April May 2011

Oregon Cannabis

Connection Connecting the Medical Cannabis Community Across Oregon

Activists Rally In Salem OHA Mishandled Petition

Planting Outdoors Recipes: Pot Corn & Crispy Treats

ASA Courts Oregon Events Calendar Page 22

FREE Apr/May 2011 Vol. 2 Issue 2

Cannabis Testing Comes To Oregon!

New Industrial Hemp Section on Pg. 17 What Dose is Righ For You?

3 Grants Pass Centers Raided

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MERCY Center is Truly Helping Grow a Crop in 9 Weeks - Par t 3

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In This Issue

Cannabis Connection

Oregon News Cannabis Testing Comes To Oregon

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Oregon Activists Rally In Salem

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ASA 'Stakeholder' Meetings in Oregon

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Could Oregon be First to End Cannabis Prohibition? 'OCTA 2012' is Approved for Signatures

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MERCY Center: Where Mercy is a Way of Life

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Grants Pass Compassion Centers Raided

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I Five-O - Oregon Marijuana Police Log

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Oregon News Nugs - News From Around the

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Beaver State

THCF's Paul Stanford Arrested on Tax Charges

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National News DEA Raids Marijuana Dispensaries Across Montana

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Washington Law Going For The Green

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Three Days Man! Seattle Hempfest Gets Permit

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For Aug 19 - 21

The Legend of 420

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The Cannabis Farmers Market in Washington is RIPE!!

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How Are Employers Reacting To The Legalization of Medical Marijuana

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National News Nugs - News From Around the

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Country

Medical News OHA Mishandled OMMP Evaluation of Petition to Protect Patients Who Use Cannabis for Mental Health Conditions

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What Dose of Cannabis is Right for You

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Society of Cannabis Clinicians Hears McAllister on Cancer Research

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Industrial Hemp Weighing Protein Powders - Hemp vs. Whey

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How Hemp Can Save The World

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Hemp Building - The Early History of Hemp

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Concrete

Industrial Hemp - The Ultimate Biomass is Good

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For Business, Environment, and Will Save Lives

Recipes Pot Corn Crispy Treats

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Peanut Budder Buckeyes

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Crock Canna-Butter

Cultivation Growing Your Crop in Only 9 Weeks - Part 3

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Jenifer Valley of Stoney Girl Gardens

Mr. Jenkins Journal - An Ongoing Garden

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Journal By Our Own Justin Jenkins

Planting Outdoors - MrFixit of Oregon Organiks

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Clinics & Information A Listing of Oregon Clinics, Organizations, and Cannabis Friendly Businesses

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Cannabis Testing Comes To Oregon

Oregon Activists Rally in Salem

By Keith Mansur Oregon Cannabis Connection

By Sarah Duff, Oregon Green Free

Oregon Green Labs (OGL) has opened for business in Southern Oregon. The lab provides medical marijuana analysis services for Oregon Medical Marijuana Program (OMMP) growers. They provide the THC, CBD, and CBN content of herbal cannabis strains, hashish and other cannabis products.

The time for a cannabis analysis service in Oregon is long overdue, and Richard Reames founded OGL to fill that need.

With scientific analysis using a gas chromatograph, Reames intends to provide growers, patients, and doctors useful information that can help determine what type of strain the patient needs.

The one gram samples they analyze are collected at a number of drop off locations across the state. The Southern Oregon Alternative Medicine clinics will have drops at each of their clinics, Voter Power offices will have drops as well, and others are rapidly coming on board. They will collect samples using a pick-up service, and return the results directly to the customers through e-mail or a snail mail address they include in the drop-off bottles.

The scope of each analysis is important.

Each cannabinoid has a different effect, so by determining the levels of all three cannabinoids, the effects of the medicine can be more accurately predicted, hopefully allowing a more specific treatment plan for the patient. Reames said, "High CBD strains are what they're saying medically keeps you from the soaring 'stoned' effect...[and the patients] may want something that helps them sleep at night, or takes away the pain." By providing the levels of THC, CBD, and

Small vials filled with a solvent are used to disolve the samples, these samples are warmed and then tested using a tiny amount of the solution.

CBN, OGL is helping patients know more accurately how medical marijuana may affect them.

Reames professional background includes, teaching, writing two books, lecturing worldwide, even working as the international coordinator for a pavilion at the World Expo in Aichi Japan in 2005 .

He has spent years crossing the country to plant living sculptures from trees, usually for affluent clients. On his property in Williams, Oregon, he has created a myriad of sculptures, with a huge range in size and complexity, all from living trees. He has slowly trained, spliced, grafted, and basically completely manipulated trees into a Gazebo, a Reames by an Bridge that leads to a Arborsculpture Fruit House (an outdoor room made of fruit trees), and even a Tree House, all created with Cont. on Page 8

The cannabis community is used to having to fight against bills in the legislature that would limit or eliminate the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program.

However, this 2011 session presented 32 bills that would further criminalize cannabis consumers and many would have rendered the medical marijuana program useless. Somehow our elected representatives can find the time to limit medical marijuana, a program that actually makes money for the state, rather than focusing on their multimillion dollar budget shortfall or creating jobs.

House Bill (HB) 2982, would have eliminated felons from the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program (OMMP).

Many people are felons because of unjust marijuana laws in Oregon and other states. Some states still have very draconian laws such as Oklahoma, where the second possession offense of any Photo: Ed Glick amount of cannabis is John Sajo and others testify against SB 777 in Salem a felony.

HB 2982 would have eliminated thousands of patients for acts that are not against the law today.

The hearing for this bill got roughly 75 concerned citizens to turn out and show their opposition. The hearing room was filled immediately so they directed us to a large hallway. We immediately filled up the hallway and all the chairs they gave us. The state was forced to open a third overflow area for our impressive crowd to watch the hearing on a television.

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Jose Garza addresses the crowd at the February 23rd rally on the Capitol's West steps. Garza, an Iraq War Vet, also testified to the committee.

The testimony was heartfelt, professional and effective. The cannabis community was well represented and 100% unified.

Jose Garza spoke of his service in the United States Marine Corp and the many things he would like to forget that he saw in Iraq. He mentioned his Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and how that has caused him to make bad decisions that led to him getting a felony.

He has paid his debt to the society that he served and now they want to take away the most effective medicine to deal with his pain and PTSD. Luckily Jose suffers from another condition that qualifies him for the medical marijuana program because PTSD is not a qualifying condition.

Jennifer Alexander, a mother of four, is constantly affected by marijuana prohibition and has to worry about keeping the custody of her children.

Jennifer chooses a medicine that is less expensive monetarily and less taxing to her wellbeing than pharmaceutical drugs for her condition. The bill would have made her husband and caregiver ineligible to be in the program due to extraordinarily harsh laws in Idaho.

When someone without a medical marijuana card gets caught with marijuana and they Cont. on Page 9

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ASA Holds Stakeholder Meetings in Oregon

By Keith Mansur, Oregon Cannabis Connection One of the largest medical marijuana patients rights organizations in the country is courting Oregon as a new ally in the fight for medical marijuana.

Americans for Safe Access (ASA) Founder and Executive Director, Steph Sherer, came to Oregon for 2 “Stakeholder” meetings in March. Hosted at the Voter Power offices in Eugene and Portland, the meetings were the first steps toward developing a statewide coalition of organizations that are willing to work together to create safe and accessible environment for patients to obtain medical marijuana.

Oregon News injury in 2000, and almost losing her kidneys due to the pain medications she used, Sherer's Dr. suggested she try medical marijuana. [ Since][As?] she did not use marijuana [and] her doctor had no suggestions how she might obtain the herb. She was in living in San Diego at the time and her friends did have connections, but the supply was insufficient for her needs. Sherer said “I found myself spending, sometimes, 20 hours a week looking for this medicine.”

Her friends suggested she contact one of the underground collectives in the California Bay Area, which could provide her with the information she needed. She visited a collective, and learned a lot about medical cannabis and how it could help her. She final felt informed and was treated with respect. The impact on her life was dramatic, and due to continuing struggles in San Diego with accessible medication, she moved to the Bay Area.

Only 2 months after she relocated, Federal raids shut down a collective in San Francisco. She noticed there was little to no reaction to the raids. The Steph Sherer of Ameericans for Safe only newspaper The turnout for both Access stands in front of the sheets of ideas put forth at the meeting in Eugene. coverage was on of the meetings was the 23rd page of disappointing, but a the Chronicle. There seemed to be a void, number of important organizations and and no one was there to speak for the people were at the Eugene meeting, patients' rights to get their medication. including John Sajo, the Founder and Executive Director of Voter Power and She approached the remaining collectives author of last Novembers Measure 74, to organize them, and eventually founded Jim Greig of Voter Power's Board of ASA to help educate people about what Directors, Dan Koozer of Willamette they should do in case of a raid, provide a NORML and the Emerald Empire network to publicize raids in the media, Hempfest, Sam Chapman of UO's and how to protect their home, children, Students for Sensible Drug Policy, and a and lives in all respects. They now number of other individuals that were very interested in learning about ASA and provide an amazing array of support services, all aimed to help patients protect their vision. their medication.

Founded in 2002, ASA satirically based their acronym on the former DEA Director The meeting covered a lot of information, and started with the vision for Oregon. and Drug Czar at the time, Asa Hutchinson. After suffering a severe neck Cont. on Page 1

Cannabis Connection theft.

Could Oregon be First to End Cannabis Prohibition?

'OCTA 2012' is Approved for Signatures

"We estimate this will amount to $200 million a year more funding for state government. Ninety percent of the proceeds will go into the state general fund, 7% for drug treatment programs, one percent each for drug education in public schools, and two new state commissions to promote hemp biofuel and hemp fiber and food," Alexander said.

By Bonnie King, Salem-News.com

OCTA 2012 is "the Legalization Conversation"

About 30 volunteers rallied at the new office for the OCTA 2012 campaign on Portland's East side to meet, pick up packets and get outfitted for outreach early Monday, March 21st. The Oregon Secretary of State's Election Division announced the approval of the petition, Initiative Number 9, for circulation and signature gathering on March 24th and the group lost no time in getting to work.

OCTA 2012 organizers have until July 7, 2012 to gather 90,000 registered voters' signatures to qualify for the November 6, 2012 ballot.

A common experience shared throughout the volunteers is one learned through previous experience circulating petitions for OCTA. "I intentionally contacted many officers of the law to see how they felt about legalization," Alexander said. "Law enforcement supports legalization more than medical marijuana because currently they have to differentiate between law breakers and those exempted from the criminal laws."

"Through the Measure 74 campaign, even media representatives were saying that they wanted us to have the legalization conversation."

If passed, the Oregon Cannabis Tax Act of 2012 will regulate the legal sale of marijuana to adults through state-licensed stores, allow adults to grow their own, license Oregon farmers to grow marijuana for statelicensed stores and allow unlicensed Oregon farmers to grow cannabis hemp for fuel, fiber and food.

The state campaign committee is working to achieve ballot status in three ways: hiring paid petitioners, organizing volunteer petitioners and soliciting Oregon registered voters signatures online. Last November, a cannabis-related measure did not pass in Oregon. The difference between the two is substantial.

Unlike OCTA 2012, Measure 74 was specifically regarding medical marijuana dispensaries and not legalization.

Paul Stanford, co-petitioner of OCTA 2012 says "there hasn't been anything like OCTA on the ballot, with the exception of California's measure last year, which was only slightly similar."

Organizers say that OCTA 2012 will raise $140 million a year for Oregon by taxing commercial cannabis sales to adults 21 years of age and older, and save an estimated $61.5 million as law enforcement, corrections and judicial attention can focus on violent crimes and

"I do not believe that there is a lack of support for marijuana legalization.

Instead, I feel that there is a fear of openly admitting support for marijuana legalization among some," Alexander added, "And they need to come out of the cannabis closet."

Beyond the enthusiastic volunteers, there were many interested citizens and media outlets at the kick-off event on Monday, and Alexander said that some were in "awe" at the variety of hemp products at the event. On display was pressed hemp board, hemp sealant, hemp cereal, hemp socks, hemp bags, hemp granola bars, hemp milk, hemp shampoo, Dr. Bronner's hemp soap, and much more.

"The volunteers were used to the variety of benefits hemp has to offer, but the media in particular seemed astonished, so I was very glad it was all there."

The Cannabis Tax Act would enable the sale of cannabis to help create and fund an agricultural committee to promote hemp fiber, protein and oil crops and associated industries. OCTA2012 is expected to provide millions of dollars a year to implement this important change.

Giving Farmers Back Cont. on Page 8

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MERCY Center: Where Mercy is a Way of Life

By Keith Mansur Oregon Cannabis Connection Few Medical Marijuana organizations are as empathetic as Mercy Center in Salem.

Their founder, Sonny, who suffered a traumatic brain injury which caused him severe seizures, nausea, and chronic pain, was introduced to medical marijuana in 1998 by some of his hippie friends, in the form of medicinal cookies and bags of buds. Knowing the value of the medicine, he thought they we're pulling his leg. Yet, he said that they explained to him, "we love you, and you're so sick", so they gave him the medicine, and urged him to give it a try.

He took their idea of medical marijuana as a challenge, as he was at the end of his rope with his disability. No other medications, including experimental ones, had worked, and he thought, or hoped, the marijuana would be a complete failure, and kill him. He told his friends, "I want to do this because you love me, and I want to prove to you that you're wrong." The entire time, he was secrectly hoping he would die, and end his suffering. Either outcome was acceptable at this point. He began medicating regularly, hoping for an end to his situation.

Within a week, he realized the marijuana was having a positive effect. Within a month, he was realizing that it was working amazingly well. Sonny said, "In thirty days, I started telling my doctors."

He said to his doctors, after they first dismissed his self medication, "You don't understand, this is really working."

Later that same year, he realized there was a need for legal medical marijuana, and worked with Voter Power to help pass the Oregon Medical Marijuana Act. While

Oregon News cutting his teeth with the veteran Oregon marijuana organization, he met Perry Stripling, another MERCY's weekly meetings usually volunteer, get a turnout of 20 to 30 people. and they hit it off. After the first Oregon legalization measure was passed in 1998, he stepped out on his own and founded Mercy Center in 2001 in Salem, bringing Perry Stripling on board as the Director.

When I asked Sonny about their purpose, he explained that they do not charge patients that do not have the funds to donate at their meetings. It's a "honor" system, relying on patients integrity and honesty to donate what they can afford.

Sonny said, "We've literally helped thousands of people, and what did it cost them, not a dime. And I'm proud to say that!" He also added, "I wasn't looking to do it for anybody's money, I was looking to do it so people would come back and support us and make this happen."

Although the medicine available is not always enough to satisfy every patient, the vast majority are gratefull and appreciate the efforts.

Stripling, the Executive Director, has handled the major operations of the nonprofit since its inception. He brought a wealth of experience from the marijuana movement to the table, and has been indispenible to their success, according to Sonny. He deals with often enthusiastic, yet often unfocused, volunteers. His experience with then Perry Stripling Portland NORML, reading their MAMAs, and other newsletter organizations, has helped him to develope a simple plan.

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Grants Pass Compassion Centers Raided

By Keith Mansur, Oregon Cannabis Connection The only 3 compassion centers in Grants Pass were raided by a consortium of Southern Oregon's allegedly finest law enforcement officers (LEO) on February 10th. After spending 3 months, and unknown amounts of resources on an investigation, Southern Oregon's Rogue Area Drug Enforcement team, also known as R.A.D.E., Arrested 7 individuals in a crackdown on the local centers.

Buds Forever (R) has had their signs and images of marijuana in their windows removed

Bridge Street Compassion (L) is still closed, but the head shop Glass For Less still operates next door

A dozen agencies were involved, including: The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Josephine County Sheriff's Office, Medford Area Drug and Gang Enforcement Team (MADGE), Southern Oregon High-Tech Crimes Task Force, Oregon State Police (OSP), Grants Pass Department of Public Safety, Josephine County Parole and Probation Department, U.S. Marshal's Service, Jackson County Sheriff's Office and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

The bail was initially set at $50,000 for those arrested, and was lowered to $10,000 the following day. The bail amount seemed high, considering no "large amounts" of medical marijuana ever exchanged hands during the investigation. One of those arrested and charged, Larry Lacey of the Grants Pass

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Compassion Center, told Oregon Cannabis Connection (OCC) they expected to find "huge amounts" of medical Larry Lacey of Grants Pass marijuana Compassion Center speaking with Oregon Cannabis Connection at his home, and when they didn't, they dropped the bail.

Lacey said, "They just knew they were going to find tons of pot at my place, and they only found 3/4 of a pound and three jars of kief."

The three centers that were shut down were Bridge Street Compassion Center, 123 S.W. Bridge St., Buds Forever Wellness Center, 1018 N.E. Seventh St, and Grants Pass Compassion Center at 1457 Ste B N.E. Sixth St.. two remain closed, however, Grants Pass Compassion Center reopened April 1st, and they are continuing to provide medicine to patients in need. Lacey said, "We're doing what everybody seems to think is right". Lacey said he keeps only small amounts of medicine on hand and used a donation system to try to stay within the limits of the Oregon Medical Marijuana Act (OMMA).

