Bill favors ‘growing your own’
Legislature faces pot’s friends, foes again
By MIKE RUST
Of the Emerald
Oregon’s Legislature continues to ponder the
marijuana question.
The House Judiciary Committee will hear testimony
Tuesday on five bills pertaining to marijuana use and
cultivation. The committee also may vote on some of the
bills.
“You never know what they’re going to do," says
Kathy Wilson of People Effectively Appealing for Can
nabis Equality (PEACE). “We’ll just have to see how
these hearings go.”
PEACE, along with Oregonians Cooperating to
Prevent Drug Abuse, is supporting HB 2422, a bill that
would allow the cultivation of three marijuana plants in
the homes of persons over 18 years of age for a $20 fee.
The bill also would limit the sale of smoking acces
sories to people over 18 and would require stores that
sell the paraphernalia to display signs with laws con
cerning tobacco and controlled substances.
According to current state laws, possession of less
than an ounce of marijuana is a citation offense with a
maximum $100 fine, while possession of more than an
ounce is a Class B felony with a maximum penalty of 10
years in prison and a $2,500 fine.
Sales and manufacture — which under current
definition includes cultivation of even one plant — is a
Class A felony with a maximum penalty of 20 years in
prison and a $5,000 fine.
Besides HB 2422, PEACE also supports HB 2066, a
of up to $2,500.
“Catering to drug abuse” would become a Class C
felony with a penalty of up to five years in prison or a fine
of up to $250.
In a press release, PEACE says it believes "this bill
would reduce fraud."
However, the Lane County organization isn’t very
happy with the other three drug-related bills that will be
discussed Tuesday.
HB 2535, introduced by Rep. Max Rijken, D-New
port, would outlaw all drug paraphernalia. HB 2585,
introduced by Rep. Billy Bellamy, R-Culver, would
restrict the sale of drug paraphernalia to people over 21.
PEACE claims both bills are unconstitutional.
Another bill, HB 2897, was recently introduced by
Rep. Gratten Kerans, D-Eugene, at the request of Lane
County District Attorney Pat Horton. The bill revises
criminal penalties relating to controlled substances by
raising the upper limit on fines in certain cases to
$25,000, including possession of over one ounce of
marijuana, or $50,000, which would include cultivation
of one or more marijuana plants.
A statement released by PEACE describes this bill
as "unreasonable because it does not differentiate
between the personal and commercial marijuana
users."
PEACE is urging interested individuals to testify at
the hearing or call their representatives at
1-800-452-7813. More information can be obtained by
calling 689-6804.
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bill introduced by the House Interim Committee on
Human Resources. This bill would make the sale of
imitation drugs as controlled substances a Class A
Felony with a penalty of up to 20 years in prison or a fine
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