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Feb/Mar 2015 Vol. 6 Issue 1
The Oregon Pioneer statue, or "Gold Man" on the top of the Oregon State Capitol building in Salem. Created by Ulric Ellerhusen and installed in 1 938, the bronze statue is covered in gold leaf, stands 22 feet tall, is 6 feet high at his knee, and weighs 8 1 /2 tons! Image: Wikimedia Commons.
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OREGON RADICAL, Our New Column from "Radical" Russ Belville New U.S. Surgeon General on Marijuana as Medicine OMMBC Returns to Eugene OLCC launches "Listening Tour" events across Oregon Recipes: Easy Kief Oil Baked Dijon Chicken
In This Issue:
at Church & State
Oregon's Legislature Tackles Marijuana
Connecting the Cannabis Community Across Oregon
In This Issue
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Cannabis Connection
Industrial Hemp
Oregon News OMMBC Returns to Eugene
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OLCC Travels Oregon on "Listening Tour" on Marijauna Legalization
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Oregon Radical - Our Column from "Radical"
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Oregon Issues Hemp Farming Licenses Vitamin Hemp: 6 Ways Eating Daily Hemp Seed and Oil Could
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Improve Your Health Russ Belville
At Church & State: Updates From The Capitol
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Cannabis Insurance For Oregon
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OCC Editorial Positions on Current Cannabis Bills
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Oregon News Nugs - News From Around The Beaver State
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Paul Loney, Oregon's Cannabis Attorney
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Recipes Choco Canna-Dipped Strawberries Baked Dijon Chicken Easy Kief Infused Oil Peanut Budda Cookies
Obama's Budget Language Protects D.C., But Falls Short Overall
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The 2016 Presidential Election and Marijuana Policy
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Marijuana, Marijuana Everywhere
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Bill Introduced in Congress Would Allow VA Doctors to Recommend Medical Marijuana
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Cultivation Growing With Good Earth:
National News
- What is "Good Soil"?
Lunar Cycles In The Garden
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Business Classifieds
Been Here For Years: DPA Salutes Black Drug Policy Reformers
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National News Nugs - News From Around The Nation
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Medical News Cheryl's Clinical Corner - BOOK REVIEW: Cannabis
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Pharmacy
Study: History of Marijuana Use Associated With Reduced Bladder cancer Risks
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U.S. Surgeon General Says Cannabis Has Medical Value
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Former NFL Players Want Research For Marijuana and Brain Injuries
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OREGON CANNABIS CONNECTION is a bi-monthly publication for the medical cannabis community in Oregon. Published by K2 Publishing Co. in Southern Oregon, we strive to inform the public on the value of medical marijuana, as well as provide news, information, and opinions concerning marijuana laws, legalization, and medicine. All information in our publication is intended for legal use by adults only. Our publication is advertiser supported and over 20,000 copies are available FREE at over 240 locations throughout Oregon. Subscriptions are available within the U.S.A for 24.00 per year. Please visit www. OCCN ewspaper. com to subscribe. Correspondences to: K2 Publishing P.O. Box 5552, Gants Pass, OR 97527 To advertise or distribute Email: OCCNewspaper@gmail.com or contact Kei th at 541 -621 -1 723. Next issue is Apr/May, advertising deadl i ne i s M ar 23rd, 201 5!
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OMMBC Returns To Eugene By
While civil liberties and social justice are my primary focus in the cannabis field, I understand the political and practical realities of sensible regulations and good business practices. Additionally, when political advocates and the industry work together, positive cannabis law reform goes from theory to reality. For these reasons and others, I am proud to help organize the Oregon Medical Marijuana Business Conference (OMMBC) as well as the International Cannabis Business Conference.
Oregon News the medical program with the adult use system under the OLCC (if not disband the medical program altogether), most of the cannabis community, myself included, are working hard to keep the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program intact and separate, just as over 56% of voters intended when passing Measure 91. The OMMBC will provide a political update regarding the status of the OMMP and Measure 91 rules as well as hands-on advice for marijuana entrepreneurs and advocates.
The conference’s keynote speaker is Gary Johnson, former Governor of New Mexico and presidential candidate who has now moved into the cannabis industry. Other notable speakers include Steve DeAngelo, founder of Harborside Medical Center, the largest cannabis dispensary in the world; Tom Burns, who has now been tasked with implementing Oregon’s Measure 91 legalization system after handling the state’s implementation of medical marijuana facilities; Oregon State Senator Floyd Prozanski; Jeremy Sacket of Cascadia Labs and Todd Image: Keith Mansur, OCC Dalotto of CAN Research will provide information on the testing The OMMBC returns to Eugene this year on of cannabis; and long-time cannabis law reform March 15-16 at the downtown Hilton. The advocate and criminal defense attorney, Leland Oregon cannabis industry is in a transitional Berger, who founded Oregon Cannabis phase as the state is working on implementing the commercial regulations following the passage Compliance Counsel to help cannabis entrepreneurs meet all of the necessary rules of the Measure 91 legalization measure. While and regulations imposed by all levels of we await for the Measure 91 stores, there are government. more than 200 licensed medical marijuana facilities across the state that are being served by amazing Oregon cannabis cultivators and processors. While some, including Governor Kitzhaber, the Oregon Liquor Control Commission and Oregon’s law enforcement agencies are hoping to merge
Entertainment will be provided to all attendees by hip-hop legend Del the Funky Homosapien and many exhibitors will be on hand, providing tremendous networking opportunities for those in the cannabis industry or thinking of joining. I am certainly looking forward to this year’s event
and I hope to see you there. WHAT: Oregon Medical Marijuana Business Conference (OMMBC) Eugene WHO: Entrepreneurs, dispensaries, growers, professionals, those interested in the industry WHEN: Sunday, March 15, 10am – 5pm Monday, March 16, 10am – 5pm WHERE: Hilton Eugene, 66 E. 6th Avenue, Eugene, Oregon 97401 TICKETS: Conference badges are currently $299 and available online at www.ommbc.com/tickets/; in person at Northwest Alternative Health locations in Eugene and Medford, as well as Ashland Alternative Health. Or people may call 1-888-920-6076 to purchase with a credit or debit card. Anthony Johnson is the Director of New Approach Oregon, the political action committee responsible for the successful 2014 ballot measure that legalized and regulated marijuana in Oregon. Anthony was the Chief Petitioner and co-author of Measure 91 and during the course of the 2014 campaign, helped formulate campaign strategy, fundraised and served as the campaign's primary spokesperson. His also works as the Content Director of both the Oregon Medical Marijuana Business Conference & the International Cannabis Business Conference. Anthony first coauthored and helped pass successful marijuana law reform measures while a law student at the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law. He passed the Oregon Bar in 2005 and practiced criminal defense for two years before transitioning to working full-time in the political realm.
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OLCC Travels Oregon on "Listening Tour" on Legal Marijuana Rules By Keith Mansur The Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC) “Listening Tour” kicked off in January and will be traveling the state in coming months getting input from anyone interested in the implementation of Measure 91. Starting in Eastern Oregon, they had meetings in Pendleton and Baker City on January 22nd, where hundreds turned out, with many not supportive of the law. Only Deschutes County voted for Measure 91, and most Eastern Oregon towns passed moratoriums last year. On February 3rd, they had a meeting in Eugene which had a turnout of over 400 people, with hundreds wanting to comment. However, in Lane County, which supported Measure 91, the crowd was filled almost entirely of cannabis supporters, many concerned about medical marijuana and large corporate influence in the budding system. Image OLCC The OLCC Chairman Rob Patridge, who headed the Eugene meeting, has promised to listen to all the input and make informed decisions relating to marijuana regulation. He did his best to answer the questions during the events.
“I am not here to re-litigate whether recreational marijuana is good policy or bad policy,” Patridge explained during the Pendleton meeting. “What I am here to talk to you about is how to put this thing together in a safe and responsible manner in the community and throughout the state of Oregon.” The Pendleton and Baker city meetings were full of locals not supportive of legal adult use of marijuana, and voiced the usual concerns about access for children, zoning issues, proximity to parks, and more. Something you would expect from counties that did not vote for Measure 91 last year. Cont. on Page 4
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Oregon Radical By "Radical" Russ Belville
Greetings, readers of this fine newspaper; I am “Radical” Russ Belville, your new featured columnist in the Oregon Cannabis Connection. It’s a privilege and an honor to share this experience of marijuana legalization in Oregon with you.
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Chelsea Hopkins, owner of The Greener Side medical marijuana dispensary in Eugene, was surprised by the turnout, and tenor of the meeting in Eugene. The meeting attracted well over 400 people. “There were more marijuana supporters at this meeting than I have ever seen at any other meeting before,” Hopkins told the OCC. “There was a lot of concern about preserving the medical marijuana program, but they made it clear that they were only there to talk about questions pertaining to legalizing.” “Nobody was there arguing whether they didn't want it to happen,” She explained further. The commission is required to have rules in place by January 2016 so they can begin accepting applications for the 4 types of permits: Producer, Processor, Wholesaler, and Retailer. The commission also made an announcement in December, naming Tom Burns as the new Director of Marijuana Programs. Burns was the state Director of Pharmacy Progams and also served as the facilitator for the 3460 Rules Advisory Committee which implemented the rules for current medical marijuana dispensaries. He seemed a logical choice for the
program director, due to his experience with rule making for 3460 and implementation of regulations with the Board of Pharmacy. Burns is also participating in the listening tour, told the Statesman-Journal, "I basically have a blank wall in front of me where I get to write on it...What I really want to do is figure out how to make it work." If you are concerned about the rules effecting the marijuana industry in Oregon, you should attend a meeting and make your voice heard. See figure A on this page for the meetings through April. You can find a full list on dates and locations for the listening tour at http://www.oregon.gov/OLCC/pages/public_mee tings.aspx. © 2015 Oregon Cannabis Connection.
For my inaugural column I considered how I would explain my love of Oregon and its love of weed to you. I quickly realized that many of you reading have a far greater claim to your affection for this state, as I am a transplant from Idaho. I moved from my home town of Boise with my wife in 2003 because we discovered we could - there are no fences, guards, gates, walls, moats, or sharks with friggin’ lasers on their heads patrolling the Snake River. That’s one of the beauties of the United States of America; if you don’t like the politics where you live, you can move to somewhere more to your tastes. As a gay-friendly pot-smoking liberal atheist, Idaho was certainly not reflective of my beliefs. Idaho is one of three states where merely being high is a misdemeanor, without any possession at all. I once interviewed a young lady who spent two weeks in an Idaho jail for just being in a friend’s home where a brand-new, never-used bong was found by police. The Idaho Senate recently voted that marijuana shall always be illegal for any purpose, forever, even though marijuana’s already illegal for any purpose.
