Here's Who Could Oppose Marijuana Legalization in Oregon

By NIGEL JAQUISS

So far, there's no organized opposition in Oregon to a marijuana legalization measure that New Approach Oregon wants to put on the November ballot.

New Approach has been raising big money from the same national funders who passed legalization in Colorado and Washington in 2012 and is following a similar playbook to the one that worked in those states.

So what could go wrong in weed-loving Oregon?

The current edition of The Nation raises an intriguing prospect: that the pharmaceutical companies who manufacture prescription painkillers could be the single economic interest that has the means and motivation to contest legalization. 

The magazine examines the Community Anti-Drug Coalition of America, one of the leaders of the fight against legalization:

Although non-profits typically do not disclose their funding sources, The Nation got hold of some documents.

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