Sep 28, 2010
California, Oregon, Peter Buckley, Proposition 19
If California voters pass Prop 19 this November, Oregon state Rep. Peter Buckley (D) says he will introduce a similar measure in the Oregon legislature in 2011 to tax and regulate marijuana for adults. From the Mail Tribune:
In addition to raising revenue, Buckley said, it would dramatically reduce criminal activity now associated with it, including the illegal pot gardens now frequently found on area federal forestlands.
"But what happens in California is the key," said Buckley, who is co-chairman of the powerful Ways and Means Committee.
"California is huge," he said. "If California decides to legalize it, I want my colleagues to at least let Oregon voters weigh in on the issue."
He believes that Oregonians likely would follow California's lead, followed by residents in Washington state.
Californians approved that state's landmark medical marijuana law 14 years ago; Oregonians followed suit four years later.
Prop 19 is currently ahead 49-42 in the latest poll. Can you feel the momentum?