This week the Oregon Legislature will begin discussions about the medical marijuana program and implementation of ballot measure 91. In light of recreational marijuana possession becoming legal in July, one question for the legislature to consider will be, “should we do away with the Medical Marijuana program?”. There will be many other questions discussed as well, but now is …
OSGG In the News: County Rejects Pot Idea - Daily Courier
In a surprise change of course, the Josephine County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday unanimously rejected seeking a tax on newly legalized marijuana. “I’m stunned,” said Mark Seligman, an outspoken marijuana activist from Selma who was among dozens of people who packed the Anne Basker Auditorium in downtown Grants Pass. At issue was a proposed resolution to allow voters in …
Josephine County Residents Urgent Call To Action
Apologies to those not residing in Josephine County, but for those who do please continue reading: Follow the link: http://drugsense.org/temp/ProposedXMarijuanaXOrdinance.pdf This ordinance in being expedited on the the special elections ballot in May. It was drafted prior to Measure 91 passing and was presented to the Public as a Tax on Marijuana, with the 1st reading waived by the Board …
OSGG In the News: Daily Courier
Legislators pay visit to Williams By Shaun Hall of the Daily Courier WILLIAMS — Assigned the task of writing the rules for growing and selling newly legal- ized marijuana, state Rep. Carl Wilson told a large crowd Thurs- day night in the pot capital of Oregon he was “getting an education about your world.” A crowd of about 150 people …
Meet the reps we are presenting at our General Meeting:
Representative Ann Lininger - Democrat - District 38 - Lake Oswego Co-Chair on the Measure 91 Joint Implementation Committee Ann originally hails from Southern Oregon, is an experienced public interest attorney and is an advocate of education, the economy and environment. She is also on the legal team of Oregon Iron Works’s. https://www.facebook.com/annlininger.org Representative Carl Wilson - Republican - District …
The 2015 Legislative Session has begun:
Governor Kitzhhaber, 30 State Senators, and 60 State Representatives each took their oaths of office on January 12, marking the official start of the 2015 Oregon Legislative Session. Following an election where Democrats gained seats in both Chambers, the Senate is now comprised of 18 Democrats and 12 Republicans. The Senate will again be led by President Peter Courtney (D-Salem) …
