Ann Kelley, Assistant Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent. With her on the brief were Hardy Myers, Attorney General, and Michael D. Reynolds, Solicitor General. Before Edmonds, Presiding Judge, and Deits, Chief Judge, and Armstrong, Judge. No costs allowed. We review for errors of law and affirm.
Defendant is a veteran of the Vietnam war.
ORS 161.200, codifies that defense in Oregon. And the defendants and the Court are precluded from reassessing those values to determine whether certain conduct is justified when we have a statutory construct such as we do. We agree with the trial court's conclusion. This is an issue that the legislature has confronted several times and has made a deliberate choice. The legislature and the voters of this state have considered the use of marijuana for medical purposes and, at the time of defendant's offense, the legislature had concluded that the use of marijuana for medical treatment under these circumstances should not be allowed.