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Help Oregon Veterans With PTSD!
SB 281, a bill adding Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
as a qualifying condition for the use of medical marijuana, has cleared its last hurdle and is headed to the floor of the Oregon State Senate for a vote tomorrow.
SB 281 is an important bill that adds another tool in treating traumatic stress not just for veterans but for first responders and victims of domestic violence alike.
Numerous studies have found that marijuana can be an effective treatment for severe PTSD symptoms — a condition suffered by 20 percent of soldiers returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan, according to 2008 RAND Corporation study.
We have an opportunity to make a long-needed change in the Oregon Medical Marijuana Act. Help pass SB 281 out of the Senate and into the House.
If you are an Oregon resident, please contact your senator now to ask him or her to support SB 281!
Oregon Senate Approves Medical Marijuana for PTSD
The Oregon Senate passed a bill allowing people suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to secure a medical marijuana card on Wednesday in a 19-11 vote.
The Oregon Medical Marijuana Act, which passed in 1998, allows patients with certain debilitating conditions like cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, and HIV/AIDS to use medical marijuana. Senate Bill 281 would add the severe anxiety disorder that can occur after a traumatic event like war, assault, or disaster to the list.
The bill is now on its way to the House.
MPP Unveils Billboard in Oregon in Honor of ‘Alcohol Awareness Month’
April is Alcohol Awareness Month, which in Portland means it’s time for the annual Spring Beer & Wine Fest. Locals may notice something different about this year’s festival: a massive sign reminding onlookers that marijuana is safer than alcohol.
MPP’s latest billboard, located at Southwest 13th and Alder Streets, features a glass of beer, a glass of wine, and a marijuana leaf below the words “Beer,” “Wine,” and “Safer.”
“Our goal is to make this year’s beer and wine festivals as educational as they are enjoyable,” said Roy Kaufmann, MPP’s Oregon representative. “We know Oregonians are proud of our craft beer, wine, and spirits, but the objective fact remains that marijuana is less toxic and less addictive than alcohol, and it is far less likely to contribute to violent and reckless behavior.”
Marijuana Legalization Bill Introduced In Oregon
Joe | Feb 28, 2013 | Comments 0
Earlier this week legislation was introduced in Oregon that would legalize marijuana for everyone 21 years of age and older and regulate it at the state level.
House Bill 3371 would establish a regulatory system, similar to the one in place in the state for alcohol, for the cultivation, production, and sale of cannabis to adults over 21. Adults would be allowed to possess up to 24 ounces of usable marijuana and grow up to six plants in their homes, in addition to purchasing it from regulated retail outlets. You can read the full text of the legislation here.
A marijuana legalization measure failed at the ballot box in Oregon the same night that legalization passed in Colorado and Washington. Advocates are eyeing 2016 for another run at the ballot if legislative efforts fail.
The momentum behind legalization continues to build in states all over the country. Activists must seize this moment and strive even harder to bring freedom to cannabis users everywhere; people who are not harming anyone else yet are still treated like criminals.
The time is now.
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