Student turnout in this election is vital to the success of progressive ballot measures and democratic candidates. The Yes for 74 Campaign urges all students to return their ballots as soon as possible — and to vote yes on Measure 74.
Oregon’s Measure 74 will create the nation’s safest, most regulated and most taxed medical marijuana supply system. It will help Oregon’s 45,000 doctor-approved medical marijuana patients obtain safe, reliable access to the medicine they need, while eliminating the need for them to patronize the black market.
Many of Oregon’s patients are very ill and cannot grow their own medicine, or find someone to grow it for them. Measure 74 will give these patients safe, reliable access to the medicine that improves their quality of life.
Measure 74 allows for licensing, background checks, zoning and quality control and inspections of nonprofit dispensaries, similar to pharmacies, to ensure a safe, well-organized, transparent system.
Measure 74 will tax medical marijuana, providing as much as an estimated $20 million the first year for Oregon health programs. This is one program that doesn’t take tax dollars — it makes tax dollars.
Measure 74 will help give us the scientific facts we need about medical marijuana that the big drug companies won’t. It will fund medical research into the effectiveness of medical marijuana and the creation of quality control standards.
Measure 74 creates a system that will keep Oregon in the lead of progressive social policy in America, and that will be a model for other states.
I urge students and all voters to mark their ballot in favor of Measure 74.
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