Thursday, September 20, 2012

Measure 80 Extravaganza!

I am quite proud to have had my letter to the editor regarding a Portland Trib piece, Marijuana Legalization is a Lot of Smoke, printed along side so many fantastic rebuttal of that horrid piece of trype.

Portland Tribune and Community Newspapers - Measure 80 lets police fight real crime:
And employers can maintain their drug-free workplace policy. There are tests available that can determine if a person is currently under the influence of marijuana. That is all that is needed to maintain compliance.
 Also this week, Measure 80 received two big endorsements.

Drug Reform: Measure 80 (2012) | ACLU of Oregon:
The ACLU has long advocated for the decriminalization of the use, possession, cultivation, manufacture and distribution of drugs, including marijuana. Criminal laws against marijuana impose arbitrary, often harsh, and cruel penalties for private conduct for which no criminal penalty is appropriate. These laws are selectively enforced and, when enforced, often rely on entrapment, illegal searches, or other means that violate civil liberties. They divert scarce law enforcement resources from serious crimes and true public safety threats.

Consistent with this policy, we see Measure 80 as a step in the right direction for Oregon.

Former Oregon Secretary Of State Bill Bradbury Endorses Measure 80 | The Weed Blog:
“Our nation’s war on drugs has really been, for decades now, a war on Americans of color and our poorest, most vulnerable citizens, and the ban on agricultural hemp has been the collateral damage” said Bradbury, who served for 14 years in the Oregon Legislature before serving two terms as Oregon’s Secretary of State. “I urge my fellow Oregonians to vote yes on Measure 80, which is an historic opportunity to show our fellow Americans a way to end the failed drug war, begin a new, sensible approach to marijuana, and restore hemp to our farmers and hi-tech entrepreneurs for biofuel, textiles, and advanced manufacturing.”

Rationality is winning out over the hype. Now is the time to tell everyone you know to vote YES on 80!

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