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Study: Marijuana Has Positive Effect On Chron's Disease

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California Counties Gain Authority To End Incarceration For Drug Possession

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PACA: A Legislative Concept for Oregon's OMMA

2011 Hempstalk: Good Music, Good People, Good Times

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A medical marijuana resource center in Ontario, Oregon, The 45th Parallel, held a town hall meeting on September 14th to help educate the local community on the truths about marijuana. Though the meeting went well, the local OSP office stopped a car later in the evening which carried some of the events speakers, including Federal medical marijuana patient Elvy Musikka. The encounter resulted in the improper, but temporary, confiscation of Ms. Musikka's medical marijuana, as well as harassment of others in the vehicle.

Opening last year, The 45th Parallel provides access and information to patients in the Eastern Oregon

area, located only a few miles from the Idaho Border. The founder of the center, Bill Esbensen, wants to bring medical marijuana into the mainstream, and created 45th Parallel to achieve that goal. They already have over 500 members in the sparsely populated region. By providing classes, information, resources, and more, the center helps many conservative Eastern Oregonian's understand that medical marijuana is not to be feared.

Their slogan, “Half Way Between The

Equator and Legalization”,is quite apropos.

To further educate the residents of the region, Esbensen organized a town hall meeting. He invited numerous speakers and experts to attend, including Attorney Leland Berger, Human

Collective's Sarah Bennett, NORML's Russ Belville, OCTA 2012 Campaign Manager Jennifer Alexander, Sunny Girl Garden's Jenifer Valley and Mike Mullin, Idaho Rep. Tom Trails (R-Moscow), and Elvy Musikka, one of the 4 remaining Federal Medical Marijuana patients.

Esbensen explained, “We had a grass roots effort to try to educate the community we're involved in.” He added, “We wanted the community to be able to have an open forum for any concerns or questions they may have about what goes on with medical marijuana patients, how they access medicine, and any questions or concerns that they have.”

He placed an ad in the local paper, the Argus Observer, inviting anyone interested, and then specifically extended a hand to local city council members, law enforcement officials, and chamber of commerce members.

The meeting, which was held at the local Clarion Hotel, had upwards of 90 attendees. Esbensen pointed out that's a pretty good turnout in their rural community.

According to Esbensen, about half of the people were just normal town folk and people who were concerned about their

children. An audience member eventually asked, “How are you going to protect our children?,” Esbensen explained to her, “We're going to do a lot better job than whats going on now!”

After the event wrapped up, the excited group of speakers and organizers went back to the 45th Parallel to unwind and discuss the event. Because it was such a success, they considered an eventual launch of a statewide education campaign, eventually.

However, as the group began to return to their motels and homes, a police officer decided to pull over two of the vehicles. One of the vehicles was being driven by Mike Mullin of Stoney Girl Gardens, had given a ride to Elvy Musikka back to their shared hotel. The ensuing few hours demonstrate the old adage, Ignorance of the Law is No excuse.

An Oregon State Police officer, parked in a private driveway near the center, followed and then pulled over the vehicle as they attempted to drive to their hotel. The local OSP office actively harasses the 45th Parallel since they opened, and have pulled over members after they departed the center, confiscating medicine from some. Interestingly, Esbensen indicated the stops had decreased in recent months.

The officer performed a field sobriety test on Mullen, even though he had told the officer he was the evening's designated driver and had not smoked any medicine.

When he checked the other passengers more closely, the officer found small amounts of medical marijuana in the possession of Valley and Musikka. Musikka explains, “Jenifer (Valley) had her card and a little bit of medicine...neither Jenifer or I had a whole lot.”

The OSP officer proceeded to confiscate Musikka's medicine, yet allowed Valley, an OMMP patient, to retain hers. The officer did not believe that Musikka's prescription, or her doctor signed ID Card were legitimate, which clearly demonstrated ignorance of the federal marijuana program.

During last year's Measure 74 campaign, many contentious debates were held around the state that often included Law Enforcement Officials (LEO) from different regions. As most of you know, Measure 74 failed to pass, with only 44.21% voting yes, 6% shy of a majority (or only 85,000 votes of 1.42 million). It is unknown to what effect the “reefer madness” arguments put forth by LEO had on the outcome, but the actions of many officials were recently found to be illegal by the Oregon Secretary of State's (SOS) office, and fines of a measly $75.00 were issued to the offenders.

After it became apparent last year that many officials appeared to be making comments against the initiative, while also representing their local law enforcement district, Laird Funk filed complaints with the SOS to try to expose their unethical behavior. Funk, who is the President of the State's Advisory Committee on Medical Marijuana, explained to the Medford Mail Tribune in October of 2010, “I didn't set out to make it hard on these guys, but they can't give you any information other than what is factual and impartial.”

As Funk points out, the law does not allow a public official to use his or her position to influence the outcome of an election. According to Oregon election laws, specifically Oregon Revised Statute 260.432 (2), which states, in part, “No public employee shall solicit any money, influence, service or other thing of value or otherwise promote or oppose any political committee or promote or oppose the nomination or election

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Successful Medical Marijuana Town Hall Overshadowed by Ignorant Police

Elvy Musikka, standing by Dan Koozer, at the Emerald Empire Hemp Fest in 2010. She lives in Eugene.

The 45th Parallel Group advertised their event well, and posted on the highway in front of their store

With all the ballot initiatives being proposed to amend or change the medical marijuana laws in Oregon, one activist, patient, caregiver, and grower wants to make changes through the Oregon Legislature instead. James Bowman, founder of The High Hopes Farm in Southern Oregon, has developed a legislative concept that he hopes will improve the medical marijuana program, and stimulate a dialog between lawmakers, Oregon Medical Marijuana Program (OMMP) participants, law enforcement, and the public.

The Patient's Access to Cannabis Amendment, or PACA, is a comprehensive piece of legislation that Bowman has been developing for years. A legislative concept,

such as PACA, is introduced in the Oregon Legislature and voted on by our representatives in Salem, unlike a ballot initiative, which is voted on directly by the voters. Though a legislative concept can be more difficult to achieve, especially with controversial subjects, it is another avenue to changing our medical marijuana program here in Oregon.Bowman explained, “We were trying to

find a sponsor for [PACA], and what we found was that a lot of people [in the legislature] that we were talking to just didn't really understand the issue.” Bowman pointed out that legislators speak with people from their district they are most familiar with, and which often includes law enforcement officials (LEO), especially since LEO claims to have a stake in the outcome.

“They don't have that interface with our community,” Bowman said, referring to the relationship between medical marijuana advocates and legislators. He further explained, “We found that we needed to educate...If you think of cannabis growers and cannabis growing as a resource for Oregon, things go better, if you say 'Wow, look at this great resource and all this economic value'.”

The PACA is a comprehensive plan. At its heart, as Bowman pointed out, it reschedules cannabis to Schedule 5 in Oregon.

Some of the other things it provides for are:

Legal accountability between patients and growers, help provide medication to low-income and crisis patients, double possession amounts to 48 ounces, provide for Cannabis Resource Centers where patients can access medicine, allow for counties to have “hemp free zones” to protect the best medical cannabis grow regions from unwanted pollination, create taxable, living wage jobs for providers by allowing compensation for labor, and establish an Oregon Cannabis Board to act as a liaison between the cannabis industry and government agencies.

Bowman also has visions of PACA

Most of the festivals I attend are basically an excuse (albeit a good excuse) for happy hempsters to gather together, listen to music, and to hang with friends. Hempstalk is roughly the same, but with a twist. This year it was held again at Kelly Point Park in Portland, Oregon on September 10th and 11th. I found that the quickest way to get there was going up I 5, getting off on Lombard Street, getting within 1000 feet of the park, and having to turn around due to construction. Point being, when you see detour signs, they’re not just a hint.

Hempstalk 2011 truly had a reason for being. The pursuit of knowledge and the trading of ideas in a forum centered around the slightly less smokeable form of marijuana, called industrial hemp. Hempstalk’s motto, “Hemp: A healthy energy crop for American farmers”. A theme you could almost hear echoed with the voice of Jack Herer, whom we unfortunately lost soon after his heart attack at Hempstalk 2009. Jack passed in April of 2010. I was very proud by the legacy he left behind and the torch we now carry in his honor.

We came a day early to attend Friday nights pre-party at the World Famous Cannabis Café. Always a necessary stop for any Portland trip. As well as being a Hempstalk pre-party with food, music, and loads of personalities in attendance, the party was a fundraiser for the café with the aim of keeping the lights on. The next day, after we finished setting up the Oregon Cannabis Connection booth,

people started rolling in. The size of the crowds warmed my heart. It was either that or the 97 degree temper-atures with enough humidity to turn human skin into Velcro. I guess this is where I should put my only complaint. If you are going to be throwing a festival and the temperature approaches the inside of hell’s oven, I would implore the people responsible to consider getting water fountains. Something to think about for next year.

The stage rocked all weekend with the sounds of Los Marijuanos, State of Jefferson, and J. Mack & Big Dub, one of

my personal favorites. One of the highlights of the event was when the band Real One started calling people towards the stage and started chuckin’ joints out to the crowd. Now just a personal plea, although the thought was noble and the act was kind, the bud was not. Sorry, guys, just gotta be honest.

Angela Fairless, an Oregon north coast marijuana freedom

fighter, along with Justin James Bridges, also a musical act for the weekend, hosted a cannabis awareness fashion show featuring hempy homemade ensembles on models struttin their stuff like it was a catwalk in Paris.

I was lucky enough to be invited to strut my stuff and speak on stage about the marijuana movement, as well as share the opportunity I have being co-host of a weekly cannabis radio program called Rogue Cannabis Radio in Ashland Oregon.

Throughout the weekend there was a series of panels known as

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The Hempstalk crowd. At least 15,000 people came through over the weekend

Big Dub, of Big Dub & J. Mack, pauses during a song to watch the smoke rise over the heavily medicated crowd

A LARGE bud in Bowman's experimental plot. He has developed many strains.

Bowman sniffing one of his best strains, Zonker. This is a typical size plant at High Hopes Farm.

Although he had substantial support from the Oregon Sheriff's Association, Interim US Attorney for Oregon, Dwight Holton, has been replaced as the top Federal law enforcement official in Oregon. The U.S. Senate confirmed Marshall on Sept 26th in a unanimous voice vote. She is expected to take over the position within weeks.

Holton's prominence peaked after the bomb plot during Portland's annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony, as well as the subsequent arson of a Corvallis mosque. As the Oregonian reported Sept 6th, “Holton...has raised the public profile of the U.S. attorney's office since taking the helm 19 months ago.”

