Guess what's coming to the Oregon State Prison
Would you believe, a marijuana farm?
"The fact that the feds are backing off is going to allow changes that are going to make it more accessible," said Bill Morrisette, a state senator in Oregon and chairman of a committee that oversees the state's medical marijuana law. Mr. Morrisette said he expected a flurry of proposals in the Legislature, including a plan already floated to have the state grow the marijuana crop itself, perhaps on the grounds of the State Penitentiary in Salem."It would be very secure," he said.
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Comments (12)
I don't agree with medical pot, but I can see the state wanting to be in control of growing & distribution. And I think they should have to get it through a pharmacist, with a prescription.
But growing it at the prison? Couldn't they think of a better place? That just seems like a really bad idea.
Posted by Jon | October 26, 2009 5:53 AM
It's always been 3 hots and a cot in jail/prison. In Oregon it will soon be 3 hots, a cot and pot.
It will be very secure ... I always love starting my day with a chuckle.
Posted by native oregonian | October 26, 2009 6:32 AM
Let's see: we pay to keep in jail the people who grew and sold the marijuana, so they can grow and sell marijuana for the state. Brilliant.
Posted by Conrad | October 26, 2009 6:36 AM
More fodder from Oregon for the funny pages....
Posted by Talea | October 26, 2009 7:27 AM
I support full legalization of marijuana for adult use, but putting the state in charge of growing it is a terrible idea.
Posted by none | October 26, 2009 7:46 AM
Good to see that out state is getting ready to do its share when government health care kicks into high gear ... so to speak.
Posted by Roger | October 26, 2009 8:20 AM
I can just see it now. "Harry, come on we're here to break you out. Heck no, this stuff costs on the outside. I whine about glacoma and a hurt pinkie and I'm high all day, get the heck outta here, I'm staying."
We'll have prisoners trying to figure out ways to STAY in the pen. "Jim, you scheduled to get paroled tomorrow." All of a sudden Jim slugs the guard and gets another two years added on to his sentence.
Prisoners from other states begging to transfer to Oregon. Oh, yeah, what a great idea.
Posted by native oregonian | October 26, 2009 9:50 AM
What do you mean we WILL have people trying to break into prison?
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/09/man_determined_to_get_back_int.html
Posted by none | October 26, 2009 10:49 AM
I support the state growing and taxing it, in theory. Right now, it's a very hazy black market, easy to abuse.
But consolidating at the state means that the Feds would be able to shut the whole program down in a day if the political winds in D.C. change. Just send a cease and disist to the state with whatever types of threats they can come up with. Boom, the medical marijuana program is shut down until the courts chew it up.
Posted by Snards | October 26, 2009 11:02 AM
Has anyone else noticed the late-night ads for medical marijuana prescription-writers appearing the past couple of days? "We have doctors who can authorize prescriptions for medical marijuana," or something of the sort. Startled the heck out of me when I first saw one.
Posted by darrelplant | October 26, 2009 11:02 AM
Bill McDonald, could you please have Jay Leno give you on-the-air credit for the one or more jokes Jay will tell about this marijuana fiasco? I'd like to know it's you getting the bucks. I bet he'll tell at least four nights of jokes about it.
Posted by Lee | October 26, 2009 1:59 PM
It doesn't sound like this is necessarily going to happen--note "proposals", "plan" and "perhaps".
Posted by Jason McHuff | October 26, 2009 3:35 PM