Shannon Shaffer, a patient who frequents the Grants Pass Compassion Center, appreciates the services and medicine provided by the center. He said, "I've bought from lots of people off the streets before and that is exactly why I came in here, and it makes me feel good." He feels much safer coming to a compassion center for his medical marijuana, where he can obtain it for free or a donation, and he said it helps to remove the stigma associated with the black market.

Shannon has Bi-Polar Mania, which causes Cont. on Page 10

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I-Five-O Oregon Marijuana Police Log

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2-8-11 and 2-9-11 Salem (from OSP) Released 2-15-11.

Two Oregon State Police (OSP) traffic stops in the Salem area one week ago led to the discovery of marijuana, marijuana plants, and other evidence. Three people are facing charges including a 72-year old California man. The OSP Drug Enforcement Section has been following up on the investigations and has now authorized release of information.

In the first case, on February 8, 2011 at approximately 11:34 p.m. an OSP trooper stopped a 2009 Ford Ranger pickup displaying California license plates for a speed violation northbound on Interstate 5 near milepost 253. The car was driven by a California man.

Subsequent investigation during this traffic stop led to the discovery of approximately 2 lbs. of marijuana inside a box decorated to appear as a gift. An OSP drug detection canine assisted during the stop and discovery of marijuana with an estimated value of $5,000.The suspect was cited and released for Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance – Marijuana.

The second case developed over four hours later during a February 9, 2011 traffic stop at approximately 3:11 a.m. northbound on Interstate 5 near milepost 255. An OSP trooper stopped a 2006 Ford F150 pickup for following too closely and contacted the two occupants, both from Washington.

Subsequent investigation during the traffic stop led to the discovery of 249 small marijuana plants in boxes, hashish, and cash.

An OSP drug detection canine assisted during the stop in locating the marijuana and other evidence.

The suspects were taken into custody and transported to the Marion County Jail for Unlawful Possession, Distribution and Manufacture of a Controlled Substance – Marijuana.

2-8-11 Eagle Point (OSP) A multi-agency investigation resulted in the execution of a search warrant in rural Jackson County late yesterday afternoon, which resulted in the arrest of one subject and the seizure of a large amount of marijuana.

According to Oregon State Police (OSP) Drug Enforcement Section Sergeant Jim Johnson, on February 9th, 2011, at approximately, 2:30 PM, members from Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE), Medford Area Drug & Gang Enforcement (MADGE) team, Oregon State Police Drug Enforcement Section (DES), Oregon State Police Patrol Division, Rogue Area Drug Enforcement (RADE) team and the Jackson County Sheriff's Office participated with the service of a search warrant in Eagle Point, OR. The Suspect was arrested at his residence after detectives seized approximately 98.6 pounds of marijuana. Approximately 44 pounds of packaged marijuana was located in a safe in a bedroom, while other amounts were located in jars and in 5-gal plastic buckets throughout the house. Additionally, a .22 caliber revolver, three double bladed restricted weapons, electronic scales, packaging material and other items of evidentiary value were also seized. A small amount of marijuana that was hanging in a bedroom drying was also included in the seizure.

Information developed during the investigation revealed the marijuana was intended for distribution outside Oregon.

Additional arrests are anticipated in the ongoing investigation involving federal, state and local investigators.

seized marijuana has an estimated value of $10,000.

The suspect was lodged at the Jackson County Jail on Unlawful Possession of Marijuana, Unlawful Manufacture of Marijuana, Unlawful Delivery of Marijuana, Felon in Possession of a Firearm Felon in Possession of a Restricted Weapon (3 counts)

3-5-11 Ashland (OSP) At approximately 1:06 a.m. On Saturday, March 5th, an OSP trooper stopped a 2003 Chevrolet Impala northbound on Interstate 5 near milepost 11 for a traffic violation. The two occupants were identified as residents of Cave Junction, Oregon.

2-20-11 Myrtle Creek (OSP) Two people were arrested on Feb 20th when an Oregon State Police (OSP) trooper discovered nearly 4 pounds of marijuana in their vehicle on Interstate 5 about four miles south of Myrtle Creek.

According to an OSP Lieutenant at approximately 11:10 p.m. an OSP trooper stopped a 2000 BMW two-door displaying Oregon license plates northbound on Interstate 5 near milepost 104 for an equipment lighting violation. The two occupants were identified as Portland residents.

Subsequent investigation led the trooper to discover approximately 3 3/4 lbs. of marijuana and other evidence inside the car. Estimated value of the seized marijuana is $10,000.

The suspects were arrested and lodged in the Douglas County Jail for Unlawful Possession and Distribution of a Controlled Substance Marijuana. The jail website also indicates a federal ICE hold on one suspect.

2-21-11 Salem (OSP) A Covington, Washington man was arrested early Monday morning during an Oregon State Police (OSP) traffic stop in the Salem area when a trooper discovered over 14 pounds of marijuana in his vehicle. The OSP Drug Enforcement Section is continuing the investigation.

On February 21, 2011 at approximately 12:53 a.m. an OSP trooper stopped a 1996 Lincoln passenger car displaying Washington license plates headed northbound on Interstate 5 near milepost 253 for a speed violation.

Subsequent investigation during the traffic stop led the trooper to discover over 14 lbs. of marijuana inside the car's trunk. Estimated value of the seized marijuana is $35,000.

The suspect was taken into custody for Unlawful Possession and Distribution of a Controlled Substance - Marijuana. He was transported to the Marion County Jail.

3-3-11 Medford (OSP) On Thursday, March 3rd at about 9:27 p.m. an OSP trooper stopped a 2003 Dodge 3500 pickup with three occupants northbound on Interstate 5 near milepost 29 for a traffic violation. The occupants were all identified as being from Centralia, Washington.

Subsequent investigation during the traffic stop, with the help of a Medford Police Department drug detection canine, led to the discovery of approximately 5 pounds of marijuana individually packaged in plastic bags within a larger bag inside the pickup. The

The three men were arrested for Unlawful Possession and Delivery of a Controlled Substance-Marijuana.

Subsequent investigation during the traffic stop led to the seizure of approximately 7 pounds of marijuana within three separate plastic bags inside the trunk. The seized marijuana has an estimated value of $14,000.

The suspects were arrested for Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance - Marijuana.

Cannabis Connection 3-15-11 Lakeview (OSP) Three people were arrested in southern Oregon when an Oregon State Police (OSP) trooper's traffic stop led later to the discovery of approximately 50 lbs of marijuana in another vehicle north of Lakeview. The OSP Drug Enforcement Section is continuing the investigation.

On March 15, 2011 at approximately 11:45 a.m. an OSP senior trooper stopped a 2001 Honda Accord displaying California license plates eastbound on Highway 140E near Bly in Klamath County for traffic violations. At the time of the stop a 1999 Dodge pickup displaying Colorado license plates also briefly stopped in front of the Honda but then left eastbound without being contacted by the trooper.

After contact with the Honda's driver was completed and it left the scene eastbound, information was learned that the Honda and Dodge pickup were traveling together and the pickup was transporting marijuana.

Approximately 30 minutes later an OSP sergeant stopped the Dodge pickup at the Highway 140E / Highway 395 intersection and contacted two adult females, one was from Jaroso, Colorado, and the other was from San Anselmo, California.

The Honda Accord was stopped a second time after being located by the trooper who originally stopped it near Bly. The Honda's driver was from Covelo, California and was identified as the boyfriend of One of the female occupants in the truck.

3-28-11 Salem (OSP) Two Tacoma, Washington residents were arrested on marijuana-related charges early on Monday March 28th when an Oregon State Police (OSP) traffic stop north of Salem led to the seizure of approximately 5 pounds of marijuana in the vehicle. The investigation led to a Eugene-area motel and charges for a California man when troopers and detectives seized additional evidence related to the traffic stop.

On March 28, 2011 at approximately 1:11 a.m. an OSP trooper stopped a 1998 Chevrolet Malibu displaying Washington license plates northbound on Interstate 5 near milepost 261 for a traffic violation. Subsequent investigation during the traffic stop with the assistance of a drug detection canine led to the discovery of approximately 5 pounds of marijuana inside the car's trunk. The estimated value of the seized marijuana is $12,500.

Two suspects were taken into custody for Unlawful Possession and Delivery of a Controlled Substance - Marijuana. They were later cited to appear in Marion County Circuit Court on the charges.

Subsequent investigation related to both traffic stops led troopers to find approximately 50 lbs of marijuana concealed in the pickup's rear cab area. Estimated value of the seized marijuana is $125,000.

The ongoing investigation led to OSP serving a search warrant at a Timbers Motel room in Eugene. Contact was made in the room with a Nevada City California man. A search of the room led to the discovery of a small amount of marijuana, a loaded handgun, and other evidence connected with the initial traffic stop.

All three persons were taken into custody without incident and lodged at the Lake County Jail for Unlawful Possession and Distribution of a Controlled Substance – Marijuana and Conspiracy to Unlawful Possess and Distribute a Controlled Substance Marijuana

The suspect was cited to appear in Lane County Circuit Court for Unlawful Possession and Distribution of a Controlled Substance – Marijuana.

Lakeview Division Log Lakeview region of Oregon seems to be a hot bed of illegal marijuana transport for our state, or they profile really well, so we decided to assign them their own log, although they are far from I-5. Enjoy these additional examples of what NOT to do!

3-9-11 Lakeview (OSP) An Oregon State Police (OSP) traffic stop about 15 miles north of Lakeview led to the arrest of a Boise, Idaho man following the discovery of approximately 5 pounds of marijuana in the vehicle he was a passenger in. An OSP Drug Enforcement Section detective is conducting further follow-up investigation.

According to an OSP Sergeant, on March 9, 2011 at approximately 5:01 p.m. an OSP trooper stopped a 1994 Nissan Pathfinder for a traffic violation northbound on Highway 395 near milepost 129. The vehicle had four male occupants including a 20 year old passenger from Boise, Idaho.

Subsequent investigation during the traffic stop led to the discovery of approximately 5 pounds of marijuana concealed inside two separate safes the Nissan's back cargo area. The estimated value of the seized marijuana is $12,500.

Due to overcrowding at the Lake County Jail, the suspect was cited and released to appear in Lake County Circuit Court for Unlawful Possession and Distribution of a Controlled Substance - Marijuana.

The driver and two other passengers were not cited or arrested.

3-23-11 Lakeview (OSP) Two Iowa men were arrested when an Oregon State Police (OSP) trooper's traffic stop in the Lakeview area led to the discovery of more than 11 pounds of marijuana. The OSP Drug Enforcement Section is continuing the investigation.

On March 23, at approximately 1:20 p.m. an OSP trooper stopped a 1995 Volkswagen Jetta displaying Iowa license plates on Highway 395 near milepost 142 after seeing the car pull out of a gas station and nearly being involved in a traffic collision. The two occupants were identified as being from Decorah, Iowa.

Subsequent investigation during the traffic stop led to the discovery of nearly 11 1/2 pounds of marijuana concealed inside the car's trunk. The estimated value of the seized marijuana is over $28,000.

Both men were arrested and lodged in the Lake County Jail for Unlawful Possession and Distribution

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Oregon News Nugs OGF Care growers Cup Oregon Green Free has announced the 7th annual Oregon CareGrowers Cup. "The cup" is a state-wide medical cannabis cultivation contest in which some of Oregon's most caring and skilled growers donate roughly two ounces of their best grown medicine to be tested, criticized and documented.

Ninety judges will be smelling, squeezing, vaporizing, and documenting the affects of each entrant's cannabis.

Judges must be registered cardholders in the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program (OMMP) and willing to fill out paperwork for every half gram entry they consume during the month before the event. All of the information that is gathered is then used to help the patients find the right strains of cannabis for their specific ailments, and helps growers around the state to improve their growing techniques.

According to Sarah Duff, Event Coordinator, "Oregon Green Free (OGF) is fortunate to have some of the most generous, talented and educated growers in the state. Our members know that in order for every cardholder to be self sufficient we need to share the knowledge we have, and share the medicine with those in need when we can.”

The winners of the cup will be announced April 30th at a banquet style party for OMMP cardholders at Club Paesano in Gresham. The party will include live music, door prizes, educational information, vendors, and a famous delicious feast offered up by an amazing core staff of volunteers. Bands include Rayllway, JustinJamesBridges, one live dj

Oregon News and there is rumored to be some live art to watch as the music plays. Admission is $30 for a single or $50 for two people and includes dinner and dessert, all money raised will benefit the work of OGF. Oregon Green Free is a federal 501(c)(3) non-profit which was founded in April 2002 to help patients caregivers and growers to become self-sufficient.

For more information about OGF or tickets to this event please visit their main office at 10209 SE Division St Building B in Portland Monday-Friday 105 or visit them online at www.oregongreenfree.net.

New Radio Show on Cannabis Community radio station KSKQ in Ashland Oregon has started broadcasting a weekly program on cannabis. Since Feb 7th, Rogue Cannabis Radio has been on air every Tuesday from 7:00 to 8:00 PM on 94.9 FM in Ashland, and streaming online at www.KSKQ.org. They cover medical cannabis news, medical updates about cannabis, legislative action, business news, industrial cannabis, and more. They frequently have interviews with guests from the cannabis industry and many organizations from around the state and country.

The show also includes music that is marijuana oriented interspersed throughout the hour. Artists such as The Toyes, Ben Harper, J. Mack and Big Dub, Los Marijuanos, Tom Petty, and others are featured, along with various old blues artists like Louis Armstrong, Cab Calloway, Ella Fitzgerald, and Muddy Waters that sang many songs about marijuana.

KSKQ is a non-profit community radio station that is supported by grants, local charities, and business that underwrite programing. They host a number of alternative music progams, news programs, and other community oriented shows. The station's mission is, “To produce community radio that empowers the residents of the Rogue Valley, builds sustainable and resilient communities

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Collective in the Tigard area to further their work to help their patients use a more holistic approach to pain management and healing. Charla is also giving 50% discount on the cost of a hypnosis session for OMMP card holders.

Justin Jenkins (L) and Keith Mansur (R), hosts of Rogue Cannabis Radio

through the exchange of ideas and celebrates cultural diversity.”

Oregon Cannabis Connection is proud to underwrite KSKQ 94.9 FM, and hosts the radio program each week. Any other groups or businesses interested in supporting community radio in Southern Oregon, or would like to help Rogue Cannabis Radio stay on the air, please visit www.KSKQ.org to make a donation, or find out more about becoming an underwriter.

Hypnosis Counseling and Medical Marijuana Long-time Portland resident Charla Spafford recently established a new business offering hypnosis counseling services in southwest Portland. The Infinite Success Hypnosis (ISH) office is located about a mile northeast of Tigard at 10505 SW Barbur Blvd, Ste 302A. In addition to hypnosis counseling sessions for individuals and couples, ISH offers two-hour selfhypnosis classes and special smoking cessation packages. Charla at ISH is also proud to announce that ISH and New Dawn Acupuncture will be working with a nonprofit organization called Human

"Hypnosis is a very effective tool to help reprogram negative thinking, stress reduction and bad habits, among many other challenges we face in life. Hypnosis really helps a person to take back control of one's life," said Spafford. She is a certified member of the National Guild of Hypnotists and the Oregon Hypnotherapy Association. She received her training at the North West Hypnosis Inc. in Portland.

Their hours of operation are 9:00AM to 5:00PM (closed Noon to 1:00 p.m.)

Monday through Friday, and by appointment only on Saturdays. For more information, or to make an appointment, contact ISH at (503) 4460749 or email Charla@InfiniteSuccessHypnosis.com

Cooperative Fundraisers in Eugene On Saturday, March 19th, Oregon Cannabis Connection was able to attend our first fundraiser hosted by Willamette Valley NORML, Voter Power, And the Emerald Empire Hempfest in Eugene OR. Dubbed the “ST. Patrick’s Green Ball” the fundraiser was a fantastic time for all, and was a perfect opportunity to meet and chat with dedicated cannabis The band activists and Liquid Platinum listen to the music of Liquid Platinum playing amazing covers of Greatful Dead and Steely Dan. Although this was the first such event we were able to attend it wasn’t the first and definitely not the last one planned. Their next one is on April 16th, and it is called the 4/20 Hash Bash. The “Bash” includes samples of over a dozen different strains of hash. The $25.00 admission includes tainted and untainted snacks, beverages, and music by Smokestack, a blues-rock duo. It is open to OMMP patients only.

If you would like to donate money or attend one of their fundraisers which take place the third Saturday of every month, you can contact: Willamette Valley NORML at (541) 517-0957 by phone or email at canlibsoc@hotmail.com or visit their web site www.willamettevalleynorml.org

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Cannabis Testing Cont. From Pg 3 living trees. There are dozens of examples on his property.

He has had a long relationship with cannabis, stretching back to his youth, when he first learned trid his hand at growing cannabis. That interest led him to study botany and horticulture in college, which led to his interest in trees specifically.