Holton is a staunch opponent to the current Oregon Medical Marijuana Program (OMMP), especially dispensing of medicine. He was supported by Law Enforcement from around the state, including the Oregon Sheriff's Association. In a letter to Senator Ron Wyden, as the President of the Association, Sheriff Tom Bergin of Clatsop County, wrote, “It is our collective belief that Mr. Holton is extremely well qualified and experienced to serve in this position, and that he has served honorably as Oregon's United States Attorney since February 2010.”

Holton also made statements to the press in opposition to the OMMP, and even appeared on Oregon Public Broadcasting's

Think Out Loud, stating, “What we see in the OMMP is a train wreck”. He has continually shown little, if any support for medical marijuana patients, stating in a letter in June that he is, “Willing to enforce federal law vigorously against individuals and organizations that participate in unlawful manufacture and distribution of marijuana.”

Senator Ron Wyden convened a panel which submitted three finalists for the position to the White House in October 2009, and did not place U.S. Atty. Holton on the list. The list included Assistant U.S. Attorney Kent Robinson, Clatsop County District Attorney Josh Marquis, and Marshall. Marshall was head of the child advocacy section of the Oregon State Department of Justice in Salem. Thankfully

Holton nor Marquis, another outspoken OMMP opponent, were not chosen.

We called the U.S. Attorneys office in Portland, but Marshall was not yet in her position. A Staffer at the office told us, “Ms. Amanda Marshall has been confirmed by the Senate but she has not been approved by the President.” That seems a bit ridiculous, since the President nominated her for the position. Could there be a bit of resentment from some outgoing staff?

The Jefferson State Hemp Expo 2011 was held at a new location in Cave Junction this year. Utilizing the grounds of the Hope Mountain Barter Fair, the 2nd annual festival had more space and easier access than last year. Held on August 26th and 27th, the Expo again attracted thousands of visitors and campers for fun, food, music, information, and more.

The event was put on by the State of Jefferson band and, specifically, Eric Vestnys, the bands keyboard player. He did another great job directing the activities, and the crew he put together worked hard and long on the event. No substantial problems arose, and the few that did were handled well.

The grounds were very spacious compared to the restricted area they had last year. Since it is now on private land, there was no chance of having fire crews take over

the area, as was the case in 2010. Vestnys said, “Moving to a new space is always a challenge, but having more space to work with seemed to help accommodate the number of people that attended. We look forward to doing the event there again, next year.”

Ample parking and a large camping area was provided, too, which made it more convenient and comfortable for everyone, including over 100 vendors. One problem with the previous location was the possibility of blocking the road as people would arrive. At the new location, it was not a problem, explained Vestnys, “We had a good parking crew so we never backed up once into the road, and that would have been a problem at Lake Selmac.”

They had two stages again this year, separated by vendors and ample space. There was little interference from one stage with the other, allowing the bands to play easily. The music was even better than last year, and of course included the State Of Jefferson band closing on Friday night. Before they played, another local favorite, Alcyon Massive, brought a huge crowd near the main stage with his upbeat reggae/fusion music.

Saturday night was headlined by Poor Man's Whiskey, who traveled up from the California Bay Area. They did a great job, and played a long set of bluegrass/fusion music that was refreshing. They were preceded by the inspiring riffs of Southern Oregon's own Frankie Hernandez who delivered his usual upbeat and spirited reggae style. Notable other performers

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Dwight Holton is out, to be replaced by Amanda Marshall as US Attorney for Oregon

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An Aerial image of the JS Hemp Expo. The new venue was spacious and had ample parking.

2nd Year and New Location Spells Success at Jefferson State Hemp Expo 2011

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providing a “bridge” between many different players. He explained, “It's a peace treaty, too. Its a way that the police, the State, the patients, and the growers can all now have a guidebook that we can agree on, instead of the cops using the Controlled Substance Act...to say we're going to get you because you're breaking the law.”

Some of the things PACA will NOT do are also important, says Bowman, including legalizing cannabis, change current grow limits, change the current individual grow rules, affect patients that grow their own medicine, create dispensaries or limit cannabis business models to non-profits, or alter the Oregon Constitution.

Here is a more extensive breakdown of PACA:

• Serve to: (a) protect and properly regulate Oregon patients’ access to cannabis; (b) allow for the development of research programs and facilities within the state; and (c) clarify the roles and responsibilities of state Law Enforcement Agencies (LEA) in order to allow for the redistribution of priorities and resources within State LEA; by reclassifying marijuana as a controlled substance in Schedule V.• Make amendments and additions to the definitions provided in ORS 475.302, pertaining to ORS 475.300 to 475.346 the Oregon Medical Marijuana Act, for purposes of relevance and clarity.• Allow patients who are diagnosed with an irreversible, lifelong, unchanging, “perdurable medical condition” to have easy access to fast-track registry identification card renewal.• Increase patient application and renewal expediency, as well as assist Law Enforcement Agencies (LEA) and distributors to avoid product diversion, by requiring the authority/OMMP to provide all those persons listed on the registry identification cards with cards that include a photograph of the person listed on the card.• Increase the legal possession limit of medicinally usable cannabis for registry identification cardholders from 24 oz to 48 oz (approx. 1 oz per week) by amending ORS 475.320; this amount is approx. one half of the amount granted to federal

medical marijuana patients by the federal government program.• Expand the “Attending Physician” definition and capacities of patient recommendation for a registry identification card from solely MDs and DOs to include Physicians Assistants, Nurse

Practitioners, Naturopaths, Chiropractors, Therapists and other approved health care providers licensed in the State of Oregon, and thereby allow more patients further access to medicinal cannabis . • Directs the authority to defer to attending physician’s recommendations regarding diseases and conditions qualifying as medical conditions under ORS 475.302, so as to increase the prescribing power of attending physicians to better care for patients’ needs. • Establish the semi-independent state agency of the Oregon Cannabis Board for the administration of the Oregon cannabis industry to serve (a) as a liaison between industry and government, (b) as a patient-provider connection service, actively coupling patients in need of access to cannabis with providers listed in the registry and approved by the state, and (c) to manage the patient-nominated and state-approved list of producers, by issuing “production waivers” that allow providers to operate on an increased scale.• Creates a contractual Patient/Provider Agreement to establish the rights and responsibilities of each party and their subsequent obligations and specifications (ie: allotment amounts, delivery times, registration compliance, etc.) with provisions for accountability. • Expand the definition of “debilitating medical conditions” to include doctor-recommended diagnosed medical conditions.• Require the Oregon Health Authority/OMMP to utilize OMMP program funds to upgrade and improve registry infrastructure to better serve current OMMP patients and to be prepared for program growth in the future.• Encourage the Oregon Health Authority/OHSU to use the OMMP patient

registry database to better study the effects of medical cannabis on human health, society and the economy, augmenting significantly the inadequate, incomplete, and inconsistent data available.• Provide a producer supported model of cannabis production and distribution that will guarantee safe and affordable access to medical cannabis for all low-income and crisis OMMP patients.• Establish new volunteer user fees for producers, to directly benefit their local county Health and Emergency Response Agencies.• Provide the State of Oregon with a working agricultural model of medical cannabis production for expansion within the state and thereby potentially double the state’s agricultural revenue; given that cannabis is currently Oregon’s #1 cash crop.• Where needed, establish “Industrial hemp control areas,” as regional and geographic areas wherein the growing of industrial hemp is prohibited, in order to protect the more valuable extant medical cannabis industry.• Allow for the legal compensation of patients, providers and cannabis producers for the labor involved in the production of medicinally usable cannabis, as currently disallowed by ORS 475.304(7); thereby allowing thousands of new legal jobs to be created and state tax revenue on these jobs to be collected.• Allow for the legal exchange of cash, goods and/or services between OMMP cardholders, as currently disallowed by ORS 475.316(1)(d).• Establish provisions for the sale and delivery of Oregon’s “extra harvest” to (a) cardholders without access, (b) Oregon’s medical cannabis resource centers, and (c) state approved dispensaries in other medical cannabis states, as part of a Reciprocity Program and permitting system.• Rename the Oregon Medical Marijuana Act to Oregon Medical Cannabis Act; and rename the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program to Oregon Medical Cannabis Program. • End the use of the racially-loaded term “marijuana” and in its place use the correct and accurate term “cannabis”.

For more information on the Patient's Access to Cannabis Amendment (or PACA), visit www.paca4ommp.org. James Bowman is the founder of High Hopes Farn in Ruch, Oregon, and has been a medical marijuana patient and grower for years.

After Musikka and the others were detained for about 2 hours, the officer returned to the car. Musikka explained what happened. “When he finally came back, much to everybody's surprise, he returned everybody's things except mine!,” she said.

“I have traveled internationally, and to every state in the union...and I have never been questioned about whether it is a [valid] prescription,” Musikka added.

After Musikka protested, stating, “You can't do that”, the officer handed her a citation. She explained, “He handed me a ticket that showed I was supposed to appear in court on the 5th of October for possession of less than 2 grams!”

The group returned to their hotel for the evening, without Ms. Musikka's medical marijuana. Luckily, she has many friends that are Oregon Medical Marijuana Program (OMMP) patients, so she had access to medicine.

A little background on Elvy Musikka:

Mussika is one of 4 remaining Federal Medical Marijuana patients. Suffering from Glaucoma, she found marijuana to provide the most relief from the symptoms, as far back as 1975. The doctors did not support her marijuana use at the time, and put her through a lot of other treatments, instead.

Musikka told us, “For twelve years I went through surgery, after surgery, after surgery, and eventually I was left totally blind in my right eye. I never, ever, lost any sight to glaucoma, I lost my better eye from efforts to keep me from using marijuana.” She further explained, “I went to court and was able to prove all of this and that was amazing, because this was in Florida.”

That was in 1988. She became one of the few Federal medical marijuana patients at the time, which had as many as 18 actual participants, and even more were approved. Musikka said, “By then, at least 18 of us were receiving medical marijuana, and 36, that I knew of, had also been approved.”

So, through a project at the University of Miami, and with marijuana grown by the University of Mississippi under a National Institute of Drug Abuse program, Musikka receives over 250 grams of medical marijuana a month. It is pre-rolled into 300 large cigarettes, and mailed to her in a metal tin. This is made possible with an actual prescription for marijuana, specially approved by the FDA, and DEA under a program that was shut down in 1992 by President George Bush. Within hours, the Oregon State Police figure it out.

At about 7:45 AM Bill Esbensen returned to The 45th Parallel, and hears about what happened the night before. He explained to us, “Not on my watch. I called her, went over to her hotel room, picked her up and drove over to the State Police station.”

After briefly explaining the previous nights

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As we mentioned last issue, stops and arrests increased in August and September, now that fall is here, they will increase even more. Don't be stupid and do what these people have done. Stay within the limits of the OMMP, and coordinate only with Oregon cardholders.