Upcoming OLCC "Listening Tour" Dates and Locations Wednesday, February 18 7:00PM 9:00PM ASHLAND Southern Oregon University, Stevenson Union 1250 Siskiyou Blvd., Rogue River Room Ashland, OR 97520 Thursday, February 19 10:00AM 12:00PM KLAMATH FALLS Oregon Institute of Technology 3201 Campus Drive, Auditorium Klamath Falls, OR 97601
Thursday, February 19 7:00PM 9:00PM BEND The Riverhouse Convention Center 2850 Rippling River Court Bend, OR 97701
Friday, February 27 4:00PM 6:00PM CLACKAMAS Monarch Hotel & Conference Center 12566 SE 93rd Ave. Clackamas, OR 97015
Thursday, February 26 4:00PM 6:00PM BEAVERTON Embassy Suites Portland Washington Square 9000 SW Washington Square Road Tigard, OR 97223
Wednesday, March 11 7:00PM 9:00PM NEWPORT Hallmark Resort 744 SW Elizabeth Street Newport, OR 97365
Cannabis Connection So move we did, and as we headed west, we discovered we were part of a growing phenomenon of red state refugees coming to Oregon on an undergreen railroad. Our move was prompted by my wife’s need for medical marijuana and my desire to avoid a marijuana arrest. Soon, we were helping others set up in the Portland area - my brother, my cousin, my best friend from Idaho and online pals from Image; Keith OCC Pennsylvania, Florida, Alabama, and Georgia. I’m most proud about helping those friends whose desperate medical conditions - multiple sclerosis, Crohn’s disease, psoriatic arthritis - benefit so much from using marijuana as medicine and watching their lives literally improve before my eyes. I also discovered a home in Oregon marijuana activism, first with Oregon NORML. There I met more people who were immigrants to this state from California, Idaho, and Alabama. Eventually, Anthony Johnson arrived from Missouri and brought people he knew from the Midwest. I watched with pride as another red state refugee helped craft the evolution of medical marijuana dispensaries here and was not at all surprised to see Anthony lead the historic battle to legalize adult personal use in Oregon. Most of all, I was pleased to find the welcoming attitudes of the native Oregonians toward all of us red state refugees who fled for the greener pastures our west. They helped us all assimilate to Keeping Portland Weird and Keeping Oregon Green. Without all the Oregon activists and iconoclasts like Jack Herer and Paul Stanford keeping alive the flickers of freedom that first were lit with Oregon’s historic decriminalization of marijuana in 1973, there would not have been the fertile ground for legalizing medical use twenty-five years later and personal use sixteen years after that. My first dozen years in Portland have been amazing. As my work with 420RADIO takes me all across the country, I’m always proud to tell audiences what an amazing state we live in and I’m always excited to see Mt. Hood out the airplane window as I’m returning home. Over the next dozen years, let’s enjoy the liberty we’ve carved out here and make Oregon the world’s destination for enjoying marijuana freedom. "Radical" Russ Belville Host of The Russ Belville Show at http://RadicalRuss.com LIVE at 3pm Pacific on http://420RADIO.org
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Anthony Taylor is the Executive Director of Compassionate Oregon and has unique access and insights into Oregon's lawmaking process, much of which takes place in the Capitol building near the corners of Church and State streets in Salem.
Well it has been quite a week in Salem as the first week of session comes to a close. With nearly 2,000 bills already introduced and more to come it will be a full time job just reading them all. The year’s leadership established the Joint Committee on Implementing Measure 91 which held its first informational hearing on Wednesday February 2, 2015 and will meet every Monday and Wednesday.
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The Committee heard first from Shannon O’Fallon, Assistant Attorney General and Mark Mayer, Legislative Counsel. They briefed the Committee on various aspects of Measure 91, its relation to federal law and how Oregon should proceed in implementing Measure 91. The second panel was composed of members from the Oregon Liquor Control Commission including Rob Patridge, OLCC Chair, and Tom Burns, charged with implementing Measure 91. Testimony was also provided by Anthony Johnson of New Approach Oregon. With over 30 bills already introduced relating to
Oregon News marijuana and likely more coming, it will be a busy session for activists and industry as well. Bills include Senate Bill 480 establishing a Clinical Research of Cannabis Board and House Bill 2821, expanding the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program. Other bills like House Bill 2040 prohibit any marijuana facility within one mile of a school. HB 2841 denies daycare licenses to medical marijuana card holders. HB 2636 limits doctors from authorizing cards for more than 450 patients and HB 2676 rearranges the OMMP and adds separate licensing for medical marijuana growers, processors and wholesalers exclusively for the medical marijuana program. While most lobbyists and activists are concentrating on medical and recreational, others are paying close attention to legislation regarding hemp. Under recently adopted rules applications for producing and handling industrial hemp will soon be available from Oregon’s Department of Agriculture. With a minimum requirement of 2.5 acres dedicated to production and a three year license available, hemp farmers should be able to start planting this spring. Legislation is already being considered to address some problems that were brought to light during the rule making process and so along with recreational use being hammered out, Oregon’s hemp industry is also about to launch. The opposition is starting to be heard regarding SB 542, which allows cities and counties to restrict and ban marijuana facilities and tax local marijuana sales. Local control in cities and counties will continue to be as big an issue as it was last session. The moratoriums allowed to be implemented in 2014 under HB 1531 will expire in May and some cities and counties are looking to keep them in place. Prior to the passage of Measure 91 some cities and counties adopted their own local taxes in spite of Measure 91 preempting those actions. In addition, Measure 91 requires any local jurisdiction wanting to prohibit outlets to put it before the voters with the first opportunity to do so in the 2016 general election. Other issues such as zoning, land use planning and taxation may prove difficult and it remains to be seen what law enforcement will introduce. Efforts to limit THC in concentrates and license and regulate the production of all concentrates and cannabis infused Cont. on Page 6
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By Keith Mansur The cannabis business industry has seemed to struggle finding insurance coverage for their businesses. Whether their issue is real or perceived the truth is, many cannabusinesses do not have proper coverage, if any at all. Some believe the cost is too high, while some think there is not true legally binding coverage available. Both of those perceptions are not true, and a new company is serving Oregon businesses to show them how there are affordable, legal and comprehensive options available. Oregon Cannabis Insurance is a new Oregon company offering a full line of insurance services to all sectors of the cannabis industry. With policies covering general liability coverage, income insurance, inventory insurance, product liability coverage, and property insurance, they can cover every need of Oregon's cannabusinesses. “We wanted to provide comprehensive coverage to Oregon businesses and growers that's also affordable,” said Brent Kenyon, owner of Southern Oregon Alternative Medicine and Grateful Meds dispensary, who has teamed up with Eli Clark, a Medford insurance agent for years.”There is a demand for good insurance in the cannabis industry.” Oregon Cannabis Insurance is very reasonably priced and secured through local agencies in Portland, Bend, and Medford. They can provide businesses with general liability, and property coverage for your furniture fixtures, equipment, inventory and tenant improvements. They offer coverage for manufacturers and vendors, like food makers, including equipment, product liability coverage , stock spoilage, theft and fire, cargo coverage, and more. They also cover crops. They can insure grow operations for approved dispensaries, collectives, cooperatives and caregivers operations, as well as approved growing and cultivation operations of all sizes. Their coverage can help protect the investment and hard work invested in your medical marijuana dispensary business operation or
“Our underwriter's are large and have experience in the cannabis industries, which provides them with unique insights into their clients needs and typical coverage amounts, and that results in comprehensive and affordable coverage tailored to the industry,” Eli Clark told OCC. “Also, teaming up with a knowledgeable industry leader like Brent Kenyon gives us insight other insurance companies don't have.”
They are expanding to other states, as well, due to the proliferation of cannabis business across the country. Their umbrella company is American Cannabis Insurance, and will eventually operate in every legal cannabis state. “There is a explosion of businesses starting up and many will need good insurance,” said Kenyon. “Our policies are the best out there, and that situates us well to help the industry thrive, provide them a quality product to protect them, and do it all at an affordable rate.” To find out more about Oregon Cannabis Insurance and get an application, visit their website at www.oregoncannabisinsurance.com . Or, call one of their agents in Portland (503-2066588), or Medford (541-772-3120). © 2015 Oregon Cannabis connection.
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78th Legislature products can also be expected. Efforts to regulate and license Cannabis-infused products manufacturers are also being drafted including manufacturing and packaging and labeling rules. Limits on the ability of patients to process their own RSO and BHO can also be expected. This session provides an unimaginable opportunity for Oregon activists and industry leaders to establish a comprehensive marijuana program integrating recreational, medical and industrial hemp into its economy and culture. They should take full advantage of the opportunity. Anthony Taylor is the Executive Director of Compassionate Oregon and a longtime cannabis activist. He has been instrumental in legislative gains for the OMMP in recent years.
Editors Note: Visit www.occnewspaper.com for updated information on their Bill Tracker page. We also provide links to the The Oregon Legislative Information System (or OLIS), which is is very helpful in staying up on legislation, watching videos of hearings, and getting legislator's contact information. OLIS also provides important guidelines on submitting written testimony and protocol for testifying before a committee.
OCC Editorial Position on Current Cannabis Bills These are just the bills as of Feb 7th and our view on them. More could show up. Keep updated at www.OCCnewspaper.com with our "Bill Tracker", where you will find all the links to the Oregon Legislative Information System (OLIS), current news feed, updates, comments from visitors, and more.
