Rep. Buckley Supports Marijuana Legalization; Rep. Richardson Does Not Support Legalizing the Weed
State Representative Peter Buckley has thrown his support behind Measure 80, that would legalize, regulate, and tax marijuana.
Buckley says legalization would take the black market out of Oregon. He supports regulating marijuana in a manner similar to the regulation of alcohol under the O.L.C.C.
State Representative Dennis Richardson, who serves as co-chairman with Buckley on the Ways and Means committee, says he has too many questions about Measure 80 to support it, calling the current legislation basically legalization through a back door approach.
Richardson said the right to smoke pot is now a simple matter of spending $100 to find the right doctor.