August 17 Oregon City (Sheriff ) - On Aug. 17, 2011, the Clackamas County Inter-agency Task Force (CCITF) seized 355 mature marijuana plants from a hidden outdoor garden near Hwy. 99E south of Oregon City.

Based on estimated marijuana values from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), these plants would have a street value between $600,000 and $1 million. The plants were being grown approximately 200 yards off of Hwy. 99E, on ODOT and Union Pacific Railroad property.

Members of the CCITF had been investigating the outdoor grow operation for over a month. Following investigative leads, they entered the well-hidden operation in the early morning hours .

The outdoor garden was surrounded by dense vegetation, including blackberries and poison oak. Investigators had to chop through brush to enter the marijuana field -- which was not visible from the highway and secluded by thick brush and steep terrain.

Task-force members found 355 mature marijuana plants, each between 5 and 6 feet tall. CCITF investigators determined that the suspects had previously cleared the vegetation for the garden and installed an elaborate drip-irrigation system. It is believed the irrigation system illegally tapped into an unknowing property owner's water supply, located uphill from the plants.

The marijuana had been planted earlier this year, and was reportedly regularly tended to by the suspects.

The plants and other evidence were seized and removed from the scene. Surrounding neighbors were helpful in the investigation, and are not considered suspects in the case. No arrests have been made.

August 28 Eugene (OSP) - The Oregon State Police (OSP) Drug Enforcement Section is continuing the investigation following the arrest of two men after the discovery of approximately 40 lbs of marijuana concealed in a false bed of the pickup during a traffic stop in the Eugene area. Both men have been released pending a future appearance in Lane County Circuit Court.

On August 28, 2011 at 11:26 p.m. an OSP trooper working construction zone enforcement overtime in a highway work zone stopped a Chevrolet 1500 pickup displaying a Washington State trip permit northbound on Interstate 5 near milepost 193 for a traffic violation. The pickup's two occupants were identified as being from California and

Washington.

Subsequent investigation with the assistance of an OSP drug detection canine led to the discovery of approximately 40 lbs of marijuana concealed inside a false bed of the pickup. Springfield Fire Department personnel assisted at the scene by cutting open the false bed to give troopers access to the hidden marijuana. Estimated value of the seized marijuana is $100,000.

The suspects were arrested without further incident and lodged at the Lane County Jail for Unlawful Possession, Manufacture, and Delivery of Marijuana. According to the Lane County Sheriff's Office, both men have been released pending a future court appearance.

August 29 Salem (OSP) - Two men were arrested Monday night when an Oregon State Police (OSP) trooper discovered nearly 12 pounds of marijuana in the car they were traveling in on Interstate 5 in the Salem area. The OSP Drug Enforcement Section is continuing the investigation associated with the arrest and seizure.

On August 29, 2011 at 11:03 p.m. an OSP trooper stopped a 2008 Dodge Charger displaying Arizona license plates northbound on Interstate 5 near milepost 253 for a traffic violation. The car's two occupants were identified as being from Arizona and Alaska.

Subsequent investigation during the traffic stop with the assistance of an OSP drug detection canine led to the discovery of nearly 12 pounds of marijuana concealed inside the vehicle. The marijuana has an estimated value of $30,000.

The suspects were arrested without incident and lodged in the Marion County Jail for Unlawful Manufacture, Possession and Delivery of Marijuana.

August 30 Cottage Grove (Sheriff) - The Lane County Sheriff's office cited 6 adults on various drug charges. Five children found on the premises were removed from the scene by the state Department of Human Services.An inter-agency task force including police from Junction City and Cottage Grove, the Bureau of Land Management, and the Oregon State Police, in securing and searching the property.

The sheriff's office has heard complaints alleging illegal marijuana sales on the property periodically for some time.While some of the people citied hold Oregon Medical Marijuana Program cards, the number of plants involved is significantly over the legal limits for production, for medical purposes, and an investigation indicates they were selling the marijuana illegally in both Oregon and California.

The compound included growing rooms constructed underground which, while not in use at the time of the raid, have clearly been used in the past, the sheriff's office said. There were additional growing areas inside buildings and outside on the property.

The 6 suspects were charged with a number of different charges, including Unlawful Possession Controlled Substance, Unlawful Manufacturing

Marijuana, Unlawful Delivery Marijuana, Unlawful Possession Mushrooms, Interfering with Police, and Frequenting place with Controlled Substances.

September 8 Medford (OSP) - A traffic stop along Interstate 5 in the Medford area led to the arrest of a man after Oregon State Police (OSP) troopers discovered approximately 45 lbs of marijuana concealed in the vehicle. OSP Drug Enforcement Section detectives are continuing the investigation. On September 8, 2011 approximately 2:35 a.m. an OSP trooper stopped a Ford Ranger pickup displaying Washington license plates northbound on Interstate 5 near milepost 32 for a traffic violation. The pickup's lone occupant was identified as a resident of Washington. Subsequent investigation during the traffic stop with the assistance of an OSP drug detection canine led to the discovery of approximately 45 lbs of marijuana concealed in the bed area of the pickup. Estimated value of the seized marijuana is over $100,000. The suspect was arrested without further incident and lodged in the Jackson County Jail for Unlawful Possession, Manufacture and Delivery of Marijuana.

September 13 Rice Hill (OSP) - A traffic stop on Interstate 5 near Rice Hill led to the arrest of a Washington man after Oregon State Police (OSP) troopers found approximately 14 lbs of marijuana and one pound of hashish concealed inside the man's vehicle. On September 13, 2011 at approximately 8:24 a.m. an OSP trooper stopped a 2008 Dodge Charger displaying Washington license plates northbound on Interstate 5 near milepost 140 for a traffic violation. The driver was identified as a Washington resident.

Subsequent investigation during the traffic stop with the assistance of an OSP drug detection canine led to two large duffel bags in the trunk and the discovery of approximately 14 lbs of marijuana and one pound of hashish. Estimated value of the seized marijuana and hashish is $35,000.

The suspect was arrested without further incident and lodged in the Douglas County Jail for Unlawful Possession and Distribution of a Controlled Substance - Marijuana.

September 21 Mollala (OSP) - Two southern Oregon residents were arrested September 21st during a traffic stop near Molalla when an Oregon State Police (OSP) trooper discovered approximately 11 pounds of fresh marijuana plant material and dried marijuana in their vehicle. An OSP Drug Enforcement Section detective is continuing the investigation.

On September 21, 2011 at approximately 8:40 a.m. an OSP senior trooper stopped a 1987 Subaru hatchback displaying Oregon license plates southbound on Highway 213 near milepost 11 for an expired vehicle license plate violation. The two occupants were identified as being from Rogue River and White City, Oregon.

Subsequent investigation during the traffic stop led the trooper to discover approximately 11 pounds of dried and fresh marijuana in the back of the vehicle. The marijuana was inside a large garbage bag concealed in a rear stereo speaker

box. The estimated value is to be determined.

Both men were arrested without incident. One suspect initially provided a false name but was later positively identified. He was lodged in the Clackamas County Jail on the following charges: Parole Violation (detention warrant), Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance – Marijuana, Identity Theft, Furnishing False Information to a Police Officer.

September 22 Eugene (OSP) - A year-long drug investigation by the Interagency Narcotics Enforcement Team (INET) in Lane County led to three arrests at two separate locations Thursday morning in the Eugene area. The investigation and today's developments were initiated following neighborhood complaints. Following the arrests, the three suspects were not lodged at the Lane County Jail and were released pending future court appearances related to the investigation.

According to Oregon State Police (OSP), on September 22, 2011 at approximately 7:00 a.m. INET detectives with the assistance of the DEA Eugene Resident Office served a search warrant at a residence located In Eugene. The location is across the street from the Art & Technology Academy, a K-8 school. Detectives discovered an indoor marijuana growing operation at the residence with fortified doors, a security system, and dogs and firearms for added protection. Officers seized 190 marijuana plants, four firearms, and other evidence related to the manufacture and delivery of a controlled substance.

Two men were taken into custody and later released pending a future court appearance. Numerous charges will be referred to the Lane County District Attorney's Office for prosecution including Conspiracy to Manufacture and Deliver Marijuana, and Unlawful Manufacture and Delivery of Marijuana within 1000 feet of a School.

Information developed at the W. 24th Street location led detectives to another residence where a second indoor marijuana growing operation was found. The residence had similar fortifications and a security system. Officers seized 109 marijuana plants, approximately 4 pounds of processed marijuana, and additional evidence

related to the manufacture and delivery of a controlled substance.

A third person was arrested at the second location and later released pending a future court appearance. Charges, including Conspiracy to Manufacture and Deliver Marijuana, and Unlawful Possession, Manufacture and Delivery of Marijuana will be referred to the District Attorney's Office for prosecution. The investigation is continuing.

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New Higher OMMP Rates

October 1st marked the first day for much higher Oregon Medical Marijuana Program (OMMP) registration fees. Patients will pay $100 more a year for their registry card, an increase that is unaffordable to many.

The new fees will be $200 for cardholder applications and annual renewals, a $50 fee for grow sites and a $100 fee for replacement registry cards.

The previous fee was $100 for the OMMP card, that allows patients to use medical marijuana, and have an assigned caregiver and grower to help them produce their medicine.

Patients on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and the Oregon Health Plan will have a lower renewal fee of $100, while Supplemental Security Income patients will still pay only $20.

The state Legislature rejected earlier proposed fees, saying it mandated that fees be raised to generate more income for the Oregon Health Authority. The Bend Bulletin reported that Barry Kast, interim administrator of the office of Community Health and Health Planning, said, “The Ways and Means hearings were very specific about the fees, but (the Oregon Health Authority's Public Health Division) didn't think that it was a mandate to raise the fees to that level, but raise the revenue.”

The Bulletin also published comments from Sandee Burbank. “Public notices and public hearings were a complete waste of time and money for everyone who participated because the testimonies didn't matter,” She said. Burbank is a

member of the Advisory Committee on Medical Marijuana.

Wake N Bale Cafe Owner Pleads

Aloha's Wake-n-Bake Cannabis Lounge owner, which was raided in June by police, pleaded guilty to two felony counts in her widely publicized dispensary case. Kathleen Cambron opened the lounge in November of 2010, and offered medical marijuana to patients in what she called a "cannabis exchange," where marijuana was "available for reimbursement."

Cambron's business charged medical marijuana cardholders a $20 membership fee and sold marijuana in amounts ranging from one-eighth ounce to 1 ounce, according to Washington County Deputy District Attorney Bracken McKey. Wake 'n Bake purchased it from authorized growers, but that transaction was also illegal, according to McKey.

