Legislative Concept 1749 Sponsored by Representatives TBA -- Relating to medical marijuana.

Summary: LC 1749 -- Adds Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) to definition of "debilitating medical condition" for purposes of statutes authorizing medical use of marijuana.

You can read the full proposed measure here: LC1749.pdf

Status:

Call your Representatives and Senators and get them to sign on as co-sponsors to the PTSD bill, currently referred to as - LC1749. It does not matter if they are D's or R's, We need all the votes and co-sponsors we can get. Then get back to us with names so we can get the bill to them for them to sign on as co-sponsors. Don't confuse them with anything else, Concentrate on getting them to sign on to PTSD for now. However, by Taking good notes and establishing lines of communication at this time, We can line them up for things like Sunsetting the Fee Hike.

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Here is a link to text of LC 1749:   LC1749.pdf

You can find a list of those Committee members here:   http://www.leg.state.or.us/committees/