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Up Close: John Sinclair - Free the Weed
By Michael Bachara, Hemp News Correspondent Every once in a while an activist comes along that changes the way a political issue is perceived. Last month, Paul Stanford of the Campaign for the...
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Oregon: Best Legislative Session Ever For Marijuana Policy Reform?
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsMarijuana policy reform is advancing on multiple fronts in Oregon, with both medicinal cannabis and general legalization measures gaining traction in an increasingly friendly...
View ArticleOregon: Two Marijuana Initiatives Filed For State Ballot
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsHemp News and The Hemp and Cannabis Foundation (THCF) owner Paul Stanford has filed two new initiatives to legalize marijuana in Oregon.One of the measures is similar to an...
View ArticleOregon: Two Marijuana Legalization Initiative Petition Drives Start Strong
By Steve Elliott and Michael Bachara Hemp NewsThe national wave of marijuana law reform is gaining momentum every day, and it isn't going to leave out Oregon. More than 30,000 people came to Kelley...
View ArticleOregon: Two Marijuana Initiatives Hold Signature Turn-In
Cannabis advocates on Friday morning turned in tens of thousands signatures for two marijuana initiatives in the state capitol of Salem. The initiatives are aiming for the November 2014 ballot in...
View ArticleOregon: LEAP's Neill Franklin Supports Efforts To End Prohibition In 2014
Since the Oregon Legislature's failure to refer the ballot a comprehensive marijuana policy, we've seen some unfocused reporting in the media. Initiative Petitions 21 and 22, supporters pointed out,...
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Oregon: 15th Annual Global Cannabis March in Portland on May 3rd, Thousands...
Cannabis proponents agree; the war on the cannabis plant is a farce, the drug war is taking its last gasp. No political movement in America has made it this far without eventually winning, and it's...
View ArticleOregon: Grassroots Cannabis Campaign Gathering Signatures
Two cannabis legalization measures in Oregon are gathering signatures around the state. Initiative Petitions 21 and 22, the Oregon Cannabis Amendment and The Oregon Cannabis Tax Act, are in the race...
View ArticleOregon: Why 24 Ounces? CRRH Explains Possession and Cultivation Limits...
Initiative 22, also known as the Oregon Cannabis Tax Act, would legalize marijuana and set the limits of personal possession and cultivation at 24 ounces or 24 plants. The Campaign for the Restoration...
View ArticleOregon: Congressman Blumenauer To Give Keynote Speech After Portland...
On Saturday, May 3, nearly 300 cities worldwide, including Portland, will participate in the 15th annual Global Cannabis March. Portland participants will gather in Pioneer Courthouse Square to march...
View ArticleOregon: Legalization Drive Rents 20 Billboards Across The State
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsActivists in Oregon have rented 20 billboards in prominent positions across the state in support of their campaign to end criminal penalties for cannabis.The billboards, found...
View ArticleOregon: New Poll Shows 51% Want To Legalize Marijuana In November
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsWith less than three months until Election Day in Oregon, and as many as three separate marijuana legalization initiatives vying to appear on the ballot, a new poll shows 51...
View ArticleOregon: Portland Hempstalk Festival Moves to Tom McCall Waterfront Park This...
City of Portland Issues PermitIt's a go for the 10th annual Portland Hempstalk Festival; after months of delay, city officials have finally issued a permit for this weekend's event."Event coordinators...
View ArticleOregon: Stanford Urges Voters To Write Lawmakers, Protect Medical Marijuana
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsPaul Stanford, director of the Campaign for the Restoration and Regulation of Hemp (CRRH), which owns Hemp News, on Friday called on Oregon voters to write their lawmakers to...
View ArticleOregon: Hempstalk Festival 'Will Never Surrender;' Stanford Appeals Permit...
By Steve Elliott Hemp News"We will never surrender." That is the message Paul Stanford, organizer of the annual Hempstalk festival, has for the Portland City Council.Portland parks officials last...
View ArticleOregon: Portland Approves 2015 Hempstalk Festival
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsHempstalk 2015 is on! The Portland City Council on Thursday voted to grant Hempstalk a permit for its 2015 festival at Tom McCall Waterfront Park downtown. "We will have our...
View ArticleOregon: Portland Hempstalk 2015 Set For Oct. 17-18
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsIt's a go for the 11th annual Portland Hempstalk Festival!Once again, after months of delay, city officials have finally granted a permit for this year's event at Tom McCall...
View ArticleOregon: Portland Mayoral Candidate Says He Would Lead On Cannabis Policy
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsPortland mayoral candidate and Oregon State Treasurer Ted Wheeler said at a roundtable this week that as mayor, he would lead on cannabis policy."First of all, let's...
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