Oregonlive reported that her defense attorney said, “my client’s actions were not motivated by profit, but were a 'good

faith effort to operate a legal medical marijuana dispensary for medical marijuana users'.”

Police recovered $22,000 in cash, 24.4 pounds of marijuana, several gallons of hashish oil, 38 percocet pills, and seven guns while serving search warrants at the cafe, several residences associated with the owners of the

business, and even some of its clientele's homes.

Cambron was sentenced to three years of probation, and was also ordered to undergo an evaluation and complete any recommended drug treatment. She may no longer participate in the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program.

Butane Extraction Goes Bad At Best Western

On August 25th, a Newberg, Oregon Best Western was shaken by a explosion from one of the rooms. As reported on KPTV News, the windows of a room were blown out, and a man who suffered severe burns apparently reported to police that he had been “cooking hashish”.

KPTV reported that people staying at the hotel explained the sound being like a bomb, and one guest reportedly believed a truck had run into the building. About 120 guests of the hotel were displaced temporarily, later being allowed to return to their rooms.

Editor's Note: This idiot was not “cooking hash”, but extracting honey oil with butane, which is very dangerous. Yes, I said butane. Anyone who thinks they want to do this better be careful, and don't do it at a hotel, like this idiot! Russ Belville wrote a good piece for examiner.com on this issue, which involves making concentrated oil, often called honey oil or BHO (Butane Honey Oil), from marijuana using butane.

Check out Russ' piece, Hotel explosion exposes danger of solvent-based marijuana hashish extraction, at www.examiner.com.

And, Be Safe!

Esbensen explained to the desk sergeant, “I don't know if you guys know, but she's world famous and you're about to become world famous.”

Within minutes, and after a phone call, Ms. Musikka had her medicine back. There was no apology given, but they said her ticket had been cleared. One officer, Esbensen believed to be the evidence officer, told them, “We didn't even know there was a Federal medical marijuana program.”

The lieutenant in charge told them they had been told to crack down on marijuana by the Feds. Musikka said, “Federal authorities have encouraged our State authorities to harass people over marijuana and confiscate all marijuana they find, even if the patients are complying with state law.”

Musikka summed up the experience very well, saying, “If I find educated officers, there's no problem, I get congratulated and lots of smiles, but if there is ignorance, forget it, it's always trouble!”

The other vehicle that was stopped was driven by a member of the 45th Parallel. He had just dropped off an OMMP patient that had attended the meeting. He was eventually given a ticket for possession of a dirty pipe. He is a registered OMMP grower.

A little education would go a long way, and might even help the OSP stop making these embarrassing, not to mention ignorant, mistakes.

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of a candidate, the gathering of signatures on an initiative, referendum or recall petition, the adoption of a measure or the recall of a public office holder while on the job during working hours.”

A number of officials were investigated, including Oregon State Police officer Erik Fisher, who spoke at a public forum last year on October 7th, put on by Jefferson Public Radio and the Medford Mail Tribune in Ashland, OR. Sgt. Fisher commented, "I suspect that locally the price will go down, and we will quickly become the source for the illegal marijuana trade throughout the country ... . It certainly puts the OSP in a pickle. I think it's going to be a mess." Similar comments were also made to the Eugene Register Guard newspaper, but Fisher received only a warning from the SOS.

However, a number of other officers were found guilty. Some appeared at the same forum, making similarly inflammatory statements, and made further comments in local newspapers and during television interviews.

Medford Police Chief Randy Schoen (now retired) and new Medford Police Chief Tim George (a Lieutenant at the time) were both found in violation of the statute. Both have refused to pay the fine. They have appealed the ruling, Chief George telling the Mail Tribune August 30th, “I don't think I violated anything, it was just the facts." He also said, “At least I'll get to speak my peace for $75.”

Funk said the fines are a joke, especially for corrupting an election. “I think what that says is we don't care to keep our elections uncorrupted,” he said.

In all, Funk filed 6 complaints, 4 of which resulted in fines for violation of election laws. Medford police Deputy Chief Tim Doney, and OSP Sgt. Fisher were only given warnings. Chiefs Scheon and George, as well as Grants Pass Police Detective Ray Meyers and Brookings Police Chief Chris Wallace, were all issued the 75 dollar fine.

When he found out that Det. Meyers of the Grants Pass PD told a local reporter it was “worth it” to pay the fine and continue his crusade against the medical marijuana community, Funk commented, “If there was ever a better reason to raise the fine for violating Oregon election law, it is a public employee mocking the punishment as 'worth it'.” .

this year were Takilma, Soul Seed, Alice Dimicele, and Medium Troy out of Eugene, who played as Big Dub and J. Macks band in an impromptu jam that had the crowd dancing.

As many as 30 food vendors joined some 70 other retailers and cannabis booths around the perimeter of the field. Hidden Jungle Beverage Co. provided a beer garden near the main stage that served up draft brews of a half a dozen varieties. Southern Oregon Alternative Medicine (SOAM) even held clinic services during the event, which allowed people to see a health professional about receiving their OMMP card. Dragon's Lair had live glass blowing demonstrations, and a large projector screen mounted high above their tent that showed glass blowing demonstrations from last year.

A few discussion panels were arranged this year, to help educate attendees of the benefits of cannabis, pending legislation, and legal advice, and more. Southern Oregon Cannabis Community Center provided guidance and arranged the panels. One panel included representatives of all of the major pending legislation, as well as Jim Klahr, candidate for the Oregon District 1 House Seat.

The weather was hot, and climbed into the high 90's on Saturday. Luckily, a water truck frequently showed up and sprayed anyone willing with a douse of cold water, making for some amusing antics by the crowd. A couple of vendors had cold snacks, which included shaved ice, ice cream, and popsicles. I am sure the food vendors did well in drink sales, and the local stores in Cave Junction sold a lot of ice.

Expansion of the event may be in the plans. When we asked about the possibility of expanding the event, Vestnys said, “I think a three day event is in our future. We feel that we could bring a lot to the community by keeping it open on Sunday.”

Brent Kenyon of SOAM and Yusef Guillen of Dragon's Lair both agreed. They are sponsors of the event, and expressed that a three day event might be something to shoot for. The other main sponsors were Northern Light and Garden and, yours truly, the Oregon Cannabis Connection. I think we will all agree it is a good idea.

Plan for next years Jefferson State Hemp

Expo 2012 near the end of August! Its a great way to spend a weekend with friendly people, good music, libations, and more. Admission is inexpensive, or free, depending on when you come. Early entry is free, but after 4:20 the charge was only $5 dollars this year. Camping is available during the event, but we recommend making reservations to insure you have a spot. Also, no dogs are allowed at the event. Don't bring them.

We look forward to being one of the sponsors again next year, and appreciate the work the State of Jefferson band and Eric Vestnys put into our regional Expo every year. Great Job, guys!

Hemposiums, hosted by NORML’s outreach coordinator Russ Belville. The panels covered an array of topics from the festivals namesake industrial hemp to discussions about growing, with expert panelists including Joe Pietri, Subcool, and Cannabis Café co-owner Raphael Martinez. I had a chance to participate in a panel titled “Cannabis & Hemp: Growing awareness in the media”. I was honored to sit at the same table as Sam Chapman, representing Students for Sensible Drug Policy, Melissa Balin, Director of “The Emperor Wears No Clothes”, and Ngaio Bellum, comedian and editor of West Coast Cannabis magazine. I took some time to wander around to meet and greet the vendors and main sponsors. I sat and had a chat with Tga Seeds’ own Subcool. The guy knows his stuff when it comes to growing and has some great strains to share. Harvest Time Technologies had a pretty interesting booth, with their product the O-G Worker Bee, “The only complete pollen collection and flower trimming station”. Cool little product designed by a local Oregon couple. There was also some interesting food stands, with Stoney Gnome Medicated Edibles, and one of my personal favorite stands, Bakke Bros. Brand jerky. Salty goodness. Just so I don’t fail to mention two of the main sponsors, Green Leaf Labs, the Northwest’s premier cannalysis laboratory, and The Hemp and Cannabis Foundation. Along with Paul Stanford, THCF really had a huge showing pushing the Oregon Cannabis Tax Act and collecting signatures to get it on the ballot.

Hempstalk had an amazing family feel with people of all ages enjoying the festivities. I personally believe that having the festival at such a secluded place as Kelly Point Park had a major influence on the feeling of a safe atmosphere. There were no fights that I saw, despite the adding of a new beer garden to this year’s events. I saw no arrests or harassment from the police,

who only occasionally made their appearances, and when they did they mostly sat in a group staring at the crowd with their arms crossed, keeping a blind eye to all the bongs, bowls, and joints that endlessly streamed in front of them. I will say that the sense of freedom was unparalleled and all I’m hoping for is that this becomes an all too familiar scene. We toke away, they walk away. I hope you can make it next year. Look for me at the Oregon Cannabis Connection tent and I’ll show you around ‘cause I wouldn’t miss the next one for anything in the world.

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Bye-bye, Second Amendment? The U.S. Department of Justice is notifying federally licensed firearms dealers that they aren't allowed to sell guns or ammo to anyone who smokes pot -- even medical marijuana patients.

The memo from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, dated September 21, says the federal government considers marijuana a Schedule I controlled substance, even in states that have legalized cannabis for medicinal uses, reports The Associated Press.

Federal law prohibits anyone who is an "unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance" from possessing firearms or ammunition.

"Therefore, any person who uses or is addicted to marijuana, regardless of whether his or her state has passed legislation authorizing marijuana use for medicinal purposes, is an unlawful user or or addicted to a controlled substance and is prohibited by federal law from possessing firearms or ammunition," the memo said.

Alcoholics and Oxycontin addicts, on the other hand, can buy all the guns they want -- their drugs of choice are "legal" under federal law.

If gun dealers have "reason to believe" someone is using controlled substances, including marijuana, they may not sell them a gun, according to the memo.

The memo says patients who use medical marijuana should answer "yes" to a question on the Firearms Transaction Record that asks: "Are you an unlawful use of, or addicted to, marijuana or any depressant, stimulant, narcotic drug, or any other controlled substance?"

Gun dealers must refuse to sell firearms or ammo to those answering "yes," according to the memo.

If a gun dealer has "reasonable cause" to believe a person uses medical marijuana, the letter says the gun dealer may not sell guns or bullets to that person, even if he or she answered "no."

A gun group on Tuesday expressed outrage over the new federal policy, reports Charles S. Johnson of the Billings Gazette.

"It is egregious that people may be sentenced to years in a federal prison only because they possessed a firearm while using a state-approved medicine," said Gary Marbut, president of the Montana Shooting Sports Association.