After he spent years as a arborsculptor, (a word he coined in 1995) he started OGL “To help A very sensitive scale, accurate to 1 /10,000 gram, advance our is used to weigh the knowledge of samples. Notice the doors this unique to stop air flow, which can plant. throw off the reading "Cannabis brought me to botany, botany brought me to arborsculpture, and now I've come full circle, back to cannabis."

He realized Oregon had no labs to test medical marijuana and decided to start OregonGreen Labs. The ability for patients to access information about their medication is a right that they support.

Reames is building a team of scientists to study cannabis, and their goal is to create the freedom to follow-up on promising areas of research. He said, "We can get preliminary data [for studies] from patients with potency testing."

An Oregon based lab and many drop locations across the state provides a unique option for analysis. Customers go to a drop location with a 1 gram sample, along with payment and OGL picks up the samples, tests them, and returns test results by e-mail or postal mail, all without leaving Oregon.

If you are interested in having testing

Oregon News done, you can visit their website at www.oregongreenlab.com for a map showing drop locations around the state.

The fees start at $12000 per standard test, and a mold inspection with a microscope is optional. From the time your sample arrives in the lab your certificate of your medicine's cannabinoid levels are sent to you within 48hr.

If you are a clinic or resource center and you are interested in becoming a drop location, email Richard Reames at now@oregongreenlab.com. Drop locations are offered a "drop fee" for each test they collect, as well as cooperative advertising for some publications.

"I definitely feel good about the start," said Jennifer Alexander. "I think that we have a strong group of volunteers that will get the Oregon Cannabis Tax Act on the 2012 ballot. "Oregon is one of the small number of states that allows a citizen's initiative, which is a very powerful tool. Oregonians have crafted many laws that would be unlikely to come out of the legislature, and this has enabled Oregon to be at the forefront of many different issues over the years, especially with cannabis."

Jennifer Alexander collects signatures for the OCTA initiative, dubbed I-9. 90,000 registered voter signatures are needed to make the ballot in 2012.

could potentially make the U.S. less dependent on foreign petroleum.

OCTA Approved Cont. From Pg 4 This Valuable and Environmentally Necessary Commodity Hemp seed oil can be used as fuel to drive cars and heat homes because Hemp produces biomass, which can be converted into charcoal for electricity, ethanol, methanol and other sources of fuel.

Burning biomass for energy, instead of fossil fuels, helps keep the carbon dioxide cycle in balance, and thus helps to stop global warming, instead of contributing to it as the burning of fossil fuels does.

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The cannabis sativa plant produces more protein, oil and fiber than any other plant on earth. Hempseed, for example, was an essential part of our ancestors' diet and is the source of "gruel," the porridge that is referred to in countless stories and books written before this century.

Hemp is an excellent food source, hemp provides nearly complete nutrition. Eating a diet rich in EFAs, Omega 3, 6, and 9, is one way to ensure health, because these essential fatty acids help to stimulate the heart and brain, as well as the immune system.

An acre of hemp will produce from four to ten times as much paper pulp as will an acre of trees, over the period of time it takes pulp trees to grow to maturity, and hemp can be used to make paper more durable and environmentally friendly than wood. Changing to hemp-based paper could reduce deforestation by half.

Hemp paper lasts hundreds of years longer than paper made from trees and doesn't require toxic bleaching chemicals.

At the campaign kickoff, a series of three benefit concerts were announced, scheduled for the Fourth of July weekend.

They feature reggae music legend, Toots & the Maytals. Toots' album, True Love, features duets with Willie Nelson, Bonnie Raitt, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, Ben Harper, and No Doubt. True Love won the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album of 2005. Toots & the Maytals will headline three shows, starting at the Lane County Fairgrounds in Eugene on Saturday, July 2nd; followed by the Deschutes County Fairgrounds in Redmond on Sunday, July 3rd; and culminating at the Washington Park Rose Garden Amphitheater in Portland on Monday the 4th of July.

One acre of hemp can produce 10 tons of biomass every four months of growing season. Hemp fuel is the most cost effective and environmentally friendly reusable energy source on the planet, and

The Independence Day Benefit will be the first show at Portland's Washington Park Rose Garden Amphitheater since Ziggy Marley played there 12 years ago and is expected to draw a large audience.

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The OCTA places the Oregon Attorney General in charge of defending those in compliance with the OCTA against federal charges as well as with promoting adoption of similar legislation at the federal level.

The majority of Oregon's populous has never been obsessed with criminalizing cannabis, and OCTA 2012 may be the turning point not just for the northwest state, but as a leader in the grassroots movement to end prohibition.

For many lifelong activists, this measure's success means an inevitable end to cannabis prohibition on the federal level.

And that has already noticeably invigorated the movement.

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THCF's Paul Stanford Arrested on Tax Charges

By Keith Mansur Oregon Cannabis Connection The founder of THCF, Paul Stanford, was arrested for failure to file his last 2 years tax returns. Also the prime sponsor of Portland's Hempstalk, Stanford was arrested on March 7th on an indictment charging him with two counts of Failure to File Personal Income Taxes for 2008 and 2009. He was arraigned on March 21st in Marion County.

Stanford's THCF clinics are based here in Portland, Oregon, but they operate clinics in California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Michigan, Oregon Atty. Gen John Kroger Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Rhode Island, and Washington.

The clinics serve thousands of patients across the country by helping them to obtain their medical marijuana recommendations. Stanford told Bonnie King of Salem-News.com, “The Oregon Attorney General made a public statement and issued a press release the day after my arrest with the title, ‘Hemp and Cannabis Foundation President Indicted on Tax Fraud Charges,’ and linked from the Oregon Attorney General’s website with, ‘AG Kroger Announces Tax Fraud Arrest’.”

He also told Salem-News.com, “One of the prosecutors for the Oregon Department of Justice recently told our CPA that this case ‘would set back our work to end cannabis prohibition’,” Stanford added.

“And I believe that this is an objective of the Oregon Department of Justice’s case

Oregon News and is one facet constituting malicious prosecution.”

According to Stanford, his delay in filing was beyond his control because a Paul Stanford at the 2010 former Hempstalk in Portland employee destroyed many of his financial records – the same employee was fired for stealing from the foundation. They were only a few weeks from filing, however, Stanford says a special investigator told him in early February, “We know you’re going to file, but we’re still going to indict." He added, “They were fully aware of the situation, and that we have been working to locate missing information, recreate financial records that had been destroyed and comply with our duty to file tax returns...this is absolutely a case of looking for a reason to arrest.”

And the press release by Attorney General John Kroger went out of its way to mention Paul Stanfords affiliations, The titlew did not even mention his name. The release started, "Hemp and Cannabis Foundation President Indicted on Tax Fraud Charges." Stanfords failure to file does not constitute "tax fraud", especially when he was in contact with them about the situation with his records. He was attempting to rectify the situation, and that is not fraud.

Activist Rally Cont. from Pg 3 are a parent, they risk losing custody of their children. Only one person testified in favor of the bill. This bill was defeated due to the heroic activism of our cannabis community.

The next bill to affect the OMMP to receive a hearing was Senate Bill (SB) 777. This bill, among other things would have eliminated qualifying conditions such as cancer and severe nausea except for chemotherapy, muscle spasms except for Multiple Sclerosis. The tragedy of eliminating cancer as a qualifying condition is that there is scientific evidence that shows that cannabis compounds shrink tumors in mice.

If our country allowed for research on cannabis and its medical efficacy or if Oregon protected cannabis researchers we may be able to prove whether or not cannabis cures cancer in humans. There are many cancer patients in the cannabis law reform movement that were told they should have died years ago. The turnout for the hearing was again, very impressive, professional and 100% unified.

There was no testimony in favor of the bill. The legislators have shown that they need to learn a lot about cannabis before they can be trusted to change marijuana laws.

The bill has almost been defeated. The only hope for these bills lies in the task force led by Representative Andy Olson to consolidate the horrible marijuana bills into one. The Oregon Marijuana Policy Initiative led by Robert Wolfe has proposed that the task force allow our community to educate them about marijuana laws and their effect on patients, and our community. They need to know about the medical efficacy of cannabis, the impact of punitive marijuana laws, the issues that growers,

Page 9 caregivers, and patients face, law enforcement abuse of the program and how marijuana is less harmful to society than every other drug. Hopefully the task force will accept our invitation to educate them, or else we will have to tell their constituents how they are out of touch and unwilling to learn about the problems that affect their community.

Sarah Duff is the Human Resources Director for Oregon Green Free and a Board Member for the Institute for Cannabis Therapeutics. She also works tirelessly as an activist in Oregon helping to protect the rights of patients. Visit the Oregon Green Free website at www.oregongreenfree.net.

MERCY Center Cont. from Pg 5 When explaining how he wanted the organization to help, he said, "The best was not to just fish FOR these folks, but to get them to learn to fish." The idea, which is an old one, doesn't stop there. As he said, "The idea is to not even rest there, but to teach others to teach how to fish." It is an old philosophy that works well.

They started by providing a location and meeting place to help with patient, grower, and caregiver networking. They hold weekly meetings for networking allows providers and patients to communicate and help each other directly. According to Stripling, having a smaller group of people produce medicines provides some protection from crop losses due to bugs or disease. Mercy asks for donations during meetings, and turns no one away due to a lack of funds.

In addition to their office, located at 1469 Capital Street N.E., Suite 100 in Salem, they also have a comprehensive website.

They provide a wealth of information through the site to provide upto date information to people. Stripling said, "We're able to project information out there and get feedback from folks on what's really happening." Visit them at www.mercycenters.org He also emphasized, "Another important tool is a newsletter, getting it out there so people can say, 'hey here's what's happening", and respond." Mercy Center prints a weekly newsletter, that they have been doing for over 8 years. They provide up to date information on legislation, community and state events, and more.

They also have a cable T.V. show they produce on Capital City TV, locally on cable channel 23 in Salem. Also covering local events, legislation, and interviews, it is on once a month. The schedule is on their website.

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Oregon News large group, so-called “marijuana supporters”. Uniting groups is an important step, she said.

ASA Meeting

ASA is a grass roots organization, with no large donor, such as Peter Lewis, who funded Marijuana Policy Project until last year. Sherer explained, “we dont have those major donors, but it has never kept us from acting.” They have a membership of over 50,000, who donate small amounts.

The tools they provide are effective and inexpensive.

Cont. From Pg 4 Sherer said, “I am going to facilitate your thoughts...It's actually about hearing what your vision is for ASA here in Oregon.” A brainstorming session to help determine the obvious, unique, and pressing situations that Oregon faces was the first step, which covered dispensaries (in a number of ways), law enforcement involvement, accountability for growers and law enforcement both, insurance, research, taxation and revenue, cooperation between organizations, and a myriad of other items.

Once the list was established, Sherer pointed to the different items and addressed the methods that could be used to achieve them. She explained that there are many solutions to the problems, and some are not legal or legislative.

Along with legislation and ballot measures, methods like education, consumer choice, self regulation, nonprofit vs. profit models, and many others all help to get the results we want.

She also explained that changes to the law are obvious methods activists can use, but others are also effective. Many regulations can be handled within the industry, by providing “self-regulation” for things such as organic labeling, mold labeling, and more. Advisory boards can help provide information to law enforcement and legislators. Competition can provide affordability without regulation and choice to patients.

The second part of the meeting covered the Tactics and Implementation, and how to have an effective movement. As it applies to Legislation in Salem, Sherer explained that the Governor, legislators, law enforcement, media, lobbyists, and many others are imperative to success.

“Having a broad coalition of support is

Dan Koozer of Willamette Valley NORML (L) and Jim Greig from Voter Power (R) listen intently.

important to success”, She explained. She also pointed out, “You have to get a majority of state representatives, and the Governor.”

Contact with our elected officials is very important as well. She said, “Sometimes it takes several meetings before you move their opinion, even a little, but they really have to hear about it from their constituents.” She helped everyone to understand the many ways to initiate contact, including phone calls, email, visiting their office regularly, picketing, sit-ins, and “bird dogging” representatives at public events (show up at successive public appearances and confront them).

“It's a lot of work,” she explained.

One of the listed items recurred consistently on the pages she wrote. It was “Us”, which Sherer explained is all the people in Oregon involved in medical cannabis. The patients , growers, care givers, doctors, patient's families, and even grow shops and head shops all have a stake in medical cannabis. In Oregon, that is a lot of people, probably 150 to 200 thousand, or more. Sherer explained, “to reach out to all of the people...we have to broaden the group of people that carry out message. One message, many messengers”.

ASA can help in many ways. Sherer pointed to many programs they have developed to assist organizations, assist raid victims, develop legislation, and facilitate cooperation of different groups.

She said, “We are good at facilitating meetings between organizations...and we are good at finding consensus”. She pointed out that the general public doesn't view us as different groups, but as one

Many Oregon organizations should join or become affiliates, and individual oregonians should also join for their modest membership fee. Their support could be the difference in Oregon medical cannabis laws that are helpful and laws that turn back what we have gained. John Sajo mentioned he would like to bring Steph Sherer back to Oregon, maybe a visit to Medford. I support John's effort and encourage anyone interested in learning about ASA to visit their website at www.safeaccessnow.org .

Organizations interested in bringing Steph Sherer or another ASA representative back to Oregon, please contact the Oregon Cannabis Connection at 541-621-1723 or Voter Power at 541245-6634

MERCY Center Cont. From Pg 9 which they hope will connect even more patients. He said, "If we get a contact, we'll organize them with folks that are here, and we'll say, 'Get a spot in your hood, and we'll put it on our web page, and get people to use our phone number and provide them resources'." More meeting places will help spread the knowledge and medicine.

Most recently, they have started a can "pull-tab" drive for dialysis patients, to help with the high cost of dialysis. It has no correlation to medical marijuana, which shows their organization is not limited to just cannabis. When people are in need, they want to help if they can.

Cannabis Connection Their 5th annual Wake and Bake camping trip is planned for the last weekend in April at Silver Falls State Park, starting Thursday. OMMA patients are welcome to attend, and pancakes will be served. It will be a blast, and everyone is encouraged to plan for a very relaxed and calm Friday and Saturday mornings!

Mercy Center is a great organization and they provide valuable services to the Salem area, and beyond. I comend them for keeping it as inexpensive and accessible as possible. By providing the information and services they do, on a sliding scale donation basis, they are true heroes in the cannabis movement. To donate to them, please visit their website, stop by their office or call 541-581-1937.

Grants Pass Raids Cont. From Pg 5 severe nausea all day long. He said medical marijuana is the only effective drug for him.

Lacey is using his lifted stretch limo to pull a 20 foot x 8 foot sign on a trailer around Grants Pass to let everyone know they have re-opened. He has always pushed the limit with the local city officials. He became infamous in Josephine county a few years ago when he opened a strip club in Grants Pass, and one on exit 71 in Sunny Valley, which were subsequently closed by the county.

He said of one official, Detective Ray Meyers of the R.A.D.E. task force, "He's using me to gain publicity from these raids." He added, "They like getting my picture on the front page."

Det. Meyers, who works for the Grants Pass Police Department, apparently wrote the entire affidavit for the search warrant himself. Lacey indicated the first half of the affidavit is refering to Detective Meyers prowess and knowledge as a detective, and the last portion seemingly twists the OMMA to suit Meyer's needs.

He also added that, "Det. Meyers states in the affidavit that only the actual patient of a specific grower may reimburse them for the costs of production, which is not the way the OMMA is worded."

Lacey may be right. The portion of the OMMA refering to the reimbursement for medication, ORS 475.304(7), says: "A registry identification cardholder or the designated primary caregiver of the cardholder may reimburse the person responsible for a marijuana grow site for the costs of supplies and utilities associated with the production of marijuana for the registry identification cardholder."

It doesn't say "the" marijuana grow site that the patient has registered with the state, per se, but says "a" marijuana grow site. It does go on to say, "for the registry identification cardholder", which I am guessing Det. Meyers based his argument. I think one could argue that the statement is more refering back to the caregivers necesity to reimburse a grower for medicine that is only for the patient the caregiver is registered to care for.

Better language to restrict grow sites might have stated "the

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DEA Raids Marijuana Dispensaries Across Montana

By Steve Elliott, Toke of The Town You have to wonder about the timing. On the very same morning that a Montana Senate committee failed to endorse a bill that would have repealed the state's medical marijuana law, federal agents, with guns drawn, hit at least 10 dispensaries across the state on March 14th.

DEA agents raid one of the facilities in Montana. 23 warrants were issued in all, shutting down most of Montana's dispensaries.

"The timing is impeccable," said Chris Lindsey, a Missoula attorney who specializes in medical marijuana cases, reports Gwen Florio of The Missoulian.

"They're seizing everything -- plants, marijuana, grow equipment, files and computers," Lindsey said. "It's very, very broad in its scope." The attorney said he retains a business interest in Montana Cannabis, one of the dispensaries where federal search warrants were executed.

Employees and clients stood around outside the Missoula branch of Montana Cannabis early Monday afternoon. The shop shut down after Monday morning's raid.

"We're closed," said employee Toni Ware to clients as they pulled up to the shop.

"We're closed," she repeated.

