The number of Oregonians with medical marijuana cards continues to grow, according to the latest quarterly report from the state.
As of Oct. 1, Oregon had 36,673 cardholders and 4,526 of them lived in Jackson County.
In the previous 12 months, the state received 23,693 new applications and 13,601 renewal applications. Only 1,305 applications were denied in that period. As of Oct. 1, 5,037 applications were still pending.
This blog is written by members of the Mail Tribune staff as part of the newspaper’s Measuring Marijuana series in advance of the Nov. 2, 2010 elections. Oregonians will vote in the election on whether to expand the state’s medical marijuana program, and Californians will determine whether that state will legalize the drug.