Marbut called it "more than unfortunate when a constitutional right -- the right to bear arms that people have reserved to themselves from government interference -- is arbitrarily taken away by what many see as an overbearing and over-intrusive federal government."

Medical marijuana groups were no more enthusiastic.

"In fact, the policy goes so far as to say even being in possession of a medical cannabis card forfeits a citizen's Second Amendment rights whether or not that person ever followed through and used cannabis for their condition," said Kate Cholewa, board

New York City may soon shed its infamous reputation as the pot bust capital of the world. Police Commissioner Ray Kelly issued an internal order on September 19 to the NYPD telling officers they can no longer arrest people for marijuana possession in public view if the marijuana was not in public view before officers either searched the person and produced it or the person produced it after an officer's demand that he empty his pockets.

Although New York state has decriminalized the possession of small amounts of marijuana, the NYPD has made a practice of stopping people -- mainly young people of color -- on the streets, searching them or demanding they empty their pockets, then charging them with possession in public view. Unlike simple pot possession, which is only a ticketable offense, possession in public view is an arrestable offense that typically results in a day-long stay in jail before the defendant can appear before a judge.

New York City and the NYPD have come under increasingly heat over the practice, which has resulted in tens of thousands of marijuana in public view arrests each year in recent years. The policy began under the administration of then Mayor Rudy Giuliani, but has continued under the administration of Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who famously admitted having smoked pot and enjoying it.

Both city council members and state representatives have recently taken up the call to end the practice. A bipartisan bill to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana in public view was recently introduced in Albany.

"Questions have been raised about the processing of certain marihuana arrests," Kelly wrote in the internal order delivered to commanders this week. "At issue is whether the circumstances under which uniformed members of the service recover small amounts of marihuana ... from subjects in a public place support the charge of Criminal Possession of Marihuana in the Fifth Degree.

"The specific circumstances in question include occasions when the officers recover marihuana pursuant to a search of subject's person or upon direction to the subject to surrender the contents of his/her pockets or other closed container. A crime will not be charged to an individual who is compelled to engage in the behavior that results in the public display of marijuana. Such circumstances may constitute a violation of [the decriminalization statute], not [the possession in public view statute], a Class B misdemeanor.

"To support a charge [under the possession in public view statute], the public display of marijuana must be an activity taken under the suspect's own volition. Thus, uniformed members of the service may not charge the individual with [violation of the possession in public view statute], if the marihuana recovered was displayed to the public view at the officer's discretion."

So will New York City marijuana arrest numbers now plummet?

Reprinted from www.StopTheDrugWar.org

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Ray Kelly, testifying to the US Congress while he was US Customs Commissioner in 1999.

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NYPD Ordered to Stop Marijuana Possession Arrests

By Phillip SmithStopTheDrugWar.org

More than 1.6 million people were arrested for drug offenses in the US last year, according to the FBI's Uniform Crime Report 2010, and more than half of them were for marijuana. That's a drug arrest every 19 seconds, 24 hours a day, every day last year. The numbers suggest that despite "no more war on drugs" rhetoric emanating from Washington, the drug war juggernaut is rolling along on cruise control.

Overall, 1,638,846 were arrested on drug charges in 2010, up very slightly from the 1,633,582 arrested in 2009. But while the number of drug arrests appears to be stabilizing, they are stabilizing at historically high levels. Overall drug arrests are up 8.3% from a decade ago.

Marijuana arrests last year stood at 853,838, down very slightly from 2009's 858,408. But for the second year in a row, pot busts accounted for more arrests than all other drugs combined, constituting 52% of all drug arrests in 2010. Nearly eight million people have been arrested on pot charges since 2000.

The vast majority (88%) off marijuana arrests were for simple possession, with more than three-quarters of a million (750,591) busted in small-time arrests. Another 103,247 people were charged with sale or manufacture, a category that includes everything from massive marijuana smuggling operations to persons growing a single plant in their bedroom closets.

The stabilization of drug arrests at record high levels comes as the FBI reports all other categories of crime are dropping. Violent crime was down overall, with murder decreasing by 4.2% and robberies by 10.0%, while property crime was also down overall, with burglary and larceny declining by more than 2% and motor vehicle theft and arson down by more than 7%.

Drug arrests were the single largest category of arrests, accounting for more than 10% of all arrests in the country. They were followed by drunk driving arrests (1.41 million) and larceny arrests (1.27 million). More than three times as many people were arrested for drugs than for all violent crimes combined (552,000) and nearly as many as for all property crimes combined (1.643 million).

African-Americans continue to be arrested for drug offenses in disproportionate numbers. Blacks accounted for 31.8% of all drug arrests last year, while according to the US Census Bureau, they constitute only 12.6% of the national population.

From StopTheDrugWar.org , Drug War

Chronicle - Issue #701

Marijuana is a plant containing a psychoactive chemical, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), in its leaves, buds and flowers. Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug, with forty-two percent of American adults reporting that they have used it. Despite the fact that marijuana is less harmful than most other drugs, including alcohol and tobacco, it is the most common drug that people are arrested for possessing.

Marijuana prohibition is unique among American criminal laws in being enforced so widely and harshly, yet deemed unnecessary by such a substantial portion of the population.

Fact: More than 800,000 people are arrested for marijuana each year, the vast majority of them for simple possession.

Police prosecuted 858,408 persons for marijuana violations in 2009, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s annual Uniform Crime Report. Marijuana arrests now comprise more than one-half (approximately 52 percent) of all drug arrests reported in the United States. A decade ago, marijuana arrests comprised just 44 percent of all drug arrests. Approximately 46 percent of all drug prosecutions nationwide are for marijuana possession. Of those charged with marijuana violations, approximately 88 percent (758,593 Americans) were charged with possession only. The remaining 99,815 individuals were charged with “sale/manufacture,” a category that includes virtually all cultivation offenses.[1]

Fact: Most marijuana users never use any other illicit drug.

Marijuana does not cause people to use hard drugs. Marijuana is the most popular illegal drug in the United States today. Therefore, people who have used less popular drugs such as heroin, cocaine, and LSD, are likely to have also used marijuana. Most marijuana users never use any other illegal drug and the vast majority of those who do try another drug never become addicted or go on to have associated problems. Indeed, for the large majority of people, marijuana is a terminus rather than a so-called gateway drug.[2]

Fact: Most people who use marijuana do so occasionally. Increasing admissions for treatment do not reflect increasing rates of clinical dependence.

According to a federal Institute of Medicine study in 1999, fewer than 10% of those who try marijuana ever meet the clinical criteria for dependence, while 32% of tobacco users and 15% of alcohol users do. According to federal data, marijuana treatment admissions referred by the criminal justice system rose from 48% in 1992 to 58% in 2006. Just 45% of marijuana admissions met the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders criteria for marijuana dependence. More than a third hadn’t used marijuana in the 30 days prior to admission for treatment.[3]

Fact: Claims about marijuana potency increases are vastly overstated. In addition, potency is not related to risk of dependence or health impacts.

Although marijuana potency may have increased somewhat in recent decades, claims about enormous increases in potency are vastly overstated and not supported by evidence. Nonetheless, potency is not related to risks of dependence or health impacts. According to the federal government's own data, the average THC in domestically grown marijuana – which comprises the bulk of the US market – is less than 5%, a figure that has remained unchanged for nearly a decade. In the 1980s, by comparison, the THC content averaged around 3%. Regardless of potency, THC is virtually non-toxic to healthy cells or organs, and is incapable of causing a fatal overdose. Currently, doctors may legally prescribe Marinol, an FDA-approved pill that contains 100% THC. The Food and Drug Administration found THC to be safe and effective for the treatment of nausea, vomiting, and wasting diseases. When consumers encounter unusually strong varieties of marijuana, they adjust their use accordingly and smoke less.[4]

Fact: Marijuana has not been shown to cause mental illness.

Some marijuana users experience psychological distress following marijuana ingestion, which may include feelings of panic, anxiety, and paranoia. Such experiences can be frightening, but the effects are temporary. That said, none of this is to suggest that there may not be some correlation (but not causation) between marijuana use and certain psychiatric ailments. Marijuana use can correlate with mental illness for many reasons. People often turn to marijuana to alleviate the symptoms of distress. One study performed in Germany showed that marijuana offsets certain cognitive declines in schizophrenic patients. Another study demonstrated that psychotic symptoms predict later use of marijuana, suggesting that people might turn to the plant for help rather than become ill after use.[5]

Fact: Marijuana use has not been shown to increase risk of cancer.

Imagine to yourself, if you will, living an average life of a ten year old boy one day and The next battling excruciating pain of a terrible disease called Multiple Congenital Cartilaginous Exostosis, which causes tumors to grow on your bones throughout your body. Now imagine that no form of medication worked in the way that it was supposed to, which it doesn’t. Most pain medications do not actually take away the pain in its entirety, and with debilitating side effects, it makes for a terrible tradeoff.

My Medicine: How I Convinced the U.S. Government To Provide My Marijuana and Helped Launch a National Movement, written by Irvin Rosenfeld, is the story of his ten year struggle to become a federal medical marijuana patient.

Despite being opposed to marijuana through high school, Irvin fell to peer pressure during college and actually tried marijuana for the first time. It’s a common theme that happens throughout colleges across the United States, and just like every other young adult who tries a little experimentation, he stumbled across a medicine that lessened his pain, calmed his nerves, and helped heal his tumors. He also discovered that it was a substance that is one of the most polarizing subjects in America.

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The federal government has once again released its state-by-state estimate of self-reported licit and illicit substance use. You can download the full report at http://store.samhsa.gov/ .

Once again, the northeast leads the nation in self-reported marijuana use in practically every measurable category.Among states reporting ‘marijuana use in the past year among persons aged 12 and older,’ Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont all rank in the top percentile. (Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, and Oregon round out the list.) Among states reporting ‘marijuana use in the past year among youths age 12 to 17,’ Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont top the list (along with Alaska, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, and Oregon).The totals in the category ‘marijuana use in the past year among persons age 18 to 25‘ is even more New England-centric, with every northeast state (Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont) all included in the top percentile (along with Alaska, Colorado, New York, and Oregon). In the category, ‘marijuana use in the past month among persons age 26 or older‘ Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont top the list (along with Alaska, Colorado, Hawaii, and Oregon).

The findings are notable because they are consistent from previous years and provide plenty of fodder for combating numerous drug warrior myths and stereotypes (such as the notion that high rates of illicit drug use — yes, the New England states lead in this broader category too — are typically relegated to poorer, urban, more racially diverse areas).They also call into question the notion that

marijuana use among the general population is in any way influenced by the legal status of marijuana. State criminal

penalties for cannabis vary

widely across the New England states. For instance, Maine’s decriminalization law (possession of up to 2.5

ounces is a civil violation punishable by a $100 fine) is among the most liberal in the country. Conversely, New Hampshire (up to one year in jail) and Rhode Island (up to one year in jail and a six month driver’s license suspension) maintain relatively strict penalties. Yet regardless of state law, marijuana use remains similar throughout the region.

