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Fighting Cancer: Another Study Reveals The Cannabis and Cancer Link

UK Multiple Sclerosuis Patient: Cannabis Treats My Symptoms

Study": Pot May Improve Cognitive Function In Bipolar Disorder

'Happy' Birthday Marijuana Prohibition

Cannabis Activists Flexing Political Muscle

Arkansas Medical Marijuana Initiative Approved For Ballot

President Perez Molina Breaks New Ground By Proposing Legal Regulation Of Drugs

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Oregon's Most Famous Medical Marijuana Garden Gets Raided

Oregon Labor Commissioner Defends Medical Marijuana Patients

Editorial: The Oregonian's Argument Doesn't Hold Water

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This November 6th six states will have marijuana initiatives on their ballots. Three states, Massachusettes, Arkansas, and Montana, are voting on medical marijuana legislation, while Washington, Colorado, and Oregon are voting on legalization bills that will allow for recreational use by adults. All are voter initiatives bypassing the legislatures.

The measures in Washington (Initiative 502 or I-502) and Colorado (Amendment 64 or A-64) both legalize 1 ounce (28 grams) of cannabis, and are much simpler bills than Oregon's Measure 80 (M-80). Both Washington and Colorado's bills are leading in the polls and look poised to pass come election day, mostly due to well funded campaigns. In a recent SurveyUSA poll, I-502 is backed by 57 percent of voters, with just 33 percent opposing it, and A-64 is leading in a recent Univ. of Denver poll 50 percent in favor to 40 percent opposed.

Unfortunately, Oregon's M-80 is slacking in the polls. The most recent polls show a very close race with decided voters, yet a full 20 percent of voters still remain undecided. With almost no funding after it was placed on the ballot, the M-80

campaign has done little to sway voters. As of our press date, only a few thousand dollars had been raised for the effort.

But, that should not deter voters from supporting Measure 80.

M-80 is a very comprehensive measure, which provides for substantial state regulation of medical cannabis, allows substantial tax revenue to be made, and even lets farmers grow hemp (also cannabis) legally, and dictates that the Oregon Attorney General must defend the measure in court from challenges.

The bill would establish the Oregon Cannabis Commission to regulate and control the purchase, distribution, and sale of cannabis, much like the Oregon Liquor Control Commission does currently for alcohol. State licensed growers would sell their crop to the state, which would also be able to control the price. The state would then distribute the cannabis to licensed re-sellers who would provide it to adults over 21 in Oregon.

The state would also tax the sales, and 90 percent of the tax revenue would go to the states general fund to use as they see fit. 7 percent would go toward drug abuse treatment programs, 2 percent would go toward the creation of the new committees, and 1percent would go toward specific drug education programs in schools. M-80 also allows for personal cultivation of cannabis by adults, including the psychoactive type high in THC, without restriction. Compared to I-502 and A-64, that is a significant difference. For some, this may be a reason to not support the measure, but I believe it is time to end the war on cannabis. Measure 80 goes all the way, and would allow people to finally grow their own marijuana, without restrictions.

The Oregon measure also leaves the current Oregon Medical Marijuana Act, passed in 1998, in tact, with the exception of possession limits, which it would remove. Patients that still want a medical marijuana card and doctor's recommendation can do so, but the truth is, there would be little need for such a card. The one advantage, patients with an OMMP card will be allowed to purchase their medicine tax free.

But, more than likely, medical marijuana clinics would fall by the way-side, since it would be legal. After all, does a person get a prescription from a doctor for “a glass of wine a day”, as some doctors now

recommend, or ibuprofen, which is available over the counter?

People would not be allowed to drive while intoxicated on marijuana, but the law does not establish any preconceived limits on THC blood levels, as Washington and Colorado's initiatives do. What has proven to be a contentious argument over I-502 and A-64 is not an issue with M-80. Oregon's law leaves the current statutes in place, which already prohibit motorists from driving while impaired on marijuana, alcohol, or any other drug that is dangerous to use while operating heavy equipment.

The reality is, if we pass M-80 along with Washington and Colorado passing their initiatives, the federal government will step in and issue an injunction through the court, since the new laws will be in direct violation of federal law.

Much as Arizona's “papers please” immigration law was stopped by the federal courts, implementation of these laws, too, will be halted, and the battle in court will begin. With contradiction of federal law involved, it took two years for the Arizona law to finally take effect last month, and this battle will likely be just as long.

It is a fight we must have, and win.

Lets join Washington and Colorado, and lead the way for our nation. The Oregon Cannabis Connection urges every Oregonian to vote Yes On Measure 80! It is time to stop cannabis prohibition.

By the Oregon Cannabis Connection Editorial Staff.

3 of Oregon's Safe Access Points (or dispensatries) we're raided over the past couple of months, in 3 different counties, and few Federal police we're involved in any of them. The centers were Kannabosm in Eugene, The Human Collective in Tigard, and The 45th Parallel in Ontario, near the Idaho border.

On September 11th, 9-11, Eastern Oregon's largest Safe Access Point in Ontario, Oregon, The 45th Parallel, was swarmed by Oregon State Police, Idaho State Police, and the Malheur County

Sheriffs Dept. The local narcotics task force, The High Desert Task Force, carried out the raid. The investigation had been ongoing for a while, and included the Malheur County Sheriff's Office, Oregon and Idaho state police agencies and other local law enforcement departments including Ontario, Fruitland and Payette.

The 45th Parallel had been in operation since December 7th 2010 and had a large member base due to their remote location. According to Esbensen, they had 880 members that signed up over the 22 months they were in

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The most outspoken medical marijuana grower in Oregon, if not the entire nation, was raided by a joint task force led by the Federal Government. On the morning of September 18th, James Bowman's The High Hopes Farm in Ruch, Oregon was descended upon by numerous law enforcement (LEO) agency's from the region, led by the same local Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) team,

vehicles, and equipment that raided nearly half a dozen medical grows in the same area last year.

According to law enforcement, over 430 plants were found on a number of properties in the area which had gardens operated by Bowman. Hundreds of plants were located at his main garden on Upper Applegate Rd., just minutes outside Medford. The garden fence was visible from Highway 238, and some of the largest plants rose 4 to 6 feet above the fence top, though you could not ascertain what type of plants they were, due to the distance from the highway (I would estimate 2000 feet or more). As last years raids indicated, size, indeed, may matter.

An advertiser in this publication for over a year, The High Hopes Farm has been open and honest about their endeavor since long before they promoted their farm with Oregon Cannabis Connection (OCC). Bowman has been promoting legislation to help recognize growers' and patients' need for safe access to medical cannabis since before last years legislative session. We reported on The High Hopes Farm and PACA in the Oct/Nov 2011 issue of OCC.

His legislative proposal, The Patients Access To Cannabis Amendment, or PACA, would allow growers to properly pay their help for labor costs, allow for the exchange of cash, goods and/or services between Oregon Medical Marijuana Program (OMMP) cardholders. It would also allow the sale of cannabis to cardholders and medical cannabis resource centers, including those in other states. These are just a few of the provisions in the comprehensive plan Bowman has hopes of

introducing in Salem.

In fact, Bowman and The High Hopes Farm have been so forthright that he invited local Oregon State legislators to tour the farm last year. Representatives Dennis Richardson, Sal Esquivel, Peter Buckley, and Senator Alan Bates all toured the farm in October of 2011 and were accompanied by local Medford TV station, KDRV NewsWatch 12. The lawmakers, some of them fairly outspoken opponents of the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program, actually viewed High Hopes Farm as an example of success.

During the tour, Rep. Peter Buckley expressed the most impressive support. He told KDRV, “This sort of operation shows how it can be done in...a well thought out professional way.”

Sen. Bates addressed the predicament faced by growers in Oregon, a point Bowman has been making for years, explaining, “We have this whole issue between the federal government and the state government...where our laws are contrary to each other, and these people are caught in the middle of that.”

Rep. Sal Esquivel, one of the less supportive legislators, told KDRV's Steven Sandberg, “There's certain things that this

is perfect for, but on the whole there are some abuses going on, not necessarily the majority, but there are some abuses going on”.

Esquivel added, “It's our job to get the people abusing it out of the system,” indicating it is not law enforcements pervue to do so, let alone raid a garden in which he used a descriptive word like “perfect”. The state would be better served by enacting laws and regulations to allow for proper trade, taxation, and restrictions, as all other medicines are currently controlled.

Legislation changes, as Bowman was pursuing, could allow for regulation, safe access, and large gardens, which could help “weed” out many unscrupulous growers. Law enforcement crackdowns on professionally run and lawful gardens hurts patients and denies them their rightful medicine.

In June, Bowman once again spoke out, this time to the Oregonian's Noelle Crombie. With a camera in tow, Crombie, The Oregonian's “crack” marijuana reporter, visited The High Hopes Farm and reported on the operation. With some smart editing, strategically used “heavy metal” music, and possibly some inaccurate reporting, Crombie managed to create a video that raised many eyebrows and stirred up a serious debate over large medical marijuana farms, even within the medical marijuana community.

Brad Avakian Has Been Fighting For Medical Marijuana Patients’ Rights In Oregon Since The Beginning

It is a well known fact that medical marijuana patients are under attack now more than ever. From state agencies to the DEA, it would seem that no patient can truly say they have safe access. Although some politicians have started to come out in favor of medical and recreational marijuana reform, there are far too many patients living in fear of being kicked out of their homes, or losing their jobs because they use medical marijuana. Luckily, here in Oregon we have elected Brad Avakian as Labor Commissioner. Mr. Avakian has been fighting for the rights of medical marijuana patients since the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program (OMMP) was passed in 1998.

I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Avakian at a fundraiser and was very impressed with what he had to say about defending the rights of patients here in Oregon. Below is a flier Oregonians for Law Reform created to support Avakian’s campaign. The quotes are from a copy of the statement he gave out that highlights his stance and history on defending patients from being discriminated against by landlords and employers. After all, that’s his job!

Oregon Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian believes in protecting medical marijuana patients from unfair employment and housing discrimination.

Below is the full statement the labor commissioner handed out at the fundraiser explaining in detail his involvement in

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The local DEA contracted equipment rips out plants at High Hopes Farm in Ruch, OR. The farm was one of the largest in the state, and the owner was outspoken in the media

James Bowman, proprietor of High Hopes Farm, stops to smell one of his plants in 2011. OCC featured the farm in the Oct/Nov 2011 issue.

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The Oregonian published an editorial on October 8th entitled “Medical marijuana fees are not too high”. In this amazing piece, published by the “Oregonian Editorial Board”, the decision makers at Oregon's largest paper decided to blame the medical marijuana activists and recreational marijuana smokers for the increase in fees, and supports the increase.

Following a superficial report done by the Oregonians “crack” marijuana reporter, Noelle Crombie, entitled “Higher medical marijuana fees support "slush fund," hurt patients, Oregon advocates say”, the editorial board decided to ignore many patients Crombie reported on, like Elvy Mussika, that can't afford the increased fees. Instead they decided to focus on recreational users that may be registered with the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program (OMMP), a number they claim is by far the majority of the card holding patients.

What is even more sickening is that they also apparently believe the Activists and recreational users are responsible for the increase in fees. The editorial states, “In fact, you could argue that what has happened to the medical marijuana program is exactly what those who'd like to loosen the state's marijuana laws even further claim to want: The state's using pot to generate revenue.”

They even quoted Rep. Peter Buckley, yet he is one of the few legislators that has come out in favor of Measure 80, and has long supported the OMMP, and many expansions in its services.

The Oregonian Reported, “Rep. Peter Buckley, D-Ashland, who co-chairs the Joint Ways and Means Committee, said as much recently by noting that some of those who supported fee hikes reasoned that they 'would perhaps dissuade people who didn't need the cards from going down that road.'”

The truth is, Buckley knew it would not stop those abusing the program, since they are making money from their endeavors, and can afford the increase. Using that quote from him is disingenuous, at best.

Another truth, patients that can't afford the fee increase are hurt by the changes that were used to prop up the states budget. A lot of money was raised by the OMMP, and the ONLY ones hurt were the indigent and people on fixed incomes.

The Oregonian wrote about the arguments made during the original debate over the Oregon Medical Marijuana Act in 1998, in which supporters said, “Not just anyone can use marijuana and claim a medical need.”

Their take on it, “We all know how that turned out. As of Oct. 1, there were nearly 57,000 card-

holders in the state's medical marijuana program, of whom fewer than 4,000 combined suffer from cancer, HIV/AIDS or glaucoma: three of the conditions most commonly cited by Measure 67's supporters. The most frequently cited qualifying medical condition -- and perhaps the most difficult to disprove -- is severe pain,

claimed by 55,400 of those roughly 57,000 card-holders (people can cite more than one condition).”

