Dear Oregon State Senator Ginny Burdick, We have never met, but you seem to have made up your mind about me, without ever communicating with me in any way. Your preconceived notions of me, and everyone that opposes Senate Bill 964, are misguided and wrong. When you were asked about my […]

Dear Senator Kruse, I was forwarded a letter you had written in response to recent legislative attempts at re-regulating medical marijuana. You open with a condemnation of those who have petitioned you with threats and vulgarity. While I do not fault you for disrespecting those tactics, I would hope you […]

South Carolina chicken hawk Lindsey Graham, left, and eleven other senators just voted against the rights of traumatized American veterans to hear of perhaps the best treatment option for PTSD. They voted NO on the Veterans Equal Access Amendment. But the good news is, even with the disloyal-to-the-troops votes of […]

You would have to be living under a rock to not recognize that marijuana has gone mainstream in our society. Cannabis law reform measures are winning at the ballot box and more and more prominent people are supporting legalization. From entertainers to politicians, people are feeling comfortable coming out of […]

“FREE JEFF MIZANSKEY!” became a rallying cry for the amazing activists at Show-Me Cannabis and civil libertarians across the nation. In fact, anyone that cares about fairness and justice can’t justify a nonviolent marijuana law offender spending longer in prison that rapists, robbers and even some murderers. The tragic plight of a nonviolent […]

Marijuana decriminalization is a sensible policy that has both liberal and conservative rationales. It saves money, better prioritizes police resources and prevents minor marijuana offenses from ruining the lives of otherwise law-abiding citizens. The last three United States presidents all are known to have used marijuana and you can most […]

Most stoners have probably seen Jason King’s The Cannabible, probably all three in the collection. “What a wonderful job,” many a stoner has certainly muttered, wishing that our job was to photograph (and sample) the best cannabis in the world. Following in the the footsteps of Mr. King are Erik Christiansen and […]

It simply makes sense that decriminalizing marijuana saves money and better prioritizes law enforcement resources. Many localities and states, large and small, have wisely decriminalized cannabis, without the sky falling. Oregon was the first state to end criminal penalties for personal possession back in 1973. Wichita, Kansas, is the latest […]

Senate Bill 964 passed through the Senate-only Implementing Measure 91 Committee tonight unanimously and will now move onto the Senate floor for a vote. The vote is expected to occur next Tuesday, giving advocates time to urge senators to oppose the measure. Senate Bill 964 co-sponsor, Ginny Burdick, hopes to […]

  Oregon politicians are planning on dismantling the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program (OMMP) and go against the will of voters by passing Senate Bill 964, without any public testimony. Previous to Senate Bill 964 being crafted in the cover of darkness, the precursor bill was Senate Bill 844. Senate Bill 964 […]

For many people, the multitude of medical uses of cannabis is too much to take. Since they find it hard to believe that one plant can tackle so many ailments and debilitating conditions, they falsely conclude that all of the medical uses must be hooey. I must admit that I […]

While it is rather unbelievable and infuriating that a handful of Democrats would team up with Republicans to go against the will of the voters and harm sick and disabled patients, we must remain vigilant in doing all that we can to protect our most vulnerable citizens and our vote. […]

If you’re just joining us, Oregon’s joint legislative committee that was assigned the task of implementing our recreational marijuana legalization got bogged down trying to restrict the medical marijuana program. Never mind that the Measure 91 recreational marijuana legalization initiative said, three times, that the existing medical marijuana program was […]

While Oregon patients and concerned citizens managed to stop Senate Bill 844, a measure that would harm sick and disabled medical marijuana patients, the bill has basically been regurgitated as Senate Bill 964. Oregon House Democrats Ann Lininger, Peter Buckley and Ken Helm stood up for patients and the will of […]

Yet again Barack Obama squanders an easy chance to accomplish desperately needed drug policy reform. His opportunity to replace ousted and disgraced DEA chief Michele Leonhart gave a chance for a fresh look at failed drug policies. Instead, Obama disappoints yet again by choosing Chuck Rosenberg, an FBI agent and […]