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Marijuana Bartering Online

Submitted by Marijuana News on Thu, 08/11/2016 - 12:29

When Krista Ledbetter put some furniture for sale on Craigslist last month, the inquiries that started coming in from would-be buyers were puzzling.

“One of the first, all he said was to ask if I was ‘OMMP friendly’ for a trade,” Ledbetter said. “I didn’t even know what that meant, so I had to Google it to figure out he wanted to trade my furniture for weed.”

OMMP is shorthand for the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program. Dig through the listings on Craigslist and other online marketplaces long enough, and you’ll find scattered references to ‘OMMP’ and ‘MMJ,’ evidence of a barter economy where marijuana serves as currency.

A PlayStation 3 in Redmond, a 2006 Volvo in Eugene, a wakeboard and doghouse in Klamath Falls and a Jet Ski in Cottage Grove — all have been offered for sale in recent months, either for cash, or available in a trade for...

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