Likewise, nationally, Mississippi and Nebraska — which enjoy some of the most liberal marijuana laws (simple possession is a summons and a civil violation, respectively) — also rank among the lowest rates of self-reported cannabis use.You can review the state-by-state maps for yourself at http://store.samhsa.gov/shin/content//SMA11-4641/SMA11-4641.pdf .One final note, it should be noted that despite the prevalence of medical marijuana states in these rankings, the authors of the report acknowledge that there is no evidence that the implementation of medi-pot laws is increasing the use of cannabis or other illicit drugs. As noted in the study’s press release:

“Current illicit drug use dropped among adolescents aged 12 to 17 in 17 states between 2002-2003 and 2008-2009 — no increases in current illicit drug use occurred in any state in this age group over this time period.”

This is a point that

As of Oct.1st, when Assembly Bill 109 (called "Realignment") took effect, most people convicted of drug possession in California will no longer be sent to state prison but will be kept under supervision in their home county. AB 109 gives counties increased flexibility in responding to low-level offenses like personal drug possession, including innovative alternatives to conviction and incarceration. Advocates call on counties to use this new authority to end incarceration for drug possession and relapse, and to implement health-centered drug policies instead.

"It's encouraging that the state is getting out of the business of locking people up for personal drug possession. But it would be devastating if counties use their new power to simply repeat the state's failed lock-‘em-up approach. From October 1st, counties have the authority to do much, much better," said Theshia Naidoo, staff attorney for the Drug Policy Alliance. "Instead of jailing people who use drugs, counties should maintain them in their communities and employ evidence-based practices that would increase public safety rather than further deplete already scarce local funds."

"We ask that local authorities create clear policies committed to alternatives to conviction and incarceration for people arrested for drug possession and to ensure access to treatment for those who want and need it," said Margaret Dooley-Sammuli, deputy state director in Southern California for the Drug Policy Alliance. "These policies should be honest about drug use. If it's non-problematic, then don't waste treatment dollars on this person. Find another solution, such as community service."Advocates emphasize that counties should not just consider alternatives to incarceration, but also alternatives to conviction, in order to avoid the life-long barriers associated with a criminal record.

"People with a conviction on their record can face significantly diminished employment opportunities and much lower lifetime earnings. They may also be prohibited from accessing student loans, food stamps and other public assistance. This works against individual, family and community wellbeing and public safety," added Dooley-Sammuli.

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Yes, marijuana is a plant you grow from the ground. No, it's not an agricultural crop. Confused yet?

In what is believed to be the first ruling of its kind in the state, a judge in California has ruled that a marijuana collective can't operate on land zoned for agriculture, reports Lewis Griswold of the Fresno Bee.

In his ruling last week, Tulare County Superior Court Judge Paul Vortmann dismissed a property owner's argument that a medical marijuana collective's cultivation of marijuana is legal because it is in an agricultural zone.

"In this state, marijuana has never been classified as a crop or horticultural product," Judge Vortmann wrote in his ruling. Marijuana is a controlled substance, the judge said.

"The court finds as a matter of law that growing marijuana ... is not an agricultural use of property," the judge wrote.

It's the first time a court has addressed whether medical marijuana might be an agricultural crop, according to Tulare County Counsel Kathleen Bales-Lange, whose office sued a property owner and collective on behalf of the Board of Supervisors.

Marijuana plants are "agricultural in nature" because they grow like any other crop, according to lawyer Brandon Ormonde of Tulare, who represented the property owner. He acknowledged that medical marijuana has never been legally acknowledged as an "agricultural plant."

"If it's not a crop, I don't know what it is," said Dale Gieringer, director of California NORML, reports the Associated Press.

The case involved the Foothill Growers Association medical marijuana collective, which rented a building south of Ivanhoe in an agricultural zone. The collective grew plants inside the building and operated a dispensary.

Tulare County sued the collective and the property owner last year, arguing that marijuana dispensaries are only allowed in specified commercial and manufacturing zones.

The group has until Friday to stop using the building. Hanford attorney Bill Romaine, who represents Foothill

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New England Remains The Regional Leader In Pot Use

California Counties Gain Authority to End Incarceration for Drug PossessionBy Phillip SmithStopTheDrugWar.org

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8 Doctors Issue Half of AZ MMJ Recommendations

The Arizona State Health Director, Will Humble, is investigating eight Arizona doctors who together have written nearly half the almost 10,000 recommendations for medical marijuana since the program started just a few months ago.

Although the medical marijuana law precludes him from disciplining or releasing the names of the physicians, he did say that while some are from the Phoenix area, at least one practices in Tucson.Officials at both the Arizona Medical Board and the Naturopathic Board of Medical Examiners said that investigations are confidential unless and until there is action against a practitioner.

Humble said that they checked the names of any doctor who had written at least 200 recommendations since the law took effect. His staff found eight doctors who were not complying with the requirement of the regulations that they check a statewide database of people who already have prescriptions for controlled substances. 3 of them had never even accessed the database.

Of those apparently out of compliance, five are naturopaths and three are medical doctors. One of those doctors alone had more than 1,300 recommendations in 4 months. It will likely be months before any findings are made by either medical board.

California Man Wins Restraining Order...Against County!

A Man in Tulare County, CA has won a big, but likely temporary victory in court on Sept 14th. Richard Daleman was awarded a temporary restraining order against the county preventing them from seizing 4000 medical marijuana plants.

The plants, legal under California law, are beyond limits set by a Tulare County ordinance. The judge ruled that the county's eradication of the plants would

negatively affect Daleman's business.

The countyargued that their

new medical marij-uana ordinance dictates that grows should be located in a "commercial location" and they need to be secured indoors for safety reasons, and apparently his grow does not fit either category.

Daleman told KFSN News, “"If they can answer why I can have or my other people can have a state card issued by Tulare County that they should run by state law instead of their stupid ordinance." He added, “This is an Englishman standing up for American rights...and I'm entitled to the same rights as anyone else that was born in the U.S.."

Nascar Racer Banned for MMJ Use

Nascar K&N Pro Series driver Ronnie Hults, a Colorado medical marijuana patient, was suspended by Nascar indefinitely on August 19th for, “actions detrimental to stock car racing and violating the NASCAR substance abuse policy,” reported ESPN.

According to Hults, he only used the marijuana in the evening for pain, never while driving. He told 9News in Colorado, “I'm only using medical marijuana at night to sleep when my hips are on fire and I have back pain.” He later added, “"I am sober at the time when I race a car."

According to Hult's attorney, Gabriel Schwartz, Hults was winning races and becoming a relatively well-known racer outside the tight-knit Colorado scene. A few weeks ago, before a race at Colorado National Speedway, he failed a supposedly random drug test and was suspended per NASCAR rules. As such, he can't race unless he enters a twelve-step-like program for substance abuse, Schwartz says. Shwartz says Hults has officially appealed the drug test.

Among the things NASCAR bans are: meth, MDMA, hydromorphone, oxycodone, heroin, Xanax, Valium, human growth hormone, muscle relaxers and Ambien, as well as other sleep aids. Essentially, any of the drugs that would be prescribed for Hults's pain by a doctor and anything that he might use to get some sleep at night.

Michigan Dispensaries Ruled Illegal

A three-judge panel of the Michigan Court of Appeals ruled the 2008 citizen-initiated law in Michigan doesn’t allow for the sale of medical marijuana. Specifically, the “medical use of marijuana, as defined by the Michigan Medical Marijuana Act, does not include patient-to-patient sales of marijuana, and no other provision of the MMMA can be read to permit such sales,” the court ruled.

"Unless there are some individuals who are willing to take the risk of finding novel business plans, then dispensaries are going to be a thing of the past," Southfield-based attorney, Neil Rockind, told the Detroit News. Many businesses have shut down in the wake of the ruling.

Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette applauded the ruling, stating to the Detroit News, “The (judges) cleared the air and gave the local communities the tools to enforce the law.” He added, “The law was designed to help people with debilitating diseases, but it’s been hijacked by those who want to make a profit, unscrupulous docs and those who wanted to legalize drugs.”

The News also spoke with Michael McShane, a patient that relies on the dispensaries. He said, "I'm trying to stay alive...this isn't politics for me. This is the real deal." McShane has squamous cell carcinoma, the second most common skin cancer. He's had four surgeries, six reconstructive surgeries and other treatment during the four times it has returned. On the fifth recurrence, he started to use an essential marijuana oil on the tumors and says they have since shrunk.

Czechs Will Legalize Medical Marijuana

From StopTheDrugWar.org

The Czech Republic is on the path toward legalizing medical marijuana. The Ministry of Health said Sept 14th it plans to remove marijuana from its list of prescribed substances and allow it to be prescribed by doctors. "By the end of this year we will submit to parliament an amended law on addictive substances which will move marijuana from the list of banned substances to the list of those which can be prescribed," Deputy Health Minister Martin Plíš ek pledged.

Medical marijuana already enjoys political support in the Czech Republic, which liberalized its drug laws last year. Under that law, possession of small amounts of pot and cultivation of small numbers of plants is decriminalized. Prominent politicians backing medical marijuana include Miroslava Nemcova of the Civil Democrats, who is speaker of the lower chamber of parliament, Public Affairs Party chairman Radek John and other prominent party members.

Although the Czech Republic is seeing a boom in home marijuana growing, with grow shops in even the smallest towns, Deputy Minister Plisek said he would prefer to see marijuana imported for medical use rather than relying on a local industry that could see marijuana diverted into the recreational market.

"We must take steps to ensure that there is no massive abuse without a doctor's prescription," he added.

The ministry must also determine what sort of distribution system to set up. The Israeli model, where the state is licensing medical marijuana farms, is one oft-cited system.

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member of the Montana Cannabis Industry Association.

Cholewa said the federal government is rescinding patients' gun rights after the Republican-controlled Montana Legislature tried to subject citizens there to warrantless searches with that state's new restrictive medical marijuana law.

The federal government is "unable to fight the truth that hundreds of thousands are finding relief through medical cannabis," Cholewa said.

"They have neither facts nor science to support their position so the federal government is using force, threats and the denial of their constitutional rights," Cholewa said. "They've invested billions in misinformation about cannabis. They dont like having their message undermined by data and experience."

"With a stroke of a pen, the Department of Justice has suspended the Second Amendment for those who use medical cannabis," said Chris Lindsey, a lawyer specializing in medical marijuana cases.

