MPP to Sue Oregon If Medical Marijuana ID Card Program Discontinued

“Oregon has done more harm to patients today than the DEA ever could,” said Rob Kampia, executive director of MPP, which is based in Washington, D.C. “By depriving patients of the only protection they have under state law, Oregon is saying that not only federal agents — but also state and local police — can raid, arrest, and prosecute seriously ill medical marijuana patients. This is grossly unjust, and we look forward to suing the Oregon government in court.”

“Oregon is alone in its overreaction — and legally incorrect reaction — to today’s Supreme Court decision,” added Kampia. “The attorneys general of California and Nevada said today that their states’ medical marijuana laws are unaffected by the Supreme Court ruling, and the attorneys general of the other seven medical marijuana states have not challenged or changed their states’ policies.”