... for many reasons, including, that marijuana is an effective medicine and it has the potential to generate millions of state tax dollars that could be used to help fund Oregon schools and infrastructure. It is also the cause of far less violence, death, and health issues than its legal partner, alcohol. There are many people in the US that believe marijuana ... 2014- June 2015) the Denver Business Journal is projecting that Colorado will generate $60 to $70 million dollars in taxes. This kind of money in Oregon could help fund our schools, hire new teachers, fix our roads and bridges, an...

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... institution in society responsible the for well being of their citizens. If legalized, benefits would include billions of dollars in revenue, additional employment, and medicine. Recreationally, marijuana could provide a safer alternative to using alcohol or tobacco. Without question there have been criticisms of marijuana. An important concern is that marijuana maybe a gateway drug that causes progression to other drugs such as ... still get access to alcohol, as they do to pot, but is there an organized international cartel with machine guns, corrupting governments, killing people, se...

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