power and would have been, in that sense, able to make

rules and regulations that benefited them.

Also, the stoned driving aspect of the Oregon bill was deficient. If the next bill

takes these things into account and is modeled more after Wa and Co it will

surely pass.

Especially since fence sitters will see the fabric of the universe has not come

undone for the northern neighbors.

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"...implementing effective measures to prevent diversion of marijuana outside of the

regulated system and to other states..."

Think of the drug runners in their cigar boats racing across the Columbia.

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Article IV, Section 1:

Full faith and credit shall be given in each state to the public acts, records,

and judicial proceedings of every other state. And the Congress may by

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@evileyebrows: So you're saying all states have to honor marriage licenses

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Yeah... I can imagine their worry... I mean... sheesh... there's NO marijuana in

Oregon right now, is there? Gad! I sure hope none of that there legalized

marrywuanna stuff gets diverted to our innocent state! Whatever would we do!??

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Eventually, marijuana is going to be totally legal. Those who fight this are stupid.

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But what sucks is, if you have a job that does random UAs, even after it's legal

you'll still get fired if you smoked once in the previous six weeks or so. It's gonna

take a lot longer for that particular hypocrisy to end.

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It's the principle that bothers me. A person should be fired for being high at

work - not for getting high a month previously on a day off.

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Perhaps a better test should be developed?

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ALREADY legal in my house.

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"Individuals who want to smoke their doobies in Washington and Colorado probably

have nothing to worry about".

I wish folks in law enforcement didn't make fun of marijuana users as harmless losers

and dangerous criminals in the same sentence. If marijuana is just a drug lazy losers

use, why prosecute them as criminals? The mocking of marijuana users by prosecutors

is in direct contradiction to how seriously they treat marijuana possession. No one

mocks crack, heroine, Meth, etc this way. There are no cheeto jokes when those drugs

are discussed. Because those are serious drugs.

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Well, I'm gonna generalize here, but cops are generally hard-core conformists

who just accept whatever comes down to them from those in positions of

authority. When I was in college I talked to a criminal justice major who was

opposed to pot "because it's a drug". When I pointed out that she drank and

smoked, she said, "But those aren't drugs! They're LEGAL!"

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Law enforcement does not want to lose the low hanging fruit, that makes their

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Actually that's not true. less than an ounce is a citation. Going after casual

users is a waste of time and resources. Now if you're driving Cheech and

Chong's van made out of weed...seriously, if less than an ounce becomes

100% legal it makes their job easier. A Kilo will still be a problem unless

you're a licensed distributor. When legalization happens the police will be

handing out Doritos at the first 420 festival. They will just be reminding folks

not to drive while high as that will still be illegal. Legalization is going to

happen. So keep calm and carry...a bong...

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Casual users get nicked all the time. They get their fines out of you; up to

$500 if they feel like it. OR, they give you the option of "diversion"... oh

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industry. Oh.. and then you pay to get your record "expunged"; which, of

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Yup... it's a lucrative business for town clowns, county mounties and

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