They go on, “If you think about it as a way of taxing recreational pot use, not only do the fee hikes make sense (the state taxes cigarettes, right?) and match the goals of the state's legalization brigade, but they're also a real bargain. A medical marijuana card, at $200 per year, costs less than 55 cents per day. To use the standard tax-hike analogy, that's less than a cup of coffee.”

The states legalization brigade? Do they think that increasing fees on the sick, indigent, elderly, and those on fixed incomes make sense? Do they really believe that simply because the majority of Oregonians are using medical marijuana due to severe pain that it's not a “true” ailment?

The Oregonian should deal in truths, not speculations, correlations, and ad hominem arguments.

operation.

Also, with their proximity to the Idaho border, and Oregon's law allowing out-of-state residents to obtain a medical marijuana card, they had as many as 60 members from Idaho, many regularly obtained their medical marijuana at the club.

Bill Esbensen, founder and operator of 45th Parallel explained, “Their doctor told them to come to Oregon, and see a doctor in Oregon, so they could get help with whatever their problem is.”

The police arrived at about 9:30 AM while Esbensen and another founder of the club were on their way to a political fundraiser in Eugene. When they were alerted, they turned around and headed back. No one was arrested or charged the day of the raid.

The police took all his computers, money, cell phones, medical marijuana, plants, etc...the usual raid routine. No one was arrested, but Esbensen and 15 others we're arraigned on charges September 25th, including Racketeering, Conspiracy, & Delivery with Consideration. All were released on their own recognizance, except one person that failed to appear. No federal charges have been issued.

Esbensen said of the raid, “They pulled all the plants, and our garden was under by about 30.”

He told OCC they had 70 plants in the garden, which was a cooperative run by the 45th Parallel. He also had 30 plants at his home in Oregon.

“We didn't have a production grow going, there's a big difference,” he said. “We had to grow a lot of different varieties because we had so many different patients with different needs.”

As for the charges, Esbensen said, “They're trying to put me in jail for 160 years.” Two Racketeering charges and a Conspiracy charge carry 20 years each,

and 10 Conspiracy to Deliver charges carry 10 years each. Others, some of them growers, had fewer charges, which the Argus-Observer reported included possession and also manufacture and delivery.

“We had absolutely zero medicine on the shelves the morning they raided.”

We asked Esbensen about the predicament for members that relied on the 45th Parallel for their medicine. In a rural area, access may be difficult.

“There is no access. There's supposedly a couple of other people around the county that are doing something out of their house....I have heard a couple of people have gone there...and they have [the medicine] in a big cardboard box, only one variety, and that's it. You know... it's not clean at all,” he said. “So, basically, they're going to drug dealers at somebody's house, who may have a card, I don't know, and that's their access points now...trying to find it on the street”

As we previously reported in OCC, police had been harassing members for a long time, pulling them over when leaving the club, questioning drivers and passengers, and coordinating with Idaho state police to bust members when they drove to Idaho.

The Idaho Police even pulled over Esbensen in April, fully knowing who he was, and tying up 6 police cruisers to search his vehicle only to find one joint.

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Bill Esbensen, one of the founders of 45th Parallel, at a protest against OMMP fee increases in Portland

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Once again August was wrapped up by the Jefferson State Music Festival and Hemp Expo from the 24th through the 26th. The same location was used again this year, off Holland Loop Rd. in Cave Junction, providing a good venue for the music, information, artisan wares, food, beer, and people. This was the very first festival to last three days, and they again provided camping on-site for those wanting to party late into the night.

The Expo was brought to us, for the third year, by State Of Jefferson band. The work put in by the key people, especially Eric Vestnys, Ryan Redding, and Joe Ginet, is prodigious, and the hours are long. Eric organizes the much of the volunteers, sponsors, and vendors. Joe and Ryan handle stage duties, for the most part, but lines are crossed and assignments tangled. The end result, with their attention, was awesome.

The volunteers and vendors, of course, really make the event possible and provide the backdrop and support for the entire event. 24 hour duty at some posts required diligent effort by volunteers, along with trash duty, parking duty, and other responsibilities.

Vendors provided an array of products, foods, services, and advice to festival goers. Grow shop vendors, tye dye vendors, hat vendors, glass vendors, and

more were there. non-profit groups were represented, as well as medical marijuana clinics and organizations.

Sponsors are also important to a show, and Southern Oregon Alternative Medicine (SOAM) was the Main Event Sponsor, and provided a tent with medical marijuana clinic information and evaluations done on site. Brent Kenyon, owner of SOAM, also provided wares from his pipe shop, Operation Pipe Dreams, and food from his seafood restaurant, The Wharf. He also provided a beer garden at the event, with numerous beer on tap.

Other key sponsors include Dragons Lair Glass, Northern Light and Garden (NLG), and Oregon Cannabis Connection. NLG had an extensive display set up of their equipment, nutrients, supplies, and more. Dragons Lair provided glass blowing demonstrations, and even had a “double-decker” glass blowing experience, when glass blower Nate Hussey worked a piece on top of a cargo van above another blower below. Amazing!

Other sponsors included Southern Oregon Cannabis Community Center/SO NORML, Singing Bird Family Farm, Profound Entertainment, Takilma FM, Southern Oregon Backline, X-Traktor, Lost Forest Recordings, and, of course, the State Of Jefferson band, themselves!

A Hemposium tent was set up for discussions and lectures by a number of experts, and some experts spoke on stage in the afternoons.. The tent was organized by Lori Duckworth of Southern Oregon Cannabis Community Center and, in a small way, myself, Keith of

OCC, though I was more of a panel moderator and occasional cat herder.With speakers like Paul Stanford, author and main backer of Measure 80, and Dru West, author of the grow book West Coast Masters, attendees got up close and were able to ask questions and interact with the panelists. The hemposium was very successful, until one of the tents collapsed on Sunday in a wind shear, startling panelists and guests. Luckily no one was injured, and it was near the end of our event.

Again, 2 stages provided music constantly during the event, or at least until midnight or a bit later. The Indica stage, or the main stage, and the Sativa stage, which used solar power and shut down earlier each night. Both stages provided great music, with over 40 performers playing over the 3 days.

On Friday night, the evening ended with State Of Jefferson playing. Covering a few of their usual songs, they played a few different tunes, as well. As usual, they rocked the crowd, and pleased the fans. Smoking doobies and enticing the crowd, they wrapped Friday night up nicely. They actually played Sunday night, as well, opening for Jah Sun!

But, before they jammed on Friday, Craig Chiquiso, of Jefferson Starship fame, played. His mellow sound was a nice change, but he did still rock out on a number of songs, and played “Jane” from the Starship days. It included his masterful guitar solo, and he even had a ringer planted in the audience come on stage to do the vocals. Might I say, better than the original!

Saturday night Blackaliciousperformed. With a heavy beat and rhythmic lyrics, they brought a refreshing sound to the festival not usually heard. Rap is not the typical music here, but it was well accepted, in fact, downright embraced! It's a wonderful, eclectic crowd at the JS Hemp Expo.

Sunday had both stages rocking all day, and finished with Jah Sun on the Indica stage. Just winding down a long tour, he was able to squeeze in the JS Hemp Expo, and delighted the crowd. His band, and back-up singers were amazing, and provided a real foundation to the show.

With over 5,000 attendees, the event was again a succes

fights for the rights of medical marijuana patients here in Oregon.

Commissioner Avakian has always been a proud supporter of Oregon’s voter enacted Medical Marijuana Program. His record on the issue is demonstrates his commitment and support for the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program:

In 2005, then-Representative Avakian voted in support of SB 1085, which modestly increased the amount of cannabis authorized patients could possess and authorized growers could produce.

As State Labor Commissioner, he stood up to protect cardholders’ rights on the job and workplace accommodations. Commissioner Avakian defended his agency’s ruling in BOLI vs. Emerald Steel all the way to the Oregon Supreme Court and, although the case was ultimately overturned, did not shy away from taking a stand to protect cardholders and disability accommodations. The Oregon Court of Appeals had previously upheld BOLI’s determination that Emerald Steel Fabricators, Inc. of Eugene violated Oregon disability law by firing an employee without engaging in the “interactive process” to determine a reasonable accommodation for that employee’s disability.

The day the Supreme Court ruling was announced, Commissioner Avakian issued thisstatement:

“As Oregonians, we have always believed strongly in our ability to determine the right public policy within our own borders,” said Commissioner Brad Avakian, chief of Oregon’s Bureau of Labor and Industries which enforces disability law and other employment protections. “That makes today’s decision all the more troubling, because it so seriously undercuts the law that Oregonians put in place, by initiative petition, in1998.”

It is unfortunate to have so many politicians fall between the cracks when it comes to enforcing laws that the voters of Oregon have enacted. When an elected representative stands up for the medical marijuana community, the community will stand up for them in the face of any negative rebuttal surrounding their endorsement of medical marijuana. If Brad Avakian ever gets any flack from his opposition regarding medical marijuana, you can bet dollars to donuts that the medical cannabis community will be there to defend him. Try telling someone dying from AIDS or HIV that they don’t deserve safe access to a medicine that works and see what happens.

Please visit Brad Avakian’s various social media outlets to keep up with his campaign.

www.bradavakian.comwww.facebook.com/BradAvakianOregontwitter.com/BradAvakianFor links mentioned above, Visit http://nationalcannabiscoalition.com/2012/09/oregon-labor-commissioner-defends-medical-marijuana-patients/Reprinted by permission from Sam Chapman and National Cannabis Coalition

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Craig Chaquico was a Friday headliner.

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Joe Jefferson, lighting up on stage!

Blackalicious headlined Saturday night.

Written by our good friend, Perry Stripling of Mercy Center. They handled our booth space at Portland HempStalk this year, as we were not able to attend. Thanks Perry!

Portland, OR - We arrived at Kelley Point Park park - just north of Portland, Oregon - in the early AM, as usual. Unlike the usual, we were shown in and got our Oregon Cannabis Connection (OCC) booth set up without issue. You see sometimes these HempFesters are a little disorganized, but Paul Stanford and his volunteer Portland HempStalk (PHS) crew worked hard throughout and deserve kudos for the results. Activist and public alike enjoyed and appreciated the effort and look forward to next years.

This annual Hemp-and-Cannabis oriented Festival was founded in 2005 by the Hemp and Cannabis Foundation (THCF), and takes place the weekend after Labor Day in September. This public event has always been free to attend and features food vendors, live music, guest speakers and information booths. In 2009, the Hempstalk Festival moved to Kelley Point Park, in the far Northwest corner of Portland, at the confluence of the Columbia River and the Willamette River. It is estimated that over 30,000 people attended the two-day event in 2011.

This years Portland HempStalk was held on/at Saturday, September 8th, from 10AM to 10PM and Sunday, September 9th, from 10AM to 10PM-ish. The prime focus was on Measure 80, GOTV (Get Out The Vote) and The Pot War in general. Speakers included mayoral candidate Jefferson Smith and Jill Stein, presidential candidate for the Green Party.

As advertised, it was a combination of entertainment and education that Hempstalk offered and attendees found pleasant surprises around every corner. There were hundreds of food and goods vendors – including hemp, a glimpse of the possible future! -- that had a variety of wonderful dishes and beautiful wares for purchase in the many colorful booths adding to the atmosphere.

Then there was the Hemposium Pavilion, featuring panel discussions on sub-issues like medical cannabis and hemp as well as the overall issue of cannabis law reform -- and what we can do about it. There one could find discussion on How the Cannabis issue connects with The People in and of itself as well as thru other issues of the day. Hemposium organizers and participants believe it will continue to evolve and grow, providing experts and information from doctors, lawyers and local business people working to inform, educate and activate on Hemp and Cannabis.

According to Paul Stanford, founder and presenting sponsor of the event, the PHS "is about educating people that the reason marijuana is illegal has very little to do with drugs, and is really about money and the continued centralization of economic and political control. Hemp seed oil is biodiesel and is three times more productive than any other seed oil crop, and hemp seed oil will run any diesel engine today with no modification. Hemp oil is the reason the petrochemical industry made up the ‘reefer madness’ myth. They renamed hemp, using racist propaganda, calling it marijuana, and lied to make it illegal.”

