PORTLAND — The Oregon Country Fair will be a drug and alcohol-free event, but officials say they expect a certain number of violators this year just as they have previously.
The Oregonian reports (http://bit.ly/1Tqc4W9) fair general manager Charlie Ruff says lots of people think of the fair as a free-for-all for marijuana use, but that’s not the case.
Held on private land outside Veneta, event organizers warn violators and ask them to leave if they refuse to stop.
Lane County district attorney Doug Harcleroad told the Oregonian in 1997 that drug use at the fair was significant, and that it’s the responsibility of land owners and organizers to deal with it.
Sen. Floyd Prozanski is a back-up manager of the event, and says placing officers at the entrance then was a wake-up call.
