Recreational-use marijuana to become legal in Oregon

[Little Tich]

Source: Yahoo! News / Reuters

PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) - Marijuana smoking, seed sharing and cannabis-themed rallies are among the ways Oregon residents plan to celebrate as recreational-use pot becomes legal in the fourth western U.S. state on Wednesday.

Marijuana use purely for the sake of getting high is to become legal in the state from midnight on Tuesday, the first step in a voter-approved initiative that will usher in retail weed stores in 2016 like those operating in Washington state and Colorado.

Pot shops are also expected in 2016 in Alaska, where voters in November backed a similar legalization initiative. Pot use became legal in Alaska in February.

The new laws reflect a shifting legal landscape for a plant that remains illegal under federal law. Campaigns for legal pot have started in California and other states, and medical-use cannabis is now allowed in nearly half of U.S. states.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/recreational-marijuana-become-legal-oregon-011315514.html

[asiliveandbreathe]

1. I do believe we are seeing NO chance of

putting this bunny back in the box! - Don't forget - we have an additional second added to our day folk's...

[maxsolomon]

6. A repuke president could easily loose the DEA on us

It could be quashed legally and through police action. Wouldn't be pretty, but they're reactionaries, after all. Remember, their way of life is under assault!

[wildbilln864]

2. k & r & thanks! n/t

[Spitfire of ATJ]

3. I guess the recent crackdown was like shutting down moonshiners.

[davidpdx]

4. I voted for the initiative last fall after skepticism about the prior one

It was good that Colorado and Washington provided examples for how to do it right.

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

5. Next Wisconsin!!

[Uncle Joe]

7. Kicked and recommended for the great state of Oregon.

Thanks for the thread, Little Tich.

[GOLGO 13]

8. Hmmm may have to consider Oregon for my future retirment

destinations. I hear the weather is nice too.