There are many reasons to vote for Measure 91, and many ways to talk about it. But there are some very basic facts that make up the bottom line of why to vote Yes.
Our current marijuana laws simply don’t work.
- They cost a fortune.
- They empower and enrich criminals and drug cartels.
- They distract law enforcement from serious crime, with over 99,000 arrests or citations over the last 10 years (one every 39 minutes).
- They don’t curb marijuana use.
- They ruin lives.
Tightly regulating and taxing the growth, sale and use of marijuana is a better approach.
- It legalizes marijuana use for adults 21 and older only.
- It provides strong protections against use by youth, including funding for proven, effective education and prevention programs.
- It maintains current driving under the influence laws and drug-free workplace rules.
- Taxing marijuana provides tens of millions of dollars for vitally important needs, with 40% to schools; 35% to state and local law enforcement; and 25% to drug treatment, prevention and mental health programs.
- By law, the money goes into a special account and can only be spent as directed.
What will Oregon look like after Measure 91 passes?
- We will have taken money and power away from the black market and drug cartels.
- We will have provided protections for neighborhoods and kids.
- We will have funded schools, public safety, prevention and mental health.
And Measure 91 was written to take the best lessons from the experiences of Washington and Colorado’s laws, making this the right measure at the right time.
That’s why 146,708 Oregonians – from east to west and north to south –
signed the petition to put this important measure on the ballot.
VOTE YES ON MEASURE 91
It’s the better approach for Oregon.
(This information furnished by Anthony Johnson, Chief Petitioner, Yes on 91.)