The latest news from the medical marijuana front is a mixed bag: There’s broad public support for the Oregon Medical Marijuana Plan, according to one poll. But efforts to kill the medical marijuana program approved by state voters in 1998 are still being hatched for the 2010 ballot.
First up, newly released survey data (PDF) from Portland pollster Lisa Grove shows 49 percent of likely voters in Oregon oppose efforts that are afoot in the Legislature to let employers fire medical-marijuana users. Just 32 percent of likely voters support such a bill, according to the December poll.
The data was belatedly released this week by Anthony Johnson, political director at the pro-marijuana outfit Voter Power.
Then comes the buzz kill: Allies of conservative ballot-measure guru Kevin Mannix have filed three draft ballot titles with the Secretary of State’s office for the 2010 ballot.
The proposed Oregon Crime Control Act, Oregon Intoxicating Substances Act and Oregon Marijuana Prescription Act each would replace medical marijuana with prescription THC pills, which pro-marijuana advocates say are not as effective as real ganja.
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Prescription THC? This is such an obvious ploy to put big Rx makers in the mix. These assholes are losing money on MM. They want their cut.
Apparently Kevin Mannix will not be happy until everyone not like him is in jail.
Ah, how I miss the days of being able to publicly tar & feather idiots like Kevin and run them out of the state…
That’s great. But couldn’t you call yourself "Ed II" so people don’t mistake you for me? Ed the 1st frowns on aimless drivel.
Kevin Mannix is Fucking NUTS and will probably rot in hell some day…..
truth is,
people are going to continue to smoke marijuana forever, THC pill or not.
Find out this guy’s alterior motives!
Spending money to fight cannabis use in Oregon, is like using gas to put out a fire. Prohibition has put us into a dangerous situation, because we have now made a weed worth more than gold.
Oregon voters support medical marijuana.
The poll commissioned by Voter Power shows voters also do not support bills that would let employers fire patients who use medical marijuana off the job. No one objects to firing workers who show up at work impaired but voters know that it is bad to let employers dictate what medications employees use at home.
Voters also support (60%-33%)I28 a new medical marijuana initiative that will create a regulated supply system for medical marijuana. This new initiative will raise an estimated $30 million for health programs the first year and make it easier for the neediest patients to get medical marijuana. Voters will get a chance to vote on this at the November 2010 election. We are putting it up for a vote of the people because the Oregon legislature is still afraid to make reasonable marijuana laws.
John Sajo
Director, Voter Power
The OMMP cardholders who are able to work, do. They do not drive heavy equipment, and most are considered good employees.
Let the problem be the substance, use the same standards for my co-workers who are on prescription drugs as you do me for medical marijuana.
As a taxpayer, I would rather have people working, if possible, than being on SSI or SSD.
There they go…trying to put chemicals back in a persons system again just to make a buck at the expense of peoples lives and health.