Further, and by no means least, was the music! Hempstalks 2012 Lineup on Saturday was Emceed by Ngaio Bealum, Comedian and featured such acts as: State of Jefferson, The Human Revolution, Los Marijuanos, John Sinclair and J. Mack and Big Dub, among others. Sunday it was Emcee: Vivian McPeak, Seattle Hempfest Director and had even more great acts such as: John Trudell and Bad Dog, Arden Park Roots and Bad Habitat, just to name a few.

To find out all the details or just more about HempStalk in general, visit: http://hempstalk.org/

Clear Channel Agrees To Remove Misleading Ads, Cites Transparency Issues

Following a grassroots, online protest by volunteers with Women for Measure 80, advertising company Clear Channel Outdoor has agreed to take down a series of shameful, misleading and fear-mongering billboards around Portland.

At a press conference this morning, Women for Measure 80 coordinator Amanda Rain joined Oregonians for Law Reform and other sensible marijuana-policy advocates to condemn the advertisements, denounce the backers’ scare tactics and call for smart marijuana policies that would effectively protect Oregon’s communities and young people.

Women for Measure 80 held a rally on Monday, Oct. 15 on the steps of the State Capitol in Salem to call for an end to marijuana prohibition.

“Since the earliest days of ‘reefer madness’, Americans have been misled by shameful, baseless propaganda that has fueled the failed war on marijuana, and this ad campaign is as bad as anything we’ve seen,” Rain said. “If we really want to protect our kids, we need to take marijuana out of the hands of street dealers

and regulate marijuana like we do alcohol. Prohibition hasn’t worked, but an effective regulation and education approach like Measure 80 will work.”

The website listed on the to-be-removed billboards links to Protect Our Society, a group with ties to Save our Society From Drugs and the Drug Free America Foundation. Both of these organizations were founded by Florida ultra-conservatives Mel and Betty Sembler after their first non-profit, Straight Inc., was accused of running what amounted to “torture” centers.According to a statement issued by Clear Channel Outdoor’s vice president of public affairs Dan Dhruva, “The ads protesting marijuana are being removed because our policy is transparency of advertising campaigns and the advertisers who are sponsoring them. These ads include a misleading website that we believe needed to honestly represent the advertiser so the ads are being removed.”

Measure 80 would replace Oregon’s failed system of marijuana prohibition with an effective taxation-and-regulation model that would allow adults 21 and older to purchase cannabis at state-licensed stores only. Ninety percent of tax revenues would go to the state’s general fund for schools and social services. Seven percent would go to drug-treatment programs and one percent would go toward effective drug education.

“It blows my mind that the prohibitionists over at Protect Our Society think Oregonians would buy into this shameful propaganda,” said Sam Chapman of Oregonians for Law Reform.

To learn more about Oregon Measure 80, visit www.vote80.org.

Reprinted by permission from www.theweedblog.com.

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Portland HempStalk ReportBy Perry StriplingMercy Center

Perry manning the booth at HempStalk. They handed out OCC papers, and good advice to festival patrons.

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8-30-12 Pendleton - Oregon State Police

A Sandy, Oregon man was arrested Thursday morning on multiple charges after attempting to elude Oregon State Police (OSP) and Pendleton Police in the Pendleton area.

On August 30, 2012 at approximately 10:44 a.m., an OSP trooper stopped a 1987 Mazda pickup northbound on Highway 395 near milepost 7 south of Pendleton for a speed violation. During the stop the driver was identified as age 23, and from Sandy, who was wanted on an outstanding warrant out of Clackamas County for Fail to Appear - Harassment. When the trooper returned to the pickup to take him into custody, BALL sped off northbound attempting to elude the trooper.

The eluding pickup drove into the Pendleton area recklessly at high speeds on city streets and Interstate 84 before heading onto Old Highway 30 toward the Umatilla Indian Reservation.

Before reaching the reservation line, the pickup stopped at which point the trooper used his patrol car to try and pin the pickup in from leaving. As the suspect tried to drive away, the trooper used the patrol car to push the pickup into a ditch. the suspect exited and ran across the front of the patrol car with the trooper in foot pursuit. The trooper deployed a Taser causing the suspect to stop fleeing. the suspect was taken into custody at 11:17 a.m. without further incident and wasn't injured.

Further investigation led to the discovery of over 3 pounds of marijuana in the pickup.

The suspect was lodged in the Umatilla County Jail on the following charges:

Felony Attempt to Elude in a Vehicle, Misdemeanor Attempt to Elude on Foot, Reckless Driving, Unlawful Possession of Marijuana, Misdemeanor Warrant - Fail to Appear (Clackamas County)

10/10/12 Salem – Marion Co. Sheriff

What started as a deputy offering roadside assistance to an apparent stranded vehicle ended with the arrest of two men for possession of drugs with the intent to deliver.

At about 8:15pm, Tuesday, a Sr. Deputy of the Marion County Sheriff's office spotted a car on Ankeny Hill in Salem, just off Interstate 5. One of the occupants was looking under the hood, so the officer stopped to offer assistance. He noticed that the 1995 Chevrolet had New Mexico license plates, and that the man looking under the hood became very nervous and excited when he was contacted. The man said he was from California. and denied driving the car and told the deputy his girlfriend was driving but she had gone to Walmart to buy a new car radiator. None of his explanation made sense to the deputy.

The deputy contacted the passenger in the car. He produced an Oregon Identification card for showing a residence of Portland. During this contact, the deputy spotted a meth pipe hanging from the rear view mirror, and smelled a strong odor of fresh marijuana coming from the inside of the car. He also saw a large diamond-plated truck storage box sitting on the back seat. The passenger identified the other man as the driver of the car. There was no room inside the car for his supposed "girlfriend".

A record check revealed that the passenger was wanted on numerous warrants from Clackamas County Municipal Court. He was arrested and placed in the deputies patrol car.

A record check on the driver revealed that he was on parole for marijuana possession. He also admitted smoking methamphetamine a few hours prior to contact by the deputy. The officer also found him in possession of a second methamphetamine pipe. He was taken into custody at that time.

Consent to search the car was given by the driver. Inside the metal box, deputies found coffee cans partially filled with coffee beans. Additionally, they discovered over 3 pounds of marijuana stuffed in the cans. Coffee beans are routinely used by drug dealers when transporting drugs. The odor is intended to confuse drug sniffing canines. Inside the car, deputies found what appeared to be a drug sales log, a camera and two cell phones. The keys to the car were found in the brush near where the driver had been standing; an apparent attempt to conceal the fact he was driving the car.

In separate conversations, the two could not agree on where they were coming from. Deputies believe the marijuana was recently purchased in southern Oregon and intended for distribution.

Both men were arrested for possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana, and possession of marijuana for delivery. The Oregon Department of Corrections placed a hold on the driver. The passenger faces additional charges for the warrants.

The Oregon State Police assisted with this investigation.

Josh Brewer, a victim of over zealous police, plans to file a lawsuit against the Medford Police Department. In September 2009, the Medford police seized Brewers medical marijuana after entering his home on reports on “shots being fired” in the area led them to his home. Brewer was within the limits of the OMMP program, and he was a patient, but the police removed his still drying medicine, arrested him, and eventually convicted him in court for manufacturer and possession.

Since the police had spotted the medical marijuana a few days before, when at his residence serving a warrant on one of Brewer's roommates, they possibly had no justification when they claimed to enter due to the gun shots supposedly heard near the home. Both felonies and Gun charges were dropped when the judge found no evidence to prove that he had fired any weapon. Eventually, the Department of Justice requested that his convictions be removed. They were.

But, Brewer was not satisfied. He told KOBI news in Medford, “When I'm done, I want these guys working in McDonald's flipping hamburgers.”

Brewer felt he should have never been arrested in the first place. He has plans to file a lawsuit against the City of Medford for wrongful arrest. No comment has been released by the City Attorney's office, so far.

“It's not fun. You drag your family and your kids through this for three years, it's not fun,” Brewer said to KOBI. “It can do a lot of damage to a family.”

Brenda Thomas, a former manager of THCF Medical Clinic in Grants Pass , was released from Oregon's Coffee Creek Correctional Facility on Sept 17th. After being raided by local law enforcement in 2009, Thomas was charged, prosecuted, and convicted for a variety of charges, all related to her medical marijuana garden. She was led away in handcuffs the day of her sentencing hearing.

The state's main witness was the live-on-site grower of the garden, given a plea deal for his testimony. Thomas Bletko testified against Brenda Thomas and was set free, even though Thomas explained that it was Bletko who was doing improper things, and had practically taken over the garden. Bletko was later arrested in California on drug charges, including delivery of Hashish!

Thomas spent ten months in jail, beginning Nov 14th 2012. She had been sentenced to sixteen months in prison, taking the wrap for the entire garden and all the medicine it produced. She remains on probation for three more years. Her prosecution followed on the heels of a last minute change in attorney for Thomas, and the judge pressed forward not allowing her new attorney time to prepare or review the case.

When asked if she plans to return to THCF Clinic, Thomas explained, “They absolutely refuse to let me go back to work at my office while I'm on parole.”

As for getting another medical marijuana card, she said, “Eventually.”

Her time in prison was hard. It had a tough effect on her family, finances, and everyone's emotional state. Her partner, Dar, had 2 surgeries while she was imprisoned, and her daughter had to drop out of college. The lack of income, inability to help her loved ones, and stress from prison took its toll. Her counselor recently told her she is suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

“It was hell, honestly,” She said. “...Being away from my family, the financial strain it put on my family, the emotional strain it put on my wife...it was horrible, it really was horrible.”

Thomas still plans to appeal her case, even though she has already served her time. Her appeal will likely be based on the lack of prep time her new attorney was allowed. She has also filed with the governors office for a clemency hearing, hoping to expunge her record in both cases.

Oregon State Representative Peter Buckley (D), whose district includes Ashland, has come out in support of Measure 80. One of the only legislators to publicly endorse M-80, Buckley has long been a supporter of the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program. He has now thrown his endorsement behind Oregon's comprehensive legalization measure to be voted on November 6th.

“Overall, legalization would take the black market out of Oregon," Buckley told the Mail Tribune. Buckley has served as co-chairman of the Legislature's Ways and Means Committee for the past two sessions.

He explained that the current law has too many loopholes, explaining to the Tribune reporter, “I do think it's a problem with some medical marijuana growers...They've gotten greedy.”

According to the article, Buckley indicated he believed the federal government would question Oregon's authority to legalize the drug if measure 80 passed, but if enough states pass legalization initiatives it could change the national debate. “ Hopefully, the federal government will see the light,” he said.

The University of Oregon is preparing to perform random drug testing of all its athletes, after an ESPN report earlier this year that estimated from 40 to 60 percent of the football team smoked marijuana.

The school only tested when there was reasonable suspicion. The general counsel's recent decision gives temporary permission for random testing, effective this month. There will still be a public hearing but is expected to stand.

U of O's athletic department proposed changes to strengthen its drug policy earlier in the year. It allows for random

drug testing all year, even during the summer. It will use a numbering system to identify and select the athletes.

Oregon has not changed its penalties for positive tests.

For illicit drugs, offenders receive counseling and education after a first positive test. A second positive test results in a "behavior modification contract" between the student and their coach. Athletes are ineligible for half of a season following a third failed test. They will be dismissed from the team and lose their scholarship for the fourth.

For performance-enhancing drugs like steroids, athletes face suspension after the first positive test and dismissal after the second.

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Brenda Thomas, at her desk in 2011 before she went to prison.

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Police Log

In the Oregonian video, The High Hopes Farm helpers were shown digging large planting holes, with “chain-gang” like music by Nine Inch Nails blaring. The same music was later played while showing clips of the farm, greenhouse, plants, and workers.

Crombie reported in the piece that Bowman “pays” his workers with marijuana, but Bowman told the Oregon Cannabis Connection, he never said that. The Oregonian may have taken a few liberties in their story.

In fact, in the video Bowman never actually says he pays his workers, but he does complain about the system. After all, the PACA legislation he has worked on was more than likely one of the main reasons he invited The Oregonian for a visit. There are problems with our system, and he was addressing them. The Oregonian knows that “pot farm” videos sell better than a wonky video about legislation specifics.

In the interview, he explains, “In Oregon, they don't allow us to charge for labor, and we think that handicaps us... The challenge is...how can we do this so that we can make a legal living, so we can pay taxes, so that we don't have to wonder how to interpret the law.”

He also explained a quandary faced by many growers, saying, “We want to share this with people, but we don't want to do it in a way that just doesn't leave us out in the cold...we believe that we deserve to get paid for what we do.”

