Immortal college football coach John Heisman advised, “When in doubt, punt.” Voters faced with a bewildering blitz of statewide ballot measures might want to keep in mind this piece of conservative strategy. The nine statewide measures on the Nov. 6 ballot include major policy proposals related to gambling, marijuana and taxes. The devil’s in the details, the cliché goes. Understanding the far-reaching ramifications of these proposals requires wading through the weeds. For example, the text of Measure 80 takes three pages in the state voters guide and begins, “Whereas the people of the State of Oregon find that Cannabis hemp …



