I think I see a loophole.

--imm

one can reimburse their card carrying and named grower for the cost of growing supplies - limited to the number of plants grown for the mmc holder - but nothing over this cost.

(You're in Texas??? How are your pot laws doin' down there, bub? )

It was known from the get-go that there was going to be a delay between implementation of the law, and the beginning of licensed sale for recreational use. This is not news. There was a similar delay in Washington state, IIRC.

In the meantime, as noted, the legislature is working on proposals to allow limited recreational sales by the medical mj dispensaries until the full regulatory and sale apparatus is up and running.

I haven't been following the Oregon experience like I followed the developments in Colorado. Oregon is having a few more bumps than Colorado did, but I'm sure it'll get worked out.

that there would be lag time between legalization and regulated stores coming online.

http://kushtourism.com/or/

Can I get my Medical Card if I am not an Oregon Resident?

YES! You will need to pay a visit to one of the state’s 15 or so medical marijuana clinics, fill out an application and see a doctor. Hundreds of people do this every year, and have since June of 2010 when the state first started to allow it.

Tourists can get a Medical Card? And you don't need a Medical Card from another state to do it?

One additional fun fact is that Oregon’s Medical Marijuana Card is also accepted by dispensaries in Michigan, Maine, Montana, Rhode Island and Arizona!

Below is a list of qualifying conditions:
Chronic Pain, Glaucoma, Cancer, AIDS/HIV, Chronic Muscle Spasms, Multiple Sclerosis, GERD, Seizures, Crohn’s Disease, Chronic Nausea, Cachexia, Asthma, IBS, Hepatitis C, Parkinson’s Disease, Arthritis, Fibromyalgia, Migraines, Epilepsy, Degenerative Disk Disease and others.

Do you have any info on if tourists will be able to buy similar quantities as residents? I think I understand that Washington state allows residents and tourists to purchase up to one ounce at a time, a lot nicer than Colorado's 1/4 oz limit for tourists.

Oregon Medical Possession Law
The Patient Possession limit is twenty-four ounces of usable cannabis (1.5 pounds)
Cultivation: Six (6) mature cannabis plants, 18 immature seedlings

Recreational Possession Law, Initiative 91
Flower-One ounce of dried usable marijuana away from the home (28 Grams), and eight ounces (a half-pound) of dried usable marijuana at the home
Extracts and Concentrates – 1 ounce(28 grams) of extract for inhalation
Edibles- 16 oz of infused product in edible form or 72 oz in beverage form
Cultivation: Four(4) marijuana plants total per household

I believe it is like Wasington's in that regard, in that if you're 21 it doesn't matter what state you are from, the law treats you equally... You just need to keep it in the state. I suspect here it's not as much of a question of worry that people from surrounding conservative states will do the "pot tourism" thing, like Colorado is probably concerned with- as noted, it's already legal in WA and odds are pretty decent that California will be going fully legal before long. I suppose folks could come in from Montana, but my hunch is that most of the legal mj establishments are going to end up in the western half of the state.

Our law went into effect in February, but they're still working out the regulations for selling, etc. same thing here about the public consumption, etc.

Legalization is a good first step, and I guess the intricacies will "evolve."

They basically legalized ownership without legalizing commerce.

Those in Oregon should be happy. Most of the other states bouncing MMJ (and even legalization) about still have restrictions on home grow. Ironic - can't buy, can't sell, can't grow - but you can't be arrested for 'magically' being in possession...

There's a framework and a state organization- the OLCC- which will be handling the permits, etc.

We knew there was going to be a delay, but I absolutely believe that our state will be able to get it moving in short order.

On the ground the situation is akin to Alaska, for now, but in actuality the process is closer to what happened in Washington State in 2012-2013. They legalized but it took them a while to get the stores up and running.

And judging by the fact that OR is either #1 in per capita pot smoking or else #1 for cheap weed- cant remember which, maybe both-- I dont think people have been having much trouble finding it, even before measure 91.

It is worth noting that the legislature seems to be moving forward with expedited, limited rec. sales from mmj dispensaries-

http://www.oregonlive.com/mapes/index.ssf/2015/06/early_marijuana_sales_program.html


And in the meantime, apparently there'll be free pot in portland next week.


http://www.oregonlive.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2015/06/weed_the_people_in_portland.html

I need it for pain relief, but can't afford the card and the doctor's visit, which insurance won't cover.

we make "donations" for whatever we purchase.