SB 124 – STOP Institutes felony crimes for manufacture and delivery of marijuana within 1000 feet of a school zone. It would impact thousands of medical gardens, many of them out of view and safe from children. This law is overreaching and turns current law backward. SB 162 – STOP Adds additional school restrictions to manufacture, delivery, and sale of marijuana that are unnecessary. The
Oregon News bill also requires a grow or facility to close if a school moves in after they are already in business, giving preference to the school, always. Bad law. SB 364 – Support This bill “Requires court to use current classification of marijuana offenses when determining if person is eligible for order setting aside conviction.” This will force the court to use the current laws for marijuana when considering an order to set aside a conviction. This will allow many offenders who were convicted before the law changed to get their conviction set aside. This law is why Measure 91 passed, to stop prosecuting people for marijuana. Good law. SB 445 – STOP A requirement would be established for marijuana dispensaries to post a “notice of harmful effects of marijuana on pregnant women and potential for marijuana to cause birth defects.” The lawmakers claims, that there are harmful effects and birth defects, is based on very poorly supported and very small scientific studies for their reasoning. Some of the same lawmakers claim there is a “lack of science” supporting medical uses for marijuana. Either you accept the science, or you don't...can't have it both ways. Bad law. SB 460 – Support This law would give a medical marijuana facility time to relocate if a school moves in near their current location. Under the law, the facility “may remain at its current location until the date on which the medical marijuana facility must renew its registration with the Oregon Health Authority for the second time following the date on which the school is first attended by students.” This is a sensible solution to the requirement for a business to immediately close if a school opens up around the corner. A very needed law. SB 464 – STOP Places authority of regulating ALL “solvent” made extracts into the hands of the OLCC , including medical marijuana patients and growers. Food grade alcohol is included in this definition, which is unacceptable. Many patients create their own extracts effectively and safely, with butane, CO2, and alcohol, which would all be included in these definitions. No intrusion on the OMMP is acceptable. Overly regulatory. And a bad law. SB 479 – Support This bill “Creates Task Force on Clinical Research of Cannabis and directs task force to study and report on development of medical cannabis industry that provides patients with medical products that meet individual patient needs.” Excellent start to retain the OMMP and encourage research. Very good law! SB 480 – Support Establishes as semiindependent state agency Clinical Research of Cannabis Board. Directs board to promote use of cannabis as treatment for medical conditions,
compile information on medical use of cannabis and more. This bill goes hand in hand with SB 479 and would put Oregon on the leading edge of cannabis research. Very good law! SB 540 – STOP This bill increases the penalties and definitions of schools, to include registered preschools. It calls for up to a 20 year sentence and a $375,000 fine in case of violations. Bad law. SB 542 – STOP
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Allows local cities and counties the right to tax and regulate marijuana, completely against the language of Measure 91. Rewrites the law so no vote by local citizens is required and local municipalities can vote as they wish. Very, very bad
HB 2040 – STOP Just the bills summary text is enough...”Prohibits medical marijuana facilities and licensed producers, processors and sellers of marijuana from being located within one mile of school.” Bad law. HB 2041 – STOP Just like 2040, but local control...”Provides that local governments may prohibit medical marijuana facilities and producers, processors and sellers of marijuana from being located within one mile of school.” Bad law. HB 2147 – STOP Requires the Oregon Department of Revenue to conduct a study on taxing marijuana, and looks to have them determine “the most economical and least burdensome method of taxing marijuana” as well as “whether marijuana should be subject to a fixed tax or to a tax formula.” The Oregon Department of Revenue is not the best resource to determine the effectiveness of a marijuana tax or the effect it has had on the black market and are not qualified to make that determination. Measure 91 implements a “producer” tax to enable price adjustments due to black market conditions. A joint committee would be more effective, and only after the tax put forth in Measure 91 is given a chance to work. Premature and misdirected. HB 2367 – Support Directly from the bill. Concerning those on probation...”Allows probationer or court to object to supervising officer’s proposed modification to special conditions of probation. Provides that possession, delivery or manufacture of controlled substance constituting commercial drug offense must be for controlled substance other than marijuana or marijuana product.” Again, this is why Measure 91 passed. HB 2636 – STOP Ultimately prevents physicians from recommending medical marijuana cards for more than 450 patients at any one time. This bill puts a random limit to the number of cards a physician can recommend, when only a few dozen physicians are even willing to do more than a few recommendations. If passed, this bill would severely limit the number of physicians recommending marijuana and
Cannabis Connection adversely impact current patients. HB 2668 – Support, cautiously (See Industrial Hemp section on page 14 for article on Hemp Farming changes) The bill speaks for itself...”Repeals statutes requiring industrial hemp growers and handlers to be licensed by State Department of Agriculture.” It further defines industrial hemp and sets allowable THC levels. May conflict with regulations needed to produce hemp at federal standards. Current bill needs changes. HB 2676 – STOP, STOP, STOP This bill is horrible. It is being called the marijuana “omnibus” bill by its backers, a word that's Latin meaning is “for all”. The bill has privacy concerns (requires growers address to be on OMMP card), prevents patients from sharing medicine, prohibits small growers from being reimbursed (including from their own patients), costly regulations for growers, OLCC rules and regulations (they are fully 'empowered” under this bill by the OHA) could impact home gardens,many vulnerable patients would likely lose their growers, and more! This is a real piece of junk, and must be stopped. HB 2781 – STOP This bill seeks to legislate the backward thinking recently in Salem regarding child care centers, their employees, and medical marijuana use. The bill speaks for itself, stating, “Prohibits child care facility from hiring, employing or otherwise engaging services of person who possesses medical marijuana card as person with regular presence at facility.” Very bad law. HB 2821 – Support The bill speaks for itself, and expands definitions of definition of "debilitating medical condition", allows lifetime issuance of cards for lifetime conditions, prohibits physicians from “refusing, or being required by another to refuse, to dispense or prescribe medication” to a marijuana patient due to their marijuana use. It even offers a modicum of protection to patients and growers when transferring their excess to a licensed medical marijuana facility. This bill is great! HB 2854 – Do Not Support A somewhat intrusive bill adding to the Oregon definition of “smoking in a motor vehicle” to include ecigs and vape pens. Could be considered a “housekeeping” bill for law enforcement, but we don't need more laws on smoking in a private space. It won't garner our attention, but we are not Supporting this bill. HB 2885 Do Not Support Allows the OLCC to delay the issuance of licenses “to applicants for processing marijuana products that are intended to be consumed as food or as potable liquid until July 1, 2016.” There is no reason to delay licensing marijuana edible makers. Enough time exists to get rules implemented and procedures drawn up. Not a good bill and we will not support it.
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Oregon News Nugs From Oregon Hemp Convention The Oregon Hemp Convention is proud to host the 2015 Oregon Medical Cannabis Cup Benefiting the Oregon Food Bank & The Oregon Humane Society! Join us Saturday March 28 & Sunday March 29 at the Portland Expo Center as we celebrate the end of prohibition and bring the business of hemp and cannabis culture together to unite as one moving forward into the next generation of Oregon green. This is a free event to the public with a suggested donation or canned goods donation to help support the Oregon Food Bank & the Oregon Humane Society. We will be bringing together cultivators, processors, extractors, testing facilities, medicinal and recreational dispensaries as well as consumers and every other aspect of the hemp culture for a weekend of creative networking, education, and celebration! For more information visit www.oregonhempconvention.com. Email inquiries to: admin@orergonhempconvention.com.
By Johnny Green – The Weed Blog A child care provider in Oregon can not be a medical marijuana patient according to rules passed by an Oregon council this week. Meanwhile, a child care provider can still be an alcohol user, a pharmaceutical user, and/or a tobacco user. I get that no one should be taking dab hits in front of kids at day cares, but to say that child care providers can’t be patients in the OMMP at all goes way too far. Below is a full list of the new rules, per Oregon Live:
Paul Loney, Oregon's Cannabis Attorney present • Prohibit anyone under the influence of marijuana from having contact with child care children • Prohibit anyone from growing or distributing marijuana on child care premises • Permit children with medical marijuana cards to be medicated on child care premises" - Oregon
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By Oregon Cannabis Connection In a news conference on January 27th, Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber voiced his concerns and some other ideas to the public regarding marijuana in the state. Known for his adverse stance on medical marijuana, Kitzhaber was never expected to be very supportive of full marijuana legalization. During the news conference, Kitzhaber told the press he had numerous “concerns” about the implementation of Measure 91, Oregon's legalization initiative that passed last November. "The amount you can actually grow in a homegrow operation seems to me to exceed the amount that you're supposed to have legally," Kitzhaber said at the press conference. "I don't know how you enforce that." He later said that there may not be a need for medical marijuana, as well, firing up many medical marijuana supporters statewide. He apparently wants to see one regulatory agency over both, or do away with medical all together. "You need one regulatory body over both of them," said Kitzhaber. "One could ask, 'If you could use marijuana recreationally, why do you need a separate medical marijuana statute?'"
Specifically, the revised rules that were approved in January:
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• Prohibit child care providers from using any form of marijuana in a child care home during child care hours or when child care children are
Paul Loney is the Founder of the Law Offices of Paul Loney, an Oregon based legal practice. His practice has served thousands of clients on a variety of cannabis related legal issues from Business Law to Criminal Defense. Loney is a member of national NORML and has served as the legal counsel for Oregon NORML for over 15 years. He is also a member of the National Cannabis Industry Association, an association aimed toward federal lobbying efforts.
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"The Early Learning Council‘s vote follows a sixmonth temporary rule, approved in August, that required child care providers to choose between their businesses or their medical marijuana cards.
• Prohibit child care providers from holding medical marijuana cards
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Paul Loney decided to apply for law school when he was travelling in Europe. Quite unique, he took his LSAT, the law school entrance exam, in Sweden during his travels. He learned that he passed the LSAT exam, with exceptionally high marks, when he was in Paris. Upon acceptance to law school at the University of Oregon School of Law, he left his job as a forest ranger where he was stationed in the Sawtooths and made his way to Oregon. Loney received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Oregon and passed the Oregon State Bar in 1991 where he opened his own general private practice, with its emphasis on criminal defense and business law issues such as zoning and administrative law. In 2009 Loney developed the legal blueprint for the World Famous Cannabis Café and the first high profile smoker’s lounge, Highway 420 in Portland. At that time no other attorney’s would even contemplate the idea of a smoker’s lounge or a private cannabis club where growers could be reimbursed by patients. No attorney would touch those clients. However, Loney stated “I saw the need for the industry to progress and was willing to be the first attorney to represent such clients. Those times were exciting and stressful all at the same time. It is humbling to realize the groundwork I created and where the industry is today.” In 2009, when Loney met his wife, who was from Southern Oregon, Loney expanded his practice to Ashland. He realized the need for the Southern Oregon Cannabis Community to have easy access to an experienced cannabis attorney. He started giving Know Your Rights talks and educating rural Oregonians on cannabis laws
Page 7 and ways to keep themselves safe and within the confines of the law. He understood the importance of having access to an attorney who was in the midst of all the legislative changes that occur in Portland. Loney sees himself as the bridge between the Urban and Rural Cannabis community and understands the value of having an attorney who is linked to both worlds. Loney has assisted in drafting numerous cannabis related legislation, including Measure 91, the recreational bill that passed in Oregon this past November. Paul Loney is currently assisting the Oregon SunGrown Growers Guild in finding their voice with all the new changes and regulations that are coming to Oregon with the passage of Measure 91. “I have always believed in the right for individuals to choose cannabis as their form of preferred medicine. “ Loney states that he has always been a marijuana activist and enjoys giving back to the cannabis community by sharing his knowledge and expertise with his clients and at community events. “I want to see my clients succeed in the business models they choose,” Loney states, “There is enough for everyone to succeed in this industry.” If you are in need of an experienced cannabis attorney and someone who can offer sound legal advice on your cannabis business operation, Paul Loney serves dispensaries, producers, processors and other cannabis related ancillary businesses. His experience and professional interpretation of Oregon’s laws and rules will help your business succeed. He has offices in both Ashland and Portland and serves clients throughout all of Oregon. His website is oregonmarijuanalaw.com. His Portland office number is 503-234-2694, and his Ashland number is 541-787-0733. © 2015 Oregon Cannabis Connection
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Obama's Budget Language Protects D.C., But Falls Short Overall By Keith Mansur Oregon Cannabis Connection As most people by now know, Washington DC legalized personal possession of marijuana in the city in last November's election, overwhelmingly. The bill did not establish a supply system, but four DC council members introduced legislation in January to create legal cannabis sales in the city. Unfortunately, federal lawmakers approved a spending bill which included a provision prohibiting D.C. from spending any federal or local funds implementing an initiative or a legislative proposal to legalize cannabis sales. So, although cannabis possession was legal for adults in DC under the successful initiative, there was no way to get it, and the feds insured that would remain the case. But, Obama did an end-around by including language in his 2016 federal spending bill that would allow the local legislation to move forward, still disallowing federal monies to be used, but freeing up the federally unrepresented district to use their own local funds. The budget still needs approval from congress. Unfortunately, the standard drug war funding and prison funding is being pushed ahead as Philip Smith pointed out in a Stopthedrugwar.org article on February 3rd: “Budget documents describe the drug war spending as "a 21st Century approach to drug policy that outlines innovative policies and programs and recognizes that substance use
The 2016 Presidential Election and Marijuana Policy By Keith Mansur Oregon Cannabis Connection disorders are not just a criminal justice issue, but also a major public health concern" and calls for "an evidence-based plan for real drug policy reform, spanning the spectrum of prevention, early intervention, treatment, recovery support, criminal justice reform, effective law enforcement, and international cooperation."
But the rhetoric doesn't match up with the spending proposals. Instead, the decades old, roughly 60:40 split in favor of law enforcement over prevention and treatment continues. While the Department of Health and Human Services would get more than $10 billion for treatment and prevention programs (more than $6 billion of it for Medicaid and Medicare), drug law enforcement spending in the Departments of Defense, Homeland Security, and Justice, as well as the drug czar's office would total more than $14.5 billion.” - Philip Smith. So, we make progress, bit by bit, and hard fought, on cannabis in legal marijuana states. But the drug war continues, and it continues on cannabis in prohibition states. We must push for federal rescheduling of cannabis, it's time. Then, we take on the rest of the “war on drugs”. © 2015 Oregon Cannabis Connection.
