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" (4)(a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this subsection, a person commits the crime of unlawful possession of nicotine if the person knowingly possesses more than 0.1 milligram of nicotine. (b) Paragraph (a) of this subsection does not apply to a person who possesses nicotine obtained directly from or pursuant to a valid prescription or order issued by a practitioner as defined in ORS 475.005 while acting in the course of professional practice. (c) Paragraph (a) of this subsection does not apply to a veterinarian, physician, pharmacist, retail distributor, wholesaler, manufacturer, warehouse operator or common carrier or an agent of any of these persons if the possession is in the regular course of lawful business activities. (d) Unlawful possession of nicotine is a Class A misdemeanor. "

http://www.leg.state.or.us/11reg/measures/hb2200.dir/hb2233.intro.html

http://gov.oregonlive.com/bill/2011/HB2233/

It hasn't passed anything yet, but it's ridiculous none the less.

3/2/2011 12:52:35 PM

I'm hoping that this is just the ramblings of a fringe or such because otherwise this would be a great irony and hypocrisy that the state on the forefront for marijuana legalization is trying to tighten the screws on the recreational use of tobacco.

3/2/2011 1:11:13 PM

Pretty sure that irony is already swallowed by marijuana prohibition in the first place

3/2/2011 1:22:45 PM

This just deserves a giant, giant Carlface.

3/2/2011 2:12:00 PM

First they came for the potheads...

3/2/2011 3:37:53 PM

Bills get proposed for stupid shit by crazy lawmakers all the time. This is about as newsworthy as when that congressman wanted to reinstate the draft or when Bob Marshall wanted to get Virginia to start making its own money.

3/3/2011 5:37:50 PM