"They even took our cannabis-infused lotion," Ware said a minute later.

National News Included in the national group which federal raids was the advocates for medical huge Montana marijuana patients.

Cannabis greenhouse in Helena, with Like Lindsey, Hermes agents from the Drug noticed that the raids Enforcement coincided with Administration, the Montana's legislative Bureau of Alcohol, action.

Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and "This smacks of the FBI, with Lewis officials, whether law Multiple law enforcement agencies and Clerk County and were involved in the Montana raids. enforcement or hostile the Helena Police local public officials, Department taking not getting their way part, according to The Associated Press. and sidestepping the democratic process to shut down legitimate providers," At least eight people were led away from Hermes said. the greenhouse in handcuffs, according to the AP report. Employee Brett Thompson, According to Americans for Forfeiture 30, said federal agents questioned each Reform, the raids appeared to be "smash worker individually and then released and grab" operations, where businesses them, except for one worker who had an which are legal under state law have their outstanding warrant, reports CNBC. cash, inventory, computers, bank accounts, and other property violently Inside, agents in DEA and FBI jackets seized by federal agencies who directly wearing respirator masks and blue gloves profit from those seizures. jerked waist-high plants from their pots and hauled them away out of sight, "Worse, since these seizures can happen wrapped in blue tarps. prior to any criminal charges being filed, victims are often unable to obtain paid Montana Cannabis co-owner Christopher representation by an attorney," Eapen Williams told The Associated Press that Thampy wrote at the AFR site. raids were taking place at other dispensaries, including Big Sky Patient The federal warrants were sealed, Care in Bozeman, at MCM in Belgrade according to the U.S. Attorney's office in and at Good Medicine Providers in Helena.

Columbia Falls.

"It's strictly a political move to stop us from providing medicine to sick people," said Williams, standing outside the fence at Montana Cannabis.

Barbara Trego, Williams's mother and another worker at Montana Cannabis, said some of the people who use the company's marijuana are cancer patients and she feared what would happen to them if the operation shut down.

"We weren't trying to hide anything," Trego said. "Our windows are open. Our door was open. We've got patients that could die just by what's happened today."

Williams said of the 1,680 plants inside the greenhouse near Helena, 480 were flowering plants that produce about five ounces of marijuana each. He said he sells ounces for $190, meaning about $456,000 worth of marijuana was "seized" from that one location.

"Word is coming in literally as we speak," said Kris Hermes, spokesman for Americans for Safe Access (ASA), a

Update: Raided Dispensary Reopens

Valerie Sigler said her business did nothing illegal, so the co-owner of Big Sky Patient Care, a medical marijuana dispensary in Four Corners, Montana, was back open for business on Monday, March 21st.

Sigler and her husband decided to continue providing medical marijuana to patients after speaking with their lawyer on Sunday, reports Daniel Person at the Bozeman Daily Chronicle. Big Sky Patient Care was one of around 10 dispensaries raided by federal Drug Enforcement Administration agents last week.

The raids were supposedly targeting "criminal networks," the U.S. Attorney's Office claimed in a press release following the searches.

Sigler said she is confident her business is in compliance with Montana law, and said she felt comfortable reopening its doors.

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Washington Law Going For The Green

By Martin Martinez The Medical Use of Marijuana Act was approved by the people of Washington State in 1998. The Voters’ Initiative allowed an affirmative defense against criminal and civil charges for terminally and severely ill patients who use marijuana as medicine. But the protections provided by the Medical Use Act were vague and did not address some important points, such as the amount of marijuana allowable or where to obtain it.

In the intervening 12 years, scores of seriously ill patients have been arrested and prosecuted, requiring attorneys to wage costly legal battles across the state.

In 2007, the legislature developed definitions and closed loopholes in the law to offer greater protections for those in compliance. Yet, in 2009 the WA Supreme Court upheld the rights of police to confiscate medical marijuana gardens.

In 2011, long-time supporter of medical cannabis legislation, State Senator Jeanne Kohl-Welles introduced Senate Bill 5073, a comprehensive reform of WA medical cannabis law that would not only establish greater protections for patients and clear guidelines for police, but also a licensing system to regulate the medical dispensaries that have proliferated here in recent years. Advocates applaud the move to further legitimize medical marijuana in the Evergreen State, even though some conditions of the proposed law seriously limit freedoms other citizens take for granted.

To comply with the new law, patients and providers will be required to join a “voluntary� registry. While advanced encryption technology is intended to bar access to private information, it should be noted that sanctions against police who may abuse the registry system have been removed from the original Bill. To receive full protection of the new law, patients will have to forego the Cont. on Page 22

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Three Days, Man! Seattle Hempfest Gets Permit for Aug 19 - 21st

By Steve Elliott, Toke of The Town Those of us who care about Seattle Hempfest, the world's largest cannabis "protestival," have been a little worried the past few months. Organizers of marijuana's biggest annual event, which is slated to celebrate its 20th anniversary this year, have for months been embroiled in a permit squabble with the City of Seattle. Some folks were even speculating openly that Hempfest might not happen.

National News planned time for the event -- has been postponed, making Hempfest once again doable.

"We are very exhausted, and we are several months behind," McPeak said.

"We are undaunted, though, and we are eager to jump-start the production process and get to work putting together the most kick-ass Hempfest anyone has ever imagined."

"As disappointing as it is to have our 20th anniversary altered by our recent permit struggle, this is really about changing the law, not our anniversary," McPeak said.

"We are encouraged that the City recognizes that Hempfest is an important event that is good for Seattle," McPeak said. "We're overjoyed that we can go back to preparing a world-class 20th anniversary Hempfest.

The Pacific Northwest is at an important turning point, and this will be the most important Hempfest to date."

Well, it's gonna happen.

And not only is it gonna happen, but it's gonna be bigger and better than McPeak and the rest of ever before. After trying the Hempfest crew are unsuccessfully to get a asking for help in getting third day added to the the word out that the Last years Hempfest theme was a tribute to the Hemperor, world-renowned freeevent last year -- thus Jack Herer adding Friday to the speech event is traditional Hempfest days happening. They are of Saturday and Sunday -- organizer asking supporters to go to Hempfest.org to Vivian McPeak said today he had gotten donate, sponsor, vend or volunteer. the go-ahead for a three-day festival this Hempfest is an all-volunteer event, and year. needs to fill 1,000 staff shirts to staff the almost 100 crews required to operate the "Hempfest will be three days long this rally. year, and is scheduled for August 19, 20, 21," McPeak said. "We are still Information about vending, volunteering, negotiating the start time of the added performing, memberships and Friday, but we are planning to open sponsorships, as well as attendee info, can Hempfest at noon on the 19th." be found at hempfest.org, the Seattle Hempfest Web site. Messages can be left The delays were frustrating for almost on the Hempfest Info-Line at 206-781everyone involved, and after months of 5734. fruitless negotiations, Hempfest had to file a lawsuit against the City of Seattle.

Reprinted from Toke of The Town, But now, the planned Thomas Street www.tokeofthetown.com, Copyright 2011 The Overpass Project -- which threatened to Village Voice make Hempfest impossible, if said construction had been ongoing during the

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The Legend of 420

By Justin Jenkins, Oregon Cannabis Connection The history of 420 has always been wrapped in a haze of mystery. It all began back in the year 600 B.C. where there existed an ancient tribe of spiritual gurus who were charged with the task of protecting the “sacred numbers” 4, 2, and 0. This was a very tumultuous time in history when war was just as commonplace as the stone buildings that sheltered the soldiers who fought them.

The tribe firmly believed the world was not prepared at the time for the knowledge that followed with these three sacred numbers. They believed their only choice to protect them was to seal them away in an earthen jar and to hide it in hopes that at the time of its rediscovery, the world will be able to understand its true meaning and finally be united by it.

Fast forward to 1927 While on an archeological dig in the in the Carpathian Mountain range of southern Romania, Dr. Richard Covington happened upon a series of sealed vessels hidden in a vast cave system. After shipping the vessels back to his lab in Muskogee, Illinois, he proceeded to systematically catalog the antiquities procured from the dig. As he was dusting off some of the jars, he accidentally bumped one off of the table, smashing it on the floor. What he discovered next, while brushing aside the shattered remains, will always remain one of the greatest discoveries in stoner history.

Here’s the thing, if you believe that, you probably one of the people who also believes that 420 is the police dispatch code for “marijuana smoking in progress”, or that 420 was named in honor of Albert Hofmann and his historic first LSD trip, although it is a coincidence that he did take his first LSD trip on April 16th at 4:20 p.m. in 1943, his journal states.

The truth is that its history is much less wrapped in a cloud of mystery and more

It all began in 1971 at San Rafael High School in San Rafael, California just north of San Francisco. A group of five students who were dubbed “the Waldos” in honor of their favorite hangout at a wall just outside of the school. One day they had received word The Louis Pasteur Statue at San Rafael of an High School. abandoned cannabis garden in Point Reyes, California. They had decided that they would meet after school at the Louis Pasteur statue on school grounds at 4:20, which was when all of the students were finished with their afterschool activities. During the day they began calling out to each other “420 – Louis” to remind each other of the mission of discovering this wayward weed crop. And 420 just kind of stuck, they would use it time after time, day after day, and the number spread from there.

I know there’s a lot more to the story and you deserve to hear it, but not from me.

What I hope you understand is what was originally meant as a time and place, now sits on a different plane of existence. It has moved well beyond its folklore and is now symbolic of not only a time or a place or even a state of mind, it has now officially moved into the realm of being the rallying cry of an entire culture, dedicated to a little green leaf.

So if you ever find yourself in a situation where you’re talking (toking) a few friends, and somebody nonchalantly utters 420, explain to them the brief history I gave you and then move on to explain it is well beyond that now. What is more important than its history is the history it created and the movement started by a simple meme. If you ask me what 420 means to me, well let’s just put it this way, those three little numbers 4,2, and 0 meant so much to me, that is the day on which I married my wife in 2010 so that we know all the cool people are celebrating with us.

Justin Jenkins is an Associate Editor for Oregon Cannabis Connection, co-host of Rogue Cannabis Radio, and the former President of Winona State NORML in Minnesota.

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The Cannabis Farmer's Market in Washington is RIPE!!

By Justin Prince, Tacoma Hempfest The Cannabis Farmers' Market was opened September 2010 by Jeremy Miller, at the original Tacoma location on South Tacoma Way. This event has outgrown that venue fairly quickly. In the months since starting up, the CFM has expanded its vendor options and selection for patients, and relocated to make room for all the patients that show up. The CFM has even branched out to Seattle, and had to upsize that location even faster!

The CFM provides a Image cour tesy Jeremy Miller very unique Washington's farmers opportunity in Tacoma and for patients markets Seattle are attracting and cannabis thousands of medical product cannabis patients. providers to interact. The Puget Sound region enjoys a healthy variety of dispensaries, co-ops, and patient clubs to help provide for the demand for Medical Marijuana. There are many providers to each business, but the level of communication between the producers of our favorite cannabis products has been traditionally low, or even non-existent with the exception of customer feedback through the business owners.

These less formal surroundings are a fine opportunity for specific patient needs to be addressed by a very knowledgeable group of growers, breeders, bakers and chefs, concentrate makers, glass blowers/vendors, and fellow patients.

National News From the couple of events I have attended, it's been very encouraging to see the smiling faces on patients when they discover that someone has a strain available they may have thought lost; or a concentrate they've been searching for; or that someone has made medibles that address their dietary needs or restrictions.

These kinds of direct patient interactions are the best way to spread hard-won and useful cannabis information to patients.

The knowledge that providers accumulate over the years needs opportunities like this to be shared with the people that have the most use for it. Strain specific secrets can be shared, growing tips for finicky varieties passed along, new products are easy to evaluate honestly, with a very focused audience giving immediate feedback for things that work, or not...

And the variety!! It's a veritable smorgasbord of flavors! Ranging from Cannabis Cup winners from this year and back, landrace strains that are hard to find, exotic hybrids in countless potency ranges.. Indicas. Sativas. Blends.. and from growers who can tell you what they have found their strains worked best for.

Just wandering through at least once is necessary to help refine your options. Wellspoken vendors, focused on their craft, and happy to have a chance to share the good news!

The selection in one location for the Farmers' Market beats anything available through any one outlet. For that reason alone, it's a one stop shopping destination.

Come see what all the fuss is about, I have a feeling this trend will be spreading up and down the West Coast over the rest of 2011. San Francisco has even opined that if Seattle can do this, why can't we? I am looking forward to hearing about more of these opening up, and hope to see you at one!

Justin Prince is founder and director of Tacoma Hempfest, a Tacoma MMJ activist, and owner of Tacoma Hemp Company, the 1st dispensary opened in Tacoma in 2009, shut down by the city in 2010. He is currently involved in the Lowest Enforcement Priority for Cannabis citizens' initiative for Tacoma. For information and upcoming projects, please check out http://www.tacomahempfest.com or visit them on Facebook!

How Are Employers Reacting to the Legalization of Medical Marijuana?

By Charles M. Brooks Medical Marijuana is currently legal in 14 states, as well as the District of Columbia.

Many other states are also considering legalizing cannabis for medical use.

However, some users are still facing dire consequences for using marijuana, even if they are legally able to do so.

On multiple occasions, employers have terminated or failed to hire applicants for failing a drug test. This wouldn't be considered out of the ordinary, except for the fact that these employees were legally authorized to use marijuana. What's more is that there are few marijuana laws to protect employees. Even though the medical use of marijuana has been legalized, steps have not been taken to protect patients.

This is an unfortunate, and hopefully temporary, consequence of using medicinal marijuana. This is also a consequence that many patients fail to consider. While the possibility of work related problems should not stop people from using the cannabis they are legally prescribed to, workers will need to take a few precautions to protect themselves.

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The best way to protect yourself in this situation is to avoid going into work under the influence of marijuana. Refrain from using prescription marijuana a few hours prior to going into work if you live in a state where an employer can penalize marijuana use. While this may be difficult, especially if you are dealing with constant pain or another debilitating condition, it may be necessary. It is important for employees to prove that using medical marijuana does not make them irresponsible and that the substance does not interfere with their performance on the job.

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Montana Dispensaries "I am not going to leave my patients," she said. "(The raids) have left them on such a lurch.

"We have not violated any Montana law," Sigler said.

TWO TIPS FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA USERS: KNOW YOUR RIGHTS. Different states have different regulations concerning marijuana in the workplace. In Montana, the use of medical marijuana cannot be penalized by employers. In Arizona, employers must allow authorized employees to use medicinal cannabis while working. Maine strictly prohibits marijuana use in the workplace, but allows the use of medical marijuana outside of work.

California marijuana laws are also confusing. There are no laws protecting employees, but since lawsuits have been widely publicized in the past, employers are less inclined to penalize employees that use medical marijuana. Regardless of where you live, make sure to check the laws concerning medical cannabis and employment. The best way to protect yourself is to know what is within your rights.

DO NOT GO INTO WORK IMPAIRED. Many employers are afraid that the effects of marijuana will put an employee in danger. Many fear that if an employee goes into work impaired, they will be unable to do their job or be a danger to those around them. Even if an employee has a marijuana card, some employers are very much against their employees using marijuana.

Asked where she would get marijuana for her patients after the federal raids, Sigler said the business had a storefront in Butte that was not searched by agents.

The federal government does not recognize medicinal or any other uses for marijuana, but the Obama Administration said in 2009 that going after medical marijuana businesses that comply with state law was "not a good use of resources."

But U.S. Attorney Michael Cotter claimed the raids, which were carried out with the participation of local law enforcement (surprise, surprise, they've always hated the medical marijuana law anyway), targeted businesses "where there is probable cause that the premises were involved in illegal and large-scale trafficking of marijuana."

An affidavit filed by agents in federal court claimed Big Sky Patient Care sold several pounds of marijuana to a Helena dispensary after that business was vandalized.

Sigler said those sales were legal, since Montana law allows caregivers to "transport" and "transfer" marijuana, and maintained that the raids came in retaliation for her activism on the issue.

No charges have been filed in connection with the raids -- but don't expect the $4 million seized in the operation to be returned any time soon.

Reprinted from Toke of The Town, www.tokeofthetown.com, Copyright The Village Voice

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National News Nugs Dr Oz Show Tackles MMJ The DR. Oz show spent an hour covering medical marijuana on Tuesday March 29th on NBC. The show was filled with a sometimes contentious debate. He had many well know people on, including Montel Williams; Allen St. Pierre, Executive Director of NORML; Dr. Andrea Barthwell, who served under Bush on the council of National Drug Control Policy; Dr. Donald Abrahms, a San Francisco doctor that recommends medical marijuana, and others.

Many of the usual topics came up, including increased use in teens, damage to lungs, use of Marinol instead of marijuana, scientific studies, and more. Dr. Barthwell, who testified by phone to the Citizens Initiative review in October against Measure 74, continued her misinformation about marijuana and children. She believes the increase availability of marijuana, like dispensaries, causes an increased use in children.

DR. Barthwell stated, “Communities have reported, after looking at themselves before and after the availability of marijuana, and youth use has gone up and certainly crime has gone up in these areas.”

