Oregon: SB 388

OMMA is Under Attack! Stand Up for Your Medical Rights!

We need to let our representatives know that we oppose this bill. It would allow law enforcement to inspect our gardens at any time and create even more hoops to jump through and more paperwork that would be a burden not only to the state but also to medical marijuana patients, caregivers and growers throughout the state.

We also want to ask for their support of SB 388-1, or the "Dash-1" amendment to this bill. This amendment would allow patients to reimburse a registered cardholder for production costs of medicine, not just their caregiver/grower of record. The way the law is written now, patients can only reimburse their registered caregiver/grower for costs, which makes it difficult to get help from others in the community. This change would make it feasible for growers and caregivers to help more patients and make medicine more available to patients who have trouble growing their own. This could have a huge impact on cancer patients and others who may not have time to wait for a crop.

Here is the exact language of the proposed amendment:

PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
TO SENATE BILL 388

1. On page 5 of the printed bill, line 6, delete "the cardholder" and

2. insert "a cardholder"

3. In line 7, delete "the cost of supplies and utilities" and insert

4. "time and materials"

5. In line 8, after "marijuana" insert a period and delete the rest of

6. the line and lines 9 and 10

7.

Each of us has one small voice, but together we are a giant roar that can shake the hall of the State Capitol!

For more information: http://ornorml.org/legal/alerts.php#SB388

http://landru.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/sb0300.dir/sb0388.intro.pdf