{"id":14687,"date":"2018-07-12T18:35:57","date_gmt":"2018-07-12T18:35:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/?p=14687"},"modified":"2018-10-04T19:25:26","modified_gmt":"2018-10-04T19:25:26","slug":"changes-already-occurring-in-oregon-after-recreational-legalization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/2018\/07\/changes-already-occurring-in-oregon-after-recreational-legalization\/","title":{"rendered":"Changes Already Occurring In Oregon After Recreational Legalization"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Oregon Health Authority also issued this month\u00a0a baseline report titled Marijuana Report: Use, Attitudes, and Health Effects in Oregon<\/em>. This comprehensive report includes several key findings.<\/span>
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\n Pictured above, for example, is a state map showing the 40 cities and 11 counties that have banned marijuana businesses within their boundaries. However, the Oregon Medical Marijuana Dispensary Program shows those numbers to be higher. Some 80 of the state\u2019s 242 cities and 17 of its 36 counties have banned marijuana processing businesses and marijuana dispensaries from conducting business within their boundaries.<\/span>
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\n Oregon legalized marijuana for medical use in 1998 and for recreational use in 2014. Possession of up to eight ounces became legal for those age 21 or older July 1, 2015. Because recreational dispensaries will not open until late this year, the state allowed dispensaries selling pot for medical use to begin selling pot for recreational use as well October 1, 2015.<\/span>
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\n In just three months, however, some changes are already being seen. Marijuana-related calls to the state\u2019s Poison Control Center increased in the last half of 2015, for example, from 105 in 2014 to 158 in 2015.<\/span>
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\n Other data include:<\/span><\/p>\n