One of the ways to fast track major policy change in America is to have that policy be a major plank in the presidential election cycle. One only has to look back to 2008 and see that Obama was elected because he promised to stop the wars and fix healthcare. Franklin Roosevelt, in 1932, was elected on a platform everyone remembers called the “New Deal”. What many don't realize, Roosevelt also promised to repeal alcohol prohibition, which happened in 1933. The Democrats took a huge majority in that election in both chambers of Congress, as well. And, as far back as 1800, Thomas Jefferson campaigned on repealing the Alien and Sedition Act imposed by his predecessor, John Adams. In a nasty election, with outrageous accusations hurled between Adams and Jefferson throughout the election, Jefferson's party, the Democratic-Republicans, took over congress and dominated the political landscape for decades, electing the next four presidents. We find major change in political power based on presidential and party platform, and often on a single issue or two the motivating factors. It has become apparent, especially in our current divisive political climate, that the marijuana movement has an opportunity to be a driving force for major political change using this very tactic. The big question this year is...Will any of the major candidates or political parties step up and embrace cannabis? The current group of candidates do not appear ready to make the leap. Most of the leading candidates are still very skeptical of cannabis, and most are on record saying the status quo is fine, for now. The Democratic frontrunner, by miles, is former Secretary of State Hilary Clinton. Clinton has taken an unsupportive stance in the past, specifically during the 2008 election, opposing even decriminalization. But, more recently, Clinton may be turning more towards science, and state by state attempts to deal with medical and recreational marijuana. In an interview with KPCC last July: "
Cannabis Connection I'm a big believer in acquiring evidence, and I think we should see what kind of results we get, both from medical marijuana and from recreational marijuana, before we make any far-reaching conclusions." "We need more studies. We need more evidence. And then we can proceed."
In an Oct 2014 interview with CNN, Alan St. Pierre, the director of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws questioned whether she would stick with it: "She is so politically pragmatic. If she has to find herself running against a conservative Republican in 2016, I am fearful, from my own view here, that she is going to tack more to the middle. And the middle in this issue tends to tack more to the conservative side."
Pierre may have a point. In recent elections, candidates have moved towards the middle to garner as many votes as possible, assuming once they have the nomination they have to be more attractive to moderate voters. But, to catch up to Clinton, the other candidates may be more amenable to the idea. Elizabeth Warren, then progressive freshman senator from Massachusetts, who is a favorite among the left wing of the Democrat party, has come out in favor of medical marijuana, but with strict controls. She told Boston's WTKKFM in an interview: “You know, I held my father's hand while he died of cancer, and it's really painful when you do something like that up close and personal. My mother was already gone, and I was very, very close to my father. And it puts me in a position of saying, if there's something a physician can prescribe that can help someone who's suffering, I'm in favor of that. Now, I want to make sure they've got the right restrictions. It should be like any other prescription drug -- that there's careful control over it. But I think it's really hard to watch somebody suffer that you love.”
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Marijuana, Marijuana Everywhere! Source MPP It seems the last election let the proverbial cat out of the bag. States across the U.S. Are scrambling to get legislation in place to deal with marijuana, it's medical value, criminal penalties, and regulation of existing systems. Our friends at Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) put together a list of states and the bills in motion, grouped in 3 categories. As MPP explains on their 2015 Marijuana Policy Reform Legislation page: “With polls showing that a majority of Americans support making marijuana use legal, and with 86% support for allowing medical marijuana, lawmakers are increasingly realizing the public supports marijuana policy reforms. Dozens of states are expected to consider marijuana policy reform this legislative session, and several bills have already been introduced.”
Marijuana Taxation and Regulation Total states with anticipated or introduced bills to regulate marijuana like alcohol: 18 + D.C. Pre-filed or Introduced (8 states and D.C.) Arizona (HB 2007, HB 2477) Connecticut (HB 6473) Hawaii (SB 873, SB 383, HB 717) Missouri (HJR 15, proposes a constitutional amendment) Nevada (The legislature must consider the Initiative to Tax and Regulate Marijuana, which has qualified for the 2016 ballot. The legislature can approve the measure during the first 40 days of its 2015 session.) New Jersey (A 3094 and S 1896 carry over from 2014) New Mexico (SJR 2, proposes a constitutional amendment) New York (SB 1747) Washington, D.C. (B21-0023) Anticipated (10) Alabama Florida Maine Maryland Massachusetts Pennsylvania Rhode Island Vermont Texas Wisconsin
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Bills to Replace Possible Jail Time With a Fine for Simple Possession ("Decriminalization") Total states with anticipated or introduced bills to stop jailing those who possess small amounts of marijuana: 17 Introduce or Pre-Filed (12) Arizona (HB 2006) Delaware (HB 39) Hawaii (SB 681, SB 879, SB 708) Illinois (HB 218) Kentucky (SB 79) New Hampshire New Jersey (A 218, introduced in 2014, carried over to 2015) New Mexico (SB 383) South Carolina (H 3117) Texas (HB 507) Virginia (SB 686, died in committee) Wyoming (HB 29, voted down on the floor) Anticipated (5) Alabama Iowa Michigan Pennsylvania Wisconsin
Effective Medical Marijuana Bills Total states with anticipated or introduced bills to allow the medical use of marijuana: 18 Introduced or Pre-Filed (12) Florida (SB 528) Georgia (SB 7) Indiana (SB 284, HB 1487) Kansas (HB 2011, SB 9) Kentucky (SB 40) Mississippi (SB 2318) Missouri (HB 490) Nebraska (LB 643) North Dakota (HB 1430) Ohio (HB 153, introduced) Pennsylvania (SB 3) South Carolina (H 3140) Anticipated (6) Iowa North Carolina Tennessee Texas West Virginia Wisconsin Source: Marijuana Policy Project www.mpp.org.
Bill Introduced in Congress Would Allow VA Doctors to Recommend Medical Marijuana From Marijuana Policy Project Measure co-sponsored by five Republicans and three Democrats would help veterans suffering from severe injuries, PTSD, and other chronic conditions A bill introduced in the House of Representatives February 3rd would allow physicians employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to recommend marijuana as a medical treatment to veterans suffering from serious injuries, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and other chronic conditions. Current VA policy prohibits doctors from completing documentation patients must receive in order to obtain medical marijuana under state laws. The Veterans Equal Access Act, introduced by Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), is co-sponsored by three Democrats and five Republicans: Sam Farr (D-CA), Jared Polis (D-CO), Dina Titus (DNV), Justin Amash (R-MI), Richard Hanna (RNY), Walter Jones (R-NC), Tom Reed (R-NY), and Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA). Approximately 20% of veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan are diagnosed with depression, anxiety, or PTSD, a notoriously difficult condition to treat. A study published this month in the Annals of Epidemiology found that the suicide rate among those veterans is 50% higher than the national average. A study published last year in the American Journal of Public Health found that in states that passed medical marijuana laws there was a subsequent statistically significant reduction in suicide rates. Statement from Dan Riffle, director of federal policies for the Marijuana Policy Project: “The men and women who served in Iraq and Afghanistan have made tremendous sacrifices for our country. They deserve every option available to treat their wounds, both visible and hidden. If VA doctors are confident that medical marijuana would improve their patients' quality of life, they should be able to recommend it to them in states where it’s legal. “Republicans are really stepping up on this issue, as evidenced by the list of co-sponsors. Medical marijuana is becoming a bipartisan issue on Capitol Hill, which makes sense given the level of public support behind it. This isn’t about being liberal or conservative — it’s about being sensible and compassionate.” © MPP.org.
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DPA Salutes Black Drug Policy Reformers From Drug Policy Alliance Drug Policy Alliance Celebrates Black History Month with Blog Series that Honors Black Drug Policy Groundbreakers This February, the Drug Policy Alliance launched a month-long online tribute to Black drug policy reformers. At a time when the nation reflects upon the history and contributions of Black Americans, DPA seeks to raise awareness about the significant and farreaching roles that Black authors, activists and movement builders have played and continue to play in drug policy reform. Each week will feature its own category and honoree. “The work of African Americans has often gone un-discussed when it was mentioned at all. Many have labored outside of the light and so the question has been asked time and again: Where are Black people in this movement? Why are they so silent despite the extraordinary ways in which the drug war has disassembled their communities, their lives, their very ability to breathe? But the answers to that are, we are here and have always been here despite mass criminalization and despite cultural dissonance in the non- profit world. The answer is also that those in our movement who have looked outward for our presence should likely have looked inward. We were there, and this project means to prove that,” said asha bandele, director of Drug Policy Alliance’s advocacy grants program. Building on 2014’s Black Drug Policy History series that focused on the “Forerunners”, or those that laid the foundation for the current drug policy reform movement, like former mayor of Baltimore Kurt Schmoke, sociologist Troy Duster and trailblazer Deborah Peterson Small, this year’s series will focus on current “Groundbreakers.” From scientists and bestselling authors to onthe-ground activists and service providers, DPA acknowledges the profound and transformative contributions of this distinguished list of drug policy reformers who have made it their life’s work to end the Cont. on Page 11
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National News Nugs By Johnny Green – The Weed Blog Last year the State of Illinois passed a medical marijuana bill. However, Illinois’ medical marijuana program has yet to get off the ground due to many delays. Illinois’ new Governor, Bruce Rauner, announced winners of medical marijuana cultivation and distribution licenses so hopefully things finally get moving. In the meantime, there are two bills in Illinois’ Legislature that deal with marijuana reform. One bill would decriminalize marijuana possession, and another would fully legalize marijuana for all adults over 21 years old. Per The Joint Blog: "House Bill 218, filed by Representative Kelly Cassidy, would make the possession of up to 30 grams of cannabis a $100 ticket with no possibility of arrest or imprisonment. The proposal would also change the penalty for possession of over 30 grams, but under 500, making it a misdemeanor rather than a felony. Senate Bill 753, filed by Senator Michael Noland, would legalize the possession of up to 30 grams of cannabis, as well as the personal cultivation of up to five cannabis for plants. Senator Noland’s proposal doesn’t authorize cannabis retail outlets."
It’s tough to say what the chances are of either of these bills passing. It was a very hard fought battle to get medical marijuana legalized in Illinois, and even then, Illinois’ version of medical marijuana is one of the most strict in the state. There is no provision for patients to grow marijuana themselves, so legalizing cultivation of up to five plants may be a long shot. However, I’m hopeful that people who are fed up with the delays with the medical marijuana program will push their legislators to do what’s right, and pass full legalization for all adults over 21 in Illinois. © 2015 The Weed Blog. Reprinted by permission. Original article at www.theweedbolg.com.
