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Stoney Girl · 06-21-2008, 10:07 PM

Elvy, Sundowner and Mike & me all made the Corvalis meeting. Elvy & I both made public statements about mmj.

These were roundtable discussions about how to pay for healthcare. When they asked how to pay for it the only ideas at our table were tax cigarettes, which I shot down as already rejected by the voters, and tax & regulate recreational marijuana or tax & regulate medical marijuana dispensaries. The group agreed that tax & regulate mmj was most feasible (especially since the language has already been drafted). Our table was the first to report our ideas to the room, so T&R MMJ was the first recommendation they got.

At the end there was time for public testimony. I suggested that T&R of recreational mj could generate $45 million for healthcare and that allowing dispensaries could help the 10% of Oregonians who generate 69% of healthcare costs to reduce their costs, leaving more of the budget for the rest of those who need help.

Elvy was the last to speak, and left them with marijuana as the first issue and the last of the evening.

06-21-2008, 10:07 PM	#2
Stoney Girl 420 Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Happy Valley, Oregon Posts: 61	Re: Oregon Health Fund Board Public Outreach Meetings Elvy, Sundowner and Mike & me all made the Corvalis meeting. Elvy & I both made public statements about mmj. These were roundtable discussions about how to pay for healthcare. When they asked how to pay for it the only ideas at our table were tax cigarettes, which I shot down as already rejected by the voters, and tax & regulate recreational marijuana or tax & regulate medical marijuana dispensaries. The group agreed that tax & regulate mmj was most feasible (especially since the language has already been drafted). Our table was the first to report our ideas to the room, so T&R MMJ was the first recommendation they got. At the end there was time for public testimony. I suggested that T&R of recreational mj could generate $45 million for healthcare and that allowing dispensaries could help the 10% of Oregonians who generate 69% of healthcare costs to reduce their costs, leaving more of the budget for the rest of those who need help. Elvy was the last to speak, and left them with marijuana as the first issue and the last of the evening.