Linn County takes lead in marijuana MIP legislation effort

Linn County officials are encouraged by a unanimous 60-0 vote by the Oregon House Judiciary Committee for HB 2313 which will allow schools to deal with students who have consumed marijuana the same as those who come to school intoxicated.

“This all got started after I talked with West Albany Principal Susie Orsborn,” explained Linn County Commissioner Roger Nyquist. “She told me about the challenges schools face when it comes to dealing with kids who come to school with marijuana in their systems.”

Currently, schools can suspend the students, but they can’t push the matter into the legal system or get the student help through the local Juvenile Department.

“This has been a challenge for schools for a long time,” Nyquist said. “I just hope this issue doesn’t get tripped up by a couple of idealogues in the Senate.”

Nyquist said he took his concerns to Torri Lynn, director of...

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