According to Rep. Diane Sands (D-Missoula), who headed a legislative panel studying the issue last year, the letter is "further evidence that federal marijuana law trumps any Montana legislation, initiative or court action attempting to create protected medical use for marijuana."

"The only viable action open to Montana and other states is to change the federal law," Sands said.

According to the memo, "there are no exceptions in federal law for marijuana purportedly used for medicinal purposes, even if such use is sanctioned by state law."

Reprinted by permission from www.tokeofthetown.com. Copyright 2011 Village Voice Media.

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Bowing to pressure from Washington, Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee (I) announced Thursday afternoon that he will not allow the state to move forward with a plan to open three long-delayed medical marijuana dispensaries. That leaves thousands of Rhode Island patients to their own devices when it comes to procuring their medicine.

"After much internal and external discussion and research, I have decided that the State of Rhode Island cannot proceed with the licensing and regulation of medical marijuana compassion centers under current law,'' Chafee said in a statement.

The announcement came two days after the Rhode Island Patient Advocacy Coalition announced its plans to sue the governor and force him to lift his hold on the compassion centers.

Rhode Island became a medical marijuana state in 2006, when the legislature overrode a gubernatorial veto to pass the Edward O. Hawkins and Thomas C. Slater Medical Marijuana Act. But that law did not allow for dispensaries, and in 2009, the legislature passed a law authorizing the cultivation and distribution of medical marijuana through three state-registered and -regulated dispensaries.

Despite growing pressure from patients and doctors, movement toward actually implementing the dispensary system was achingly slow. After two years of reviews and public hearings, the state announced in March that it had selected three dispensaries to serve Rhode Island's nearly 4,000 registered patients. But the next month, US Attorney Peter Neronha sent Chafee a letter warning that people involved in large-scale drug production operations could face civil and criminal prosecution, prompting Chafee to block the issuing of licenses pending clarification from Neronha and the US Department of Justice.

Now, Chafee has decided that the federal

threats are valid.

"Unfortunately, Rhode Island's compassion center law is illegal under paramount federal law," he said in the statement. "And, while the United States Attorney in each district is given some discretion in the local enforcement of

federal laws, I have received communications from both the United States Department of Justice and from the United States Attorney for the District of Rhode Island that large scale commercial operations such as Rhode Island's compassion centers will be potential targets of 'vigorous' criminal and civil enforcement efforts by the federal government. I cannot implement a state marijuana cultivation and distribution system which is illegal under federal law and which will become a target of federal law enforcement efforts. Federal injunctions, seizures, forfeitures, arrests and prosecutions will only hurt the patients and caregivers that our law was designed to protect."

Chafee added that he remains "committed to improving the existing medical marijuana cultivation and distribution system in Rhode Island" and that he hoped the legislature would address flaws in the system in the upcoming session. "I pledge to work with advocates, patients and members of the General Assembly towards that end."

No state or national groups had officially reacted to Chafee's move by the time this story went to press, but in an email announcing the bad news, the Marijuana Policy Project urged supporters to tell Chafee to "reverse course" and let the program go ahead. Federal threats hadn't stopped other states, the group noted.

"It's been over two years since the General Assembly passed legislation creating compassion centers in Rhode Island," MPP wrote. "In that time, Maine, Vermont, Delaware, Arizona, and New Jersey have all enacted laws allowing for regulated dispensing of medical marijuana. All of these states, with the exception of Arizona, are moving forward with giving patients the humane option of safe access, despite the fact that the laws irk officials in DC."

Phillip Smith is a writer and editor at www.stopthedrugwar.org , also known as DCRNet. They publish the online newsletter Drug War Chronicle.

Several longitudinal studies have established that even long-term use of marijuana (via smoking) in humans is not associated with elevated cancer risk, including tobacco-related cancers or with cancer of the following sites: colorectal, lung, melanoma, prostate, breast, cervix. A more recent (2009) population-based case-control study found that moderate marijuana smoking over a 20 year period was associated with reduced risk of head and neck cancer (See Liang et al). And a 5-year-long population-based case control study found even long-term heavy marijuana smoking was not associated with lung cancer or UAT (upper aerodigestive tract) cancers.[6]

Fact: Marijuana has been proven helpful for treating the symptoms of a variety of medical conditions.

Marijuana has been shown to be effective in reducing the nausea induced by cancer chemotherapy, stimulating appetite in AIDS patients, and reducing intraocular pressure in people with glaucoma. There is also appreciable evidence that marijuana reduces muscle spasticity in patients with neurological disorders. A synthetic capsule is available by prescription, but it is not as effective as smoked marijuana for many patients. Learn more about medical marijuana. [7]

Fact: Marijuana use rates in the Netherlands are similar to those in the U.S. despite very different policies.

The Netherlands' drug policy is one of the most nonpunitive in Europe. For more than twenty years, Dutch citizens over age eighteen have been permitted to buy and use cannabis (marijuana and hashish) in government-regulated coffee shops. This policy has not resulted in dramatically escalating marijuana use. For most age groups, rates of marijuana use in the Netherlands are similar to those in the United States. However, for young adolescents, rates of marijuana use are lower in the Netherlands than in the United States. The Dutch government occasionally revises existing policy, but it remains committed to decriminalization.[8]

Fact: Marijuana has not been shown to cause long-term cognitive impairment.

Marijuana produces immediate, temporary changes in thoughts, perceptions, and information processing. The cognitive process most clearly affected by marijuana is short-term memory. In laboratory studies, subjects under the influence of marijuana have no trouble remembering things they learned previously. However, they display diminished capacity to learn and recall new information. This

diminishment only lasts for the duration of the intoxication. There is no convincing evidence that heavy long-term marijuana use permanently impairs memory or other cognitive functions.[9]

Fact: There is no compelling evidence that marijuana contributes substantially to traffic accidents and fatalities.

At some doses, marijuana affects perception and psychomotor performance – changes which could impair driving ability. However, in driving studies, marijuana produces little or no car-handling impairment – consistently less than produced by low to moderate doses of alcohol and many legal medications. In contrast to alcohol, which tends to increase risky driving practices, marijuana tends to make subjects more cautious. Surveys of fatally injured drivers show that when THC is detected in the blood, alcohol is almost always detected as well. For some individuals, marijuana may play a role in bad driving. The overall rate of highway accidents appears not to be significantly affected by marijuana's widespread use in society.[10]

Sources are available online at http://www.drugpolicy.org/facts/ drug-facts/marijuana/ sources#driving

Growers Association, said on Thursday that he believed the cooperative had negotiated a new site to use in unincorporated Tulare County, reports David Castellon at the Visalia Times-Delta.

Five years ago, an estimate that marijuana was the top cash crop in the United States at $35.8 billion a year made headlines nationwide. The crop's value is more than corn and wheat combined, according to legalization advocate Jon Gettman, who prepared the 2006 report. But never mind all that. Marijuana is not recognized by the California Department of Food and Agriculture as an "agricultural commodity." (Maybe it's time they catch up to reality.)

No agricultural commissioner in the state -- not even in Mendocino and Humboldt counties -- lists cannabis in is annual crop reports.

"We don't regulate or track marijuana at all and regard that as a law enforcement issue," said Steve Lyle, speaking for the state agriculture agency.

That could all change, though, under a proposed ballot initiative that plans a farming future for marijuana. Among other things, it proposes to apply "existing agricultural taxes and regulations to marijuana" and would prohibit zoning restrictions on cannabis cultivation.

It was recently approved by the Secretary of State's office for signature gathering in an attempt to get it on the 2012 ballot.

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Rhode Island Governor Nixes Medical Marijuana DispensariesBy Phillip SmithStopTheDrugWar.org

Marijuana Facts

Cont. From Pg. 11

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Thank God he felt like it was worth the fight. Not only did he win a victory for himself, but the world around him had a new champion.

Following in the footsteps of the first federal medical marijuana program’s patient, Robert Randall, Irvin’s lines between patient and activist were blurred. He eventually did become an activist, and it was the pursuit of his medicine that forced a change in many of our beliefs, and a change in our government. He helped push Virginia to be one of the first states to have a medical marijuana law, and helped other patients receive their federal license as well, such as Oregon’s own Elvy Mussika.

What impressed me was the way that he was able to not play the “us vs. them” game, in a sense, with the Federal government. He was able to utilize their own tools against them, while maintaining a constant level head throughout what was a chaotic, bureaucratic mess.

Irvin also had an amazing relationship with the media. What I feel is the smartest move he made in his fight, he utilized the media as an asset, making sure that any time something happened, whether it was an encounter with police or TSA, his point was seen in a clear light, and not muddied with the misinformation and anti-marijuana rhetoric propagated throughout the 20th century.

As soon as I got my copy of Irvin Rosenfeld’s book, My Medicine, in the mail, I dove in nose first. Within a couple of days I was already finished, and it’s a rare thing in my life to have a book I can’t put down. I read the pages like I subconsciously knew this book would empower me, if not change my life.

My Medicine has a certain flow to it. It doesn’t move in a direct timeline, but works by connecting the dots of an extraordinary life. Unfortunately, as of the writing of his book, Irvin is only one of four patients left out of thirteen. The government has never acknowledged that the medicine that they give them or the other twelve patients ever worked and they likely never will, as the program was ended in 1992. In our state of Oregon, government officials are still trying the tired old propaganda, saying that our own OMMP program and the patients who rely on it are only concerned with making it legal...for recreational purposes, not medicine. It is an absolute insult and slap in the face for

anybody to deny that marijuana has medical benefits. Anyone who says it does not is a downright liar.

Be sure to pick up your copy of Irvin Rosenfeld’s book, My Medicine:

How I Convinced the U.S. Government To Provide My Marijuana and Helped Launch a National Movement. It is an educational tool that no bookshelf should be without. If you would like your own copy go to www.mymedicinethebook.com. Or you can send a check or money order for $24.95 ($19.95 for the book and $5.00 for shipping and handling - add $7 for International orders) payable to:

My Medicine 4846 N. University Drive #373Lauderhill, FL. 33351

NORML has made repeatedly, most recently in response to Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske’s false claims. The Marijuana Policy Project also has a newly updated report thoroughly rebuking this claim at http://blog.mpp.org/medical-marijuana/ medical-marijuana-laws-do-not-affect-teen-use/06302011/

Paul Armentano is the deputy director of NORML (the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws), and is the co-author of the book Marijuana Is Safer: So Why Are We Driving People to Drink (2009, Chelsea Green).