National News By Keith Mansur – OCC Newspaper Kansas has taken the first steps toward ending marijuana prohibition, though they are truly baby steps. Kansas has long been considered a “do not travel” state for those familiar with marijuana laws. A little over a year ago, our friend Johnny Green at The Weed Blog listed Kansas as one of the 10 worst states to be caught with weed. He pointed out their 12-17 year prison sentence for growing 5 plants! Marijuana Policy Project explained on their website: HB 2049 would drop the sentence range for first time offenders from a Class A to a Class B misdemeanor — reducing the possible maximum jail sentence from a year to six months and reducing the maximum fine from $2,500 to $1,000. Second-time offenders would likewise see a reduction in penalties – taking them from a felony to a misdemeanor. According to testimony by the Kansas Sentencing Commission, these simple changes represent over a million dollars in savings and would free up space in overcrowded jails. While a majority of Americans prefer a system that would remove criminal penalties entirely for adult consumers, these changes would represent a welcome improvement for those who choose a substance that is safer than alcohol. © 2015 Oregon Cannabis Connection
By Johnny Green - The Weed Blog Connecticut is expanding its medical marijuana program. Currently Connecticut recognizes eleven conditions to qualify a patient for the medical marijuana program. Soon there will be three more conditions added to the list. Per the Hartford Courant: "Consumer Protection Commissioner Jonathan A . Harris, who oversees the program, announced Monday that he agrees with recommendations by the program’s Board of Physicians and that he would draft regulations to add the three conditions the board approved:
—Sickle cell disease —Severe psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis —Post-laminectomy syndrome with chronic radiculopathy — recurring back pain after surgery."
The process of adding the conditions could take as much as a year to complete due to a public comment period and other processes. But a full endorsement from the person that oversees the program should result in a smooth approval process. Currently Connecticut allows medical marijuana for cancer, glaucoma, HIV or AIDS, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, intractable spasticity related to nerve damage in the spinal cord, epilepsy, cachexia, wasting syndrome, Crohn’s disease, or post-traumatic stress disorder. Hopefully in the future Connecticut will allow even more conditions to qualify for the program. © 2015 The Weed Blog. Reprinted by permission. Original article at www.theweedbolg.com.
From Marijuana Policy Project A new study shows that an overwhelming majority of Americans want the federal government to stay out of state-level affairs associated with changes in marijuana law. According to The Washington Post, that is one of the conclusions of a survey on legal marijuana recently commissioned by Third Way: The survey found Americans split on the question of full legalization, with 50 percent supporting versus 47 percent opposed. However, the poll did find that six in ten respondents said that states, not the federal government, should decide whether to make marijuana legal. Moreover, 67 percent of Americans said Congress should go further and specifically carve out an exemption to federal marijuana laws for states that legalize, so long as they have a strong regulatory system in place. How this would work for marijuana is detailed in an exhaustive forthcoming study in the UCLA Law Review. In short, Congress could allow states to opt out of the Controlled Substances Act provisions relating to marijuana, provided they comply with regulatory guidelines issued by the Department of Justice. This is already the de-facto federal policy toward Colorado, Washington, Alaska, and Oregon, although it cannot become a formal
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The Weed Blog - Jan 29, 2015 Today, Representative Blumenauer sent a letter to Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Chairman Martin Gruenberg asking for clarification on what guidance the FDIC provides to banks who offer financial services to marijuana-related businesses, and what role, if any, the FDIC played in M Bank’s decision to abruptly suspend operations in Colorado. Last week, M Bank publicly announced it would offer banking services to marijuana businesses in Colorado, only to abruptly reverse course a week later. A Denver Post article from January 26, 2015 cites industry insiders familiar with the situation claiming that the FDIC stepped in to warn M Bank executives that their actions were too risky. If this assertion is accurate, Representative Blumenauer, who founded a marijuana working group in Congress, demands answers as to why this is the case. Blumenauer is leading the effort in Congress to reform our outdated federal marijuana laws, which includes banking regulations. Having the FDIC clarify how it assesses risk and gives guidance, and how that aligns with guidance given by the US Department of Justice and the US Department of Treasury, is important if we’re going to have a stable and transparent financial system that provides much needed banking services to marijuana businesses. This article was sent to Johnny Green by Rep. Blumenauer’s office. © The Weed Blog 2015. Original Article www.theweedblog.com. Reprinted by permission.
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Presidential Election & MJ legalization has little room for misinterpretation. She is against it, and in the 2012 election for her senate seat said she was opposed to the outright legalization of marijuana. She has thus far not made any other position on legalization known. Joe Biden is no friend of marijuana or the drug war. He has softened some on marijuana policy and in February of last year he did an interview with TIME magazine where he bolstered the Obama administration position on federal resources and marijuana crime: “I think the idea of focusing significant resources on interdicting or convicting people for smoking marijuana is a waste of our resources,” Biden told TIME in an interview aboard an Amtrak train on the way to an event in Philadelphia. “That’s different than [legalization]. Our policy for our Administration is still not legalization, and that is [and] continues to be our policy.”
But, as the TIME article further points out, Biden was one of the key players in our current failed drug policy, and he proudly accepted that role: “In the Senate, Biden was on the forefront of the Democratic Party’s war on crime, authoring or co-sponsoring legislation that created the federal “drug czar” and mandatory minimum sentencing for marijuana and the sentencing disparity for crack and powder cocaine. “I am not only the guy who did the crime bill and the drug czar, but I’m also the guy who spent years when I was chairman of the Judiciary Committee and chairman of [the Senate Foreign Relations Committee] trying to change drug policy relative to cocaine, for example, crack and powder,” Biden says.”
Maryland's Governor Martin O'Malley signed their states medical marijuana law into effect, and decriminalization legislation relating to marijuana possession. Though their law is extremely restrictive and imposes more regulations than most state marijuana laws, he does support medical use of cannabis. He said this after signing the Maryland decriminalization law in April of 2014: "As a young prosecutor, I once thought that decriminalizing the possession of marijuana might undermine the Public Will necessary to combat drug violence and improve public safety." "I now think that decriminalizing possession of marijuana is an acknowledgement of the low priority that our courts, our prosecutors, our police, and the vast majority of citizens already attach to this transgression of public order and
movement for reform. Over the last 15 years, Lorenzo Jones and Robert Rooks have been at the forefront of building the drug policy reform movement in the U.S.
public health."
O'Malley is a long-shot, as are most other Democrat hopefuls, but he may be the best option among the current options, if he decides to run. He has been showing interest in recent months. Congressional entrenchment against marijuana is headed by a devout small click of antimarijuana hardliners led by Republican from Maryland, Andy Harris, who told Politico in a December interview, “If they don’t like that oversight, move outside of the federal district to one of the 50 states that is not covered by the jurisdiction of Congress as a whole.” Which leads us to the only likely Republican presidential candidate that supports marijuana, Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky. He told Politico in December, refering directly to the MD congressman's attempt at blocking the D.C. law: “I believe in more local autonomy on that,” said Sen. Rand Paul, “I think Colorado, the District, most localities should be able to make that decision for themselves.”
Rand Paul, who is the libertarian minded son of previous Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul, most recently criticized the more than likely Republican White House contender Jeb Bush, calling him a hipocrite. The Hill newspaper reported in January: “You would think he’d have a little more understanding then,” Paul told The Hill while en route to a political event in Texas. “He was even opposed to medical marijuana,” Paul said of Bush, a potential rival in the 2016 Republican presidential primary. “This is a guy who now admits he smoked marijuana but he wants to put people in jail who do. “I think that’s the real hypocrisy, is that people on our side, which include a lot of people who made mistakes growing up, admit their mistakes but now still want to put people in jail for that,” he said. Will we see another election decided by a pivotal political issue? Could marijuana reform and immigration reform be linked together? Will another candidate, yet unknown, emerge to champion the marijuana cause?
Neither party has shown much organized support for marijuana. The supports tend to be from all over the aisles, with the heavy lifting being done by very liberal Democrats and libertarian minded Republicans. It will take an inspired candidate, who makes cannabis a sturdy plank in their platform, who then drags their party with them towards the future. An truly inspired candidate, indeed. © 2015 Oregon Cannabis Connection.
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Their four honorees are: The Record Setter, because his work in the laboratory and on the page turned widely held beliefs on their heads and set the record straight. Dr. Carl Hart is an Associate Professor of Psychology in both the Departments of Psychiatry and Psychology at Columbia University, and Director of the Residential Studies and Methamphetamine Research Laboratories at the New York State Psychiatric Institute. The Quilt Maker, because her work is intersectional, and has made our movement a more brilliant and truthful quilt, a coat of many colors. Deon Haywood is the Executive Director of Women With A Vision, Inc., a New Orleans-based community organization founded in 1991 to improve the lives of marginalized women. The Movement Builders, because their work has been foundational in building a national
The Patriots, because this is what democracy looks like when everyone has a seat at the table. VOCAL (Voices of Community Advocates & Leaders VOCAL-NY) is a statewide grassroots membership organization building power among low-income people affected by HIV/AIDS, the drug war and mass incarceration, along with partner organizations, to create healthy and just communities. The full-length features of our honorees will be posted on their blog every Friday during Black History Month and shared on DPA’s Facebook page. DPA Network is the nation's leading organization working to end the war on drugs. We envision new drug policies based on science, compassion, health and human rights and a just society in which the fears, prejudices and punitive prohibitions of today are no more.
“Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves.” ― Henry David Thoreau
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Our recurring column from Cheryl Smith, Former Executive Director of Compassion Center in Eugene, Oregon. Cheryl is also ViceChair of the State Advisory Committee on Medical Marijuana.
BOOK REVIEW Cannabis Pharmacy: The Practical Guide to Medical Marijuana
As medical marijuana makes its way into the mainstream, the need for a comprehensive, wellreferenced book regarding its use cannot be overstated. Well, that book is here. Cannabis Pharmacy should be required reading for patients, doctors, clinic staff and dispensary staff. The book starts with an overview of the history of cannabis as a medicine—somet hing that has been around for millennia, but only recently coming out of the closet after more than half a century of reefer madness in the US and many other countries. While there are other books for the professional or home grower, Cannabis Pharmacy provides information on the type of plant it is and the basics for growing. The author discusses indoor and outdoor growing, ultimately concluding that it may best be grown in a greenhouse. The author provides an understandable discussion regarding our endocannabinoid system, and then goes on to talk about the cannabinoids, terpenoids and flavinoids in cannabis and how they work in the body. Many patients are hesitant to even consider cannabis, because they believe they would have to smoke it. Cannabis Pharmacy clarifies that this is
Lest anyone think this is another book touting only the positive, Cannabis Pharmacy honestly deals with adverse effects and drug interactions, as well as providing a rational approach to dosing. The author also dispels the myth that cannabis—while helpful and with a lot of potential—cannot be said to cure cancer. I found the cannabis storage section to be most enlightening, as most books don’t go into this kind of detail regarding storage. Each type of product is discussed—including hash, flowers, oils and extracts—with specific instructions on how to best store.
Study: History Of Marijuana Use Associated With Reduced Cancer Risk
by Paul Armentano Deputy Dir. NORML
Cannabis use is inversely associated with incidences of bladder cancer in males, according epidemiological findings published in the February issue of the journal Urology.
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In 2009, Brown University researchers similarly reported that the moderate long-term use of marijuana was associated with a reduced risk of head and neck cancers in a multi-center cohort involving over 1,000 subjects. Investigators further reported that marijuana use “modified the interaction between alcohol and cigarette smoking, resulting in a decreased HNSCC (head and neck squamous cell carcinoma) risk among moderate smokers and light drinkers, and attenuated risk among the heaviest smokers and drinkers.”
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(p. 23 ,Cannabis Pharmacy)
The last section of the Cannabis Pharmacy addresses 29 medical conditions and how they may be helped by cannabis, as well as effects on children and teens, and dependence. It includes methods of ingestion, dosage, and the proposed mechanism of action.
who used tobacco alone were 1.5 times more likely to develop bladder cancer when compared with men who did not use tobacco or cannabis. … However, among men who used both substances, this risk of bladder cancer was mitigated. … If this represents a cause and effect relationship, this pathway may provide new opportunities for the prevention and/or treatment of bladder cancer.”