Fortunately St. Pierre corrected her and explained “Dr. Barthwell is incorrect, the government data has clearly demonstrated, even in California, with all the warts that we acknowledge that it has...children use less marijuana than their peers in other states.”

Montel finally broke it down to the basics, asking that it be restricted however it needs to be, but whatever we do, “Do not leave the patient a victim on the battlefield.”

You can watch the show at www.doctoroz.com

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by Phillip Smith, StopTheDrugWar.com A medical marijuana bill in Illinois passed its final House committee hurdle Monday and now heads for a House floor vote. The bill, House Bill 30, was approved by the House Healthcare Availability and Accessibility Committee.

The bill would allow people diagnosed by a physician with a debilitating medical condition and their caregivers to register with the Department of Public Health. Patients could possess up to 2 ½ ounces of marijuana every two weeks. They would obtain it from a “nonprofit medical cannabis organization” registered with the state.

The bill proposes only a pilot project. It calls for the legislation to expire after three years. In the last session, a similar bill passed the state Senate, but died in a close vote in the House.

special treatment," Fox said. "Our members simply want to be treated like business owners in any other industry. We are far from that point now.

"While our members are diligently adhering to state and local laws and regulations, the IRS and federal bank regulators are taking advantage of statutes enacted to stop truly illicit drug trafficking in order to place unfair and onerous financial burdens on these businesses," Fox said. "NCIA's goal is to eliminate these unnecessary and unjust burdens."

Reprinted from Toke Of The Town, www.tokeofthetown.com. Copyright 2011 Village Voice Media

Global Marijuana March National Press Club Hosts Cannabis News Conference

By Steve Elliott, Toke of the Town The National Cannabis Industry Association, the first national trade organization dedicated to advancing the interests of marijuana-related businesses, discussed the federal legislative needs of the industry at the National Press Club this Wednesday, March 30.

Prominent leaders in the industry joined Congressman Jared Polis (D-Colorado), as well as the manager of See Change Strategy, an independent firm that, on March 23, released the first-ever financial analysis of the legal medical cannabis industry in the United States.

This report, based on interviews with more than 300 people in the industry, projected the total legal medical cannabis market at $1.7 billion in 2011.

May 5th is the worldwide annual Global Marijuana March, and Oregon has 5 cities participating. Over 300 cities turned out crowds during last years march, which is always held on the first Saturday in May. Everyone is encouraged to march at the nearest city to support the end of marijuana prohibition worldwide. Oregon's participating cities are listed below, along with contact information.

Corvallis: Eric Franklin, Corvalis Cannabis Movement, ericcfranklin@yahoo.com 541-8687140. March from the County Courthouse at 4th and Monroe starting at 2:00, march at 4:20.

Eugene: Jim Greig of Voter Power jimgreigads@yahoo.com 541 844-1220 or Dan Koozer: GMM@willametteValleyNORML.org 541 517-0957 www.willamettevalleyNORML.org Willamette Valley NORML, march from 12:00 noon starting at the old federal building in Eugene at 7th and Pearl

"It is time for the federal government to take this industry seriously," said Steve Fox, NCIA's director of public affairs. "At a time when the U.S. economy is struggling, the medical cannabis industry is growing. It is creating thousands of jobs and generating millions of dollars in tax revenue at the local, state and federal level.

"These state-legal businesses are also providing high quality cannabis and cannabis products to patients who would otherwise need to procure their medicine from underground, unregulated and non-taxed street dealers," Fox said.

"The medical cannabis industry is not seeking

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Medford: Lori Duckworth www.so-norml.org at Southern Oregon NORML (SO NORML) 541-7791448. March from Alba Park at Main and Holly in Medford.

GlobalCannabisMarch@Ornorml.Org, Oregon NORML message line at 503-239-6110 or visit www.ornorml.org. 11:00AM to 2:00PM, march from Pioneer Courthouse Square, 701 SW 6th Ave in Portland at 12:00 noon.

Salem: MERCY Center 503.363-4588 MERCY_Salem@hotmail.com visit www.MercyCenters.org March from the Capital at Center and Summer St. in Salem.

National Cancer Institute Changes Website Touting Benefits of Medical Marijuana On Thursday, March 17, the National Cancer Institute, which is part of the National Institutes of Health, a federal agency, caused a stir in the marijuana community by changing their website.

The website now says there are benefits to the use of medical marijuana as it pertains to cancer, severe nausea, insomnia, and pain management.

Right now, marijuana is classified as a ‘schedule 1 substance’. If these findings are recognized by

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Along with the benefits explained, NCI goes on to state specifically about cancer, “the potential benefits of medicinal Cannabis for people living with cancer include antiemetic effects, appetite stimulation, pain relief, and improved sleep. In the practice of integrative oncology, the health care provider may recommend medicinal Cannabis not only for symptom management but also for its possible direct antitumor effect”.

Although, only eleven days later, they changed the statement to remove the last sentence containing “possible direct antitumor effect”, and it now reads, “...Though no relevant surveys of practice patterns exist, it appears that physicians caring for cancer patients who prescribe medicinal Cannabis predominantly do so for symptom management”.

Which begs the question, what or who is responsible for the sudden change?

If you are interested in finding out, or would like to complain to have the original language placed back on the website, please call the NCI public inquiry phone line at 301-435-3848 or email them athttp://www.cancer.gov/global/contact/email-us.

Idaho Legislation Idaho has taken the first steps toward legalizing medical marijuana in their state. On March 30th, the Idaho House of Representatives' Health and Welfare Committee heard testimony which supported House Bill 19 (HB 19), which was introduced by Rep. Tom Trail (R-Moscow). The bill allows for certain patients, that are chronically ill, to use medical marijuana with a recommendation from a doctor.

Trail said, “This legislation seeks to protect seriously ill residents of Idaho from arrest and prosecution for using a treatment method recommended by their physician." Trail added, “We have the benefit of learning from our neighboring states experiences” Trail believes the bill has adequate safeguards to prevent abuse, and says it also, “Reinforces the belief that the doctor-patient relationship should govern the decision to use medical marijuana, not the federal government or law enforcement."

Others in the legislature are beginning to come around. Chair of the committee, Rep. Janice McGeachin (RIdaho Falls) said, “I guess my opinion is that it's probably much less toxic than a lot of the pharmaceutical drugs that are produced that people take now.” She added, “"To me, this is just kind of a very first step" Whether the committee recommends the bill move forward is questionable, but at least Idaho is addressing the problem in some fashion. Getting legislators to listen is the first step, as Rep. McGeachin stated. Hopefully more legislators will hear the cries of the patients.

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Medical News the thousand pages of historical, animal, survey, expert medical and patient studies. The history of cannabis being used for the past 5000 years was deemed not relevant, and the medical testimonies of such experts as Lester Grinspoon MD, or David Bearman MD, both men who have studied cannabinoid therapeutics for decades, was simply disregarded..

OHA Mishandled OMMP Evaluation of Petition to Protect Patients who use Cannabis for Mental Health Conditions

How could a thousand pages of information from multiple discliplines be considered not germane to the investigation when inadequate and paltry research was?

By Ed Glick Through a misleading, but well documented bureaucratic process, the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) mishandled and manipulated a 2009 petition I filed to add depression, depressive symptoms, agitation, anxiety, PTSD and insomnia to the list of debilitating medical conditions. The Oregon Medical Marijuana Program (OMMP) did so in a manner which achieved a predictable outcome, and which fundamentally ignored the large number of patients who commented personally and favorably. OHA was abetted by mainstream psychiatric and substance abuse professions of Oregon who have little knowledge, training or acceptance of cannabinoid therapeutics.

The process of evaluating the “evidence” was irretrievably corrupted by two main systemic flaws in the process: unqualified evaluators and incorrect evaluation methodology.

The expert panel was composed of a majority of members who had no knowledge of cannabinoid therapeutics, and included some with outright hostility to it, as in the case of Diane Lia, representing the substance abuse treatment profession, and Marian Fireman MD, an Oregon Health Sciences University psychiatrist. The opponents, consisting of four of the seven voting members of the panel, voted in a block against all conditions, mostly without comment. The only opponent to put his thoughts in writing was Grant Higginson, representing the [then) Department of Human Services (now OHA). He attempted to discharge his unappealing task in a thoughtful manner, yet managed to conclude that the “unknowns” about how cannabis works, justified opposition: “ … there was compelling patient testimony from a large number of patients about the effectiveness of medical marijuana for this condition. [Post Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD] However, due to the testimony of one patient….there is insufficient information to support the inclusion of the condition for the general population of patients. “ Apparently, the one patient who testified against was more persuasive than the 45 who testified in favor. Dr. Higginson went on to suggest a “legislative concept for the

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2011 [legislative] session that would allow research on Medical Marijuana for PTSD in well-controlled situations.”* *As of Feb. 2011, there, of course, is no legislative concept, or even an attempt at one. The Oregon Medical Cannabis Research Act offers a pathway to just such needed research, but it struggles for life in an overburdened legislature.

The upshot of the expert panel “opposers” was a perception that the harms of cannabis for mood were clearer than the benefits. Unfortunately, there was no “human” dimension to this logic, otherwise the fifty patients who testified in a packed hearing room would have gotten the message across. It is ironic that pharmaceutically-trained physicians who casually dispense dangerous drugs that cause thousands of deaths each year felt cannabis treatment was too risky. Never mind also, the legal, medical rejection, or financial risks to seriously ill people by preventing access to a safe herb that actually reduces pharmaceutical use.

The unfairness of this process begs the question: How can people with no knowledge of a subject be qualified to evaluate it?

The second glaring inadequacy of the “Expert Panel” was the choice to apply a single-molecule methodology (used to evaluate pharmaceuticals) that relied heavily on “randomized controlled doubleblind research studies”. Except for the fact that most existing human research is devoted to describing harms of cannabis, not therapeutic applications, this evaluation protocol explicitly disregarded

The OMMP’s “Expert Panel” was assembled through legal challenges that have now extended into the sixth year.

Now that the OHA’s rejection of these proposed additions to the list of qualifying conditions has been affirmed following a protracted Administrative Law Judge process, the legal options remaining in this petition are few and we have chosen not to go any further. Instead, OHA can pull out reams of paper justifying their decision. The medical leaders of Oregon can dismiss the issue from consideration, where it has seldom ever been and go back to slinging pills.

The big losers, as usual when medical marijuana is the issue, are the patients who will continue in a state of legal purgatory, (you can use it for one thing but not another, and if you are using it for a psychiatric condition but aren’t ‘lucky’ enough to have a qualifying debilitating physical conditions, well that’s just too bad.). And as the field of endocannabinoid therapeutics continues to evolve, the complex mechanisms underlying its effect will be known in detail, and the society will take another step towards being givers of life rather than death.

Ed Glick, BS, ADN, “retired” nurse, Petitioner

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What Dose of Cannabis Is Right for You?

By Dr. David Bearman, MD The short answer is ask your cannabinoid medicine specialist. If one isn't locally available, here is some starting information.

Your dose will depend on your medical condition, your route of administration, to a lesser extent the strain you are using, individual physiologic differences, and personal adjustments.

Therapeutic Application The list of conditions that benefit from the therapeutic use of cannabis is unbelievably long, but believe. The endocannabinoid system is the largest neurotransmitter system in the body. It influences a substantial number of organ systems including not only the brain but the GI tract, the pancreas, bone formation, and artery health. Cannabis is an analgesic, an antiinflamatory, an axiolytic, an antioxidant and kills cancer cells. There have been over 20,000 experiments on cannabis and cannabinoids. So we know more about this class of therapeutic agent than almost any FDA approved pharmaceutical.

CBD has emerged from research as being a major contributor to the therapeutic application of cannabis. CBD not only has Cont. on Page 16

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SCC HEARS McALLISTER ON CANCER RESEARCH

By Rob Lamberton Barriers between pro-Cannabis MDs and the medical establishment are falling. Doctors who monitor cannabis use by patients were bursting with questions on December 10th of last year during a talk by Sean McAllister, PhD, who has been studying the anti-cancer effects of cannabinoids in the laboratory (on a grant from NIH and with a license from the DEA).

The occasion was the winter meeting of the Society of Cannabis Clinicians. "That's a very good question," McAllister would say, and provide the answer, and tie it back into his main thread.

Medical News major conductor of cancer cells. ID-1 is thus is an excellent target for a cancer treatment.

When cancer spreads it can eat through tissue (the process is called "metastasis"). CBD appears to inhibit the cells' aggressive behavior. The image above is from an experiment by McAllister testing how CBD can stop the invasion of cancer cells. The cancer cells are placed on a gel which contain small holes. The cells are dosed with a drug and after a few days you can count the number of cells that have made it through. This simulates what a tumor does as it eats its way through human tissues. The little black triangles are the cells. You can see that only a half-dozen or so made it through the gel when dosed with CBD (on the right). The control on the left shows that in the absence of CBD, the cancer cells easily chew through the gel.

McAllister and colleagues at California Pacific have posted a video showing cannabinoids selectively killing cancer cells. See the video at http://projectcbd.com/Scien ce.html#First

The therapeutic potential of CBD or a synthetic Researcher Jahan Marcu version thereof is, of Sean McAllister, addressing the at Temple University course, of interest to SCC at their meeting wrote up a recent pharmaceutical presentation by McAllister, covering the same companies. McAllister mentioned that work ground. may soon start on a CBD and breast cancer Here's Jahan's account: clinical trial with synthetic cannabidiol provided by a British company, STI Dr. McAllister and colleagues at the California pharmaceuticals.

Pacific Medical Center Research Institute have discovered that CBD (Cannabidiol) is a very Rob Lamberton is a Holistic Health Consultant that potent inhibitor of breast cancer. They have helps companies within the Wellness Industry develop reported findings on the cumulative effect of distribution channels both internationally and CBD and THC in blocking proliferation of domestically. He is based in Vancouver and manages brain-cancer cells, and on CBD's mechanism of a website and two blogs to educate the general action in blocking breast-cancer metastasis. population about Holistic Health: A new study by McAllister et al in the Journal of Breast Cancer Research and Treatment is an in-depth look at how CBD kills breast cancer cells in an animal model. CBD affects a protein called ID-1, which appears to be a

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has multiple therapeutic applications but for

Cannabis Dosing Cont. from Pg. 15 those who are concerned about dysphoria it has no euphoric effect. CBD has been shown to: treat intractable epilepsy; decrease infarct size in oxygen deprived tissue in the brain and heart; relieve symptoms of PTSD; kill cancer cells of many different types of cancer.

Routes of Administration Patients use various routes of administration: smoking, vaporizing, sublingual spray or drops, tea, soft drinks, suckers, and topical. The route of administration has as much or bigger effect on dose than diagnosis, although one symptom, moderate to high levels of pain, usually requires a substantially higher dose than other indications. A few patients with significant PTSD require nearly the same range.

We can get some idea of the dose of delta 9-THC required to effectively treat different conditions by looking at Dr. David Bearman, dronabinol, synthetic delta cannabis expert 9-THC. Dronabinol, which only has THC, frequently has unacceptable side effects or is not as effective as cannabis which has 483 chemicals including over 65 cannabinoids. For some dronabinol is effective and if they have very very good insurance it may be more affordable than cannabis.

The effective dose of cannabis encompasses a wide range from as little as a puff or two as needed to between 1/16th to 1/8th oz. per day. If one is smoking, the amount required to provide relief ranges anywhere from 1 to 4 oz. per month. A smaller percentage of cannabis patients who just smoke may use up to 8 ounces/month and less than a handful use up to 16 oz./month. Most patients who require more than 4 ounces/month are vaporizing, making tinctures or edibles. Vaporizers usually use 1-4 oz./month, although slightly more is common.

Edible medicating patients frequently use 8 oz. per month. Tincture users may require 12-16 oz./month. For patients using routes other than smoking the amount is generally 4-8 ounces but can be as much as 16 ounces. This is particularly true if tinctures or edibles are combined with smoking.

Conditions The most common conditions that cannabis is

Cannabis Connection used for are: relief of pain, treating depression, promote sleep, and relieve nausea. Pain requires the highest dose of cannabis. It takes 15-20 mg. of THC if you're prescribing Marinol.

Irv Rosenfeld, who is one of the 4 remaining IND programs smokes fourteen .9 gram 3.95% THC joints/d. While the government provides 300 hand-rolled .9 gm cannabis cigarettes/month to the other three remaining IND patients, this does not mean that dose is right for everyone.

Nausea often responds to very low doses.

Usually just a couple of puffs will do it. The same is often said to be true for the cessation of migraines. Some who use cannabis to prevent migraines get that result with as little as one joint per day or less. 2.5 mg. of dronabinol one to three times a day can have the same effect.

Chronic vs. Recurring Condition Other factors influence the dose required for therapeutic effectiveness. If you have a chronic disease, with constant symptoms (fibromyalgia, failed back syndrome), or a chronic recurring illness that you wish to prevent (e.g., migraines, seizures, ulcerative colitis, asthma), you will require more than a patient who only needs to use it intermittently with the onset of symptoms (for a condition like migraine, asthma, IBS) and uses the cannabis to stop, shorten or otherwise make the symptoms less severe.

