SHOULD OREGON ALLOW PATIENTS TO GROW MORE MARIJUANA?

A bill introduced in the Oregon Legislature would allow medical marijuana
patients to grow more plants, possess larger amounts of the drug and use it
to treat any medical condition. That's if their doctor, naturopath or
nurse-practitioner thought it would help.

Representative Jo Ann Bowman, a sponsor of the bill, says the proposal does
only "minor tweaking" to Oregon's voter-approved medical marijuana law.

Oregon's Medical Marijuana Act was approved by voters in 1998. The law
allows patients suffering from specific ailments and symptoms to grow and
use marijuana, provided their doctor signs a chart note or a form provided
by the state Health Division.

Patients who are unable to or don't want to grow their own plants may
designate a caregiver to grow for them.