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Cannabis

Warren DeMontague

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2. If 64 is like Oregon's law, public use will still be prohibited.

Reply to 4lbs (Reply #1)

Wed Nov 2, 2016, 06:16 PM

Nov 2016

What would happen in that specific situation, of course, probably depends on the temperature of the local cops. In Seattle, when legalization passed, cops handed out bags of doritos with cards explaining the new rules, and stuff like "yes, you can smoke marijuana and watch a Lord of the Rings marathon in your living room". There were people celebrating by lighting up at the Space Needle, and the cops ignored it. But now they will ticket for open public use again.

In Portland the Police Dept. tweeted encouraging people to patronize legal cannabis businesses. So not all police depts. are reflexively opposed to this.

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MSNBC: Poll- nearly 2/3 of Americans support legalizing Marijuana [View all] Warren DeMontague Nov 2016 OP

Three more states could legalize it in various forms in about a week. 4lbs Nov 2016 #1

If 64 is like Oregon's law, public use will still be prohibited. Warren DeMontague Nov 2016 #2

A clear majority are willing, but Reefer Madness-era myths about cannabis endure. TonyPDX Nov 2016 #3

You hit the nail right on the head. Warren DeMontague Nov 2016 #4