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Oregon Medical Marijuana Patients Feel Forced to Black Market – KATU2
PORTLAND, Ore. — The US district attorney for Oregon has served notice on all medical marijuana growers, saying the federal government will not allow the sale of pot anywhere in Oregon. US Attorney Dwight Holton issued the warning not only to growers but to landlords saying “Knowingly financing a marijuana dispensary or allowing one to operate on your property also violates federal law and could subject financier and landlords to civil and criminal penalties.” There are dozens of growers markets across the state. But many patients and growers are adamant these are farmers markets or grower co-ops and not dispensaries. They say there is never a free exchange of money for marijuana at these operations. They also say they believe it is just another assault on the medical marijuana law passed by Oregon voters. During a Friday at a strip mall on Southeast 82nd, Oregon medical marijuana patients went into an office and came out with paper bags containing jars of pot. Medical marijuana patients who use the facility say it’s not a dispensary. It’s a farmers market. They make a donation and for that donation they are given a playing card. They then give the playing card to a medical marijuana grower. They may get a jar of medical marijuana or not. There is no quid pro quo — no guarantee they will get marijuana for their money. For that reason users and operators say they do not believe they are violating laws because they are not actually buying or selling pot. Bill Elliott, a …




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