We See the Human Cost and Ruined Lives Caused by Our Current Marijuana Laws Every Day
Please vote Yes on Measure 91 because treating marijuana use as a crime has failed.
- Arresting and citing thousands for marijuana every year is a drain upon law enforcement and judicial resources and has failed to increase public safety or deter use.
- It unnecessarily harms people’s lives.
- Our marijuana laws have disproportionately harmed people of color and hurt low income citizens the most.
Violation of marijuana laws can tear families apart and deny people education, employment and housing opportunities. Many of us are lawyers who represent people accused of marijuana offenses, we see first hand the harm caused by an irrational policy. In many ways, we are advocating against our own financial interests, but we cannot remain silent in the face of such a discriminatory and harmful policy.
Measure 91 would license and regulate marijuana only for adults over the age of 21, very similarly to how we regulate beer and wine. Driving under the influence laws will remain in place. It remains against the law to provide marijuana to minors. Taking marijuana out of the unregulated, illicit market and into a legal, regulated market will allow law enforcement resources to be better prioritized to fight serious and violent crime. Whenever police officers cite or arrest someone for marijuana, they must log the evidence and possibly show up in court–taking time away from patrolling our streets and keeping our neighborhoods safe.
We urge you to vote Yes on Measure 91 to better prioritize our local and state police resources and allow the Oregon police officers to concentrate on more important matters.
Leland R. Berger
Claudia E. Browne
Thomas Coan
Emerge Law Group
Robert A. Graham
Kohel Haver
John Henry Hingson III
Paul T. Loney
John Lucy IV
Brian Michaels
Jonah Morningstar
Courtney Moran, LL.M.
Michael Rose
Bradley M. Steinman
Philip W. Studenberg
Bear WilnerNugent
Neal Weingart
Ann B. Witte
This information furnished by Leland R Berger, Attorney at Law, Oregon CannaBusiness Compliance Counsel, LLC.