Frequency of Use Further, some patients don't like to have the side effect of euphoria while at work so only use cannabis at home after work. Still others may only use cannabis once a day, at night for sleep.

This too would be associated with requiring less overall use.

Conclusion This only scratches the surface. It does not address making tea from the leaves or making bubble hash. It does not address use of cannabis in cooking. I have not included research methods of IV, intraperitoneal or direct injection into a tumor. This column does provide a brief overview of the current range of common doses of cannabis.

A pioneer in free and community clinic activities, Dr. Bearman is one of the leading physicians in the U.S. in the field of medical cannabis. His decades of work in substance abuse treatment and prevention include CoDirector of the Haight-Ashbury Drug Treatment Program, being a member of Governor Reagan's Inter Agency Task Force on Drug Abuse, a member of both the Santa Barbara and the San Diego County Drug Abuse Technical Advisor Committees, and a consultant to Hoffman-LaRoche, Santa Barbara County Schools and the National PTA..

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By Brandon Kleber One common query is how hemp protein stands up to whey protein powder. We are told whey is tested, approved, it works, so why move to anything else? If you’re getting results with one sort of protein, why make the move to hemp and run the chance of reducing your workout results?

There are lots of reasons to consider hemp protein as an alternative to whey protein.

Pros : You will need less : since there are no fillers and additives and it supplies the eight essential amino acids and transacids, you may need much less hemp protein than whey protein for equal benefit.

It’s more soluble : Hemp protein won’t sludge your system, bloat you, or cause you to feel uncomfortable. Your body can instantly recognize and digest natural, entire hemp protein.

Fiber Content : Hemp protein contains fiber, and some additions ( like Manitoba harvest and Nutiva ) have hemp protein powders with even more natural fiber to help in digestion.

Natural hemp also has friendly bacteria that help in digestion decreasing bloating to keep you looking lean. Each serving of hemp protein gives you [*FR2] your daily price of fiber.

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Cons :

Less assimilation : Whey proteins will probably have less absorption than hemp protein.

Taste : if you are used to sweetened protein powders, you will find the nutty plant Flavour of organic hempseed protein a bit of a shock. Nutiva makes natural flavored hemp shapes now which make the taste better, and you may also make your own hemp shake recipes.

Cost : It is more dear than its whey counterparts. Whey protein is obviously much cheaper Storability: Hemp protein doesn’t tend to last as long on the shelf as its whey counterparts.

It’s cheap : Whey protein is a cheap option and the market is highly competitive, so there’s no lack of inexpensive whey.

It’s widely available : walk into any healthfood shop and you will find tub after tub of options in Whey protein. Which ones are the best? If you can find them, the ones that contain as full protein as possible and no synthetic flavorings or sweeteners.

Heavily researched : Without entirely dogging Whey protein, there’s a lot of analysis to back up the advantages of

Bad Breath : you may have less dragon

The environment is collectively the most important natural resource we have; well, it constitutes all natural resources. That is why we must protect the environment, not just for ourselves, but for all the animals who inhabit nature as well. Through the use of hemp, we can help the environment and make it better for current humans and future generations.

Of all the plants, why is hemp so good for the environment? The benefits from hemp come from many angles. The primary reason hemp can help is because it grows in such abundance. When growing, hemp

Cons : Heavily processsed : Most whey protein products you’ll find are heavily processed proteins to make them cheaper, more fascinating, longer storability, and taste better.

Pros :

It’s organic whole food, non-GMO with complete proteins : you’re digesting the same nutrition that the human body has known for those two hundred thousand years, all the way back down the food chain.

Whey protein that work. So, do the research before buying any Whey supplements.

Plant-Based Protein : Hemp seed protein has natural plant chlorophyll and alkalizes to maintain Ph balance in your body. It’s also piled high with antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals.

Whey Protein Powder

Manitoba Harvest from Canada makes a premium Hemp protein powder, but Living Harvest out of Portland, Oregon, makes a good product as well, called Tempt

How Hemp Can Save the World

By Suzaku Kururugi, Hemp Protein Health

In reality, I would like to debate that moving to hemp protein is one of the finest things you can do for your overall health if you’re currently taking whey protein supplements.

Hemp Protein Powder

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Distension : For many folks, eating bulk amounts of whey protein could cause bloating, gas, and loss of appetite.

You’ll take more : there’s a reason why Whey Protein is sold in giant tubs frequently you are taking in huge scoops daily. Remember that taking More is not necessarily better if its not absoring as fast.

To Conclude, for weightlifters : If you’re currently taking Whey protein for iron pumping, I challenge you to try hemp.

If you’ve modified up your workout and remain on the same diet, I highly recommend seeing counsel if Hemp Protein powder is the answer you want to continue seeing results.

Manitoba Harvest hemp protein contains the MOST Omega 3’s and Omega 6’s together with a full 15g of soluble plant protein each serving.

Brandon Kleber is a personal trainer and fitness enthusiast emphasizing proper sleep, exercise, and diet including organic hemp protein. Find out more about hemp protein at hempproteinguide.com.

Hemp Insulation: from Wikimedia removes massive amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, and it also deposits some of it in to the ground, where it makes the soil richer and prevents it from escaping out again. Just one acre of farmland devoted to hemp can produce many tons of the plant, and that much hemp needs a lot of carbon dioxide to grow.

The significance of this is that carbon dioxide is the primary greenhouse gas responsible for causing global warming, so by removing the carbon dioxide, we can prevent and perhaps reverse the warming Cont. on Page 18 of this planet. Also, because of the beneficial effects that hemp has on the soil, it can repair barren land and make it ripe for other plants to grow. Very few plants actually improve the soil they grow in, and hemp is one of those plants.

The environmental advantages of hemp do not stop at its growth. No matter where you apply industrial hemp, it just seems to be greener. By making hemp in to paper, thousands of trees can be saved from being cut down. Not only can hemp enable our forests to exist for longer, but the paper made from hemp is much cleaner and easier on the environment than tree paper. This is because hemp does not use many of the harmful chemicals utilized in traditional paper processing, which are terrible for the environment. In dozens of other industries, hemp can provide a lower cost alternative to many materials, including those that are not easily renewable (like trees).

If hemp was allowed to be grown and used freely, then much of the environmental damage we humans have caused can be fixed. This will enable us to

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Hemp Building The Early History of Hemp Concrete

By Nitram Tulp In the Champagne region of France is the city of Troyes. As in many towns and cities in France, there are many old oak frame buildings that are "stuffed" with lime, straw and rubble.

This infill was normally covered with a lime render. However, in recent times these walls were repaired with disastrous results using cement renders. This meant the walls could no longer breathe and as a result moisture built up, causing the infill to swell and crumble and the render to pop off.

Nobody has heard of the mason who first used hemp as an ingredient in the mix that he used to repair these buildings with, but as Troyes is in the major hemp producing region of France, it is easy to see how he came access the idea.

At that time hemp was undergoing a revival of interest, and three people in particular saw the potential of this hemp concept and developed it further. Credit goes to France Perier (Isochanvre), Bernard Boyeux (Association Construire en Chanvre), and Yves Khun (Association Modern day concrete blocks made with d'Adam). hemp. photo from wikipedia

Since that time the idea has spread, especially in France and the UK, where today there are thousands of projects that have utilized hemp and lime to build new houses or repair old ones.

Whatever the precise details of the very beginnings of the hemp building system, without doubt the first people to successfully develop and promote the idea were Francis Aujames. Their imagination helped shape the basic ways in which hemp and lime might be incorporated in a variety of building systems and form a new system on its own, with its trade name Isochanvre - hemp concrete.

Industrial Hemp An early example of a hemp house was built near Tours, in France, and the product won many prestigious awards in the late 80s and early 90s.

However, their claims of having a patented an almost magic process to treat the hemp in some way, to somehow mineralize the hemp hurds, before they were mixed with lime, were considered Marketing Hype -- they have now ceased trading.

Subsequently, many other groups of professional and amateur builders in France were trying their hand at using hemp in renovation or ecological building projects, with many versions of mixed being used.

sources of 'Manila' hemp was cut off by the Japanese in WWII, the US Army and Department of Agriculture promoted the 'Hemp for Victory' campaign to grow more hemp in the US. Because of its importance for sails and rope for ships, hemp was a required crop in the American colonies.

Funny, it used to be a required crop!

From VenusProject.com: All schoolbooks were made from hemp or flax paper until the 1880s. It was LEGAL TO PAY TAXES WITH HEMP in America from 1631 until the early 1900s. REFUSING TO GROW HEMP in America during the 17th, 18th and 19th Centuries WAS AGAINST THE LAW! You could be jailed in Virginia for refusing to grow hemp from 1763 to 1769.

Wow.

Naturally, this led to certain problems being discovered with different approaches, and has brought about the formation of associations to evaluate the experience of as many people as possible, so as be able to promote concepts such as "best practice" for hemp building as a sustainable system of ecological building.

There is change forming, and the entire natural building industry is brainstorming for the very first time!

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is Good For Business, Environment and Will Save Lives

By Jason M. Matthews It's just a matter of time. As people become aware that alternative energies are far healthier for the environment and humankind, they'll inevitably realize the greatest plant-sourced biomass is industrial hemp. Oddly enough, most people aren't much aware of hemp even though it's been commercially grown for 12,000 years. Our founding fathers were plenty aware of it.

From the NAIHC (North American Industrial Hemp Council): Washington and Jefferson both grew hemp. Ben Franklin owned a mill that made hemp paper, which is what the Declaration of Independence is written on. When US

powered Mercedes wagon 13,000 miles across America to help spread awareness.

By the way, you can't get high on industrial hemp products if that is concerning to anyone.

Where do we go from here? I don't know, but raising awareness is a big part of the battle. "What can I do?" you might ask.

Support anything in any form that has to do with industrial hemp or hemp products. They're starting to pop up everywhere. Last month my wife bought me a bottle of hemp lotion. I love it, and no, it doesn't get me high.

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Hemp Can Save World Cont. from Pg. 17

photo: Hastings.com Henry Ford hitting the truck of his car made with hemp panels, WITH AN AXE!

Industrial Hemp - the Ultimate Biomass

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Everyone knows Henry Ford, but many do not know that Ford was a huge advocate of industrial hemp. He built an entire car from the product to prove it, a car that ran on, you guessed it, hemp fuel. To show the durability of the car's body Ford was famously seen in photos and video attempting to dent the body with an axe.

An AXE! The car's body was far lighter than steel-bodied cars and yet ten times as strong. Think about the impact on fuel conservation and saving lives this could have had.

Why didn't Ford continue with his hemp car? Great question. The Marijuana Tax act of 1937 by the US Government effectively made it unaffordable to grow and doomed all production of industrial hemp even though it had been a staple crop of most farmers before then.

Speculation has it that pressure from big money like Dupont Chemical, Rockefeller's US Steel and the timber industry had much to lose and played into the mix. It's a shame that happened.

The good news is others are finally stepping up to the plate. No army can keep a great truth from rising eventually.

An example, the good people at Hempcar.org recently drove their hemp

of this planet. Also, because of the beneficial effects that hemp has on the soil, it can repair barren land and make it ripe for other plants to grow. Very few plants actually improve the soil they grow in, and hemp is one of those plants.

The environmental advantages of hemp do not stop at its growth. No matter where you apply industrial hemp, it just seems to be greener. By making hemp in to paper, thousands of trees can be saved from being cut down. Not only can hemp enable our forests to exist for longer, but the paper made from hemp is much cleaner and easier on the environment than tree paper. This is because hemp does not use many of the harmful chemicals utilized in traditional paper processing, which are terrible for the environment. In dozens of other industries, hemp can provide a lower cost alternative to many materials, including those that An Industrial hemp field are not being harvested in Canada. easily Hemp fibers have thousands renewable of uses, and the seed is high (like trees). in Omega 3 and 6 fatty acids If hemp was allowed to be grown and used freely, then much of the environmental damage we humans have caused can be fixed. This will enable us to live in harmony on the Earth, as well as with other humans and animals.

Suzaku Kururugi manages the hemp blog hemp protein health, which talks extensively about the benefits of hemp protein.

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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.

Crock Canna-Butter

By Kristi Anderson Oregon Cannabis Connection

By Kristi Anderson Oregon Cannabis Connection

Pot Corn Ingredients 3 tablespoons vegetable oil 1/2 cup popping corn 1/8 ounce cannabis Directions Put the oil in a tall pot, like the ones used for boiling spaghetti, and combine with finely chopped cannabis. Stir over medium-low heat until the oil turns green in color. Put 1-2 kernels in the oil and when they begin to pop, add the rest of the corn. Cover the pot, and shake during popping until the popping noise dies down. Remove the pot from heat. The corn will finish popping. Remove lid and add butter and salt. You can always use microwave popcorn, but you'll have to use cannabutter as a topping.

Melt the butter and add the finely ground weed, cook on a double boiler to yield about 1/4 cup of green butter (after straining), or use your own pre-made cannabutter (see next recipe!)

Ingredients: 4-5 tablespoons of bud butter 6 cups marshmallows 6 cups cereal Melt the butter and the marshmallows in a big pot. Add the cereal and put into a 13x9 inch pan. You could use berry flavored krispies if you like for a fruitier flavor. Let cool and enjoy!

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Let this cool, then cream together with peanut butter (i used chunky, to give it some texture), the extract and sugar. Put in the fridge to harden while you melt the chocolate on the double boiler.

Once the peanut butter mixture is firm enough, roll into 1 inch balls, then spear with a toothpick and dip into chocolate (a good dark chocolate, like Ghiradelli, works very well for this... the bitterness counteracts all the sugar in the peanut butter mixture). Leave the top of the ball uncoated, to look like the fruit of the buckeye tree.

This is the recipe I use to make my butter. It is simple and works good for many recipes. It also doesn’t stink up your house as much as making it on the stove.

Ingredients: 1lb. Real butter About an ounce of sugar leaf trimmings (may include some smaller buds) ½ -1 cup of water (to keep butter from burning) Cheesecloth You will need a crock pot, as well Set crock pot to lowest setting. Melt the butter almost completely. Add the trimmings and water and stir. Let simmer overnight, stirring often. Strain through cheesecloth and squeeze as much liquid out as you can. Let cool and refrigerate. Drain off excess water. Use as you would butter.

Be careful though as this can be potent.

Place in the fridge or freezer to solidify the chocolate then enjoy.

By Online Pot.org Ingredients: 1/2 oz stemmed and seeded commercial grade 1/2 cup butter 1 cup peanut butter 1 1/2 cup confectioners sugar 1 Tsp. vanilla extract 12 oz chocolate

You may also wish to add spices to the melted chocolate. Such as a touch of ginger, cardamom, and cinnamon, to make it a little different. The taste is very unlike a normal peanut butter buckeye, but they are delicious!

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Growing Your Crop In Only 9 Weeks Part 3

By Jenifer Valley, Stoney Girl Gardens

Cuttings and Clones Take big cuttings. This alone will change your life. Often books tell you to take a single node cutting. We teach you to take no cutting less than 4 branches, more if you can. A multiple branch cutting will inherently be a larger plant much faster. While your one node cutting is trying to take off, the several node cutting is exponentially growing from all sides, providing a much larger bush in mush less time. If we all started at the same time, the larger cutting would quickly win the race. We get 4 feet of growth in just 4 weeks using this method. People ask us how our plants can be so big in just 10 days; our answer is to make bigger cuttings.

When cutting we go at least 4 branches down. We usually make straight cuts with a sharp pair of scissors. We do not use razor blades, make angled cuts, or scrape the sides of the stems. A straight cut works fine and often you cannot get an angle. We make the cut ¼ inch above the bract (the branch below). It is important to dip the stem of the cutting into a rooting solution as soon as you make the cut. We use Vita Grow Rooting Compound. We also spray the cutting with Vita Grow Anti Wilt. This keeps the plant from yellowing and drying out. If the leaves are large we trim the tips off. This keeps the leaves from drying out the cutting.

We use an aero cloner to root clones. Aero cloners and homemade bubblers are easy to make and much more efficient than rock wool cubes or cups

Cultivation of dirt. An aero cloner will easily root a cutting in 8 days. Aero cloners work by spraying the stems of the cuttings while rooting. For solution we use one teaspoon of Vita Grow Part A, B and C. We dilute each part separately with water first before mixing together. We don’t want a chemical reaction. These nutrients are cost effective. One box will last over a year.

A simple bubbler can be made by purchasing a Rubbermaid storage box, air pump and air stones. Start with a box the size of a shoe box. By cutting 8 - 1 7/8 inch holes in the top of the box you can insert the standard 2 inch neoprene grommets that you get from your grow store (25 cents each). Put the air stone in the bottom of the box filled with growing solution.

Hook up your air pump and away you go. The air stone produces bubbles which pop at the surface creating a misting action. The entire assembly can be made for fewer than 20 bucks.