The High Hopes Farm served as many as 180 patients, according to Bowman, who was the registered Caregiver for most of them. The OMMP does not restrict how many patients for whom a person can be a caregiver. Since most patients rely on their grower for their medicine, as the OMMP spells out, virtually all of these patients will not have their medical cannabis Bowman was cultivating, forcing them to seek other avenues to secure their medicine.

For some victims of the raid, these can be donations from friends or family, or donations from benevolent safe access points that help raid victims, but for many others it inevitably means money out of pocket, and even purchasing medicine of unknown quality and origin on the black market. The illegal marijuana street dealers are rejoicing, no doubt.

OCC spoke with a few of the patients from High Hopes Farm.

One patient, we will call “John” (who wished to remain completely anonymous), was a previous patient at the High Hopes Farm, he never had a problem in the past getting the amount agreed upon from the operation. He is not sure what he will do this coming year.

“I don't know what I'm going to do...I'm trying to find a grower,” John said. “I won't do black market.”

Access for him is a problem without a reliable grower, just like most patients at High Hopes Farm. All 7 patients we spoke to rely solely on the supply they receive from their grower for the entire year. If its not their grower, they rely on organizations and friends for help.

“I sometimes go to SO-NORML and get a piece here and there,”John explained. “Some of the friends I have that have cards, they give me a little bit here and there.”

Another patient who was affected is Helena. Her first season at the High Hopes Farm, she had grown in a small garden the previous year. This year she was hoping to have a full supply of medicine immediately after signing up with High Hopes Farm and then through the coming year. Unfortunately, those hopes were dashed when the farm was raided.

“I've had to get a different grower because they left us with nothing...I went the whole year with nothing.” Helena explained. “I signed up in April, I was supposed to get a little bit of medicine each month, but it turned out I wasn't going to get any until November, and then they got raided, so I didn't get any at all from them.”

Disappointing to the troopers, I am sure. They nevertheless arrested him, took him to jail, and confiscated personal records from the club. Esbensen believes they illegally removed information from his briefcase, and used that information in their investigation.

Esbensen explained, “6 Cops pulled me over for having one license plate.” It happened to be a dealer plate, which Esbensen had every right to use, being a car dealer in Idaho.

“They actually pulled me over 3 times in a 15 mile stretch on I-84, and the third time they pulled me over with 6 police officers at once...and a drug dog,” Esbensen said. “They arrested me and impounded my truck and trailer for the joint.”

The briefcase, with private records from the club, was in his truck. He said the officers resisted returning the briefcase when he went to court, where he was assessed a fifty dollar fine for the citation he received. He pressed the issue, and after a Judge's conference with the counsels, the briefcase was returned.

“This is where I think it started,” Esbensen explained. He said they had no right to look at the contents of the briefcase until after the verdict, which was his plea to a fifty dollar fine. He indicated that many of those indicted might be linked to the private information in the case.

Another raid occurred earlier, on August 30th, at Kannabosm in Eugene, Oregon. Kannabosm had been operating well over a year, and owner Curtis Shimmin had put together a nice place, serving patients around the Eugene area.

This raid also included a local task force. Lane County’s Interagency Narcotics Enforcement Team carried out the raid, but the charges and investigation were handled by State Police investigators. 4 other properties, two in Eugene and two in Douglas county, were also searched and over 100 plants were confiscated, along with the usual items...cell phones, money, computers, etc.

Shimmin did not respond to our requests, but did post a facebook page that confirmed the raid. On the post, he wrote, “Due to this travesty of justice, many patients’ legal right to access medicine has been infringed upon, due in no part and in direct opposition to the complete legality of this program in the state of Oregon...”

He added, “Now without this legal resource, patients will be forced to jeopardize their personal safety and well-

being to procure medicine on the black market.”

The last raid occurred at Human Collective in Tigard on September 27th. Long thought by many to be the model Safe Access Point, The Human Collective had been in operation over two years.

The police simultaneously hit Human Collective, the home of the manager, Sarah Bennett, and her husbands grow store, Grow America on the same morning. According to the police press release, “Investigators seized 21 large and over 200 smaller Marijuana plants at the residence.”

This raid was yet again carried out by the local narcotics group of law enforcement, the Washington County Interagency Narcotics Team. These crack professionals yet again take down the last safe access point in Washington County, leaving none. Last year Serene Dreams and Wake and Bake were raided, shutting them down.

Don Morse, founder of Human Collective, spoke with OCC and explained, “They took our computer towers, a couple of vegging grow lights that were use for clones we had available for our members, and of course they took all the medicine.”

As for the clones themselves, Morse said, “What they did was they uprooted them, they left the pots. They just pulled them.”

They also raided Morse's residence in Multnomah County, without assistance from the Multnomah County Sheriff, I might ad. It happened a few days later, on October 1st. He had a small, legal, indoor grow operation, which was seized as part of the investigation of the Human Collective. They also took the dried medicine he had at his home.

When we asked about the Washington County Sheriff's role in the raid, Morse explained, “We feel that it's politically motivated...this is an election year, and both sides have a lot at stake.”

“Human Collective has been doing what they do for two and a half years, why did it take two and a half years for Washington County to feel that they had a case?,” Morse said. “It's ridiculous...when you look at it.”

Morse has recently been working with Oregon State Representative Andy Olson, a Republican from Albany, other officials, on legislation to provide guidelines for dispensaries.

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Kannabosm was a nice place, welcoming, and comfortable. Image: OCC

An onlooker, and OMMP patient, looks through binoculars at the raid on High Hopes Farm.

Sarah Bennett, manager of Human Collective, addresses a crowd protesting OMMP fee increases last year.

A contracted dump truck leaves with a load of plants. (Note the plants and irrigation tubing hanging out).

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Photo: Keith Mansur

Photo: Keith Mansur

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In a milestone that will no doubt go largely unnoticed by the mainstream media,October 1st marks the 75th anniversary of the enactment of federal marijuana prohibition. On October 1, 1937, the US government criminally outlawed the possession and cultivation of cannabis — setting into motion a public policy that today results in some 850,000 arrests per year and has led to more than 20 million arrests since 1965.

But times are changing. Now, for the first time, a majority of Americans say that they favor replacing this failed policy with one of cannabis legalization and regulation. Further, on November 6th, voters in three states — Colorado, Oregon, and Washington — will decide at the ballot box whether to allow for the limited legalization of cannabis for adults. According to the latest polls, voters Colorado and Washington appear ready to take this historic step, while Oregonians remain closely divided on the issue. That is why we themed the 41st national NORML Conference in Los Angeles ‘The Final Days of Prohibition’. We now reflect upon the decades of failure imposed by prohibition; tomorrow we look to the very near future when cannabis prohibition is abolished once and for all.

Below is an excerpt from Chapter 4 of Marijuana Is Safer: So Why Are We Driving People to Drink?(2009, Chelsea Green) which looks back at how we got into this mess in the first place.

By 1935, most states in the country had enacted laws criminalizing the possession and use of pot, and newspaper editors were frequently opining in favor of stiffer and stiffer penalties for marijuana users. As [US Federal Bureau of Narcotics' Director Harry J.] Anslinger’s rhetoric became prominent, he found additional allies who were willing to carry his

propagandist message to the general public. Among these were the Women’s Christian Temperance Union and the Hearst newspaper chain – the latter of which luridly editorialized against the “insidious and insanity producing marihuana” in papers across the country. Members of state and

local law enforcement also joined the FBN’s anti-marijuana crusade. Writing in The Journal of Criminology, Wichita, Kansas, police officer L. E. Bowery asserted that the cannabis user is capable of “great feats of strength and endurance, during which no fatigue is felt.” Bowery’s toxic screed, which for years thereafter would be hailed by advocates of prohibition as the definitive ‘study’ of the drug, concluded:

“Sexual desires are stimulated and may lead to unnatural acts, such as indecent exposure and rape. … [Marijuana use] ends in the destruction of brain tissues and nerve centers, and does irreparably damage. If continued, the inevitable result is insanity, which those familiar with it describe as absolutely incurable, and, without exception ending in death.”

… By 1937, Congress – which had resisted efforts to clamp down on the drug some two decades earlier – was poised to act, and act quickly, to enact blanket federal prohibition. Ironically, by this time virtually every state had already ratified laws against cannabis possession. Nonetheless, local authorities argued that the marijuana threat was so great that federal intervention was also necessary.

On April 14, 1937, Rep. Robert L. Doughton of North Carolina introduced House Bill 6385, which sought to stamp out the recreational use of marijuana by imposing a prohibitive tax on the drug. The measure was the brainchild of the U.S. Treasury Department, and mandated a $100 per ounce tax on the transfer of cannabis to members of the general public. Ironically, a separate anti-marijuana measure introduced that same year sought to directly outlaw possession and use of the drug. However this proposal was assumed at that time to have been beyond the constitutional authority of Congress. Members of Congress held only two hearings to debate the merits of Rep. Doughton’s bill. The federal government’s chief witness, Harry Anslinger, told members of the House Ways and Means Committee that “traffic in marijuana is increasing to such an extent that it has come to be the cause for the greatest national concern. … This drug is entirely the monster Hyde, the harmful effect of which cannot be measured.”

Other witnesses included a pair of veterinarians who testified that dogs were particularly susceptible to marijuana’s effects. “Over a period of six months or a year (of exposure to marijuana), … the animal must be discarded because it is no longer serviceable,” one doctor testified. This would be the extent of ‘scientific’ testimony presented to the Committee.

The American Medical Association (AMA)

represented the most vocal opposition against the bill. Speaking before Congress, the AMA’s Legislative Counsel Dr. William C. Woodward challenged the legitimacy of the alleged ‘Demon Weed.’

“We are told that the use of marijuana causes crime. But yet no one has been produced from the Bureau of Prisons to show the number of prisoners who have been found addicted to the marijuana habit. An informal inquiry shows that the Bureau of Prisons has no evidence on that point.

You have been told that school children are great users of marijuana cigarettes. No one has been summoned from the Children’s Bureau to show the nature and extent of the habit among children. Inquiry of the Children’s Bureau shows that they have had no occasion to investigate it and no nothing particularly of it.

… Moreover, there is the Treasury Department itself, the Public Health Service. … Informal inquiry by me indicates that they have no record of any marijuana or cannabis addicts.”

Woodward further argued that the proposed legislation would severely hamper physicians’ ability to utilize marijuana’s therapeutic potential. While acknowledging that the drug’s popularity as a prescription medicine had declined, Woodward nonetheless warned that the Marihuana Tax Act “loses sight of the fact that future investigations may show that there are substantial medical uses for cannabis.”

Woodward’s criticisms of the bill’s intent – as well as his questions regarding whether such legislation was objectively justifiable – drew a stern rebuke from the Chairman of the Committee. “If you want to advise us on legislation, you ought to come here with some constructive proposals, rather than criticism, rather than trying to throw obstacles in the way of something that the federal government is trying to do,” the AMA’s counsel was told. “Is not the fact that you were not consulted your real objection to this bill?”

Despite the AMA’s protests, the House Ways and Means Committee approved House Bill 6385. House members even went so far as to elevate the Anslinger’s propaganda to Congressional findings of fact, stating:

“Under the influence of this drug the will is destroyed and all power directing and controlling thought is lost. … [M]any violent crimes have been and are being committed by persons under the influence of this drug. … [S]chool children … have been driven to crime and insanity through the use of this drug. Its continued use results many times in

Marijuana Opponents Are Underestimating The Marijuana Activist Community

In races across the country, the cannabis law reform community has demonstrated that we can be a major player in electoral politics, particularly within relatively-progressive enclaves. This year is shaping up to be a historic year for

marijuana law reform as the movement has organized and united like never before.

With marijuana law reform on the ballot in six states, including Oregon, Washington, and Colorado pushing for an end to cannabis prohibition, dedicated activists have utilized some deep-pocketed donors and grassroots efforts to pull off the tremendous feat of just getting on a few state-wide ballots. Recent polls show that several of these measures have a good chance to win at the ballot box, providing more victories for the cannabis community across the country.

It has already been much publicized that marijuana law activists have already affected candidate races in Oregon and Texas. Washington’s legalization measure has forced two King County Sheriff candidates to endorse marijuana legalization and even the state’s Republican candidate for United States Senator has endorsed an end to the failed and harmful policy of cannabis prohibition. In Portland, Oregon, both mayoral candidates are on record supporting ending cannabis prohibition.

Recently, medical marijuana law supporters forced the Los Angeles City Council to repeal its ban on dispensaries. The council likely underestimated

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Cannabis Activists Flexing Political MuscleBy Anthony JohnsonNational Cannabis Coalition

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Armentano co-authored the book with Steve Fox and Mason Tvert.

