Independence Day has arrived in the United States of America and that means barbeques, fireworks, celebrations and memorials all across the nation. This Independence Day might mean a little bit more to millions of people across the country who feel that they are more equal under the eyes of the […]

The Portland Police, for the most part, have been very sensible on marijuana policy in recent history. Realizing that they have more important issues to tackle, law enforcement, both in the police bureau and district attorney’s office have reasonably concluded that marijuana is a very low law enforcement priority, especially […]

Well, marijuana became legal after July 1st in Oregon and the sky didn’t fall, so the Oregon Legislature has deemed it acceptable for adults to be able to purchase marijuana earlier than expected following the passage of Measure 91 last November. Measure 91 explicitly established a deliberate process that won’t […]

The countdown to Oregon’s Legalization Day has come and gone, as well as the first public party, organized by Portland NORML Executive Director (and Marijuana Politics blogger) Russ Belville and Oregonians are waking up to a day that has been more than 9 decades in the making. Some, are simply […]

I had the honor of speaking at a press conference today, along with Congressman Earl Blumenauer; David Rogers, Executive Director of the ACLU of Oregon; and Leah Maurer, a long-time friend who founded Moms for Yes on 91 and is co-chair of the Portland chapter of Women Grow. The press […]

UPDATE: Marijuana is now legal in Oregon. The Oregonian has been live tweeting the revolution. The War on Marijuana has caused too much pain for far too long. Every cannabis law reform advocate has their activist origin. Mine started in the dorm room at the University of Missouri, witnessing first hand an […]

It’s Tuesday, June 30, which means when the clock strikes midnight, Oregon marijuana prohibition is over. The legalization we passed last November as Measure 91 takes effect on Wednesday, July 1. It’s going to be a busy day for me. I have plenty of local and national media interviews to […]

The ResponsibleOhio legalization plan to allow just 10 marijuana wholesalers has created an uproar among cannabis law reform activists across the country. On one hand, we have advocates like Russ Belville, of Portland NORML and 420Radio.org, who blogs here at Marijuana Politics, strongly advocating for passage of ResponsibleOhio, stating that […]

There is a daily countdown in Oregon as every adult over the age of 21 will be able possess, cultivate and consume cannabis on July 1st. While marijuana has been widely available and a relatively low law enforcement priority (especially in Portland),it still just feels good to know that we no […]

Today, the United States Supreme Court announced its landmark Obergefell v. Hodges marriage equality decision legalizing same-sex marriage all across the country. The marriage equality and marijuana legalization movements share a lot of the same supporters National polling is very similar and the both causes have made dramatic advancements in […]

On July 1st, Oregon will become the fourth state to legalize personal amounts of marijuana, following Colorado, Washington and Alaska (and let’s not forget Washington, D.C.). However, the Beaver State has the bragging rights of being the first state to decriminalize marijuana all the way back in 1973; was in […]

With the legislative session winding down, we’re starting to have a clearer sense of how Oregon will implement cannabis legalization in the coming months. The members of the Joint Committee on Implementing Measure 91 have – in spite of numerous obstacles – produced a solid framework for advancing cannabis policy […]

July 1 is rapidly approaching. The long-awaited day brings with it the promise of legal marijuana in the state of Oregon for all adults, even the healthy ones! But where are you going to get that marijuana in Oregon? Our pot stores won’t be open for months, maybe even over […]

President Obama was expected to make great progress on marijuana law reform as candidate Obama certainly gave the cannabis community hope that we were electing a federal administration that would be smarter on drug policy. Unfortunately, the early years of the Obama Administration were a bit of a disappointment as […]

Supporting sensible federal marijuana policies used to one of the third-rail of American politics as politicians fell over each other to be the candidate toughest on crime. Today, a majority of voters support legalization and we are finally seeing a few major presidential candidates support federal marijuana law reform. Thus […]