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Medical marijuana will be regulated for dispensaries starting this spring when a new bill goes into effect on March 3. According to House Bill 3460, signed by Gov. John Kitzhaber on August 13, 2013, the "Oregon Health Authority shall establish by rule medical marijuana facility registration system to authorize the transfer of usable marijuana and immature marijuana plants." Sam Chapman, 2012 University of Oregon graduate, co-wrote and lobbied for HB 3460. Chapman said the bill proves "the sky isn't going to fall" once marijuana is regulated for medical marijuana dispensaries.
Colorado legalized dispensary sale of medical marijuana in 2010 with their own version of 3460, HB 10-1284. This bill, according to Chapman, "proved it could be regulated successfully." When writing HB 3460, Chapman said they learned from Colorado's bill what regulations worked and what didn't. Colorado had a "seed to sale" regulation which required security cameras to be focused on plants from the time they were planted until they were sold. "Literally watching the weeds grow," Chapman said.
Oregon's own attempt at marijuana legalization, Measure 80, failed to pass on the November 2012 ballot. Chapman said this was because of a number of reasons: the way it was written, the fact that it allowed for unlimited growth and kids to purchase cannabis seeds and the overall poor representation of the measure. The passing of HB 3460 "laid the ground floor" for the legalization of marijuana in Oregon, something that is inevitable according to Chapman. Chapman believes the legalization of cannabis is necessary for many reasons including the safety found in regulation and the opportunities for medical research that can expand when it is open to everyone over 21. Chapman called it "the next great American industry," and said all sorts of people are looking to invest, from venture capitalists to restaurants to politicians, now that there is less of a risk to their reputation.
"(It will be) just like craft brew. There will be a Pabst version (of cannabis). A cheaper hipster option with a green ribbon," he said. Glen Johnson from Natures Meds Delivery Service, which delivers cannabis to OMMP cardholders in the Eugene and Springfield area said HB 3460 is "not treating it (cannabis) like a normal product." According to Johnson, the bill did a good job in making it possible for dispensaries to make money as a business but "made it so the grower can't be a business that makes money." Johnson said the delivery system enables the product to go straight from the garden to the cardholder, but that the bill was made "to push delivery out."
Johnson also said that the bill is "something that growers are not going to like," because it has dispensaries track their growers and make their information accessible to the government, which, according to Johnson, will not make growers want to branch out of the black market. "The black market is easy," he said. "I do think (marijuana in Oregon) is moving in the right direction slowly," said Johnson.
News Moderator - The General @ 420 MAGAZINE ®
Source: Dailyemerald.com
Author: Jennifer Fleck
Colorado legalized dispensary sale of medical marijuana in 2010 with their own version of 3460, HB 10-1284. This bill, according to Chapman, "proved it could be regulated successfully." When writing HB 3460, Chapman said they learned from Colorado's bill what regulations worked and what didn't. Colorado had a "seed to sale" regulation which required security cameras to be focused on plants from the time they were planted until they were sold. "Literally watching the weeds grow," Chapman said.
Oregon's own attempt at marijuana legalization, Measure 80, failed to pass on the November 2012 ballot. Chapman said this was because of a number of reasons: the way it was written, the fact that it allowed for unlimited growth and kids to purchase cannabis seeds and the overall poor representation of the measure. The passing of HB 3460 "laid the ground floor" for the legalization of marijuana in Oregon, something that is inevitable according to Chapman. Chapman believes the legalization of cannabis is necessary for many reasons including the safety found in regulation and the opportunities for medical research that can expand when it is open to everyone over 21. Chapman called it "the next great American industry," and said all sorts of people are looking to invest, from venture capitalists to restaurants to politicians, now that there is less of a risk to their reputation.
"(It will be) just like craft brew. There will be a Pabst version (of cannabis). A cheaper hipster option with a green ribbon," he said. Glen Johnson from Natures Meds Delivery Service, which delivers cannabis to OMMP cardholders in the Eugene and Springfield area said HB 3460 is "not treating it (cannabis) like a normal product." According to Johnson, the bill did a good job in making it possible for dispensaries to make money as a business but "made it so the grower can't be a business that makes money." Johnson said the delivery system enables the product to go straight from the garden to the cardholder, but that the bill was made "to push delivery out."
Johnson also said that the bill is "something that growers are not going to like," because it has dispensaries track their growers and make their information accessible to the government, which, according to Johnson, will not make growers want to branch out of the black market. "The black market is easy," he said. "I do think (marijuana in Oregon) is moving in the right direction slowly," said Johnson.
News Moderator - The General @ 420 MAGAZINE ®
Source: Dailyemerald.com
Author: Jennifer Fleck