Temperatures affect cloners. High water temps above 96 degrees can be fatal. Blackened stems tell you that you have a bacterial infection. Clean your cloner with Bromide which is like Clorox but has scrubbing power to clean the inside of your tubes and pump. You can get bromide in the spa section of your store. Fill up your cloner with warm water and a table spoon of bromide. Plug it in and run it for 30 minutes. Rinse it out with warm water and let it dry. We clean our cloner every cycle and always use new water and fertilizers.

Cuttings or Mother Plants?

Cannabis is not an annual meaning it does not live for more than a year. We propagate it through cuttings or seeds. In our garden we make cuttings from young plants for our next crop. As an example, with NL5 we took a cutting from a cutting for over 35 years before winning our first CUP. That is, a cutting from a cutting from a cutting, several times a month, for over 35 years without degrading the quality. It is for this reason that cloning is so important. When hosting scientists in our garden we asked if any deterioration of genetics could be possible using this method. They laughed and said absolutely

not. There can be no loss of genetics from a cutting taken anywhere on the plant. It is the truest form of propagation.

Mother plants on the other hand are a problem.

First, they are one of your count and not producing anything. Second, they are only supposed to live one season and keeping them beyond that ages them and causes degradation.

When transplanting from an aero cloner to soilless mix we recommend not using fertilizers in your mix. We plant our rooted cuttings into one gallon pots of Sunshine #2 and let them harden off for at least 7 days before transplanting them into fertilized containers or holes. We have seen that the aero cloner appears to produce a “water root” on the cutting and that the cutting needs to adapt to the soilless mix. Adding fertilizers at this stage can stunt or damage the plant. This method causes no delay in your growing cycle.

Soils and Fertilizers The soil you use makes the difference. We have tried every mix on the market and without a doubt; Sunshine #2 wins our awards. What makes Sunshine #2 the winner? First of all, SunGro, the manufacturer, also makes most other popular mixes like Black Gold and many others. The difference is not only the price, but the quality of Peat Moss used in the product. When mining the peat product harvested from the top of the bog, it is considered to be low grade and the peat used in cheaper mixes. This inferior peat is acidic and unstable.

On the other hand, the peat harvested from deep in the bog is older, non acidic, and contains humus and many other micronutrients. It is harder to harvest and therefore more expensive.

This is the peat used in the Sunshine soilless mix. We recommend the Number 2 over the other products because it is organic, has no fertilizers, holds the water better and has the correct consistency to hold your plant up without staking when it has fruit. If you use #4 remember that you will have to stake your plant up, water more, and calculate your fertilizers to not clash.

Number 4 is only designed for starts.

For fertilizers we recommend well decomposed chicken manure, soluble seaweed, and of course your microrizens and bacterium such as Actinovate to prevent molds and mildews.

Remember the Actinovate works best when applied during transplanting or watered in early in the season. To be most effective it must grow with your plant, along with the roots of the plant.

Don’t forget to use some soluble seaweed as it brings out the best of crystals in your fruit and helps your roots grow 60 percent during the vegetative stage. We don’t use bloom busters, molasses or chemicals, that way there is nothing to flush.

Container or size of your hole controls the size of your finished plant. If you keep a small gold fish in a small bowl it will stay small. However, if you put the little gold fish into the lake and god forbid it does not get eaten up by the larger fish; the gold fish will turn into a huge carp. The same is true with your container or size of your outdoor hole. We recommend a 10 gallon container for indoors (3 feet apart), or a 3 foot by 3 foot by 3 foot deep hole outdoors, spaced 10 feet apart. The container size can also help control the overall size of your plant. A one gallon container will only yield a 24 inch plant, a 4 gallon will yield a 36 inch plant, and a 10 gallon will yield a 64 inch plant, and so on.

When is it Time to Water?

Allow the soil to lighten up between watering.

Roots need air and you can drown them. In containers, I like to let them “lighten up” or lose weight before watering. When first planting the container and before watering it feels very light and can be moved easily. When you water it feels like it is glued to the floor. Wait until you can pick up one side of the container or tip it. Don’t let the plant dry out. Stress does not make better medicine and only delays your finish time.

Before watering I break up the top inch of soil with my fingers. Especially in containers, salts from the soil will cause a hard surface on the top of your dirt. This aerates the soil, breaks up the

Cannabis Connection salts to let them leach back into the soil where they belong, allows the water to evenly soak in (instead of running down the sides) and disrupts any surface area where flies may hatch. Outdoors grab some soil and make a dirt clod. If the soil sticks together, it is too wet. If it falls apart it is time to water (assuming your soil mix is correct and not too much clay).

Trimming and Shaping Early Timing is everything. We trim and shape our plants within the first ten days of being rooted.

You don’t want to wait for your plant to become a giant and then try to shape it. By then it will be out of control and may take more time to grow back. You make it to grow to the shape you want while it is growing. This is done by starting early when the plant is only a foot tall. We begin by topping the plant and removing under branches.

The under branches will never bear fruit and cause a place for pests and problems. You also want to make sure your plant has good ventilation. From the ground level you should be able to see air between the plant and the pot or dirt. You also want to remove any long center runners. Build a canopy as this is how we predict crops and where your harvest is at.

It is ok to trim, cut, bend, tie, train and shape your plant, as long as it is in the green room or vegetation stage.

Mutilation, breaking branches and other abuse like sticking needles in the stalk are not good for your plant and will actually damage it. All of these tricks are myths.

We keep all our trimming and shaping to the early stage and never do heavy trimming within the week before putting the plant into bloom.

Never trim your plants once they have gone into the bloom stage. They need to have an easy path to finish. They don’t have time to heal. We have a hands-off policy in our bloom room. We never spray, wet or handle our fruit. This gives us the “immaculate” bud. This is the advantage to indoor gardening.

The biggest question we get is do we trim the large leaves from the plant to get bigger buds?

Absolutely Not! Do not remove the leaves from your plant. These are the solar collectors that catch the sunlight to process into growth. The buds themselves have little to no collection power. If you remove the leaves then you have no engine to get the job done. If a leaf is covering a bud or small branch then tuck the leaf under the bud or branch, don’t cut it. The bud or branch will take off right on up and out. It is proven that a leaf can process shaded sunlight into full on sun to create growth. Yes, even when they are in the shade they are in full production mode.

Remember all your trimmings can be cuttings.

Take many and cull them out. Make more than you need (keeping in regulations) and pick the best ones for yourself. Give the rest away to card holding friends and relatives.

Check out our lessons and video “Trimming your small plant at 10 days” to see me turn a plant into “Charlie Browns’ Christmas Tree”. This same plant is shown 8 weeks later on our “How To Cure Part 2” video. This plant yielded 9 ounces of quality, usable medicine I like.

A note to outdoor farmers: Planting outdoors too soon will cause your plant to bloom later, not earlier due to a hormone the plant will create telling it not to bud too soon. You will have better results planting in late May and your plant will be finished sooner. Always check with your local experienced farmer. There are many microclimates here in Oregon.

Maintenance (See Schedule Below) Here is a list and our complete maintenance schedule from soup to nuts at Stoney Girl Gardens: Stay tuned for more &

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Mr. Jenkins' Journal

By Justin Jenkins, Oregon Cannabis Connection Mary, Mary quite contrary, how does your garden grow? With flowers abloom in a growing room, with 4000 watts aglow.

In the past I have had experiences with indoor gardens, and I understand it’s less farming and more science. That is why I was very excited when I received my medical card and was taken under wing by my grower, Stan the Indoor Man, who was kind enough to allow me to be there step by step and learn the intricacies of what he considers a proper indoor garden (and I have a hard time disagreeing with him on this one).

In the last issue I introduced you to Stan the Indoor Man and his idea of recycling the residual heat from his bulbs to heat his house. Stan was full of good ideas, but what I was most impressed with was how he believed cleanliness is next to godliness in his grow room.

From the ground up to the ceiling everything was kept tidy and clean.

Starting at the floor, he used 60mil black rubber sheeting that went 12 inches up the walls to ensure that any spills, or some mischievous poltergeist decides to be a jerk and tip over your nutrient barrel, are easily contained. On the walls he had used 8 mil white vinyl Having a professionally installed electric panel is a sheeting smart move. wrapped all around with four wall-mount oscillating fans and all cords tucked away out of view.

Right next to the door when you walk in was the light control panel, which was a very well organized panel with light timers, fuses, and additional plug-ins with everything built and installed by a PROFESSIONAL ELECTRICIAN, something you should all consider unless you want your house to burn down. It is more common than you think and it’s a stupid way to lose your medicine, and your home.

In the back corner of the grow room was the separate nutrient mixing room. Inside, he had all the stuff that would make a mad scientist drool with envy: a reverse osmosis system, ppm meters, pH meters, measuring apparatuses, and I think I even saw a wooden spoon.

As of the writing of this journal entry, we are at the very tail end of flowering, so we had already stopped using nutrients almost two weeks ago. But just so you know, some of the nutrients he was using were Age Old Bloom® and Fox Farm Bloom®, as well as Botanicare®, Liquid Karma®, and for late bloom was using Beastie Bloom®.

But I want to tell you the best part of the entire room are the plants themselves. I mean, damn, are they beautiful. I have always known that nature has always inspired artists, but I never thought an artist could inspire nature, such as Stan’s garden. Don’t get me wrong though, those who haven’t had a chance to try growing for themselves, such as myself, like some rosy colored romance novel we can have a distorted view of how easy it is, or isn’t, to grow.

Now I know better. I guess one would say the fairy tale is over.

Cultivation Planting Outdoors

By MrFixit, Oregon Organiks The age old question of clones or seeds is the first thought many will have. Then, what strains will work best. Both will depend on your preference, or what you may have available. You must also consider the holes, and how and when to get them ready. Many other questions will crop up. Hopefully we can answer some of them here simply to help you get a good start.

When it comes to strains, cannabis has been grown and cultivated for thousands of years and, and as a result, hundreds if not thousands of varieties are available to the grower. Be sure to select a plant that will survive in the climate it is to be grown in. A plant native to the equator, where the growing season is longer, will not be able to finish flowering in time in Oregon. Know the date of the first expected frost and choose a strain that will be ready for harvest before then.

Many plants may have to be finished in a greenhouse in Oregon due to rain and weather conditions, as well.

Some good strains to consider are, Purple Hawaiian, Purple Power, Early Misty, Big Bud, Skunk Red Hair, Holland’s Hope, a local one called Bahana and Lowryder.

These all tend to finish early and the Lowryder is a self flowering plant, so your harvest will depend when it is planted.

start you may just want to get rid of it and fill the hole with some good organic soil as well, then work in the other ingredients.

Transplant hardened-off clones or sexed seedlings into the garden plot. A hardened off plant has been introduced to the outdoors a little at a time. Start by taking the plant into the sun for 1 hour then back under your normal lighting or into a shady area where it does not get direct sunlight. Next day give it 3 hours of sun, the next day 5 and so on. This will keep your plant from getting scorched by the direct sunlight, which would happen if you just put it out directly. Once it can take the sun, plant it into the hole you have prepared.

In Oregon May 15th is generally considered the day to start planting, but that again can depend on your preference and the strain. The key thing is enough light during the day and no more freezing temps. Once planted, water them thoroughly. You will not need to feed for at least 2 weeks or more if you have prepared your holes correctly.

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Grants Pass Raids Cont from Pg. 10 "the marijuana grow site that is registered to the patient."

This is a prescedent setting case for Oregon, which we plan to follow. It appears these centers were trying to get medication to patients with no other option, and no grower to help them. A solution to that problem may be to have many dispensaries across the state to compete, and have prices fall where they may.

Lack of access for too many Oregonians is the problem, and LEO is not helping.

Without further clarification of the law, the courts will have the last say.

Well that should get your plants in the ground healthy and sound. The rest is up to you and mother nature.

Good luck and keep growing green my friends.

For seeds, I put them into a shot glass half full of water and place in a dark warm area for 24 to 48 hours. just until the seed pops open, and a tiny root appears.

I then put my soil mix in a 16 oz plastic cup with slits cut out of the bottom for drainage. I carefully place the seed into the soil with the root side up. I only place it about ¼ ” to ½ ” under the soil surface and water thoroughly.

I label the cup and place a clear 9 to 10 oz cup over it that fits just inside the larger cup. This creates a miniature greenhouse.

Put that under a fluorescent light with an 18 hour light cycle. We want warmth, moisture and air right now.

Soon this will sprout up and you will have a seedling. You can then remove the clear plastic top and let it grow from there.

You will need to take a cutting off the plants sprouted from seed and label them.

Clone the cuttings under a 12x12 light cycle. The cuttings will show their sex fairly soon and then you will know if it is a male or female. Get rid of the males and plant the healthiest females.

With clones, it is fairly simple. Pick the strains you want and acquire some good clones. I like plants to be around 1 foot high when put outside. You can start bigger or smaller but this is my personal preference. If you start getting your clones growing indoor, around a month ahead of time, and your seeds a few weeks earlier, you should have plants near the perfect size to put outdoors.

For holes, wider is better. Four feet wide by two feet deep is a good start. Start by getting your planting holes ready at least a month or more ahead of time by adding manure and compost to the dirt, as well as some dolomite lime, and mix it together.

This will breakdown into the holes and begin the microbial action to give you a rich fertile soil to plant in. Just what your plants are looking for. If your soil is bad to

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WA. Law Passes Cont. fron Page 11 the privacy rights afforded to other Americans and may be subject to random investigations.

SB 5073 also restricts physicians, who recommend medical cannabis.

Recommendations will only be valid as part of ongoing, comprehensive medical treatment.

Doctors will be prohibited from basing their practice solely on marijuana authorizations.

Intended to curtail the practice of cursory examinations, this language conversely bars specialists, who dedicate their life's work to research and treatment with medical cannabis.

Another important rule set forth in the Bill severely restricts freedom of speech: "No person, partnership, corporation, association, or agency may advertise cannabis for sale to the general Senator Jeanne Kohl-Wells (D- Queen Anne) who public in any introduced SB 5073 manner that promotes or tends to promote the use or abuse of cannabis... For the purposes of this subsection, displaying cannabis, including artistic depictions of cannabis, is considered to promote or to tend to promote the use or abuse of cannabis." Violations of that provision, such as advertisements in this newsletter, would be punishable by two separate fines of $1000 each.

The licensing procedures proposed by the Bill would establish the State Department of Health and State Department of Agriculture to

determine and implement new rules for cultivating and distributing medical cannabis.

At first glance, this might be seen as a progressive move for Washington, yet these rules may become overly arduous for those seeking compliance. For example, licensed producers and dispensers “must submit representative samples of cannabis grown or processed to a cannabis analysis laboratory for grade, condition, cannabinoid profile, THC concentration, and other qualitative measurements of cannabis intended for medical use determined by the Department of Agriculture."

The proposed financial regulation of the newly licensed producers and dispensers are also quite stringent, requiring licensed facilities to produce financial records on demand at any time upon the request of the governing agency representative, who is not required to give reason for the inspection and may levy fines up to $500 per day for failure to comply.

SB 5073 promises to shore up the rights of parents who use cannabis medically, and it would establish housing rights for medical users. At the same time, the Bill would also generate a new tax resource in a time of dire budget woes. Marijuana patients and advocates generally welcome the normalization of medical cannabis and the integration of this life-saving medicine into mainstream society.

However, there remains a concern that the corporatization of medical marijuana will provide Washington with nothing more than an additional revenue stream that depletes the shallow pockets of the very people the original Medical Use Act sought to protect.

Visit www.medmj-wa.com for continuing updates on medical cannabis law in WA. Martin Martinez has been an advocate for medical marijuana since his first arrest in 1996. He founded the Lifevine Collective in 1999 and has been Washington state's only resident expert witness on the use and cultivation of medical cannabis. Elena Tentser is a Lifevine member and webmaster of www.medmj-wa.com.

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CLINICS, CO-OPS, & ORGS 45TH PARALLEL GROUP 1343 S.W. 30th Street Ontario, OR 97914 (541) 889-6147 ALTERNATIVE MEDICAL CHOICES 4867 NE MLK Jr. Blvd.

