2010 Archive: In the News

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2010 Archive

2010 Archive: Oregon: Cannabis Legalization Effort Now Gathering Signatures
Marijuana advocates are gearing up to legalize the drug for recreational use in Oregon with a new measure poised to go on the November ballot.

2010 Archive: Oregon Could Legalize Marijuana Along with California
The Oregon Secretary of State has certified a petition that proposes legalizing and taxing the sale of marijuana across the state.

Shut Up & Vote
After decades of dashed hopes, leaders of the movement to legalize marijuana believe their goal is poised to become a reality this year.

2010 Archive: How to Get Marijuana Legalization on the Oregon Ballot
On March 25, 2010 the Oregon Cannabis Tax Act won a huge victory when the Oregon Supreme Court shot down Bradley Benoit’s challenge to their initiative.

2010 Archive: Marijuana Legalization Initiative Aims for November Ballot
There is a chance, albeit an outside one, that the entire West Coast could go green in November.

2010 Archive: Oregon: Supreme Court Tosses Challenge to Oregon Cannabis Tax Act
A monumental ballot measure like this will make Oregon a national leader in ecological innovation and sustainable jobs.

Marijuana Legalization: Full Speed Ahead
It's full speed ahead for the Oregon Cannabis Tax Act (OCTA), a ballot initiative which would legalize and tax marijuana in the Beaver State, as the Oregon Supreme Court has dismissed the only challenge to OCTA's ballot title.

2010 Archive: States High on Pot Tax as Budget Cure
The color of money may soon turn a new shade of green as U.S. states across the country consider legalizing and then taxing marijuana to cure chronic budget problems.

2010 Archive: Two Oregon Marijuana Initiatives - Legalization and Medical - Aim for November Ballot
Oregon, the first state to decriminalize marijuana in the modern era and one of the first to approve a medical marijuana law, could become a battleground for marijuana reform again this year.

2010 Archive: Pot vs Alcohol: What are the Costs - and Revenues
A common argument is that marijuana is safer than the legal drug alcohol. But do facts back up that assertion?

2010 Archive: Legal Marijuana: Pot of Gold
While state budgets in Oregon and Washington face gaping holes, advocates of legalizing marijuana say taxing pot can help fill those holes.

United States: OR, CA, WA & NV Marijuana Efforts Advance
Pot appears to be back on the docket in 2010, as four states debate legalizing marijuana and the impacts such a move could have on businesses and the economy.