State Supreme Court Allows Ballot Language, Arkansas Now First In South to Vote on Medical Marijuana

Great news from Dixie! The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a suit challenging the language of the ballot initiative that would allow seriously ill Arkansans to use marijuana to treat certain conditions with the recommendation of their doctors. The initiative will now appear on the November state ballot as Issue 5.

Justices rejected a challenge by a coalition of anti-marijuana "conservative" groups who had asked the court to block the initiative from November's general election ballot, or to order the state not to count any votes cast on the issue. Gotta love those wingnuts, trying to deny voters the right to choose!

With the court's decision, Arkansas is now the first state in the Southern U.S. whose residents will have a chance to determine if their friends and neighbors will be able to use the medicine that works best for them without the fear of arrest.

While the proposal acknowledges that marijuana would still be against federal law, the "Coalition to Preserve Arkansas Values" (hmm... guess they think IGNORANCE is one of those, or something?) argued that it doesn't sufficiently explain that state-authorized cannabis users could still face federal prosecution.

"We hold that it is an adequate and fair representation without misleading tendencies or partisan coloring," the court wrote, effectively handing the Coalition's asses to them. "Therefore, the act is proper for inclusion on the ballot at the general election on Nov. 6, 2012, and the petition is therefore denied."

"Here, after reviewing the ballot title of 384 words, we conclude that the title informs the voters in an intelligible, honest and impartial manner of the substantive matter of the act," the ruling said.

Currently, 17 states and the District of Columbia allow the medical use of marijuana.

"We at the Marijuana Policy Project are very proud to support Issue 5 and Arkansans for Compassionate Care and

are glad that the state Supreme Court saw fit to dismiss this baseless challenge," said Morgan Fox, communications manager for the Marijuana Policy Project. "The people of Arkansas deserve a chance to have their voices heard, just as seriously ill Arkansans deserve a chance to live normal lives without being treated like criminals." "The tightly regulated system that would be implemented by the passage of this initiative would provide relief to numerous patients suffering from severely debilitating conditions while taking resources out of the hands of criminals and increasing public safety," Fox said. "This is not a partisan issue. It is a matter of compassion.

"Hopefully other states in the region will take their cue from Arkansas and begin to explore similar policy alternatives to putting sick people in jail," Fox said. Arkansas now joins Massachusetts in considering a medical marijuana ballot initiative in the November election. To learn more about the campaign to pass Issue 5, please visit Arkansans for Compassionate Care at ARCompassion.org.

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Proposal Bolsters Opposition to Drug War Among Latin American Leaders as Drug Prohibition Debate Continues to Escalate

President Otto Perez Molina of Guatemala on September 25th announced his intention to propose legally regulating currently illicit drugs as a means of reducing crime, violence and corruption. He elaborated on his proposal Wednesday when he addressed the United Nations General Assembly.

According to the Associated Press, President Perez Molina said the War On Drugs has failed and that Central American nations have no choice but to pursue legalization, since the United States has proven incapable of reducing its demand for drugs. Perez Molina's speech Wednesday is the first time a sitting head of state discussed the

legalization and regulation of drugs before the UN General Assembly.

Even as he advocates legalization, Perez Molina is preparing to fight drug cartels with the biggest military buildup in Guatemala since its long and bloody civil war, report Claudia Torrens and Romina Ruiz-Goiriena at the Huffington Post.

"We can't take unilateral action, it will be gradual," Perez Molina said of his push for drug legalization. "Meanwhile, while we're taking these steps, we're not going to let Guatemala become an open corridor for trafficking and consuming drugs."

Perez Molina said that while he may be the first head of state in history to propose legalizing drugs before the U.N. General Assembly, the Organization of American States is already studying the idea, with a report due next year.

The retired general took office in January with promises of an "iron fist" against crime. He garnered worldwide attention in just a month later by calling for a debate on alternatives to the War On Drugs, including decriminalization and regulation. His proposal quickly received support from other leaders in Latin America, including the presidents of Colombia, Costa Rica and Ecuador. But it provoked strong criticism from the U.S. government, as well as intense discussion within Guatemala.

The president's statement adds to the growing debate about alternatives to the Drug War throughout Latin America. Both former and current heads of state in the region are demanding that the full range of policy options be expanded to include alternatives that help to reduce the prohibition-related crime, violence, and corruption in their own countries -- and insisting that decriminalization and legal regulation of currently illicit drug markets be considered.

Over the next few months, the failure of the War On Drugs and alternatives to current strategies were discussed at significant high-level events, including the Summit of the Americas in Colombia. Most recently, Uruguay announced a plan to legalize marijuana, with a regulatory system that would make it the first country in the world where the state sells the drug directly to its citizens.

Even President Obama was obliged to acknowledge the legitimacy of the debate earlier this year during the Summit of the Americas - where opposition to drug prohibition was a major focus - when he said, "it is entirely legitimate to have a conversation about whether the laws in place are doing more harm than good."

The Organization of American States is conducting a study of legalization and regulation and will be releasing a report of its findings next year.

In Latin America, where the war on drugs has caused high levels of violence, death and corruption, many see this debate is an important step toward improving the region's economy, security and quality of life.

"We support President Otto Perez Molina's call for a fundamental transformation of global drug policy that shifts away from the failed prohibition regime and toward legal regulation of currently-illicit drugs," said Daniel Robelo of the Drug Policy Alliance.

"President Perez Molina's bold leadership before the General Assembly adds to a growing chorus of current heads of state in the region speaking out against the flawed drug war strategies imposed by the U.S. government for the past 40 years that have devastated the region while utterly failing to reduce drug use or supply," Robelo said.

"These leaders recognize that to change the status quo, they must combine decisive leadership at the national level with coordinated action at the international level," Robelo said. "Led by President Perez Molina, they are opening up a serious global debate at the highest levels - and ensuring that all drug control options, including various types and degrees of decriminalization and legal regulation, be put on the table in that debate.

"Regulating drugs has the potential to shrink or eliminate illegal drug markets, thereby reducing the power of violent traffickers," Robelo said. "In the short term, Latin America and the U.S. can take three specific policy steps in that direction: the full decriminalization of drug possession for personal use; the legal regulation of marijuana, more or less like alcohol; and the provision of legal access to pharmaceutical versions of other illicit drugs for those consumers who are determined to obtain the drugs they need or want regardless of their legal status.

"In this way, we can ensure that U.S. drug policies do not enrich violent criminal organizations throughout Latin America - while improving public health and safety in streets and communities across the U.S.," Robelo said.

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Arkansas Medical Marijuana Initiative Approved For Ballot

President Perez Molina Breaks New Ground by Proposing Legal Regulation of Drugs

By Steve Elliott - Toke Of The Town

After a years-long demonstration of apparently bottomless ineptitude when it comes to effectively addressing safe access to medical marijuana for patients, the Los Angeles City Council on October 2nd repealed its own July dispensary ban with an 11 to 2 vote.

The action once again leaves L.A. with no laws regulating the city's numerous dispensaries, but some council members were openly wishing for an expanded federal crackdown on the shops.

The vote followed years of attempts by the hapless council to regulate

the medical marijuana dispensary scene in Los Angeles, with more than 400 dispensaries located in the L.A. metro area. The city claimed its own count revealed more than 1,000 such shops.

Council members said it was time to go back to the drawing board, saying they'd ask state legislators to "clarify" state law on how cities can regulate dispensaries.

"Facing the choice of letting you vote on overturning the ban or doing so itself following a referendum effort that turned in almost double the number of signatures needed to bring the issue to ballot, the body stuck its tail between its legs and said smoke 'em if you got 'em," reports the LA Weekly's Dennis Romero.

"We're pleased that the city is not going to put us through months of arduous enforcement," said Kris Hermes of medical marijuana advocacy group Americans for Safe Access."We welcome the opportunity to work with the city on sensible regulations

that will work for patients and the communities."

Notoriously anti-cannabis Councilman Jose Huizar -- who led the effort to ban dispensaries -- cast one of only two votes against repealing the ban. Huizar said a federal crackdown -- which is looking increasingly likely -- might accomplish what his short-lived ban could not. "That is our relief," he told the Los Angeles Times.

After a 2007 "moratorium" was instituted by the L.A. City Council, hundreds more dispensaries opened under boilerplate language included which allowed shops with paperwork in process to remain open.

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The state of Maine has decided to deny medical marijuana patients section 8 housing. On October 3rd, the Maine State Housing Authority board voted 4-3 to ban medical marijuana from the federally subsidized housing.

Residents of section 8 housing will no longer be able to grow or smoke marijuana in their apartments or they risk losing their housing assistance. Taking a hard stance, Bruce Poliquin, a member of the Maine Housing Authority's board of directors and acting State Treasurer, stated, "There will be no growing of marijuana in these apartments. No cultivating of the substance. And we restricted the smoking of the substance in those apartments."

Those affected by the ruling will be notified by the board soon. They will have only 30 days from the date of that notification to stop any growing or smoking of medical marijuana in the housing. The board could reverse their ruling at another meeting at the end of October.

From NORML.ORG

Public Act 12-55, An Act Concerning the Palliative Use of Marijuana, took effect on Monday, October 1st. Democrat Gov. Dan Malloy signed the measure into law on June 1. Connecticut is the 17th state since 1996 to allow for the physician-authorized use of cannabis as a therapeutic option for qualified patients.

Patients are afforded legal protections under this act is they are diagnosed with cancer, glaucoma, positive status for human immunodeficiency virus or acquired immune deficiency syndrome, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, damage to the nervous tissue of the spinal cord with objective neurological indication of intractable spasticity, epilepsy, cachexia, wasting syndrome, Crohn's disease, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Online registration for qualifying patients and their physicians is now available from the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection.

The Department has until July 1 to submit regulations to the General Assembly regarding the eventual state-licensed distribution of cannabis. In the interim, qualified patients will be allowed to lawfully to possess up to 2.5 ounces of cannabis. However, "until state-approved sources of medical marijuana are established, transactions to obtain the drug will still be illegal," according to a summary of the law in The Norwich Bulletin.

Home cultivation of cannabis by qualified patients is not explicitly addressed under the statute.

A walmart employee the Oregon Cannabis Connection reported on in 2010 lost his appeal to the Michigan appeals court. In the ruling the court decided Walmart employee Joseph Casias, who has an inoperable brain tumor and cancer, was not wrongfully fired over medical marijuana use.Upholding a decision by a federal judge in Grand Rapids, Mich., last year, the appeals court said that "Michigan law doesn't stop employers from firing people who use medical marijuana," the Associated Press reports.

Casias was an inventory-control manager at a Walmart in Battle Creek, Mich., until he was fired after he tested positive for marijuana in 2009. His oncologist prescribed the treatment after Michigan voters approved medical marijuana use in 2008. "No patient should be forced to choose between adequate pain relief and gainful employment, and no employer should be allowed to intrude upon private medical choices made by employees in consultation

with their doctors," said Scott Michelman, a staff attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union, in 2010.

In a 2010 statement Casias said, "For some people, working at Walmart is just a job, but for me, it was a way of life. I came to Walmart for a better opportunity for my family, and I worked hard and proved myself. I just want the opportunity to continue my work."

New Mexico has 7,000 actively enrolled patients in their state's Medical Cannabis Program (MCP), roughly 40 percent of them use marijuana to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). That may change if a New Mexico psychiatrist plans to petition PTSD as not a legitimate qualifier for the MCP.

William Ulwelling, an assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine and a distinguished fellow at the American Psychiatric Association, indicated in a letter to the MCP that he'll be testifying at the next Medical Cannabis Advisory Board meeting, which will reportedly occur on Nov. 7.

In the letter, Ulwelling writes, "There is a recognized association between PTSD and cannabis, but the primary accepted association is that PTSD sufferers have an increased vulnerability to alcohol and substance abuse disorders, and have a higher incidence of cannabis abuse," He said in the letter. "Offering cannabis to a PTSD sufferer increases the risk of substance abuse."

For the petition to succeed, the MCAP and the secretary of the Department of Health, which administers the program, would have to make the decision to remove PTSD. If they did, nearly half of the state's medical cannabis patients would be out of the program.

By Johnny Green – The Weed Blog

Oakland City Attorney Barbara Parker and San Francisco law firm Morrison & Foerster announced that the City of Oakland filed a complaint October 10th in United States District Court to stop the federal government from seizing an Oakland building used by a medical marijuana dispensary.

