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Written by Jamie Simpson, LawServer Attorney-Editor
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Last Updated October 29, 2008 |
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Dan Harmon, chairman of the Drugfree Workplace Legislative Work Group, plans to implore state legislators to change parameters of the Oregon Medical Marijuana Act, writes The AP. Voters approved the Act in 1998 and Harmon wants to eliminate conditions requiring employers to accomodate licensed marijuana users due to safety and legal liability concerns. The group also aims to restrict some of the conditions that medical marijuana is approved for, as well as requiring employer notification of an employee's use. Harmon also argues that penalties for those who violate the law should be more stringent. Senate Bill 465, which outlined some of these changes, will be reintroduced after failing to pass the House in 2007. Currently, 20,000 Oregon residents carry cards allowing them to use medical marijuana.
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