Read the abstract of the study, “Association between cannabis use and the risk of bladder cancer: Results from the California Men’s Health Survey,” online at http://www.goldjournal.net/article/S00 90-4295(14)01206-0/abstract
“Use the smallest possible dose required to meet the medicinal need, then set the shortest possible treatment course at that dosage in order to reduce the chance of a patient developing dose-tolerance issues.”
About a quarter of the book is dedicated to 27 of the most popular varieties of medical cannabis. Each variety is given two pages regarding medical uses, genetics, similar varieties, and other details. This is helpful, assuming that the variety a patient purchases is actually what the seller claims it is. During the early days of testing in Oregon, a chemist running a testing lab told me that often the name given for a certain plant does not match up with the characteristics they had consistently found in testing other batches of plants with that same name. It is also important to remember that different patients may have different experiences with the same variety, due to genetics, dosage and other factors—something mentioned earlier in the book.
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Investigators at the Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center, Department of Neurology assessed the association of cannabis use and tobacco smoking on the risk of bladder cancer in a multiethnic cohort of more than 80,000 men aged 45 to 69 years old over an 11year period. Researchers determined that a history of cannabis use was associated with a decreased risk of bladder cancer. By contrast, tobacco use was associated with an increased risk of cancer. “After adjusting for age, race or ethnicity, and body mass index, using tobacco only was associated with an increased risk of bladder cancer (hazard regression 1.52) whereas cannabis use was only associated with a 45 percent reduction in bladder cancer incidence (HR 0.55),” investigators reported. Subjects who reported using both tobacco and cannabis possessed a decreased risk of cancer (HR 1.28) compared to those subjects who used tobacco only (HR 1.52).
I highly recommend this book for anyone who wants to learn more about medical cannabis. Buy it for your doctor and your parents.
The study is the first to indicate that cannabis use may be inversely associated with bladder cancer risk.
Cheryl K Smith is a freelance writer and medical marijuana activist. She serves on the OMMP Advisory Committee for Medical Marijuana and as a director for Compassionate Oregon, a patient advocacy organization.
Authors concluded: “In this multiethnic cohort of 82,050 men, we found that cannabis use alone was associated with a decreased risk of bladder cancer. … [M]en
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Former NFL Players Want Research For Marijuana And Brain Injuries By johnny Green The Weed Blog
By Keith Mansur Oregon Cannabis Connection
Numerous NFL Players have experienced brain injuries during their careers. There have been many tragic stories in recent years about how the NFL didn’t do enough to educate and warn players about what repeated injuries could do to their brains. There have been a number of studies suggesting that medical marijuana can help people with brain injuries recover and heal. The NFL of course frowns upon all things marijuana, which is something that former NFL players want to see changed.
The biggest fight that medical marijuana has had over the past 2 decades, as states began legalizing it for certain conditions, was getting mainstream medical professionals and medical groups to accept the hundreds of studies showing it can be an effective medicine. Most states with medical marijuana rely on a small number of doctors to make most of the recommendations. There have always been a few pioneering doctors, Doctors like Dr. Leonard Grinspoon of Harvard who was one of the pioneers in medical marijuana back in the 1970's, and Dr. Sanjay Gupta, most recently, telling a captivated nation that medical marijuana is highly effective. But, most of the heavy hitters have shied away from accepting marijuana as a medicine, often citing the method of delivery (smoking), inability to prescribe a quantifiable dose, and lack of “large double-blind studies” in supporters references. Fortunately, the new U.S. Surgeon General recently indicated there is medical value in marijuana during an interview on "CBS This Morning" . Though he never indicated his position on marijuana legalization, either for medical or recreational use, he did say that he believed marijuana policy in America should be driven by science. Dr. Vivek Murthy, who was recently approved after a long vacancy at the position of Surgeon General, told CBS, “We have some preliminary data that for certain medical conditions and symptoms, that marijuana can be helpful.” He also believes the studies on the efficacy of marijuana will begin to show even more promise. "I think we're going to get a lot more data about that," Murthy said. "I'm very interested to see where that takes us." Unfortunately. as with other federal figures and organizations, he stepped back his comments to a degree, hitting on the bad aspects of “smoked marijuana”. The Department of Health and Human Services released a further statement to help clarify the Surgeon General's position: "Marijuana policy -- and all public health policies -- should be driven by science. I believe that marijuana should be subjected to the same, rigorous clinical trials and scientific scrutiny that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) applies
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to all new medications. The Federal Government has and continues to fund research on possible health benefits of marijuana and its components. While clinical trials for certain components of marijuana appear promising for some medical conditions, neither the FDA nor the Institute of Medicine have found smoked marijuana to meet the standards for safe and effective medicine for any condition to date."
There is still hope. The American Academy of Pediatrics recently called on the DEA to reclassify marijuana, primarily driven by the recent fervor over CBD for seizure prevention in small children. Although the American Medical Association still opposes medical marijuana, other prominent leaders and organizations are taking the brave steps to normalize our misguided relationship with cannabis.
In a column posted Monday on The Huffington Post, the three NFL retirees urge commissioner Roger Goodell and the league to finance research pot’s effectiveness in treating traumatic head injuries. First and foremost, the NFL should allocate financial resources to advance medical research on the efficacy of medical marijuana in treating brain injuries. In the case of trauma, a lot of inflammation occurs, which affects cognitive functioning and neural connectivity. A compound in marijuana called cannabidiol (CBD) has shown scientific potential to be an antioxidant and neuroprotectant for the brain. In a sport where closed head injuries are common, the league should be doing everything it can to help keep their players healthy during and after their careers. If the NFL wants to continue to grow its game, it must investigate potential medical solutions for its industrial disease, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE). Even the federal government holds a patent on marijuana for this purpose.
Image Wikipedia Washington, Ayanbadejo and Fujita also call for the league to abandon drug testing and punishing players for the use of marijuana, as well as take a “leadership role” in addressing racial disparities in marijuana law enforcement and other problems caused by the War on Drugs.
The NFL does not have any valid reasons for why they prohibit any consumption of marijuana, medical or recreational. All players have a lot of aches and pains, in addition to some experiencing brain injuries. If they want to use marijuana to help them deal with those ailments, they should be allowed to do so. An NFL player can get as drunk as they want off the field, so they should also be allowed to use marijuana if they want, because after all, marijuana is much safer.
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Industrial Hemp
to 1, which many nutritionists believe is the ideal ratio. In MacKay’s slides, it was cool to see the ratios of all kinds of nuts and seed oils alongside one other, none but hemp showing the 3 to 1 ratio.
despite needing some necessary legislative fixes.” Some of the fixes Moran would like to see include allowing hemp grain as a commodity or product, having a one year license, reducing the minimum acreage from 2.5 acres to something more reasonable, and a few other minor changes. The Oregon Department of Agriculture began accepting applications at the beginning of February for licenses to grow industrial hemp under a list of new rules that will regulate the industry in the state. The licenses, which cost $1,500.00 and last for three years, are expected to be issued in time for spring planting. The crop, which holds arguably the most versatile fiber on the planet, has been illegal to produce in America for over 6 decades due to its association with marijuana. In 1938, the Marijuna Tax Act prohibited people from cultivating cannabis, which includes marijuana and hemp. For a brief period during World War II, Americans were allowed to grow it to help the war effort, but by the early 1950's, it was once again banned. After years of wrangling and months of rule making, legislators devised their current licensing and regulation plan, which is not particularly attractive to farmers. With the high cost of licensing, and the three year commitment, limits on seed availability, and the requirement to grow a fiber cannabis strain, as opposed to a seed bearing strain, many farmers may not be willing to take a risk with such a new crop and the limited market. One farmer, Rick Rutherford, has a serious interest in farming hemp. He owns a farm in Dufur, Oregon, south of The Dalles. He wants to plant the versatile crop, but he worries about the regulations that have been developed. “It's cost prohibitive, even at the level that they have it,” Rutherford told OCC in an interview.
“I think what we need to do is make changes to the current legislation, and this can either be done by amending HB 2668 to provide for these changes, or to get a whole new bill in place so that farmers could still move forward this year,” Moran said. But, one farmer has moved forward. Edgar Winters (not the musician) has obtained the very first Dept. of Agriculture license. He intends to be involved in a 25 acres plot of hemp in Eagle Point, Oregon, in the best sensimilla (seedless female cannabis flowers) growing area in Oregon, and maybe all of the U.S.. The worry? That the industrial hemp pollen will “seed” the normally seed free flowers, making it almost worthless in today's market. Michael Johnson of Talent Health Club, one of a handful of dispensaries in Southern Oregon, is a longtime OMMP patient and grower and he lives in Williams, Oregon, by far the states most dense marijuana garden area. He believes the hemp will pose a risk to an already burgeoning industry in So. O. “I am very concerned about hemp cultivation in Oregon. We have a multi-billion dollar sinsemilla industry in our state, and we risk ending the entire thing because of hemp cultivation,” Johnson said to OCC. “If we allowed hemp production to go unchecked for 45 seasons, I believe we would see widespread pollination's of cannabis crops all over the state and the potential economic impact is massive.”
“If we want to save the sungrown cannabis industry, we must keep hemp growing zones far away from the sensimilla growing west of the cascades,” • Partial summary of industrial hemp regulations (OAR 603048) and state law (ORS 571.300 to Johnson added. 571.315) With the • With adoption of the rules, individuals can apply for licenses to grow or handle industrial hemp deadline for new fiber and for permits to grow and handle agricultural hemp seed, in which case a license is also legislation on required Feb 25th, amending HB • Fees for each permit or license is set at $1,500 and is valid for three years 2668 might be a • Oregon’s industrial hemp law allows for hemp seed to only be used to plant new crops more likely • The size of the industrial hemp crop of a grower must be at least 2.5 contiguous acres solution, if one is • Industrial hemp must contain less than 0.3 percent tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) to distinguish it reached this year from marijuana, which contains much higher THC levels at all. Either way, something • The rules also describe requirements for record keeping and annual reporting by growers as needs to be done, well as ODA’s sampling and inspection requirements and processes because Oregon is getting left behind. With a farm located as far east as his, the costs could get high, fast. The fee is for a three year There are a large number of states that have minimum commitment, and runs $1,500.00 up moved toward hemp legalization. The National front. Then, the farmers have to pay the costs Congress of State Legislatures reported in Sept for the inspections of the crop, which were set 2014 that 18 other states have also passed high, pushing the costs and fees for a single legislation that allows production of hemp for year to as much as $1,500.00 for some farmers commerce or allows pilot programs for the study for what will be a small, experimental crop. of hemp. “[They set] a ninety two dollar an hour, minimum of four hours, for the inspection rate, and then ninety two dollars an hour travel time to and from Salem,” Rutherford said. “I think that's ludicrous.” He also has concerns about the two different types of seed stock they have available. In Eastern Oregon, rain can be unpredictable and most farmers dry crop (farm relying on rain and not irrigation). Rutherford's concern is that the seed stock available will not do well in their climate. “I might as well just throw some money in a pit and burn it because I don't know whether the two different types of seed stock they've got will grow where my farm is located,” Rutherford explained. “It's a losing situation for me to do that before I know that it's going to grow.” An additional problem, the hemp seed stock the state is looking to get are apparently for a “seed” variety, not a “fiber” variety. They also have stimpulated that if you grow seed, it must be kept for re-planting. If the state wants fiber plants grown, this will pose a barrier, for sure. There is a possible change on the horizon. The legislature is entertaining a bill, HB 2668, that would remove the need for a license to grow hemp from the Oregon Dept. of Agriculture. It would also allow seed plants to be cultivated, as well as fiber. Yet, “regulations” is what the U.S. Dept of Justice wants. In the 2014 Federal farm bill, Congress created an exception to penalties under the Controlled Substance Act only if industrial hemp is cultivated by state Departments of Agriculture, colleges, and/or universities for academic or agricultural research purposes only. This was one reason for the strict rules adopted by the Oregon Dept. of Agriculture in the first place. Courtney Moran with Earth Law, LLC explained to OCC about HB 2668, “It's very vague and it repeals everything that's in place, although what's in place right now is very restrictive, it at least allows us to move forward
Last year, a few states were able to produce a hemp crop, though miniscule in size. Colorado, though they licensed 1,600 acres to grow, a seed shortage due to federal prohibition in nonsterile hemp seeds reduced the actual planting to only 200 acres, according to the Colorado Dept. of Agriculture. And, in Kentucky, where they have high hopes of growing thousands of acres of hemp, they only planted 13 varieties scattered over a dozen farms. Federal legislators introduced a hemp specific bill in January which was spearheaded by a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators; Oregonians Ron Wyden (D), and Jeff Merkeley (D), and Kentuckians Rand Paul (R) and Mitch McConnell (R). Called the Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2015, this bill would remove the federal restrictions on cultivation of hemp. Once, and if that Federal bill passes at all, the supply of seeds for planting should become open, and America's first serious hemp crops can be planted, and the future will be realized. The American hemp movement will create millions of jobs and help our nation move to sustainable resources. You can find updates by visiting www.OCCNewspaper.com and www.northwestcannabiscoalition.com.
