POT IN OREGON'S RETAIL STORES?

Perhaps...if "Oregonians for Cannabis Reform" can gather 82,769 valid
signatures by July 2010 to put such a measure on the state ballot for
voters to consider. Petition co-organizers Madeline Martinez and Paul
Stanford on Monday announced their proposal, which seeks to legalize
cannabis sales to adults and industrial hemp growth in Oregon. The
initiative would use the OLCC to regulate storage, distribution and
growth of hemp and cannabis products, with Martinez and Stanford
predicting a tax on cannabis sales would generate $300 million
annually. OLCC spokeswoman Chrsitie Scott says the agency is neutral
on the petition. But Kevin Mannix, who abandoned an initiative
against medical marijuana earlier this year, isn't. "There is a
slim-to-none chance this [proposal] would be upheld in federal
court," Mannix says.