Travel guru Rick Steves completed a 6-day, 10-city trip around Oregon in early October to talk about travel and the need to end marijuana prohibition in Oregon.
With stops in Portland, Beaverton, Salem, Corvallis, Eugene, Medford, Ashland, Bend, The Dalles and Gresham, he spread the word to more than 1500 Oregonians about a more rational approach to marijuana, one based on his experiences traveling that have shown him how different societies tackle problems of addiction and drug crimes.
“One thing I’ve learned in 30 years of travel is that treating marijuana as a crime does not work,” he said. “A better approach is to regulate it, legalize it and tax it. I’m not pro-pot. I’m an advocate for better policy, and that’s what Oregon will get once Measure 91 passes.”
WHAT WAS SOMETHING YOU LEARNED FROM RICK STEVES TOUR AROUND OREGON?
HOW WILL YOU HELP SPREAD THE WORD TO VOTE YES ON MEASURE 91?
People across the state are eager for information about this measure. Rick provides a familiar face dealing pragmatically with an unfamiliar topic, and was integral to the passage of I-502 in Washington.
The tour was covered by hundreds of news outlets across the state, including:
- KGW in Portland: October 8th: Live at 7 Talk Box: Travel and marijuana with Rick Steves (video)
- The Oregonian: October 8th: Rick Steves campaigns for marijuana legalization in Oregon: Q&A
- Statesman Journal in Salem: October 9th: Travel Guru Rick Steves talks marijuana legalization
- The Associated Press: October 12th: Rick Steves: Travelin’ Oregon in support of legal marijuana
- KMTR in Corvallis: October 9th: Rick Steves: ‘We’ve got a law on our books now, it’s not enforced consistently’
- KOBI in Medford; October 10th: Rick Steves campaigns for Oregon measure 91
- KATU: Your Voice, Your Vote: Sunday Political Talk Show
- Jefferson Public Radio: Rick Steves’ Crusade Against Marijuana Prohibition Visits Ashland