The city’s lawsuit is the latest development in a federal escalation against medical marijuana providers in California announced at a press conference by the state’s four US Attorneys in October of last year. The escalation has seen renewed raids at medical marijuana facilities by the Drug Enforcement Administration and threats and actual civil asset forfeiture cases, which allow the federal government to confiscate assets and real property, against property owners who rent to medical marijuana tenants.

“We are very pleased that the City of Oakland has taken on the challenge of protecting patients’ rights from the harsh, wrong-minded actions of the federal government. This legal action demonstrates that localities that support safe and legal access to medical marijuana can make a difference in this struggle with the federal government” said Joe Elford, Chief Counsel for Americans for Safe Access. “This complaint spells out how medical marijuana patients weren’t the only ones who were duped by Obama’s statements about medical marijuana. The City of Oakland alleges in its lawsuit that it believed that the federal government would not disturb medical marijuana dispensaries that operate in compliance with state law. Obama has broken this promise.”

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impotency and insanity.”

Anslinger made similar horrific pronouncements before members of the Senate, which spent even less time debating than the measure than had the House. By June, less than three months after the bill’s introduction, the House of Representatives voted affirmatively to pass the proposal, which was described by one congressman as having “something to do with something that is called marijuana. I believe it is a narcotic of some kind.”

Weeks later, after the Senate had approved their version of the bill, the House was asked to vote once again on the measure. Prior to the House’s final vote, one representative asked whether the American Medical Association had endorsed the proposal, to which a member of the Ways and Means Committee replied, “Their Dr. Wharton (sic) gave this measure his full support.” Following this brief exchange of inaccurate information, Congress gave its final approval of the Marihuana Tax Act without a recorded vote.

President Franklin Roosevelt promptly signed the legislation into law. The Marihuana Tax Act officially took effect on October 1, 1937 – thus setting in motion the federal government’s foray into the criminal enforcement of marijuana laws which continues unabated today.

Paul Armentano Deputy Director of NORML

and Co-Author of Marijuana Is Safer: So Why Are We Driving People to Drink (2009,

Chelsea Green). Article is reprinted by

permission.

the organizational skills and political clout of the cannabis community. Oregon Attorney General candidate Dwight Holton certainly did and the Springfield,

Missouri, City Council certainly has as well.

Incumbent Congressman Sylvestre Reyes was defeated by, Beto O’Rourke, marijuana legalization supporter, despite the incumbent’s endorsements by President Obama and former President Bill Clinton.

While the odds always seem stacked against us as we have to combat years of propaganda, deep-rooted stereotypes and the government itself, we are winning this war being waged upon us. It can be very

hard refuting the propaganda spewed by prohibitionists, we just need to keep our eye on the prize and keep working to educate voters with some simple truths. In 1995, there were no medical marijuana states.

California legalized medical cannabis in 1996 and now the Golden State is joined by 16 other states and the nation’s capital. If just one of the three states ends

prohibition in 2012, you can be assured that more states will soon follow.

It is a truth that cannabis is a relatively safe substance that can be regulated without society falling apart. It is a truth that prohibition distracts our law enforcement resources from fighting serious and violent crime. It is a truth that prohibition deprives our communities jobs and tax revenues that can help our schools and social services. Just keep educating mainstream voters about these simple truths, and one day, the truth shall set us all free.

Anthony Johnson is the

Executive Director of the National Cannabis

Coalition (www.ncc420.com) and also serves as

a board member for Oregon Green Free

(www.oregongreenfree.org).

Published with special permission from the

National Cannabis Coalition

The Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol has just released a new radio ad in support of Colorado’s Amendment 64, which aims to regulate marijuana in a manner similar to alcohol.

The ad, which will be airing on terrestrial radio as well as Pandora in the state of Colorado, features Melissa Etheridge relating her personal journey with marijuana. Through her experience of medical use during her struggles with cancer, Melissa realized the positive aspects of the plant and the dire consequences of the war on drugs and is now calling for legalized and regulated cannabis, which starts with voting YES on Amendment 64 this fall.

You can check out the radio ad with Melissa

Etheridge at youtube.com search "Melissa

Etheridge: "Vote YES on Amendment 64" , in

addition to the campaign’s latest television ad,

which is currently airing across the state. To

learn more about the campaign, visit their

website at www.regulatemarijuana.org.

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Does marijuana cause cancer? Revealing the link between cannabis and cancer yet again, researchers with the California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco have released findings that further bolster cannabis as an anti-cancer solution. The researchers have found a compound in the much-talked-about plant could “halt the spread” of many types of aggressive cancers, including breast cancer.

The Cannabis and Cancer Link

Cannabidiol is the compound, and while it fights cancer cells, it does not produce the high feelings commonly associated with cannabis. Instead, it seems to “switch off” the gene responsible for metastasizing breast cancer.

They reportedly found the compound doesn’t only stop the breast cancer cells from growing, but even causes them to return back to normal cells, cancer-free.

Further exemplifying the benefits of marijuana and showing the cannabis and cancer relationship, a similar study was published last year after the group found promising results in mice. Now, they say they are “on the verge” of publishing another study on animals that further expands these results.

“The preclinical trial data is very strong, and there’s no toxicity. There’s really a lot or research to move ahead with and to get people excited,” said study co-leader Dr. Sean McAllister.

The research is a long way off from developing a medication or cancer-treatment for humans, but it is another step in the right direction. They are said to be developing human trials

and look forward to testing it in combination with current chemotherapies. A real measure of success, however, would be found if the natural substance could be used without traditional chemo.

As was reported just a few months ago, the effectiveness of this go-to traditional cancer treatment is highly questionable, furthering the need for a natural alternative. Scientists looking at cancer cells unexpectedly found that chemo actually damages healthy cells and causes them to release a protein thatactually increases tumor growth. In addition, it makes the tumor more resistant to future treatment.

This is in addition to all of the side effects brought on by this poison—including the well-known hair loss and nausea, as well as long term cognitive dysfunction.

Other studies have been made over the past decades much like this one linking cannabis and cancer prevention: Manuel Guzman located in Madrid, Spain discovered that cannabinoids substantially inhibit the growth of tumors in a variety of lab animals. In the study he also found that not one of these tested animals endured any kind of side effects seen in many similar chemotherapy treatments. It is becoming increasingly clear that you can sidestep any of the misery associated with traditional cancer treatments and embrace the potent, effective healing powers of THC and cannabidiol (CBD).

Now we just have to cross our fingers that Big Pharma won’t stake her claim on the natural compounds, patenting them, creating perverse versions of them in a lab to bottle and affix with an exorbitant price.

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Multiple sclerosis patient Clark French is one of thousands of patients in Britain and the world over who use cannabis to help with their medical conditions. These conditions include multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, Alzheimer's, HIV/AIDS, and Crohn's disease. Trials are currently being conducted to determine if cannabis can stop the growth of cancers.

French, one of the founding members of NORML UK (National Organisation for the Reform of Marijuana Laws), will be appearing on Channel's 4 4Thought program, to discuss his medical use of cannabis.

Cannabis has become increasingly prominent in the United Kingdom in last few years, as more people and politicians have realized its therapeutic benefits and the harms produced by the black market. A July 2012 YouGov poll for The Sun showed that 45 percent supported at least decriminalization of cannabis, and that 25 percent of the population do not believe that cannabis is harmful at all.

About 100,000 people in the U.K. have MS, and many use cannabis as the only solution to their chronic fatigue and pain. French stated that he first realized cannabis could be used to treat symptoms of MS at the age of 9 when he caught his stepfather smoking it:

"He used to medicate with cannabis and was very discreet about it," French said. "As a child, I was very anti smoking and used to tell people off.

"My stepfather used to go out to the garage but it got to the point where he was so ill and wheelchair-bound that I caught him on a few occasions -- I asked him what he was doing and he explained very rationally that this wasn't a 'normal' cigarette," French said. "He plainly informed me of the benefits that he personally obtained from using this, as he called it, medication, and how his quality of life improved dramatically."

"It is beyond question that cannabis can help, and in some cases treat, medical conditions both severe and mild," said Sarah McCulloch, press officer for NORML UK. "It is a travesty that hard-working young guys like Clark find themselves branded criminals for using the medicine they need to live an active life."

French is set to appear on U.K. Channel 4's 4Thought on Tuesday, September 25. Clark is dedicating his appearance to "his hero" and late stepfather, Richard Ramsden.

NORML UK is a national organization which "seeks to gain recognition for the rights of people to peacefully pursue activities relating to cannabis without unwarranted intervention by the authorities."

PROBLEM: At least one prior study has shown than

cannabis might have some positive effects for patients

with bipolar disorder, and several others have reported

that in patients with schizophrenia, marijuana use is

actually associated with an improvement in

neurocognitive functioning. While it is still unclear why

the psychoactive drug might have this effect on patients

with major psychiatric disorders, this study further

investigates the association in bipolar disorder patients.

METHODOLOGY: Data was collected over nine years

from patients at a Long Island hospital as part of a

larger cohort study. All of the patients used for this

study fit the DSM-IV requirements for bipolar I

disorder, meaning they had experienced a true manic

episode. Fifty individuals with a history of cannabis

"abuse or dependence" and 150 individuals without this

history took part in a number of standardized tests

designed to measure their cognitive functioning.

Researchers attempted to control for as many variables

as possible, including their demographics, the age of

onset and duration of the patients' illness and their

estimated IQ from before they developed the disorder.

RESULTS: There was a general pattern of superior

cognitive functioning in the group with a history of

cannabis abuse. These patients performed better than

their drug-free cohort on all significant measures, such

as processing speed, attention, and working memory.

The researchers suspected that this discrepancy could

have been caused by increased alcohol dependence in

the control group, but upon secondary analysis they

found that alcohol abuse was higher in the cannabis

group as well.

CONCLUSION: Patients with bipolar disorder

demonstrated significantly higher neurocognitive

performance when they also had a history of cannabis

dependence. With these results added to what we know

about schizophrenia, it is possible that the correlation is

causal -- that marijuana use improves the cognitive

functioning of patients with severe psychiatric

disorders.

LIMITATIONS: The authors point out that a certain

baseline of cognitive function is required for patients to

get their hands on illegal drugs in the first place, which

may provide another explanation for the correlation

seen here. They also found that the patients in their

sample with a history of cannabis dependence also had

more severe cases of bipolar disorder, as manifested by

an increased rate of psychosis during their manic

episodes.

IMPLICATIONS: Marijuana has been more

definitively shown to have negative effects on users

with bipolar disorder -- making them less likely to

comply with treatment or respond well to lithium (a

common mood stabilizer), and more likely to have

psychotic symptoms or attempt suicide. The authors of

this study therefore suggest that the best next step

might be to develop treatments that mimic the positive

effects of cannabis without causing more harm than

good.

The full study, "Cognitive and clinical outcomes

associated with cannabis use in patients with

bipolar I disorder," is published in the journal

Psychiatry Research.

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Question: I need to clone a plant that is in bloom, I don't want to loose the strain. Can I do it? Answer: Yes, although it can be very difficult. Use regular cloning methods and try to remove as much of the actual flowering material as possible.

Use very low light and be patient, it can take up to a month and the success percentage is very low. The re-vegging process can take its toll in stress added to the plant that may result in poor performance. Question: I used high quality commercial potting soil for my outdoor grow this year (It worked great), how would I recondition it for next years grow and would I need to start soon? Answer: There are many different

methods for reconditioning soil. One needs to consider the potential for extending a disease problem that may have been present in the media the year before. If powdery mildew or soil born insects were an issue then special attention to the soil temp needs to be paid (you may consider discarding the soil if the issue was extreme). To ensure none of these pests are passed on, a soil temp of 160°F needs to be achieved.

The soil should be mounded like a compost pile, amended with worm castings, bone meal, azomite and bokashi immediately after harvest.

It also needs to be turned like a compost pile and periodically watered as well. Covering should be considered to increase the temp within the soil pile. Question: How much light is needed for the vegging stage of my plants growing indoors? Answer: 50W per square foot is an optimal light density for robust vegetative growth. This can easily be achieved with T5 fluorescent lamps. T5’s will give enough light to veg an approximately 2 foot plant. If you want larger plants you may consider going with HID lamps.

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The main benefit is improved uptake of soil phosphorus. Because of better phosphorus nutrition, mycorrhizal plants can grow much more quickly than non-mycorrhizal plants. The experiments that show this growth response are done in controlled conditions, and it is unusual for a user in the field to see responses of the kind that are often shown in scientific (or advertising) photos. The user may see a gain of a few percent up to double or triple, depending on plant species, soil factors, fertilization, and whether they already may have native mycorrhizal fungi.

