Conservative ballot-measure supremo Kevin Mannix just told WWire he and his cohorts are dropping a proposed ballot initiative ... BY James Pitkin Monday 12:38...
Rep. Frank defends proposal to decriminalize marijuana
By STEVE LeBLANC, AP Posted: 2008-03-23 16:27:43
BOSTON (AP) - Rep. Barney Frank is defending a bill he plans to file this week decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana, saying the federal law unfairly targets those...
This one comes from my neck of the woods here in Oregon, where the Woodburn City Library required mandatory drug screens of candidates for part-time library jobs. Because, you know, nothing is more dangerous than a high librarian! QUOTESAN FRANCISCO — A city can’t require all job applicants...
Pressure and testimony from activists like you helped to derail the latest attempt to discriminate against workers who use medical marijuana. The Oregon House had considered the LC67 and LC103 language in the Business & Labor Committee (we testified against it, as...
Time to fire up the Letters to the Editor: QUOTEDon't make a bad marijuana law worse Monday, February 04, 2008
Ten years ago, when Oregon voters approved the state's landmark Medical Marijuana Act, they did so with assurances that only a handful of very ill people needed...
OK, Russ, you say, that's interesting, a "link between junk food and violence", but what does it have to do with marijuana? Read on... QUOTEScientists from Oxford University say the effect of nutrition on behaviour has been underestimated. They say increases in consumption of ...
It's nice that the Governor opposes Mannix's "Oregon Crimefighting Act" and to see the $200M cost in print, but no mention of that initiative's repeal of OMMA. QUOTENot a candidate, but Oregon governor plans busy election year
Testimony of Associate Director Russ Belville: QUOTEGood morning, my name is Russ Belville. I am the Associate Director of Oregon NORML, a political talk radio host, a medical marijuana caregiver, and an advocate for personal privacy and civil rights.
If you can possibly make it to Salem on Tuesday, January 22 to attend the special public hearing, please do. The enemies of medical marijuana want to force patients to choose between their medicine and their job.
Below I've included the actual language they wish to propose in this ...