Dear Fellow Oregonian:
Our marijuana laws don’t work and exact a terrible cost in tax dollars, law enforcement priorities and people’s lives. I’m working in Congress to reform marijuana policy – and we are making progress at the national level – but it is in the states that the most constructive change has been happening. This November, Oregon has the opportunity to have a real, positive national impact.
That is why I hope you will join me in voting Yes on Ballot Measure 91.
This measure takes the right approach:
- It legalizes marijuana use for adults 21 and over.
- It strictly regulates its production, distribution and sale through the Oregon Liquor Control Commission.
- It provides more protection for kids than the current black market system. Right now, it is easier for a middle school student to get a joint than it is for them to get a six pack.
- It taxes marijuana, with the proceeds going to schools, state and local law enforcement, treatment and substance abuse education.
- It also will allow Oregon farmers to grow and sell industrial hemp, which has the potential to be a major cash crop for our agricultural economy.
Measure 91 is also carefully crafted to meet the new federal guidelines for marijuana sales, and learns from what is happening in Washington and Colorado, which have already legalized the adult use of marijuana.
We have the chance to make this long overdue change for Oregon. Vote Yes on 91 – because it’s time.
Sincerely,
Earl Blumenauer
Congressman, Oregon’s 3rd Congressional District
(This information furnished by Earl Blumenauer, Congressman.)