Oregon Lawmakers Discover Unexpected Revenue from Medical Marijuana

[dogday]

SALEM, Ore. (AP) -- Oregon lawmakers have discovered an unexpected source of revenue -- medical marijuana. When Oregon began its medical marijuana program six years ago, officials didn't expect it to grow so fast. Now, there are more than 10,400 registered patients who have produced a surplus of $1.1 million.

Hungry to balance Oregon's lopsided budget, House legislators voted 49-10 last week to siphon $900,000 of that money to pay for other Human Services' needs. The bill now moves to the Senate. Barry Kast, the agency's assistant director for health services, said the department was left with no choice after "three years of cuts, cuts, cuts." But backers of medical marijuana say that the surplus should be poured back into the program, not Human Services.

http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/strange/news-article.aspx?storyid=38168

[dogday]

1. Texas? Are You Reading This? We Could Make A Fortune.....

[yella_dawg]

6. Fuckin' A!

First time in my life I'd stand in line for a chance to pay taxes!

[Cha]

2. Ganja goes

to bat for Oregon Human Services!

[0rganism]

3. If Oregon would just re-legalize the herb, we could rake in billions...

...at least for the first year, after which other states would start to follow suit. We could resolve all of Oregon's financial problems for the next 20 years with one year of internal mj tax revenues.

[dogday]

4. I wonder how Alaska Does?

They have legalized marijana...

[0rganism]

5. decriminalized != legalized

IIRC, Alaska only decriminalized posession, it did not allow for prescription or sale.