At time of writing, 54.5% of the vote in Oregon has been counted and analysts and media outlets are calling it a victory for Oregon’s Measure 91 to legalize and regulate marijuana. With that amount counted, the totals are 55.1% YES to 44.9% NO.

“Oregon voters have delivered another crippling blow to the war on marijuana consumers,” NORML Communications Director Erik Altieri commented, “By a strong margin, Oregonians rejected the failed policy of prohibition and chose to pursue a new approach to marijuana, one that has so far been successful in Colorado and Washington and will prove successful in Washington, DC and now Oregon.”

We will be publishing much more detailed information about what this means for the state and what implementation will look like in the coming days. Stay posted.

– See more at: http://blog.norml.org/2014/11/05/oregon-becomes-the-third-state-to-legalize-marijuana/#sthash.boSHgjpI.dpuf