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Polk County News
Weed: Get answers about the new legal drug
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Is it legal for some-
one on probation or
post-prison supervi-
sion to possess marijuana?
Not if they are supervised by
Polk County Community
Corrections.
Marty Silbernagel, the
community corrections and
juvenile director, said no
one on probation or post-
prison supervision will be
allowed to use, grow, or pos-
sess marijuana. Also, they
are prohibited from being in
places where marijuana is
stored or used or around
people who do.
What does “public”
mean regarding use
of marijuana? Con-
sumption of marijuana is
not allowed in public places.
Measure 91 defines that as:
“a place to which the general
public has access and in-
cludes, but is not limited to,
hallways, lobbies, and other
parts of apartment houses
and hotels not constituting
rooms or apartments de-
signed for actual residence,
and highways, streets,
schools, places of amuse-
ment, parks, playgrounds
and premises used in con-
nection with public passen-
ger transportation.”
An easier way to think
about that is if someone
outside your home can see
you, you’re in a public place.
However, this may be one of
the “gray areas” Towslee
refers to. He suggested
erring on the side of caution
in this instance.
“If you have to ask the
question whether or not you
are in public, then you prob-
ably are,” he said.
In most cases, backyards
would be considered pri-
vate. But police are expect-
ing to respond to com-
plaints about marijuana
“smell and smoke drift.” En-
forcement on this likely de-
pends on local “nuisance”
ordinances, similar to those
regarding barking dogs,
Towslee said.
Wolfe said officers in Polk
County would likely be lim-
ited to asking users to be
more courteous and take the
party inside to prevent their
neighbors from being part of
the experience, too.
Can I grow marijua-
na within 1,000 feet
of a school? Measure
91 prohibited manufactur-
ing near schools, but the
Oregon Legislature is look-
ing to change that, so long
as it is consumed in private.
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In the meantime, police
agencies in Polk County will
enforce the law as written.
Currently growing marijua-
na near a school is a felony.
Does legal recre-
ational marijuana
laws change medical
marijuana laws? No, Meas-
ure 91 does nothing to
change Oregon’s medical
marijuana program.
Can landlords ban
marijuana produc-
tion and consump-
tion on their properties?
Yes, depending on what
your lease says. Measure 91
doesn’t change landlord-
tenant rights.
Can my employer prohib-
it me from using marijuana
when not at work? Yes. Like
landlord-tenant laws, an
employer’s right to prohibit
use is unchanged by Meas-
ure 91.
Can I travel with my
stash? Can people
visiting from out-of-
state possess marijuana in
Oregon? You can take mari-
juana — within legal limits,
of course — anywhere in the
state of Oregon.
You can’t cross state lines
carrying it, however. Meas-
ure 91 doesn’t proscribe
state of residence require-
ments, meaning visitors
from other states can pos-
sess marijuana within Ore-
gon, but shouldn’t try to take
it home.
What about driving
under the influence?
Like drinking and
driving, it is illegal to drive
under the influence of mari-
juana. However, unlike alco-
hol, there is no presumptive
measurement of how im-
paired is too impaired. In
Oregon, the legal blood al-
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cohol limit is .08, but the
state is still researching what
that limit should be for mar-
ijuana.
That does not mean you
won’t be arrested for being
too high to drive, and the
process will be much the
same as any other DUII ar-
rest.
Wolfe said officers sus-
pecting DUII will use field
sobriety tests to determine
the level of impairment. If
the drivers fail the test,
they will be taken to jail
where they will take a
breath test. If no alcohol is
present, a specially trained
“drug recognition expert”
will be called in to make an
assessment.
What about
those “brown-
ies” and other
edibles? The OLCC says it
needs more time to estab-
lish regulations on edibles
and extracts.
For now, you can make
them yourself, within the
possession limits of one
pound of solid edibles, 72
ounces of marijuana-in-
fused liquid.
While retail outlets will
be able to sell other mari-
juana products at some
point next year, the OLCC
likely won’t be finished es-
tablishing rules on edibles
until later.
For more information:
OLCC has created a website
www.whatslegalOregon.com
to provide information on
what is legal — and what
isn’t.
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