Oregon SSDP

06/15/2017

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It only takes a minute or two and you will become part of the organization that has put PTSD and pervasive and neurological conditions to the list of qualifying conditions.

The organization that reduced Veteran's card fees to $20!

So take a few minutes and click the link below.

compassionateoregon.org/membership

07/01/2015

Ma*****na is now legal in Oregon!

The end of ma*****na prohibition came at the stroke of midnight and a crowd that spanned the entire length of the Burnside Bridge gathered to celebrate.

01/26/2015

The War on Kids: Undercover Cop Tricks Autistic Student into Selling Him W**d (Vice Documentary)

Subscribe to VICE here! http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE This is the story of Jesse Snodgrass, a kid with Aspergers Syndrome who was entrapped by an undercove...

12/16/2014

Tom Burns named OLCC's director of ma*****na programs

Tom Burns, the individual tasked with the implementation of Oregon's HB 3460 to license and regulate medical ma*****na facilities has been named OLCC'...

11/12/2014

Portugal decriminalized drug use in 2000, and addiction has been cut in half. The country's approach to drug policy is the exact opposite of the US: they treats addicts as people suffering from a disease rather than criminals who should to be punished. Over the past decade, Portugal has doubled spending on treatment and prevention rather than on police and jails. The government also provides addicts with the help they need including free needle exchanges, free rehab programs, and transition back to a healthy life. Share if the US should follow Portugal's example.

Source: http://read.bi/1qYIxb5

11/10/2014

"Because it is clear that a significant majority of voters in Multnomah County support the legalization of ma*****na in certain amounts, this office will dismiss the pending charges related to conduct which will otherwise become legal July 1, 2015"

Multnomah County District Attorney Rod Underhill's office released a statement to The Oregonian Monday afternoon saying prosecutors will dismiss a total of 21 pending ma*****na cases. All involve ma*****na-related activities that will be legal when the new law becomes effective July 1, 2015.

07/23/2014

A comprehensive analysis released today by ECONorthwest, one of the most respected independent economic forecasting firms in the country, found that ma*****na regulation in Oregon would generate $38.5 million in excise tax revenue in the first year.

07/17/2014

August 2nd marks 77 years of federal ma*****na prohibition. With New Approach, we have the best chance we have ever had to end prohibition in Oregon, but we need you! Please make a donation so we can continue fighting for sensible ma*****na policy here in Oregon. We can't do this without you.

Please help us end prohibition of ma*****na in Oregon - we can't do this without you.

07/10/2014

Big endorsement from Drug Policy Alliance's founder Ethan Nadelmann. New Approach Oregon's initiative described as "the new gold standard" of ma*****na reform efforts.

One of the country's leading drug policy reformers visited Oregon Tuesday to make a pitch for legalizing ma*****na, calling our initiative headed to the November ballot "the new gold standard" of ma*****na reform efforts.

07/08/2014

When the poster child for ma*****na legalization is released from a U.S. prison later this week, Marc Emery will be re-entering a world where many of his ideas have taken root and in some places have sprouted right up.

07/07/2014

Do you know any OMMP patients? New Approach Oregon is looking to hear from them!

Do you know any OMMP patients? We'd like to know: How does the current law inhibit them? Do they have to drive long distances to obtain medicine?

05/16/2014

Students for Sensible Drug Policy endorses Students For A Better Tomorrow Today for the ASPSU elections! :D

Vote here: http://elections.aspsu.pdx.edu/

Portland State University is currently holding elections for its student government body and the chapter leaders of Portland State SSDP, Greta Gibbens and Romain Bonilla, have volunteered as tribute to represent their fellow students and promote sensible drug policies on their campus.