Portland, OR 97211 (503) 288-5579 Fax (503) 282-1272 www.altmedchoices.com ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE OUTREACH PROGRAM 455 W. Corey Ct., Roseburg, Oregon 97470 (541) 440-1934 Fax (541) 440-1943 www.amop.org ASHLAND ALTERNATIVE HEALTH, LLC 180 Clear Creek # 103 Ashland, OR 97520 (541) 488-2202 www.ashlandalthealth.com BROTHERS CANNABIS CLUB 1615 SE 12th Ave Portland, OR 97214 (503) 894-8001 www.bcc503.com

COMPASSION CENTER 2055 West 12th Avenue Eugene, OR 97402-3522 (541) 484-6558 www.compassioncenter.net COOS COUNTY CO-OP 625 Virginia Ave. Suite 9 North Bend, OR 97459 (541) 294-8529 FOSTER HEALING CENTER 6420 S.E. Foster Rd. Portland, OR 97206 (503) 771-2397 www.fosterhealingcenter.org GOLD BEACH CANNABIS SEVICES 29964 Ellensburg Ave. Gold Beach, OR 97444 (541) 247-9080 GORGE MMJ COMMUNITY Socials and Free Classes (541) 478-3525 Hood River, OR www.gorgemmj.org

CANNABIS PIPELINE 1225 Main St. (541) 884-6225 Klamath Falls OR 97601 www.cannabispipeline.com CANNABIS COUNSELING COMMUNITY A Community Commited to Education and Counseling Regarding Alternative Modalities Portland, OR 97229 (503) 716-8693 CENTRAL OREGON NORML New Chapter in Bend, OR www.centraloregonnorml.org (541) 508-2750 CHRONIC CARE, INC. 570 Lawrence St. Suite 101 Eugene, OR 97401 (541) 344-1688, Fax (541) 344-8110 www.chroniccareinc.com COLUMBIA GORGE ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 1302 A Street Hood River, OR 97031 (541) 436-4161

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Events Calendar April / May 2011 Twelve Days Of Earth Day

Gem And Mineral Show

Cannon Beach OR 97110 April 13-24th, 2011 Something happening each day leading up to Earth Day 2011.off the celebration April 13th with the elementary school kids marching to Haystack Rock, carrying a banner and wearing Puffin masks, to welcome home the Tufted Puffins, our Earth Day mascots. Check the website for full details on the daily events. www.cannonbeach.org. Or call 503-436-2623

Josephine County Fairgrounds Grants Pass, OR 97526 April 22, 2011 Rogue Gem & Geology Club presents this show. Friday from 9-4, Saturday from 10-5 and Sunday from 10-5.

Displays, demos, prizes, silent auction, vendors. For more information, please call Dan McCarty at 541-592-3975 or 541-476-8299.

Classic Wooden Boat Show, Crab Fest And Duck Derby

Club Paesano 3800 West Powell Loop.

Gresham OR. 97030 April 30 2001, 3PM Food, fun, live entertainment, prizes, and vendors. Open to all OMMP patients, caregivers, and growers. Buy tickets online at www.oregongreenfree.net/cup-events

Depoe Bay, OR 97341 April 16-17th, 2011 Enjoy local, succulent crab and watch master craftsmen build and show off their wooden boats. Take part in cheering your “ducky” to the finish line during Sunday’s Ducky Derby. For more info e-mail info@ depoebaychamber.org or go to the website, or call 541-7652889.

Water Festival 11th St. at Washington Ave. Port Orford, OR 97465 April 16-17th, 2011 The Port Orford Ocean Resource Team and the Surfrider Foundation invite you to share a vision of protecting our water while ‘connecting the drops’ from source to sea at the Port Orford Water Festival. Enjoy a pancake breakfast, children’s activities, face painting, and information booths to learn about protecting our ocean and water resources. For more information check out their website at www.oceanresourceteam.org or call 541-332-0627.

Happy 4:20 Everyone!!

April 20, 2011 MERCY’S 5th Annual Wake-n-Bake North Falls Group Camp, RV area B Silver Falls State Park near Silverton, OR April 28- May 2, 2011 MERCY Center in Salem invite you to join them in a pancake breakfast and campout. The purpose is to establish a regular opportunity for networking or just getting away for Medical Cannabis patients and their family & friends and Interested Parties in the area.

MERCY will be reserving a spot starting 4pm Thursday, arrive any time after that. Look forward to a pancake breakfast Saturday. To reserve your spot or for more info call: 503-363-4588 or go to www.mercycenters.org.

Oregon Green Free Care Grower's Cup

Roxy Ann Gem And Mineral Show Medford Armory 1701 S. Pacific Hwy. Medford, OR 97501 April 30 - May 1, 2011 55th Annual Gems, jewelry, lapidary, minerals, fossils, outstanding exhibits, demonstrations, dealers, lectures, family fun, food and more! The theme this year is Artistry in Stone. Admission: Adults $2.50, Students (12-28) .50, kids 12 & under are free. For more info call 541-821-0883 or go to www.craterrock.com.

The Million Marijuana March Or Global Marijuana March May 7, 2011 Various venues throughout the state of Oregon and across the world.

The Global Marijuana March (GMM) is an annual rally held at different locations across the planet. It refers to cannabis-related events that occur on the first Saturday in May. Oregon has marches going on in Eugene, Portland, Salem, Corvallis, and Medford. Go to www.mercycenters.org for extensive info on this event including some local plans.

Rockaway Beach Annual Kite Festival Rockaway Beach Wayside State Wayside Center of Rockaway Beach Rockaway Beach, OR 97136 May 14-15, 2011 Rockaway Beach Chamber is proud to announce their annual Kite Festival. Sponsored by The American Kitefliers Association. Founded in 1964 by the late Robert

M. Ingraham of New Mexico. Now, with over 3,000 members, in 25 countries, they are the largest association of kiters in the world. their purpose is to educate the public in the art, history, technology, and practice of building and flying kites - to advance the joys and values of kiting in all nations. For more info go to www.rockawaybeach.net. Or call Jack Brownlee at 503-457-6261

Azalea Festival Brookings, OR 97415 May 27-30, 2011 Celebrate Memorial Day weekend with 4 days of fun! This is the 72nd annual Azalea Festival with a parade, flower and plant shows, a 10k fun run, a 3-day street fair, vendor booths, pony rides, car shows, and many other activities for everyone to enjoy throughout the weekend. This years theme is “treasures of Brookings Harbor.” For more info go to www.brookingsor.com. Or call 541-469-3181.

Rogue Valley Veterans PowWow VA SORCC 8495 Crater Lake Hwy White City, OR 97503 June 4-5, 2011 The Rogue Valley Veterans Powwow is a Traditional (noncompetition) Powwow. This powwow honors all that are serving in the United States Armed Forces, and all Veterans of Military Service and the Merchant Marine. In keeping with Native American tradition, all Warriors (veterans) of all nations are honored. For the thirteenth year, the VA SORCC, in White City Oregon, is hosting our event. This family oriented event is open to the public, and everyone is welcome. Admission is free. This is an alcohol and drug free event. No weapons are permitted.

For more info go to www.roguevalleyveteranspowwow.org.

2nd Annual Medford Beerfest & Celebration Corner of Holly St. and 8th St. Medford, OR 97501 June 18, 2011: 12pm-8pm 12+ Breweries, food vendors, hopefully live music, raffle every half hour, fun, fun, and more fun. $12 entry includes commemorative pint glass and 6 samples. $1 extra per sample. Come one, come all!!! Be among the pioneers in this annual event that is only going to get better every year!!!! 21+ only, sorry kiddies. However, Medford Cruise will be right across the street at Alba Park. This is brought to you by The Gypsy Blues Bar in Medford Oregon at 205 West 8th Street.

To submit your event for consideration, please email info@oregoncannabisconnection.com

Cannabis Connection GRANTS PASS COMPASSION CENTER 1457 NE 6th St. # B Grants Pass, OR 97526 (541) 660-0209 www.grantspasscompassioncenter.com HUMAN COLLECTIVE 11509 S.W. PAcific Hwy Tigard, OR 97223 (503) 208-3042 www.humancollective.com KLAMATH COMPASSION CENTER 6406 S. 6th St. Klamath Falls, OR 97603 (541) 273-1948 MAMA MOTHERS AGAINST MISUSE AND ABUSE www.mamas.org 3 Locations: PORTLAND OR 5217 SE 28th Ave. (Steele & 28th) (503) 233-4202 Fax (503) 233-8266 THE DALLES, OR 319 E. 7th. St. (541) 298-4202 Fax (541) 296-2983 BEND, OR 454 NE Revere St. (503) 233-4202 MERCY CENTERS 1469 Capital St. NE, Suite #100 Salem, OR 97301 (503) 363-4588 www.mercycenters.org MT. HOOD WELLNESS CENTER 14325 SE Stark (971) 279-4116 www.mthoodwellness.com NORTH BAY COMPASSION CENTER 642 Virginia St. North Bend, OR 97459 (541) 404-2311 www.northbaycompassion.com OREGON ALTERNATIVE, LLC. 169 S. Old Pacific Hwy. Tri-City, OR (Myrtle Creek Area) (541) 863-4173 OREGON GREEN FREE OGF OMMP RESOURCE CENTER 10209 SE Division St. Bldg. B Portland, OR 97266 (503) 760-2671 fax: (503) 345-1157 www.oregongreenfree.net

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SOUTHERN OREGON ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 836 E. Main St. #6, Medford, OR 97504 (541) 779-5235 Fax (541) 779-0479 www.southernoregon alternativemedicine.com SOUTH COAST COMPASSION CENTER OF BANDON 49045 Hwy 101 & Beach Loop Junction Bandon, OR 97411 (541) 551-0568 SOUTHERN OREGON CANNABIS COMMUNITY CENTER 332 W. 6th St. Medford OR 97501 (541) 779-1448 Fax (541) 779-1665 www.so-norml.org THE GREENERY 1746 Ashland St. Ashland, OR 97520 www.ashlandgreenery.org THE HEALING CENTER OF OREGON 63357 Boat Basin Dr. Charleston, OR 97420 (541) 808-0129 THCF THE HEMP AND CANNABIS FOUNDATION 2 Locations: PORTLAND, OR 105 SE 18th Ave (503) 281-5100 (800) 723-0188 GRANTS PASS, OR 558 NE F St. #1 (541) 244-4000 (800) 723-0188 www.thc-foundation.org VOTER POWER OF OREGON www.voterpower.org 3 Locations: PORTLAND, OR. 6701 SE Foster (503) 224-3051 EUGENE, OR 687 River Ave (503) 224-3051 MEDFORD, OR 1708 W Main St (541) 245-6634 WORLD FAMOUS CANNABIS CAFE 322 S.E. 82nd Ave. Portland, OR 97216 www.usacannabiscafe.org

SERVICES OGF SOUTH CHAPTER (541) 210-8790 www.oregongreenfree.net OGF GRATEFUL GARDEN SUPPLY (503) 715-0120 www.gratefulgardensupply.com OREGON MEDICAL CANNABIS UNIVERSITY 2900 SW Cornelius Pass Rd. Ste. 548 Hillsboro, OR 97123 (503) 649-2999 www.omcu.net OREGON NORML PO Box 16057 Portland, OR 97292-0057 (541) 239-6110 www.ornorml.org PATIENTS HELPING PATIENTS 531 Parsons Street Suite 103 Medford, OR 97501 (541) 690-1105 PORTLANDSTERDAM UNIVERSITY Locations in Portland, Eugene, and Medford (503) 288-2349 www.portlandsterdam university.com

ROGUE RIVER HERBAL PAIN MANAGEMENT CENTER 100 Depot St. Rogue River, OR 97537 (541) 582-9150 www.rrherbalcenter.com

A GRO CONSULTANTS A Grower’s Support Source For Cardholders (503) 734-9438 OREGON GREEN LAB Cannabis Testing Services.

Drop Locations Statewide. www.oregongreenlab.com PAUL LONEY, ATTORNEY Practicing medical marijuana law (541) 787-0733 paultloney@gmail.com

NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS NORML AND THE NORML FOUNDATION 1600 K Street, NW Suite 501 Washington, DC 20006-2832 (888) 67-NORML (888-676-6765) (202) 483-5500 www.norml.org AMERICANS FOR SAFE ACCESS 1322 Webster Street, Suite 402 Oakland, CA 94612 (510) 251-1856 www.americansforsafeaccess.org BUDBOOK.ORG Your Medical Marijuana Online Community www.budbook.org DRUG POLICY ALLIANCE 925 15th Street NW, 2nd Floor Washington, DC 20005 (202) 216-0035 www.drugpolicy.org

MARIJUANA POLICY PROJECT P.O. Box 77492 Capitol Hill Washington, DC 20013 (202) 462-5747 www.mpp.org STUDENTS FOR SENSIBLE DRUG POLICY www.schoolsnotprisons.com U of O chapter contact samuelc@uoregon.edu TOKE OF THE TOWN www.tokeofthetown.com Village Voice Media JACK HERER WEBSITE www.jackherer.com

EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES DRAGON HERBARIUM 4638 S.W. Beaverton- Hillsdale Hwy Portland, OR 97221 (503) 244-7049 www.dragonherbarium.com DRAGON'S LAIR 210 Northwest 6th Street Grants Pass, OR 97526 (541) 479-5617 www.dragonslairglass.com FIRE AND WATER 300 E. HERSEY ST. SUITE 10 ASHLAND, OR 97520 (541) 488-0870 FLASHBACK TEES The Bay Area's oldest head shop 510 Newark Ave. Coos Bay, OR 97420 (541) 888-3938 GLASS FOR LESS 123 SW M St. Grants Pass, OR 97527 (541) 450-5187 GREEN LIFE GARDENING Indoor gardening supplies 51538 S. Hwy 97, Ste 5 (La Pine Square) La Pine, OR 97739 (541) 536-1191

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ORGANIC GLASS ART 164 Market Ave. Coos Bay, OR 97420 (541) 808-0577 PANDORA'S BOX 3 Locations: UMATILLA, OR 1300 6th St. #E (541) 922-9237 SUTHERLIN, OR 123 W. Central Ave. (541) 459-1133 KENNEWICK, WA 5300 W. Clearwater (509) 396-9700 PUFFIN STUFF – OMMP SERVICES 828 S. Central Ave. Medford, OR 97501 (541) 499-0489 RICH'S HYDROPONICS & SOIL 1463 SE Stephens Roseburg, OR 97470 (541) 890-1377 www.richshydroponics andsoil.com RICKS MONSTER GROW/DUTCH GIRLS 6.5 5309 Rogue River Hwy. Rogue River, OR www.medicalrick.com (800) 851-3761 SILVER SPOON 8521 S.W. Barbur Blvd.

Portland, OR 97219 (503) 245-0489 www.silverspoonpdx.com SMOKEY'S NOVELTIES 285 Liberty Rd. NE, #160 (in Liberty Plaza) Salem, OR 97301 (541) 851-1563 ST. JOHN'S CRYSTAL CATHEDRAL Head Shop 8959 N. Lombard St. John's, OR 97203 (360) 852-0084

HIGH HOPES FARM Statewide Services For OMMP Patients, Growers & Caregivers (541) 890-9357 www.highhopesfarm.com

STONEY GIRL GARDENS Seed Company U.S.A. www.gro4me.com (503) 788-2349

HIGH TIDE PIPE AND TOBACCO 2617 Pacific Blvd S.W. Albany, OR 97321 (541) 791-7391

SUNNY GIRL GARDENS Premium Organic Soil www.sunnygirlgardens.com (503) 788-2349

HOME GROWN GARDEN SUPPLIES Indoor gardening supplies 7112 NE Glisan St. Portland, OR 97213 (877) EZ2-GROW www.homegrowngardensupply.com

THE MAGIC DRAGON 104 East Main St. Rogue River, OR 97537 (541) 582-1000

THE PIPELINE 2 locations: ALBANY, OR 97321 1907 Pacific Blvd SE (541) 981-2364 THE PIPELINE LEBANON, OR 97355 732 Park St. (541) 258-3139 www.myspace.com/albanypipeline THE SHADOW BOX 1941 Winchester Ave. Reedsport, OR 97467 (541) 361-6077 TONY'S SMOKE SHOP 1318 Northwest 9th St CORVALLIS, OR (541) 753-0900 www.tonysintl.com VICTORIA'S STATION THE STATION , LLC 120 Galice Rd. Merlin, OR 97532 (541) 471-1396 WOODSTOCK SMOKE SHOP 4326 SE Woodstock Blvd.

Portland, OR 97206 (503)774-4688

APPAREL STONED MADE CLOTHING Hand Made Oregon Apparel www.stonedmade.com

LIBATIONS THE GYPSY 205 W. 8th St. Medford, OR 97501 (541) 770-1212 PLEW'S BREWS 8409 N. Lombard St. Portland, OR 97203 (503) 283-2243 www.plewsbrews.com

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KLAMATH GLASS BLOWERS 1040 East Main St. Klamath Falls, OR 97601 (541) 850-8556

THE MAGIC FORMULA A Guide For Organic and Natural Growing Methods www.medicalgradesmoke.com

KSKQ COMMUNITY RADIO 94.9 FM "Home Grown" Radio Streaming Live at KSKQ.com 330 East Hersey St, Ste #2 Ashland, OR 97520 (541) 482-3999 STATE OF JEFFESON BAND Performing at festivals, concerts, special events, and more!

Organizers of Jefferson State Hemp Expo www.stateofjefferson.org

MAGIC LAND 1461 SE Stephens Roseburg, OR 97470 (541) 733-9695 MAGIC MUSHROOM / OREGON GIFTS "Look For The Giant Mushrooms" Next to I-5, Exit 136 Sutherlin, OR 97479 (541) 459-7481 NICKEL MOUNTAIN ORGANICS Quality Organic Soil 416 Gravel Pit Ln. Riddle, OR 97469 (541) 874-3737 or (541) 391-0906 OPERATION PIPE DREAMS 2021 W. Main St. Medford, OR 97501 (541) 773-3165 www.myspace.com/ operationpipedreams OREGON ORGANIKS Your Wholesale Oregon Organic Garden Supplier www.oregonorganiks.com

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