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Bill proposed in Oregon would make cigarettes prescription-only drugs
SALEM, OR (KPTV) -
If you're a regular smoker, you may want to keep an eye on a new bill in the Oregon Legislature.
Rep. Mitch Greenlick, from Portland, is sponsoring a bill that makes cigarettes a Schedule III controlled substance, meaning it would be illegal to possess or distribute cigarettes without a doctor's prescription.
Under the proposal, offenders would face maximum punishments of one year in prison, a $6,250 fine or both.
Other drugs and substances that are considered Schedule III controlled substances are ketamine, lysergic acid and anabolic steroids.
"The State Board of Pharmacy may adopt rules placing requirements and limitations on the sale or transfer of products containing nicotine," the bill's text says.
http://www.kptv.com/story/20662618/bill-proposed-in-oregon-would-make-cigarettes-prescription-only-drugs
actslikeacarrot
(464 posts)...pot users from jail instead of throwing tobacco users in there next to them? Have we tried that approach yet?
Comrade Grumpy
(13,184 posts)"Possession of Marlboros."
Stupid bill.
Recursion
(56,582 posts)... that I can't imagine why anybody would be against this.
kestrel91316
(51,666 posts)Schedule III instead of just requiring a prescription like for antibiotics???? I'm saying WTF and I'm a nonsmoker who HATES cigarettes.
leftyohiolib
(5,917 posts)DJ13
(23,671 posts)RainDog
(28,784 posts)HockeyMom
(14,337 posts)Would they have Native Doctors writing scripts at their Smokin Joe stores?
leftstreet
(36,108 posts)What a hateful asshat this Bootlick is
William769
(55,147 posts)Wll it did give us organized crime!
Viva_La_Revolution
(28,791 posts)EOTE
(13,409 posts)Fumesucker
(45,851 posts)Logical
(22,457 posts)arely staircase
(12,482 posts)lets ad another to the list.
fwiw - i just passed my one year mark as a non smoker.
legaleagle_45
(43 posts)I quit November 3, so 3 month on Super Bowl Sunday.
arely staircase
(12,482 posts)it gets better. i still get the occassional craving out of nowhere, but it passes.
EastKYLiberal
(429 posts)mokawanis
(4,441 posts)The DU'er who said a public ban is enough had it right.
Doesn't Greenlick have anything better to work on?