SALEM, OR — Oregon has become the third state to legalize marijuana. Voters Tuesday approved Measure 91, which will legalize personal marijuana possession and cultivation and set up a system of taxed and regulated marijuana commerce. The District of Columbia earlier today approved an initiative to legalize marijuana possession and cultivation, but that initiative does […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Alaska voters approved a ballot measure to end marijuana prohibition on Tuesday, capping off a historic election year for marijuana policy reform. Voters in Oregon adopted a similar measure earlier in the evening, making it the third state in the nation to end marijuana prohibition, following Colorado and Washington. Measure 91 in […]

On November 4, Oregon’s Measure 91 passed the popular vote by 57% to 43%, making Oregon one of only 4 US states to end cannabis prohibition! This is a historic time, and represents an intelligent and progressive change in public policy. Not only is cannabis one of the most medically useful plants known, but it […]

PORTLAND, OR — Less than a week after Oregon voters approved the Measure 91 marijuana legalization initiative, prosecutors in Multnomah County (Portland) announced Monday that they will dismiss all pending violation-level pot possession cases and won’t bother to prosecute any future ones. “Because it is clear that a significant majority of voters in Multnomah County […]