Ballot Measures: Oregon, DC Voters OK Use of Pot

[Hissyspit]

Source: Associated Press

Ballot measures: Oregon, DC voters OK use of pot

BY DAVID CRARY
NOV. 5, 2014 12:16 AM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Voters in Oregon and the District of Columbia approved ballot measures Tuesday allowing the use of marijuana by adults, elating legalization activists who hope to extend their winning streak across the country.

Oregon will join the company of Colorado and Washington state, where voters approved the recreational use of pot two years ago. And the District of Columbia is on the same path unless Congress, which has review power, blocks the move.

Still to come were results from Alaska, which also had a marijuana-legalization measure on its ballot Tuesday.

Other volatile issues on state ballots include gambling and abortion. Two competing measures in Washington state gave voters a choice on whether to expand background checks for gun sales.

Read more: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/4d1839d90a414c1caac7dbc0be1a5666/pot-guns-gambling-among-ballot-measure-topics

[C Moon]

1. Great!

[defacto7]

2. At least some good news.

Time to go home.

[Kennah]

3. I-594 is winning in Washington 60/40

http://results.vote.wa.gov/results/current/State-Measures-Initiative-Measure-No-594-Concerns-background-checks-for-firearm-sales-and-transfers.html

[customerserviceguy]

4. Good, should increase the supply of pot in WA

About 75% of the population in Oregon lives within an hour's drive of Washington. Clearly, voters figured out that there was a lot of tax money going to WA because of this.

[davidpdx]

5. Oregon is going to need it

After the way the rest of the country voted. Hey, we did our part. D governor, check. D senators, check. D State House and Senate, check. D SoS, check.

[angrychair]

6. so glad we can all get stoned

looks like we are going to need it. We can all vote to get stoned but not to put Democrats in office. Nice.

[Comrade Grumpy]

8. Oregon and DC residents put Democrats in office. They can't vote in those other states.

[angrychair]

9. Not the point

I could give a shit about legal pot...the rethugs are going to spin the drug war back up (more money for the corporate masters) and push the executive branch to enforce drug laws on the books (they will beat him in the press and in the committees till he gives in). State laws don't mean shit if you can't change federal laws. The Dems are officially out in the cold. For a very long time. Smoke 'em while you got 'em....cause it isn't going to last much longer.

[dreamnightwind]

10. I think that is a losing issue

Let them try, if the Repubs want their prohibition badly enough, it will hurt them at the polls, too many people have seen the light on this issue. Obama needs to side with us not with them.

[Comrade Grumpy]

7. Alaska's initiative is at 52.7% with 35% of precincts reporting. Let's have a trifecta.