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Awareness of the human endocannabinoid system is spreading. Michael Pollen describes this cannabis receptor system, comprised of lipids and their receptors that every mammal has, as evidence that “we’ve co-evolved with the plant.” News is also spreading about the everyday health benefits of the nonpsychoactive variety of the cannabis plant: hemp. Hemp is touted as a “superfood” and can be consumed as both a seed and oil. There are many potential nutritive benefits from crushing hemp into oil or just eating the seed of the hemp plant; this includes the oil itself, hemp “hearts” (which are the de-hulled seeds that happen to taste great in a bowl of yogurt), and hemp protein derived from seed pressing. This nutritive (sometimes called agricultural, or industrial) hemp is defined the world over as any variety of the cannabis plant with .3% or less THC (tetrahydrocannabinol, the bestknown psychoactive cannabinoid). That .3% THC ceiling is a random and recent one that (if you really want to peek behind the curtain) has to do with hemp variety competition within the European Union. It’s one that some hemp producers don’t like, believing it might limit qualities like fiber strength and seed production. But this is where things stand today. Under this definition of hemp, we’re talking about a product that you can feed to your children. You could drink a gallon of hemp seed oil every day and you would not fail a drug test. It is not psychoactive cannabis. Cannabis Oil Is Not Hemp Here’s where we might need to clear up some terminology confusion. The medical treatment from the cannabis plant’s flowers (not hemp seeds) that is getting a lot of attention — especially with the anecdotal, but clearly incredible, results we’re seeing when it’s used to treat childhood epilepsy — is different than hemp seed. It’s called cannabis oil. Again, it is derived from cannabis flower extraction, not the seed. Clearly promising health benefits of cannabinoids aside, some clever marketers of these flower extracts are starting to incorrectly market their cannabis oils as “hemp oil.” They’re doing so in an attempt to disassociate their product from “marijuana,” which has (due to the outdated Nixon-era war on drugs) long been demonized. Some states like Utah and Missouri, whose current legislators want to take the smallest possible steps into cannabis legalization, are even describing their legislation as “hemp” bills. Cannabis oil is not hemp oil, however, and it is not the subject of this article. A question I often hear is, “but mightn’t some varieties of hemp plants, including their flowers, be high in some of the non-psychoactive components of cannabis that are proving promisingly medicinal?” A short answer is yes. There are dozens of approved hemp varieties (cultivars). Once more research and breeding is completed, it’s quite likely that a low-THC hemp cultivar might prove high in nonpsychoactive cannabinoids. Even without getting into the potential cannabinoid-derived healing effects, hemp seeds and their oil appear to many nutritionists to provide clear nutritive benefit to health. So, at long last, here are six reasons daily hemp consumption is a great way to boost your overall health: 1. Hemp seed-derived food contains what might be an ideal balance of essential fatty acids. Our grandparents were almost certainly right to shove cod liver oil down our parents’ gullets. It’s amazingly good for you in what today we describe as its Omega Profile: the essential fatty acid nutritive building blocks that are well, essential. Hence the phrase “superfood.” Guess what? Hemp might do the nutritive job as well or better, in a number of nutritive categories, and far better than its cousin flax seed oil. Dr. Dylan MacKay, a postdoctoral fellow at the Richardson Center for Functional Food and Nutraceuticals at the University of Manitoba (in a talk I heard him give at that Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance convention last month), pointed out that the oil from pressed hemp seed provides a ratio of Linoleic Acid (an omega-6) and Alpha-Linolenic Acid (an omega-3) that is 3
2. Hemp is high in healthy minerals. John Roulac, the founder of Nutiva Foods (this is where my family gets much of its organic hemp seed oil these days, until we can grow it ourselves) told me that, especially for vegetarians, hemp seed oil provides selenium, magnesium, zinc and iron content that isn’t easy to find in a single food. My family dumps two tablespoons in the morning shake every day, without fail. 3. Hemp food might be anti-inflammatory. Hemp seed and its by-products also include an unusually high amount of a nutritive component, Gamma-Linolenic Acid (GLA), which Roulac said is an anti-inflammatory and a building block of cell membranes. McKay said that this might prove to be true, and a likely reason is the “eicosanoid metabolites” (which are building blocks of fatty acids) in GLA. 4. Hemp in your shake could make it an energy drink. Dr. McKay told me that “hemp oil is a fat, and like all fats it is very calorie dense at ~9 kcal/g. If you want to maximize you caloric intake at a small volume then fats are the way to go for energy.” For me it’s experiential. I dash out for a post-goat milking run and then hop into the office kneeling chair for a morning of writing after my morning hemp oil-infused shake before I even think about more food, or a break, for that matter. I’ve never felt healthier (knocking on wood as I write this). 5. A component of hemp’s protein might protect the heart. While he cautions that no human trials have been conducted using hemp, Dr. MacKay said, “Some proteins high in arginine [which hemp protein is)], are thought to have cardio protective effects, likely via reducing blood pressure or improving endothelial [tissue lining the blood vessels, heart, and lymphatic vessels] function.” 6. Hemp food contains antioxidants believed to be essential to good health. In a 2005 article by Liangli Lucy Yu, Kequan Kevin Zhou, and John Parry in the journal Food Chemistry, the authors write that their results “suggest that cold-pressed black caraway, cranberry, carrot and hemp seed oils may serve as dietary sources of natural antioxidants for health promotion.” (Dr. MacKay, ever the careful scientist, points out that the authors of that article did not go so far as “to test the hemp oil antioxidants” in humans vis-a-vis changes in oxidative stress following hemp consumption.) As with all things cannabis, research into the health benefits of hemp has long been delayed. With the drug war ending, we’re finally seeing a tide of long-delayed research into hemp’s nutritional profile and its benefits. One study I researched in my book Hemp Bound shows that hemp-fed laying hens provide healthier eggs than corn-fed hens. With this year’s first federally legal U.S. hemp harvest of the millennium and a pending Congressional spending bill prohibiting federal interference with hemp seed importation, universities are transitioning from fear to acceptance when it comes to hemp research. Colorado is funding hemp research, Oregon State offers a hemp class, and the state of Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner, James Comer, believes the new hemp industry is the best thing since…the old hemp industry, in which Kentucky was the world leader prior to Prohibition. One Last Note: Keeping It Organic For the purposes of this article, I’m talking about strictly organic hemp. Over the course of my five years of cannabis journalism, it’s become clear to me that it’s important to eat only organic hemp products. This was solidified from the educational experience of speaking to big acreage hemp farmers at the Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance convention last month. Here’s why: hemp is what’s known as a bridge crop: it has a short, roughly 16-week growing season. Even though it’s proving up to five times more profitable to Canadian farmers today than GMO cycle crops, hemp allows farmers to plant another crop on the same land during the same season. Often that will be a GMO crop, with associated pesticides. Article originally appeared Dec 11 2014 on Reset.me http://reset.me/story/vitamin-hemp-6-ways-nutritivehemp-seed-oil-good-eat-daily-basis/ Doug Fine is a comedic investigative journalist, bestselling author, and solar-powered goat herder. His new book is Hemp Bound. Published just as the U.S. has ended 77 years of hemp prohibition, it’s a book Willie Nelson calls “a blueprint for the America of the future,” and Joel Salatin describes as using “science and humor [to craft] the most fun book you’ll ever read about the future.” Doug’s previous book, Too High To Fail: Cannabis and the New Green Economic Revolution, became an instant classic that lays out a model for sustainable, locavore cannabis cultivation based on a year he spent following one locally-developed Northern California flower from farm to patient. Books, films, live events: dougfine.com Twitter: @organiccowboy. © Doug Fine 2014. Reprinted by Permission.
Recipes
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Medical cannabis consumption can be unpredictable, always start with a quarter serving and give it time. Effects can take up to an hour and sometimes longer. If you have doubts, you should contact a cannabis clinician about dosage.
Choco Canna Dipped Strawberries The Mandersons
Baked Dijon Chicken
Kief Infused Oil
By Kristi Anderson
By Keith Mansur
Ingredients: 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts 1 /2 cup Canna butter, melted 1 /3 cup Dijon mustard 1 tablespoon honey 1 cup Panko bread crumbs 1 /2 cup parmesan cheese 1 teaspoon lemon pepper seasoning 1 /2 teaspoon ground black pepper 1 /4 teaspoon onion powder 1 teaspoon garlic salt
Ingredients: 2 pounds of extra large, fresh strawberries (leave the stems on while cleaning) 3-4 grams of decarboxylated kief 1 2 ounces of dark chocolate 6 ounces of white chocolate Chop up the dark and white chocolate into small pieces (keep in separate piles). Directions:
Stir the kief into the dark chocolate until it dissolves into the chocolate. Remove the chocolate from the heat.
Heat oven to 375°. In a shallow bowl, combine the canna butter, Dijon mustard and honey until smooth. In a large reclosable plastic bag, combine Panko bread crumbs, parmesan cheese, lemonpepper seasoning, black pepper, onion powder and garlic salt. Close and shake the bag to incorporate.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Dip the strawberries into the dark chocolate and set on the baking sheet. Dip a fork in the white chocolate and drizzle the white chocolate over the dipped strawberries.
Rinse the chicken and pat dry with a paper towel. Dip each breast, one at a time, in the mustard mixture to thoroughly coat. Then place each breast, one at a time, in plastic bag. Give a good shake to cover with bread crumb mixture.
Chill in the refrigerator until serving.
