Oregon Garners Enough Signatures to Put Recreational Use on November Ballot

At the side-lines of more nationally watched states, Oregon reform advocates may have managed to nudge the state towards being the next to watch for the possible legalization of recreational cannabis use.  

This year will be a vital one for Oregon cannabis advocates, as they’ve just managed to gather enough signatures across the state to put the issue on the November ballot. The timing couldn’t be any better.  The state will join Alaska and Florida in November to vote on the issue of drug reform. 

The success of the signature campaign has been positively affected by initiation of “adult use” markets in Washington State and Colorado. However, the model Oregon voters are going to the polls to approve is slightly different from the first two recreational states.  For starters, both recreational and medical use are taxed at far lower overall rates.