Oregon Senate Votes to Alter Marijuana Penalties
Oregon’s Senate has approved a bill that would make several changes to the state’s marijuana laws.
Senate Bill 302 was given approval today by Oregon’s full Senate with a 21 to 8 vote, sending it to the House of Representatives for consideration. The measure would make multiple changes to the state’s cannabis laws, including reducing the penalty for possessing over the legal amount of one ounce but less than four ounces, and increasing the penalty for possessing over a pound.
The measure also “repeals additional penalties for the possession, manufacture, or sale of marijuana within 1,000 feet of a school”, and “moves criminal penalties and related provisions from the CSA [Controlled Substances Act] to the Control and Regulation of Marijuana Act.
The full text of the 110-page bill can be found by clicking here; a summary can be found by clicking here.