Mycorrhizas appear to have only a minimal effect on uptake of nitrogen, although ECM and ericoids may have some effect. Mycorrhizas do not fix nitrogen, but some people may confuse this symbiosis with the N-fixing symbiosis between legumes and bacteria of the genus Rhizobium. There are sometimes big effects of mycorrhizas on certain micronutrients, especially zinc and copper.

Mycorrhizal plants are often more drought tolerant. This is a tricky point, since big mycorrhizal plants in pots use water much more quickly than little non-mycorrhizal plants in pots. However, it appears that it can be a very real effect in the ground. This is probably an indirect effect of phosphorus nutrition; plants fertilized with phosphorus show the same improvement. However, in natural conditions, mycorrhizal plants are certainly better suited to face dry conditions than non-mycorrhizal plants.

Mycorrhizal plants are more resistant to many root diseases. The scientific results do not all agree, and tests with certain

pathogens have shown the reverse. However, in nature it appears that a range of beneficial organisms really do fight disease, and those good guys are more abundant if the plants are mycorrhizal. This explains most of the inconsistent findings, and we can now say with some confidence that mycorrhizal inoculation is an important part of a holistic disease-fighting program.

In restoration, reclamation, and erosion control, a very important ingredient is the network of mycorrhizal fungi in the soil. The network builds soil structure, which helps hold the soil together. It also allows survival of many kinds of seedlings that would otherwise never get big enough to be evident on the job site. Because some species in the seed mix show up only when inoculated, inoculation in effect increases plant diversity.

The soil network, in combination with healthy mycorrhizal host plants, is very important in resisting weed invasion. There have now been a good number of field projects that have successfully fought off weeds, where other methods that did not involve inoculation have consistently led to nightmare weed infestations. Inoculation is often not enough in itself, but must work with rapidly growing native plants and in many cases, some means to temporarily immobilize nitrate, such as a layer of straw or wood chips.

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necrotic spots form on the older and middle-aged leaves causing them to deform.• The purple/black necrosis later spreads out to the leaf stalks. The leaves turn, curl badly and die.

Because phosphate is almost always found in very low concentrations in the environment the affinity of plant cells for phosphate is very considerable and it is absorbed by the entire root.

Deficiencies are therefore quite unusual except for:

• Conditions where the pH is too high (>pH7) in the growing medium. Under these circumstance the plants can barely absorb phosphorous at all and insoluble phosphorus compounds form in the soil.• If the growing medium is rich in iron or zinc or if it is too acidic.• Because of soil fixation.

He actually was using Human Collective as a model, and reached a 3rd draft, Legislative Council Number 931, after working with these officials, which may not sit well with some in the activist community. Olsen is a notorious opponent to many improvements and expansions in the OMMP.

“It's a bill for Safe Access Points in Oregon and everything that comes with it, and what needs to be done,” Morse expounded. “Human Collective is being used, literally, as the model for dispensaries in Oregon...with the legislation that's going to come up in the 2013 session.”

Olsen and new Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum toured the Human Collective this summer, to see if it was a possible solution to the dispensary issue plaguing the state. Olsen actually told the Oregonian, “Honestly, I walked away from that thinking that might be the model that we want to pursue.”

Whether motivated by politics, greed, or reefer madness, the attack on marijuana, and medical marijuana dispensaries must end. Oregon's law enforcement officials, that are supposed to uphold Oregon's laws, should stop this foolish war, and begin working to establish Safe Access Points across the state.

The Jefferson State Music Festival and Hemp Expo is turning into the most

pleasurable festivals around. With music, camping, good weather, good ganja, and good people, it is hard to beat. If you have not been, come next year. It is the last weekend in August.

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It has posed a financial burden on almost all the patients we interviewed. Helena was a typical example, paying the state more fees to register a new grower and get new cards printed.

“I've had to change my card, find a new grower...it's been pretty miserable,” Helena said. “It was $170.00 to change my card!”

Another patient, Tim, had similar problems as other patients. He relied on his grower for all his years supply, he financially can't afford the loss of medicine or increased fees, and it puts a hardship on him physically, in a real way. Tim has reduced his prescription pain medications dramatically with medical marijuana, due to a condition that requires constant pain management.

“Going forward I am going to let my card expire and call it good, and I'm going to have to go back to the pills,” Tim explained. “It's just cheaper, you know, because I'm not going to turn to the street, and the dispensaries...the price they charge to the patients is getting outrageous.”

We also spoke with Rodney, another patient at High Hopes Farm, along with his 78 year old grandfather. This was their second year at the farm, which supplied their annual needs. As with others, they had listed Bowman as the caregiver and themselves the growers, with High Hopes listed as the grow address.

Rodney said the illegal black market was an option for him, since he has few other resources for his medical marijuana. When we asked what he was going to do for his supply this coming year, he said, “I don't know...nothing...or on the black market...It's not like anybody wants to just give me free medicine, you know.”

He has received some charitable donations, and explained, “SO-NORML gave me some donations, and they've helped me out a couple of times.”Lori Duckworth, Executive Director of SO-NORML and the Southern Oregon Cannabis Community Center in Medford told OCC, “Our organization is here to help medical marijuana patients. When a raid happens,

patients end up being some of the biggest losers when their medicine is stolen, they pay fees to the State, they have to obtain new medicine to replace what was stolen, and, in some cases, give up medical marijuana all together, because it is so costly and troublesome.”

“We do what we can to arrange donations from growers to patients victimized by these raids,” Duckworth said. “It's not enough, but its something.”

The cost to patients that were being serviced by the farm amounts to a small boon for the State. With the new fee structure, a

cardholder must pay hundreds to change your grower and get new cards. That's over $20,000 for the State! Including last years raids, nearly $35,000 can be expected into state coffers, that is assuming all the patients can afford the fees. For many it is a real burden.

Patients have become victims. Victims of unwarranted, unjustified, and arguably illegal police action. It is a common theme running through the raids from last year and the raid at The High Hopes Farm in September, and other raids across the state of Oregon medical marijuana gardens. Patients are not only

denied their medicine, but forced to pay hundreds in fees to the OMMP to reinstate their cards and reassign their growers.

Another common theme...garden size. One might consider the size of a medical marijuana garden, especially if you are a patient that relies on a single outdoor crop and are having another grow your medicine for you. The likelihood of a raid on a large garden in Southern Oregon, over 100 plants (Fed. sentence of 5 years), seem greater than a small, say 24 plant garden. The attention a 400 plus plant garden garners is probably no longer worth the risk to most patients.

James Bowman has not yet been charged with a crime, but told the OCC he could be facing life in prison. The one statement he would give us was a question...,“Why didn't we get a letter to cease and desist like the dispensaries got?”

I certainly hope he is not facing prison, but it doesn't look very good. Regardless, the fact remains, no one should ever go to prison for marijuana, ever!

There argument is...“People who are abusing the OMMP use severe pain as their ailment, therefore all OMMP patients that use severe pain as their ailment are abusing the OMMP.” That is ridiculous! Any student in an Ethics 101 class can see what a poor argument they make. For those who have forgotten, that type of argument is called “affirming the consequent”, and is the same as saying, “All models are tall, Cindy is tall, therefore she must be a model.”

They also say, “...truly sick people shouldn't blame lawmakers for the fee hikes. They should blame the people who designed such an easily abused program and, of course, the thousands of people who've abused it.”

Well, I know Vicodin, Oxycodone, and other opiate pain killers are being abused at record levels, and have killed people (marijuana has never killed anyone), so why don't we tax opiates, and help discourage abuse. After all, with the number of opiate users in Oregon, the state could have another revenue stream heaped on the backs of the sick, elderly, indigent, and those on fixed income.

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LEGO® Creation NationOctober 19 - 21, 20129585 SW Washington Square Rd. Tigard, OR 97223

Join hundreds of LEGO® fans in a huge LEGO® building event! Help us construct a large-scale map of the United States using LEGO® bricks. Build your own creation and add it to the nation. Other activities include building competitions, free LEGO® giveaways and raffles. For more info, call (503) 639-8860 or go to www.shopwashingtonsquare.com.

Umpqua Brew FestOctober 20, 20122110 SW FrearRoseburg, OR 97471

It’s an autumn celebration of clean water, craft beer, and sustainable living in the hundred valleys of the Umpqua. In other words, “It’s All About the Water!” Serving a variety of craft beers from breweries in the Pacific Northwest and beyond, the Umpqua Brew Fest also features beer-friendly food and live music. For more info, call (541) 672-7065 or go to www.umpquabrewfest.com.

Mushroom FestivalOctober 28, 2012 - 5:00 pmMount Pisgah Arboretum - White Oak Pavillion34901 Frank Parrish Rd.Eugene, OR 97405

Don’t miss our annual fall celebration of mushrooms and the harvest season. Set aside Sunday October 28th for a day of mushrooms, great live music, food, arts and crafts, children’s activities, hay rides, nature walks and fun. The festival is loaded with fun things to do for everyone in the family. A wide variety of

mushrooms, plants and arts and crafts will be on sale, with proceeds supporting the Arboretum’s work in environmental education and habitat restoration. This event is one of the largest mushroom displays on the West Coast. Bring the entire family (except the dog) to enjoy the festival. Fee: $5, Members free, children under 12 free. For more information, or to volunteer, please call us at (541) 747-3817 or MountPisgahArboretum.org.

Coffee FairNovember 3 - 4, 20124033 SW Canyon Rd.Portland, OR 97221

Fuel your caffeine addiction with Coffee Fair, a special event dedicated to espresso, lattes, and the plain ol’ Cup O’ Joe. Smell, taste and learn about specialty coffees from knowledgeable local roasters. Savor and sip coffees from around the globe or discover your new favorite roast or blend. For more info, call (503) 228-1367 or go to www.worldforestry.org.

The 78th Annual Verboort Sausage FestivalNovember 3, 20124285 NW Visitation Rd.Forest Grove, OR 97116

Be part of tradition at the 78th annual Sausage & Kraut Dinner, featuring sausage, sauerkraut and applesauce handmade by local families. This all-you-can-eat meal also features potatoes, gravy and pie! For more info, call (503) 357-3860 or go to www.verboort.org.

VOTE!November 6, 2012Any Precint Near YouNationwide

From when they open til the polls close...Register, vote, and get everybody you know to do so also!! Remember to make your voice heard and get out and VOTE!! Also, take note...when voting by mail, your ballot has to be recieved by November 6th. So, if you're mailing your ballot, send it so it gets there in time!

Chowder Cook-offNovember 10, 2012801 SW Hwy 101, 4th FloorLincoln City, OR 97367

Lincoln City’s Annual Chowder Cook off is Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012 11am-2pm at the Culinary Center in Lincoln City. The comfort food of the Oregon coast, prepared by some of the best chefs in the Pacific Northwest, will be yours for the tasting. Professional chefs will determine the best chowder, and you get to vote for your favorite for the People’s Choice Award! Admission is free, with samples available for 50¢ and portion sizes for $3. For more info, call (800) 452-2151 or (541) 996-1274 or go to www.oregoncoast.org.

Magical Musical Christmas MuralsNovember 15 - January 5, 2012Downtown Grants PassGrants Pass, OR 97526

Magical Musical Christmas Murals Dazzle and Delight! Looking for a festive activity to entertain the kids or holidays guests? Try visiting downtown Grants Pass where a series of banquet-table-sized fiber optic

murals create an old-fashioned Christmas with a technological twist. Starting the second week of November and running through the first of the new year, the downtown area will radiate with the fiber optic dazzle of 18 gigantic Magical Musical Christmas Murals. The murals are 12 inches thick, ten feet tall, five feet wide, and wired with miles of fiber optic cable and thousands of points of lights. They flow and blink so that snow falls and accumulates, bells ring back and forth, gifts collect under the tree, and aurora borealis shimmers in the night sky. Each mural takes 20 to 30 seconds to tell its “story”. For more info, go to www.visitgrantspass.org.

ACMM Quarterly OMMP MeetingDecember 5, 2012 10am - 2:30pmPortland State Office Building, Conference Room 1-E800 NE Oregon St.Portland, OR 97232

US Attorney Amanda Marshall is the guest presenter. Ms. Marshall will discuss the prosecutions in Southern Oregon, the letters sent to cannabis-related businesses & their landlords, and about state-federal issues with medical cannabis. These are public meetings, so all are welcome to attend. There will be a Public comment period from 2 - 2:30 - for all who sign-up to address the ACMM and OMMP staff directly. The Quarterly Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Medical Marijuana (ACMM) is hosted by the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program (OMMP). Ms. Marshall presents at 11am. For more info, call (971) 673-1234.

