Linn Commissioner John Lindsey likely ignored Oregon laws

The Oregon Ethics Commission will examine whether Linn County Commissioner John Lindsey breached state principles laws by trying to utilize his position to stop medical marijuana from being grown in his area south of Lebanon. Further investigation is likewise had to identify whether Lindsey might have had a dispute of interest when he started a suit naming the homeowner and others. "There seems significant objective basis to think that a person or more offenses of Oregon Federal government Ethics law may have taken place as a outcome of Mr. Lindsey's actions in relation to the cannabis being grown on Mr. Owenby and Ms. Page's property in his area. The Oregon Federal Government Ethics Commission should move to investigate whether John Lindsey might have violated ORS 244.040( 1 ), ORS 244.040( 4) and ORS 244.120(2 (Motion 4)," said the report authorized by Ronald Bersin, the commission's executive director.