PORTLAND, OR – The new Cannabis Commons and Oregon NORML are excited to announce the reopening of the World Famous Oregon NORML Cannabis Café on July 31, 2010 at 4:20pm at 322 SE 82nd Avenue, Portland

From the Oregon Board of Pharmacy.

We apologize for the inconvenience, but due to circumstances beyond our control, we have moved the June 12th Meeting to Powell Park on 28th and Powell.

by Jennifer Alexander
Board of Directors, Oregon NORML
4/22/10

On April 15, 2010, the Oregon Supreme Court overturned an earlier ruling in the case of EMERALD STEEL FABRICATORS, INC., v. BUREAU OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES. A few years ago, a man by the name of Anthony Scevers was fired from Emerald Steel Fabricators Inc. where he was a drill press operator. When he informed them he was an Oregon Medical Marijuana Program (OMMP) patient, they proceeded to fire him without further discussion one week later. According to court documents, they justified the firing by claiming he was “illegally using drugs” and that they could not allow him to work there for safety reasons.

From The Associated Press.

PORTLAND, Ore. — An employer is not required to accommodate the use of medical marijuana, the Oregon Supreme Court ruled Thursday in a case that cost a worker his job, saying state law is trumped by federal law that classifies pot as an illegal drug.

By Bruce Mirken via AlterNet.

While cautious about reports that are "solely anecdotal," Paul Armentano, deputy director and resident science wonk at the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, lays blame for the lack of proper data at the foot of prohibition. "It is a shame that lone individuals must try and engage in the work that the medical establishment should be undertaking, yet have turned a blind eye to," he says. "Unfortunately, what we have is speculation rather than hard science, and we only have the politicization of cannabis to blame."

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A recent article by the Associated Press reports:

A federal appeals court has ruled that mobile tracking devices can be attached to suspect vehicles as part of a marijuana investigation in Oregon.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court in the case of Juan Pineda-Moreno, who argued his constitutional rights were violated when U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents attached devices to his sport utility vehicle.

“All I want to be able to do is grow it so that it can be tested,” Dr. Craker said in comments echoed by other researchers.

Marijuana is the only major drug for which the federal government controls the only legal research supply and for which the government requires a special scientific review.

Ever wondered how to make your own cannabis capsules, or how to get the most out of your volcano vaporizer? Dr. Rick Bayer, the Father of the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program, gives practical advice in this paper from the 2005 OMCA.

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Bubble hash is made out of trichomes from tje cannabis plant – THC! Since THC is non-water soluble, ice water is used to isolate and crystallize the trichomes.