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Recreational Marijuana Legalized in Half of Oregon Starting July 1

Submitted by Marijuana News on Sun, 07/05/2015 - 06:41

 

A new law approves use of recreational marijuana in the state of Oregon, but only in roughly 47 percent of it, as the other 53 percent is governed by entities that still consider it as illegal as ecstasy, LSD or heroin.

So if you plan on smoking, carrying or cultivating cannabis in Oregon, you must beware: the U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Bureau of Land Management and National Park Service are still in authority of punishing you if you do it in the wrong side of the state.

In most of the United States, possessing small amounts of weed is still a federal misdemeanor, punishable by fines or even jail time. However, federal authorities aren’t that set on catching people in the act when it comes to that baggie of weed. Starting July 1st, Oregonians have found themselves under new laws.

But exactly how much pot can they possess,...

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