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Wehby goes after Merkley in Medford debate ... Boles fire arson suspect pleads not guilty ... Sign of frustration ... Wehby goes after Merkley in Medford debate ... Boles fire arson suspect pleads not guilty ... Other Views: And then there was one A single, well-drafted pot legalization measure offers hope for clear debate Oregon might easily have joined Colorado and Washington state in voting to legalize marijuana two years ago. But the sponsors of Oregon's legalization measure over-reached, presenting the voters with a proposal that crossed the line from legalization into advocacy. The initiative's extreme language drove away the deep-pockete... By The (Eugene) Register-Guard MailTribune.com By The (Eugene) Register-Guard Posted Jul. 5, 2014 @ 2:00 am By The (Eugene) Register-Guard Posted Jul. 5, 2014 @ 2:00 am » Social News Oregon might easily have joined Colorado and Washington state in voting to legalize marijuana two years ago. But the sponsors of Oregon's legalization measure over-reached, presenting the voters with a proposal that crossed the line from legalization into advocacy. The initiative's extreme language drove away the deep-pocketed national supporters who helped bankroll the marijuana legalization campaigns in Washington and Colorado, and Measure 80 won only 47 percent of the vote. Marijuana legalization appeared to be on course to another self-inflicted defeat this year. There might have been as many as three pot measures on the November ballot, creating political crossfire heavy enough to induce voters to oppose all of them. But now Oregon appears likely to face a single marijuana legalization initiative, backed and vetted by national groups with the resources to wage a credible campaign. The prospect of voter confusion was greatly reduced when medical marijuana entrepreneur Paul Stanford, the sponsor of two of the competing initiatives, raised the white flag, saying he would be unable to collect the required number of petition signatures by the state's July 3 deadline. Stanford was also a chief petitioner for Measure 80, and this time around he was still aiming, well, high. One of his proposals would have amended the Oregon Constitution to give people the right to possess and cultivate marijuana. The second proposal contained statutory language implementing the constitutional amendment. Even for many supporters, the question of whether people should be able to smoke pot without fear of arrest doesn't rise to the level of a constitutional question. Stanford's withdrawal leaves just one pot measure headed for the ballot. Its sponsors, New Approach Oregon, say they will deliver their initiative petitions to the secretary of state this week. New Approach has received six-figure checks from several national groups, including the financier George Soros' Drug Policy Action organization and the family of the late Peter Lewis, who made a fortune in the insurance industry. Both Soros and Lewis helped finance Washington state's legalization measure. Oregonians will need time to study the details of the New Approach proposal — and to decide how they feel about out-of-state billionaires dabbling in their state's politics. Oregonians also will want to continue keeping an eye on Colorado and Washington, where state officials, consumers and the emerging marijuana industry are wrestling with little-foreseen issues of concern such as those presented by edible products infused with marijuana — products that can appeal to children and are of unregulated potency. But with just one measure on the ballot, it will be simpler to focus on the details of implementation, as well as the larger principles involved: personal liberty, the costs and efficacy of the drug war, the social and economic effects of putting another legal intoxicant on the shelf, and the consequences for young people. With Stanford's withdrawal, the prospect for a productive debate on those issues has improved. 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