Medical marijuana

Initiative petition 28 will easily garner our state millions of dollars in revenue by taxing and regulating the profits of nonprofit medical cannabis dispensaries and providers.

As your paper noted, the DEA will now halt medical marijuana raids. Oregon lawmakers should seize this opportunity by passing I28 as a bill.

A regulated supply system can help our state during this economic crisis and provide a safe and effective medicine for thousands of patients battling severe debilitating medical conditions. If the legislature leads on this issue, then millions of dollars can be used to expand the Oregon Health Plan, fund more drug treatment programs and help law enforcement officers combat violent criminals.

http://blog.oregonlive.com/myoregon/2009/03/medical_marijuana.html