Oregon Medical Cannabis Awards (OMCA)December 15, 2012World Famous Cannabis Cafe322 SE 82nd Ave.Portland, OR 97216

Registration has already started!! The eleventh annual Oregon Medical Cannabis Awards (OMCA) will be held on Saturday, December 15, 2012 at the World Famous Cannabis Cafe. The day event includes a variety of vendors, seminars and speakers and is open to the public. Past seminars have included legal panels featuring Paul Loney and Leland Berger, both from the NORML Legal Committee and grow classes hosted by High Times’ Danny Danko. The awards banquet that follows in the evening is where the winners are announced. The cafe also presents the Freedom Fighter of the Year and Dr. Rick Bayer Awards to recognize the heroes of the Oregon medical cannabis community. For more info, call (503) 208-3395 or go to www.usaworldfamouscannabiscafe.com.

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October/November 2012

CLINICS, CO-OPS, & ORGS

ALTERNATIVE MEDICAL CHOICES

Has Moved!!

(971) 270-0262 Fax (888) 846-1172

OR and WA MMJ

www.altmedchoices.com

ALTERNATIVE MEDICAL OUTREACH

PROGRAM

453 W. Corey Ct.,

Roseburg, Oregon 97470

(541) 440-1934 Fax (541) 440-1943

www.amop.org

ALTERNATIVE MEDICAL SPECIALTY

CLINIC, LLC Silverton Clinic Now Open!

Cards - Exams - Home Visits Available -

All Staff Are RN's-Discreet & Professional

Call (503) 307-5840

CANNA MEDICINE

A Grower And Patient Co-op

Serving The Salem/ Corvallis Area

(503) 339-6352

www.cannamedicine.org

CHERRY CITY COMPASSION

Connecting OMMP Patients

2025 25th St. SE

Salem, OR 97302

CherryCityCompassion.org

CHRONIC CARE, INC.

570 Lawrence St. Suite 101

Eugene, OR 97401

(541) 344-1688, Fax (541) 344-8110

www.chroniccareinc.com

CLOUD NINE CLUB

651 High St. Suite #8

Salem, OR 97301

(503) 363-4435

COLUMBIA GORGE ALTERNATIVE

MEDICINE

1302 A Street

Hood River, OR 97031

(541) 308-0306

COMPASSION CENTER

2055 W. 12th Ave.

Eugene, OR 97402

(541) 484-6558

COOS COUNTY CO-OP

3682 Tremont Ave.

North Bend, OR 97459

(541) 751-0005

GROWER PATIENT RESOURCES

3205 SE 13th Ave. #420

Portland, OR

(503) 236-4204

www.luckybud.org

HERBALIST FARMER

45 NE 122nd Ave.

Portland, OR 97220

(503) 252-9088

www.herbalistfarmer.org

INSTITUTE FOR CANNABIS

THERAPEUTICS

332 W. 6th St. Medford OR 97501

(541) 779-1448 Fax (541) 779-1665

instituteforcannabistherapeutics.com

MAMA

MOTHERS AGAINST MISUSE AND ABUSE

www.mamas.org

3 Locations:

PORTLAND OR

5217 SE 28th Ave. (Steele & 28th)

(503) 233-4202 Fax (503) 233-8266

THE DALLES, OR

319 E. 7th. St.

(541) 298-4202 Fax (541) 296-2983

BEND, OR

454 NE Revere St.

(503) 233-4202

MERCY CENTERS

1745 Capital St. NE

Salem, OR 97301

(503) 363-4588

www.mercycenters.org

MT. HOOD WELLNESS CENTER

14325 SE Stark

Portland, OR 97233

(971) 279-4116

www.mthoodwellness.com

NATIONAL GREEN FRIENDS RC

7958 SE Foster

Portland, OR 97206

Mon-Sat 12pm-8pm (503) 777-2355

www.nationalgreenfriends.com

OREGON ALTERNATIVE, LLC.

169 S. Old Pacific Hwy.

Tri-City, OR (Myrtle Creek Area)

(541) 863-4173

OREGON CHRONIC SOLUTIONS

Alternative Healing Center

3300 Market St.

Salem, OR Open Mon - Sat 12 - 8PM

OMMP Resources and More!

OREGON GREEN FREE

OGF OMMP Resource Center

10209 SE Division St. Bldg. B

Portland, OR 97266

(503) 760-2671 fax: (503) 345-1157

www.oregongreenfree.net

OREGON GREEN FREE

Mid-Valley Chapter

midvalley.ogf@gmail.com

(541) 704-7052 message

OGF SOUTH CHAPTER

(541) 210-8790

www.oregongreenfree.net

OREGON MEDICAL CANNABIS

UNIVERSITY

2900 SW Cornelius Pass Rd. Ste. 548

Hillsboro, OR 97123

(503) 649-2999 www.omcu.net

OREGON NORML

PO Box 16057

Portland, OR 97292-0057

(541) 239-6110

www.ornorml.org

PATIENT GROWER NETWORK

PGN Lodge, 2-9 pm Tu - Sa

4090 Cherry Ave. Keizer, OR

Networking, MD Appts

pgnlodge@gmail.com

PATIENTS CHOICE CLINIC SERVICE

332 W. 6th St. Medford, OR

542 Washington Ste: 102 Ashland, OR

2261 S. 6th St. #3 Klamath Falls, OR

Ph (541) 499-5431 Fax (877) 885-9910

www.patientschoiceclinics.com

ROGUE RIVER HERBAL PAIN

MANAGEMENT

106 E. Main St.

Rogue River, OR 97537

(541) 582-9150

www.rrherbalcenter.com

SALEM CANNABIS RESOURCE CENTER

2021 25th St. SE

Salem, OR 97302

www.salemcrci.org

SOUTHERN OREGON ALTERNATIVE

MEDICINE

836 E. Main St. #6, Medford, OR 97504

(541) 779-5235 Fax (541) 779-0479

www.southernoregon

alternativemedicine.com

SOUTHERN OREGON CANNABIS CLUB

1457 NE 6th St. # B

Grants Pass, OR 97526

(541) 660-0209

sommclub@gmail.com

SOUTHERN OREGON CANNABIS

COMMUNITY CENTER

332 W. 6th St. Medford OR 97501

(541) 779-1448 Fax (541) 779-1665

www.so-norml.org

THE GREENERY

280 E. Hersey St. #20

Ashland, OR 97520

(541) 295-2794

www.ashlandgreenery.org

VOTER POWER OF OREGON

www.voterpower.org

2 Locations:

PORTLAND, OR.

6701 SE Foster

(503) 224-3051

MEDFORD, OR

1708 W Main St

(541) 245-6634

WILLAMETTE VALLEY COMPASSION

COALITION

Tiff's Get Your Hemp On

4192 Liberty Rd. South

Salem, OR 97302

(503) 362- HEMP (4367)

WORLD FAMOUS CANNABIS CAFE

322 SE 82nd Ave.

Portland, OR 97216

www.usacannabiscafe.org

YOUR HEALTHY ALTERNATIVE MEDICAL

CLINIC

3482 Liberty Road S. Salem, OR

Ph. (503) 391-8388 Fax (503) 363-0276

www.yhamd.com

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

GREEN LEAF LAB

The Northwest's Premier

Cannalysis™ Laboratory

(503) 250-2912

www.greenleaflab.org

PAUL LONEY, ATTORNEY

Practicing Medical Marijuana Law

(541) 787-0733

paultloney@gmail.com

NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

NORML AND THE NORML FOUNDATION

1600 K Street, NW Suite 501

Washington, DC 20006-2832

(888) 67-NORML (888-676-6765)

(202) 483-5500

www.norml.org

AMERICANS FOR SAFE ACCESS

1322 Webster Street, Suite 402

Oakland, CA 94612

(510) 251-1856

www.americansforsafeaccess.org

YOUCANNECT.COM

(Formerly Budbook.org)

Your Medical Marijuana Online Community

www.youcannect.com

DRUG POLICY ALLIANCE

925 15th Street NW, 2nd Floor

Washington, DC 20005

(202) 216-0035

www.drugpolicy.org

MARIJUANA POLICY PROJECT

P.O. Box 77492 Capitol Hill

Washington, DC 20013

(202) 462-5747

www.mpp.org

STUDENTS FOR SENSIBLE DRUG POLICY

www.schoolsnotprisons.com

U of O chapter contact

samuelc@uoregon.edu

TOKE OF THE TOWN

www.tokeofthetown.com

Village Voice Media

JACK HERER WEBSITE

www.jackherer.com

EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES

DRAGON HERBARIUM

4638 S.W. Beaverton- Hillsdale Hwy

Portland, OR 97221

(503) 244-7049

www.dragonherbarium.com

DRAGON'S LAIR

210 Northwest 6th Street

Grants Pass, OR 97526

(541) 479-5617

www.dragonslairglass.com

GREEN LIFE GARDENING

Indoor Gardening Supplies

51538 S. Hwy 97, Ste 5 (La Pine Square)

La Pine, OR 97739

(541) 536-1191

GROBOTS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

"The Green Lamp"

Mobile, Modular and Automatic

Light Deprivation System

Outperforms Any Other Light Source

www.grobots.com or (800) 547-6268

MAGIC MUSHROOM / OREGON GIFTS

"Look For The Giant Mushrooms"

Next to I-5, Exit 136

Sutherlin, OR 97479

(541) 459-7481

MARY'S INDOOR GARDEN DESIGN

Will Get You Growing

Anywhere In Oregon!

(503) 820-1617

OGF GRATEFUL GARDEN SUPPLY

(503) 715-0120

www.gratefulgardensupply.com

OPERATION PIPE DREAMS

2021 W. Main St. Medford, OR 97501

(541) 773-3165

www.myspace.com/

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OREGON ORGANIKS

Your Wholesale Oregon Organic

Garden Supplier

www.oregonorganiks.com

PANDORA'S BOX

www.pandoraspipes.com

5 Locations:

UMATILLA, OR

1300 6th St. #E

(541) 922-9237

EUGENE, OR

2001 Franklin Blvd.

(541) 485-7375

ROSEBURG, OR

1425 SE Stephens

(541) 672-7473

KENNEWICK, WA

5300 W. Clearwater

(509) 396-9700

RICHLAND, WA

960 George Washington Way

(509) 943-7473

PARADISE SUPPLY

560 N.E. "F" St.

Grants Pass, OR

(541)955-7224

THE PIPELINE

2 locations:

ALBANY, OR 97321

1907 Pacific Blvd SE

(541) 981-2364

LEBANON, OR 97355

732 Park St.

(541) 258-3139

www.myspace.com/albanypipeline

SILVER SPOON

8521 S.W. Barbur Blvd.

Portland, OR 97219

(503) 245-0489

www.silverspoonpdx.com

SMOKEY'S NOVELTIES & GIFT SHOP

2080 Lancaster Dr. NE

SALEM, OR 97305

(503) 339-7320

SOUTH CASCADE ORGANICS LLC

100% Organic Earth, Friendly Enzymes

Find Store Near You At

www.socascade.com/SFL-100.html

www.socascade.com

VICTORIA'S STATION

THE STATION , LLC

120 Galice Rd.

Merlin, OR 97532

(541) 471-1396

APPAREL

FLAWLESS

Men's New, Pre-owned & Consigned

Apparel (541) 840-1280

106 S. Grape St. Medford, OR 97501

www.flawlessmensstore.com

STONED MADE CLOTHING

Hand Made Oregon Apparel

www.stonedmade.com

LIBATIONS & CUISINE

MACK & DUB'S EXCELLENT CHICKEN &

WAFFLES (503) 933-7662

3601 NE Martin Luther King Blvd.

PORTLAND, OR 97211

www.mackanddub.com

THE GYPSY

205 W. 8th St.

Medford, OR 97501

(541) 770-1212

ENTERTAINMENT

KSKQ COMMUNITY RADIO

89.5 FM "Home Grown" Radio

Streaming Live at KSKQ.com

330 East Hersey St, Ste #2

Ashland, OR 97520

(541) 482-3999

STATE OF JEFFESON BAND

Performing At Festivals, Concerts,

Special Events, And More!

Organizers of Jefferson State Hemp Expo

www.stateofjefferson.org

THE HERBAL CREW

Delivering Good Music, Positive Vibes &

An Irie Feeling All Over Oregon!

Check Website For Information

www.theherbalcrew.com

THE ROGUE NEW ROCK 96.9 FM

Southern Oregon's Local Music Show

"Off The Hook" with Wendy King

Sundays at 7pm

www.969therogue.com

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