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Senate Continued from Page 1 meeting Bub Mazo, chairman of (ha President's Faculty Ad visory Council, asked the senate to choose the delegation's stu dent representative, according to senate Chairwoman Karen Fry inoyer The board's executive com mittee decided late last month to retire Olum on Juno .'to, 1989. Olum had requested to stay un til 1992. and Frymoyer will for ward the resolution to the board President lames Peterson. In other business, the senate voted to ask the ASUQ Constitu tion Court to declare vacant two senate seats due to non fulfillment of duties, made notice of a motion to change senate by-laws at next week's meeting, and discussed a mo tion to censure senator Pieter Paulson. There was no vote to censure because only 12 of IB senators were at the meeting; vote to censure requires a quorum of at least 13 senators. The move to censure Paulson was moved by Alicia Sloan and seconded by senate Vice Chair man }on kisling Sloan s writ ten statement claimed that Paulson "has made it impossi ble for the senate to effectively function as a legislative body . It has become impossi ble for the Student .Senate to function effectively due to his annhilistic attitude and quest for personal vengeance against the ASIJO Kxecutive.” Paulson had been spoken lo in private, and the move to cen sure was a last step, said Frymoyer. who called censure "kind of a slap on the hand " Paulson responded. "I am not on some sort of Rambo-quest against the ASUO. . I'm not down there screaming at them. I'm just trying to follow the rules." After the meeting, Sloan said Paulson acted “out of lino" dur ing a meeting to confirm Senator Dawn King to the senate. Paulson has filed a suit with the Constitution Court arguing that Ring should not serve as general science representative because she is a bio chemistry major. When his position found little sympathy with the senate, he “stormed out of the room," Sloan said. It was also argued that he was confrontational in his role as Turn to Senate, Page 9 OMI Continued from Pjgf 1 or possessed would be limited to four ounces and/or three plants. The main weapons critics us ed against Measure Five were the low age limit, which many warned would seduce Oregon youth into marijuana use. and the absence of a limit on how much could be grown. “The old act was described by some people as a marijuana smoker’s wish list," admitted John Sajo. OMI director. Voters defeated the OMI's last attempt to pass a marijuana-use law in 1 ‘I8C» by a margin of 74 to 2fi percent. It was the first time OMI succeeded in putting a measure on the Irallot after fail ed attempts in 1982 and 1984 The urban Portland area and Kugene were the only places where the measure carried a ma jority of the precincts. Tho present strategy behind the revised measure attempts to answer the opposition's criticisms of the old measure, and essentially try to take the teeth out of their arguments by adding more conditions to the measure. making it more “responsible ” There is still the vociferously stressed claim that any measure passed would only protect the right to possess marijuana for personal use; delivering or deal ing would remain a felony. Cultivation and use must re main in the confines of one's house or property — not to be vtsable from a public place. The new measure forbids marijuana use in a motor vehi cle. which would be punishable as a class if traffic infraction. Another stipulation makes it a crime for anyone under 21 to possess or even ask for inari-' juana. under threat of a fine up to $250. Hut what OMI hopes will add the final and most appealling touch to the measure is the plan to raise state revenue with mari juana certificate foes, the “Drug Abuse Prevention" part of the proposed act. This would require prospec tive marijuana cultivators to pay a $50 fee for a certificate, to lie renewed on a yearly l«isis. The foe, paid at county health departments, would fund alchohol and drug abuse prevention programs. health programs, and administrative costs. The certificate owner's iden tity would l>e protected under a system using serial numbers rather than names. The act would require a buyer to pre sent an Oregon drivers license or Oregon identification card to verify age. The buyer would then sign the certificate in the presence of a clerk, who would retain no other record other than a matching serial number to the buyer's certificate. A marijuana grower, who wished to remain anonymous, expressed skepticism with the plan. "Anything that is going to put a grower on file with the government is ludicrous.. .not to mention the fact that you're trying to tax people who have a proven history of evading the law What are the chances of on forcing that?” Sajo defended the proposed certification process as offering marijuana users a chance to contribute to society, and said the process could raise $5 to $10 million if only one-third of the old Measure Five's petition signers purchased licenses. “It (DAPCA) says merely that adults who have chosen to use marijuana and are willing to do so, limited to the privacy of their own homes, who are will ing to contribute to our society’s drug problem, will not be treated criminally." Sajo said, adding that drugs such as alrhohol, heroin, and cocaine represent more serious threats than marijuana. The opposition to OMI’s latest efforts see any degree of legalization, or decriminaliza tion, as a threat to society, especially the young. Oregon Free From Drug Abuse, the main opposition group, has vowed to fight the new measure. "It would make Oregon the marijuana-growing capital of the country." asserted Henry hane. a lawyer presently work ing for OFFDA. Kane called his work to defeat the measure "a labor of love. Dave White, president of OF FDA, was unavailable for comment. If the measure ever became law, Kano said he would im mediately file a permanent in junction against it. claiming it violates federal laws pro hibiting marijuana use. Growing any amount of mari juana would remain a federal felony no matter what Oregon did, according to Tom Goffin, an assistant U.S. attorney in Eugene. However, the federal government chooses to focus its resources on prosecuting large drug dealers, and small-scale growers are rarely arrested. Gof fin said. “We would attempt to deter people from violating federal law by prosecuting select cases,” Coffin said, of what the federal government might do if DA PC A ever passed. At this stage, the fight centers Turn to OMI, Page 9 Career Opportunities In The Northwest Wang laboratories, Inc . a major vendor in the computer industry, with over $3 billion in sales annually, is look ing fix motivated individuals to join its Associate Marketing Representative Training Program. Since you will probably want to stay in the Northwest, these training opportunities are located in either Portland or Seattle. This is a 12 month training program that includes both formal classroom training on product knowledge and selling techniques as well as actual on the job training through the guidance of a mentor. This provides a smooth transition from college to the working world as evidenced by the program’s 90% success rate after the training is completed. The compensation package includes one of the best benefits packages in the industry, and a $24,000 first year salary. 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