Place breasts on a broiler pan and bake uncovered for approximately 30 minutes. Times may vary depending on size of chicken breasts and also, ovens may vary. I use an insta-read thermometer to make sure it's done. Temp should be between 1 70° - 1 80° and no longer pink inside.
Note: Decarboxylate your keif by spreading on a parchment lined cookie sheet and baking at 200° for about 20 minutes.
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Peanut Budda Cookies By Dani B.
This is a simple recipe for kief infused oil that I use in many of my recipes.
Ingredients:
Ingredients:
1 /2 cup canna butter 1 /2 cup peanut butter ( creamy or chunky) 1 1 /4 cup flour 1 /2 cup sugar 1 /2 cup packed brown sugar 1 egg 1 /2 teaspoon baking soda 1 /2 teaspoon baking powder 1 /2 teaspoon vanilla Sugar
20 grams (approx.) kief 1 1 /2 cups oil (you can use vegetable, olive, canola, etc.) Directions: In a small sauce pan combine oil and kief. Mix well to combine. Heat slowly on the stove top for about half an hour to decarboxylate. You Must stir frequently (every 5 minutes or so) for the kief settles and we don't want to burn it. Make sure your temperature stays at 200°F (give or take a few degrees).
Directions:
Using a double boiler, melt the chocolates in separate bowls. Stir until smooth.
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NOTE: C ool com pl etel y before u s i n g i n reci pe.
Directions: Preheat oven to 375°F. In a mixing bowl, beat canna butter and peanut butter with an electric mixer on medium speed for 30 seconds. Add 1 /2 cup of the flour, the sugars, egg, baking soda, baking powder, and vanilla. Beat until thoroughly combined. Beat in remaining flour. If necessary, cover and chill dough until it is easy to handle.
One reason I like this recipe, it's easy to calculate mg THC per serving: First, find out how many grams of THC is in recipe... 20 grams of kief x 0.23 %THC in your kief (ours is tested at 23%) = 4.60 grams total THC per 20 grams kief Now to convert grams into milligrams...(1 000 mg/g) 4.60 grams total THC x .001 conversion factor (1 000 mg/g) = 4600 mg per batch Now to find the milligrams of THC per serving...(divide mg per batch by number of servings per batch) 4600 mg per batch / 90 servings per batch = 51 .11 mg THC per serving (in our batch)
Whew! See, easy...Riiight....
Roll dough into 1 inch balls. If you want you can roll the balls in a little bit of sugar, then place 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten each ball by crisscrossing with the tines of a fork. Bake for 7-9 minutes or until bottoms are slightly browned. Cool on a wire rack.
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What is "Good Soil"? By Roach The Good Earth Organics
What is "good soil?" This is a question I get asked all the time, and the answer is not simple. I also believe the answer is subjective, for the most part, because we cannot ask our plants. Of course we can clearly see some things plants like and some things they don't like. But, other than glaring deficiencies, you'll get different opinions from different people about what they consider to be a quality media. Preferential differences in feeding and growing technique will also play a factor in the soil you think is best for your purpose. I'll try to take most of these things into account as I talk about what makes a good soil, from the point of view of a cannabis grower and soil manufacturer, in this "Growing With Good Earth" article. The first misconception that many people have concerning potting soil is that it is actually soil that comes from the ground. Some believe there is a magical hole from which we dig all our material. Nothing could be farther from the truth. As a matter of fact, potting soil isn't truly soil at all. Soil is a mix of clay, sand, silt, air and water with some percentage of organic material. I've heard soil guys (not potting soil guys, but OSU soil scientist type guys) say a good soil has 5% or more organic material.
Cultivation There is an important value that every soil has called Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC). If you've been growing a long time and aren't familiar with this term, don't feel bad. It's not something you should have to worry about when buying a quality potting mix, although it should be something your potting soil manufacturer is highly concerned about. I could write an extensive article solely defining and explaining CEC but you'd get bored, I'd get carpel tunnel, and Keith would scold me for my lack of brevity, which I'm prone to, occasionally, anyway. The short version is that a media's CEC is its ability to have elemental nutrients bond to it. The higher the CEC the more nutrients your soil can absorb waiting to be taken by your plants. Clay and the materials in native soil have a very low CEC while most organic material has a very high CEC making it more prone to have nutrients bond to it thus making it richer and more capable of feeding your plants. Another reason potting soils should out perform native soils is because a good potting mix will have superior drainage and air retention. Clay is the culprit that reduces the drainage and aeration in native soils. A quality potting mix will provide ample air to the roots of plants. A plant's roots breaths air, while leaves breathe carbon dioxide. More air to your plant's roots will keep your cannabis healthier and help it grow more vigorously. So now that I've touched on the importance of a potting soil over a native soil lets discuss the different organic media and mined rock commonly used in potting soils and why. The main ingredient in potting soil is usually aged Fir bark. Fir bark can be found on an ingredient list in a number of ways including, but not limited to, composted forest humus, composted Fir bark, and pretty much any word having to do with wood chips or shavings.
You see, potting soil is an industry term. We don't really have any soil in our mixes because they contain no clay, sand, or silt. Potting soil is about 60%-90% organic media with mined volcanic rock making up the difference. It's important to keep these differences in mind when we're talking to someone about quality soil or potting soil. For the purposes of this article, I will only be talking about manufactured potting soils, not soil coming from the ground. It's my opinion that, in terms of cannabis quality related to growing, even the best native soils cannot compare to a sub par potting mix. The high organic content in potting soils and the relatively low organic content in native soils is one of the main reasons native soils have trouble doing the job a good potting soil can accomplish. Why is a high organic content important for growing cannabis?
Fir bark is an important component in potting soils because it has a high CEC, is relatively pH neutral and is probably the cheapest input in a potting soil. Fir bark is sourced from old shutdown mills where it can be purchased by the acre. It's important to be sure that when using any wood products you're getting material that's as old and composted as possible. As carbon
material composts it uses Nitrogen and heats. If one uses too much material that isn't fully composted it can rob the soil of Nitrogen and potentially burn roots. Coco fiber which is a waste product from the industrial coconut industry is also becoming a more popular soil input media. Coco is sourced from places like India, Sri Lanka and Vietnam and comes to the U.S. via cargo containers. Coco has a great CEC and is very porous. The pores in coco's fiber give it air and water retention like a sponge. It's very hard to over or under water coco because there are always tiny pockets of air or water retained within it. Unfortunately, some coco is not washed properly so it may have a higher salt content than is to be desired. As you may recall from my previous articles salt can occupy the bonding points related to coco's CEC which of course is a negative. My boss, Roy, has sent back entire cargo containers of coco because we've not been satisfied with its salinity. It's worth while to question a soil manufacturer's source and salt content or PPM (parts per million) of their coco. A PPM too far above 200 is salty and
Page 17 probably should not be used without further washing. Peat moss is another integral part of almost every manufactured potting soil. Peat is sourced from the massive Sphagnum bogs in Canada. Although Peat is quite acidic it has a really attractive soft feel to it which will make a potting soil "fluffy." A fluffy soil provides a gentle medium with which roots can travel. Peat is usually pH balanced by the addition of dolomitic or other liming agents, but we choose to mix coco, peat and Fir bark in just the right ratios to produce a pH of right around 6.0, which is ideal for growing cannabis. Other organic media commonly included in potting soils is some sort of compost and a nutrient package suited for whatever specific type of plant one might be growing. We like simple green waste compost without any manure or animal bi products. The compost used should have a high bioactivity so as to provide the media with the "life" needed to help plants break down nutrients and fight diseases. The compost, similar to any wood product, should be fully cooked so as to not heat up or rob the soil of Nitrogen.
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What is "Good Soil"? Cont. from pg. 17 Some common volcanic rock used to provide drainage in potting soils is perlite and pumice. Perlite is a heated and expanded white rock that will float because there is a lot of air trapped inside the final product. Perlite is probably the most common white rock used in potting soils because it will keep the material light and airy. Pumice is a raw non manufactured product that is considerably heavier and more porous than perlite. The pumice we use is actually sourced here in Oregon. Pumice will retain more air and water than perlite will. Here at The Good Earth, we make potting soils with a simple philosophy that sometimes is not so simple to execute. We believe plants appreciate diversity. Diversity in organic media, nutrients, and mined rock are important for a few reasons: Varying air and water retention capacities, CEC's and textures provide a media that is versatile in its ability to give a plant the air, water and nutrient it needs. We use the coco pith, husk, coir, long and short grain peat, as well as varying sizes of perlite and pumice in addition to a nutrient blend containing more components than any manufacturer we know of. Our experience has shown us that it is this robust mix of organic media, white rock and nutrients that gives a cannabis plant the best opportunity to find the nutrient, air and water it requires to thrive as well as possible. When purchasing a "good" potting soil for cannabis please make sure the manufacturer is making a diverse and robust media charged with an array of nutrients suited for a hungry cannabis plant. For tours of our facility, questions, or to just talk dirt please feel free to give me a call anytime and as always thanks for reading and happy growing. Thomas “Roach” McClellan is the manager of Good earth Organics in Cave Junction, Oregon. He is available via email at sales@thegoodearthorganics.com or by phone at their store (541) 840-9352.
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Lunar Cycles In The Garden From Green Source Gardens
One of the most significant cosmic forces that exists for life on earth is the dynamic, ever present influence of the moon. The moon is a solid mass of rock caught in the gravitational field of the earth. Over the millenia of its existence, it has formed an influential relationship to the matter of earth. For thousands of years, going all the way back to the Egyptians, humans have recognized the benefits of working with these cycles. Agricultural astrology is thought to be the first form of astrology developed by humans. Beginning a relationship with the moon cycles is a mystical experience and takes you down the ancient path of the human relationship to the cosmic rhythms of nature. There are four quarters in a moon cycle that spans 28 days. The first two quarters, 1st and 2nd , are during the waxing phase of the moon (getting full) and the second two quarters, 3rd and 4th , are during the waning phase as the moon returns to being a new moon. Each phase is a week long and good for certain garden tasks based on the
influence the moon is exerting. In the first quarter the moon is growing and beginning to pull upward on the surface of the earth. This force increased through the second phase until it reaches its maximum during the full moon. So, for instance, we always plant our cannabis seeds just a few days prior to the full moon so the seeds germinate when there is a strong upward moon pull on the earth. The pulling force being created by the moon promotes upward plant growth and gives the seedling an advantage by helping them to grow fast and establish good growth habits that are in cycle with natures timing. This moon force can be imagined like a pulse that travels around the planet as it turns. If the seed was growing in a natural situation it would germinate and awaken in time with these pulses. By being in line with this pulse we give our seedlings an advantage, right from the start. The most beneficial aspect of paying attention to the moon and where it is in it's cycle is the farmer learning to forge a relationship to an important
cosmic force that affects all life on the planet. Farmers who pay attention to the cycles of nature can make better decisions about when to water, when to plant, when to prune, and when to harvest. The first step of making the moon a companion in your garden is to look at it daily, and then pay attention to how your garden is growing. If you are interested in this process and want to learn more about its application, you can look at the Farmer’s Almanac. Another great resource is ‘Culture and Horticulture: A Philosophy of Gardening’ by Wolf D. Storl, who writes prolifically about planting with the cosmic forces, and he lived in Southern Oregon when he wrote the book. Green Source Gardens provides premium cannabis to Oregon's dispensaries. Look for their label on the shelf of your dispensary. Visit their website at www.greensourcegardens.com for more information on their techniques and their medicines.
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