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Oregonians smoke the second most marijuana in the U.S.
Edgar Diaz of Salem takes part in the march. Hundreds marched in Portland's 17th annual Global Cannabis March, May 7, 2016 through downtown Portland. Although medical and recreational marijuana are legal in Oregon, activists say there is still much work that needs to be done to "free the weed." (Kristyna Wentz-Graff/The Oregonian/Oregonlive.com)
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By Lizzy Acker | The Oregonian/OregonLive
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on June 23, 2016 at 3:45 PM
In a development that will come as a surprise to basically no one, 24/7 Wall St. said today that Oregon smokes the second most marijuana of any state in the United States. Guess who's number one?
Yeah, it's Colorado. Don't worry, guys. We'll get there.
To determine who smokes the most cannabis, 24/7 Wall St. looked at "the percentage of people 12 years and over who reported smoking marijuana in the past year" in surveys from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, conducted in 2013 and 2014.
Those years might have something to do with the fact that Oregon isn't number one yet. It's only been legal to sell cannabis in Oregon since Oct. 1 of 2015.
24/7 Wall St. throws in a few other weed-related stats, like number of drug users, first-time marijuana users, use in the past month, perceptions of risk and maximum fines for possession.
About Oregon, they write that "nearly one in five people aged 12 and older in Oregon have used pot in the past year."
In Oregon, the perception of marijuana is also much less negative than it is elsewhere in the country: "Only 18.3% of state residents 12 years and older perceive a great risk in using marijuana once a month, far lower than the 27.8% nationwide share."
If you want proof that marijuana use is becoming more and more acceptable in Oregon, look no further than today's ruling in Eugene that Lane County was wrong to fire a 60-year-old prostate cancer survivor for his off-the-clock medical marijuana use.
Keep it up guys. Maybe next year we'll be number one.
http://www.oregonlive.com/marijuana/index.ssf/2016/06/oregonians_smoke_the_second_mo.html
Oregonians smoke the second most marijuana in the U.S.
Edgar Diaz of Salem takes part in the march. Hundreds marched in Portland's 17th annual Global Cannabis March, May 7, 2016 through downtown Portland. Although medical and recreational marijuana are legal in Oregon, activists say there is still much work that needs to be done to "free the weed." (Kristyna Wentz-Graff/The Oregonian/Oregonlive.com)
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By Lizzy Acker | The Oregonian/OregonLive Email the author | Follow on Twitter
on June 23, 2016 at 3:45 PM
In a development that will come as a surprise to basically no one, 24/7 Wall St. said today that Oregon smokes the second most marijuana of any state in the United States. Guess who's number one?
Yeah, it's Colorado. Don't worry, guys. We'll get there.
To determine who smokes the most cannabis, 24/7 Wall St. looked at "the percentage of people 12 years and over who reported smoking marijuana in the past year" in surveys from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, conducted in 2013 and 2014.
Those years might have something to do with the fact that Oregon isn't number one yet. It's only been legal to sell cannabis in Oregon since Oct. 1 of 2015.
24/7 Wall St. throws in a few other weed-related stats, like number of drug users, first-time marijuana users, use in the past month, perceptions of risk and maximum fines for possession.
About Oregon, they write that "nearly one in five people aged 12 and older in Oregon have used pot in the past year."
In Oregon, the perception of marijuana is also much less negative than it is elsewhere in the country: "Only 18.3% of state residents 12 years and older perceive a great risk in using marijuana once a month, far lower than the 27.8% nationwide share."
If you want proof that marijuana use is becoming more and more acceptable in Oregon, look no further than today's ruling in Eugene that Lane County was wrong to fire a 60-year-old prostate cancer survivor for his off-the-clock medical marijuana use.
Keep it up guys. Maybe next year we'll be number one.
http://www.oregonlive.com/marijuana/index.ssf/2016/06/oregonians_smoke_the_second_mo.html
