Oregon’s Opportunity to Lead on Cannabis Policy

 

A day after the Oregon business plan summit ended, The Oregonian newspaper ran an editorial about Governor Kate Brown’s failure to lead.  It was a harsh rebuke of Governor Brown. No doubt being governor is hard.  But when it comes to cannabis in Oregon, failure to lead sums it up. The Oregonian followed up their rebuke of Brown with another editorial about the need to get our cannabis policy right and unfortunately our government isn’t doing enough to secure Oregon’s place in the market.

Who is the state’s cannabis czar? Who is advising the governor on the opportunity that cannabis and hemp present?  Who is bringing a level-headed evidence based approach to medical cannabis?  Exactly.

Oregon has been a policy innovator for generations. Our land use laws. Our public lands. Our voter laws. Our free speech laws. Our cannabis laws can be the same.

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