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Medicinal Genomics, a pioneer in the genomics of medicinal plants, today announced that the company has sequenced the entire genome of Cannabis sativa and Cannabis indica, assembling the largest known gene collection of this therapeutic plant. The DNA purification was performed at the company’s research facility in Amsterdam, and the sequencing was conducted by several service providers, including the latest long read technology from Roche’s 454 sequencing center. “Despite compelling evidence of the therapeutic benefits of Cannabis, very little genomics research has been performed in this area”

Previously, only two million bases of Cannabis sequence have been deposited in GenBank, a sequence database provided by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). To date, Medicinal Genomics has privately sequenced over 131 billion bases of sequence, which represents a 65,000 fold increase in what has been publicly shared about the Cannabis genome. Concurrently, Medicinal Genomics has published the raw reads from Cannabis sativa on Amazon’s EC2, a public cloud computing service, giving the scientific community access to conduct further research.

The Cannabis indica genome sequence will be made available on the EC2 in a few weeks as well. The genome annotations will be made accessible via an iPad application that the company expects to launch in the fall. “Despite compelling evidence of the therapeutic benefits of Cannabis, very little genomics research has been performed in this area,” said Kevin McKernan, founder and head of scientific operations of Medicinal Genomics. “Cannabis was one of the most difficult genomes that I ever sequenced, and even though only a draft assembly has been constructed, it is important to provide the scientific community with the raw data as

quickly as possible.

Ongoing scientific research suggests that some of the non-toxic compounds in this plant may ultimately prove to be powerful therapeutics that can treat a wide range of health conditions, including cancer and inflammatory diseases.” More than 40 U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved clinical trials evaluating Cannabis as a therapy have been completed or are underway, according to information obtained from www.clinicaltrials.gov. “This is a significant accomplishment,” said Richard Gibbs, Ph.D., director of the human genome sequencing center at the Baylor College of Medicine. “It is excellent to see rapid data release policies being upheld by public and private organizations, particularly when it comes to such challenging genomes.”

With the complete genome in hand, researchers can begin to identify non-psychoactive compounds or enzyme pathways to better elucidate the therapeutic benefits of Cannabis, including the plant’s anti-cancer properties. These pathways can be optimized in the plant or cloned into other hosts for more efficient biologic production. In addition, it may be possible through genome directed breeding to attenuate the psychoactive effects of Cannabis, while enhancing the medicinal aspects. Medicinal Benefits of Cannabis

Ongoing scientific research suggests that the Cannabis plant harbors beneficial compounds as it pertains to cancer apoptosis, antiemesis for HIV and chemotherapy patients, reduction of muscle spasms for multiple sclerosis patients, as well as the treatment of glaucoma, inflammatory diseases, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder, among other health conditions. Of the 85 identified Cannabinoids in the plant, only one is

independently psychoactive. The other 84 appear to be non-psychoactive and are still powerful therapeutics.

Many Cannabinoids have been bred to low expression levels over the years but are excellent small molecule therapeutic drug candidates for cancer and inflammatory diseases. The genome sequence can be utilized to design breeding strategies to resurrect these nearly extinct pathways. In addition, Cannabinoids have also been shown to have a very favorable therapeutic index making them a unique class of anti-cancer compounds because the lethal dose is much higher than the effective dose. Furthermore, Cannabinoids are less addictive analgesics than opiates, and target different pain pathways in the body. Another benefit of Cannabis as a source for a therapeutic drug is that its toxicity is low and well-known. This is unique in drug discovery where every drug candidate must go through expensive and lengthy clinical trials to establish its safety. With Cannabis, side effects have previously been established and might be mitigated with genome directed breeding, whereas many drug candidates are not easily modified and end up failing in clinical trials because of adverse effects on a small percentage of the population.

The American Medical Association, as well as the American College of Physicians each have independently issued reports on the medicinal benefits of Cannabis to justify a reclassification of the plant so it can be more easily researched. By digitizing the genome of Cannabis, researchers from around the world can now study this plant without having to handle it. Assembling the complete Cannabis genome was a logical first step to enable more comprehensive scientific research to begin.

About Medicinal Genomics Medicinal Genomics is the first known organization to sequence the complete genomes of Cannabis sativa and Cannabis indica. Aside from being a useful tool to discover small molecule therapeutic drug candidates, there are many other commercial applications of these sequences, including the design of genomic assays that measure genes predictive of Cannabinoid levels in the plants at seedling stages. Use of this information will enhance breeding strategies to develop high CBD or other medicinal traits into strains. These genomic assays can also be utilized to help regulate the medicinal Cannabis market through better oversight and labeling. The non psycho-active plant known as hemp is also a productive plant for fiber production and may benefit from genome sequencing in its pursuit to improve breeding programs.

A Seattle company has developed a marijuana pain patch for use on dogs, cats and horses suffering from arthritis, cancer, and other chronic pain. The company, Medical Marijuana Delivery Systems (MMDS), acquired a patent for the patch which was developed in 2000 by Walter Cristobal of the Santa Ana Pueblo Tribe of New Mexico. According to Culture Magazine, Mr. Cristobal created a marijuana skin patch to ease his mother's arthritis discomfort and was ultimately awarded a patent.

This patch allows the trans-cutaneous (through the skin) delivery of the marijuana instead of the traditional smoking, inhaling or eating of the drug and as an alternative to traditional pain medication. The patch will be sold under the trademark Tertacan, and should be available in the United States by the end of this year. Jim Alekson, a spokesperson for MMDS, called the pot patch a "mellow alternative to traditional pharmaceutical painkillers, which have proven harmful, sometimes fatal in animals". The patch will also be available for humans.

Many state laws will have to be amended to allow the purchase of medical marijuana, to allow veterinarians to legally prescribe it, and to allow people who are legally allowed to have medical marijuana to give it to their pets.

Clearly, proper prescribing and dosing are critical, as is the case with any pain patch issued for humans and animals, and abuse can be quite serious. Pets have had serious reactions to pot accidentally ingested or deliberately given to them as a prank. Reactions can include listlessness, uncoordinated physical movements, disorientation, incontinence and other symptoms consistent with the toxicity of an overdose. Most state laws consider illegally providing, or negligently allowing a pet access to pot a crime.

Don't try this at home yet.

Madeline Bernstein is the President/CEO of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Los Angeles (spcaLA)

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The Marijuana positive urine test has been used for years to fine and incarcerate Marijuana users and even non-users who happened to be in the same room with a Marijuana party.

If a person inhales Marijuana fumes directly by smoking or inhaling vaporized fumes from a vaporizer, the “medicine” will go directly through the lungs and into the blood stream. If a person is in the same room with smokers, he will also inhale “side smoke” which will end up the same way.

Once the THC et cetera is in the blood it will start going through the kidneys and be extracted with urine into the bladder and out. Here and now is where and when the cynical hoax starts. The higher the blood concentration, the more THC will go through the kidneys and into the bladder. Because THC et cetera is also stored in the body fat, including brain and nerves, it stays in the body a long time, at least 4 weeks, all the while fat stores release THC back into the blood and urine.

The blood stream peak of THC et cetera is in about one hour where it may be from 100 ng/ml to possibly as high as 400ng/ml or more in the case of heavy users. All the while it is being extracted and concentrated in the urine where the concentration may reach 600 ng/ml (these are estimates). Even when the urine concentration may be this high the blood and brain concentration may be only around 10ng/ml which is far below the effects on the brain and/or probably any other organ system. Medical Marijuana users have found they must “recharge” their systems about every 2 to 4 hours to maintain therapeutically effective levels.

Urine levels have absolutely no correlation with brain dysfunction levels which some feel cause the “DUII” levels indicating intoxication. Actually patients get a similar high from alcohol, Opiates like Morphine, Valium like drugs, Anti-depressant drugs, seizure drugs and even anti-histamines. I don’t hear of cops arresting non-Marijuana users of any of those drugs except alcohol which, lets face it, is a truly lethal drug for automobile accidents et cetera.

A urine level of THC or its metabolites regardless of level only means that the person has been exposed to THC et cetera whether it was from smoking it, eating brownies, Marijuana leaf in salads, suckers, chewing and swallowing the “weed” or even drinking Cannabis tea.

For heavy users there is a field sobriety test which cops don’t use but rather the “smell test”. Marijuana fumes stick to hair, skin, clothing, furniture, auto upholstery and almost anything else currently releasing fumes.

I don’t suppose that the police, prosecuting attorneys, judges or even much of the public will understand my article. It is time to remember, Marijuana is good medicine, better and safer than most but it is a slight brain depressant similar to beer but even beer causes thousands of deaths per year.

MARIJUANA/CANNABIS IS VERY SAFE AND NEVER KILLED ANYBODY!!!

Dr. Phillip Leveque has degrees in chemistry,

biochemistry, pharmacology, toxicology and minors in

physiology and biochemistry. He was a Professor of

Pharmacology, employed by the University of London

for 2 years, during which time he trained the first

doctors in Tanzania. After training doctors, he became

an Osteopathic Physician, as well as a Forensic

Toxicologist. Before any of that, Phil Leveque was a

Combat Infantryman in the U.S. Army in WWII. He

suffers from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder more than

60 years after the war, and specialized in treating

Veterans with PTSD during his years as a doctor in

Molalla, Oregon.

Cannabis may have a positive effect on disease activity in Crohn's disease, a chronic inflammatory bowel disease, according to a new observational study at Tel Aviv University, Israel.

In the study, disease activity, use of medication, need for surgery, and hospitalization before and after cannabis use were examined in 30 patients, reports the International Association for Cannabis Medicines (IACM). Disease activity was assessed by the Harvey Bradshaw index for Crohn's disease.

The indication for cannabis use was lack of response to conventional treatment in 21 patients and chronic intractable pain in six. Another four patients used cannabis for recreational purposes and continued as they observed an improvement in their medical condition.

Of the 30 patients, 21 improved significantly after treatment with cannabis. The average Harvey Bradshaw index improved from 14 to 7.

The need for other medication was significantly reduced. Thus, before cannabis use, 26 patients used corticosteroids, but only four continued after the start of the cannabis therapy.

Fifteen of the patients had 19 surgeries during an average period of nine years before cannabis use, but only two required surgery during an average period of three years of cannabis use.

"This is the first report of cannabis use in Crohn's disease in humans," the authors concluded. "The results indicate that cannabis may have a positive effect on disease activity, as reflected by the reduction in disease activity index and in the need for other drugs and surgery."

From tokeofthetown.com. copyright 2011 Village Voice

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Medical marijuana is proved to have certain valuable medical properties, which are witnessed and documented. Just to name a few of them: improvement in patients that suffer nausea and vomiting, raise of appetite in patients that undergo chemotherapy or suffer AIDS, it also reduces intraocular pressure and possesses general pain relieving properties.

Some studies also confirm marijuana to have benefits for a vast range of medical conditions, from disseminate sclerosis to depression and similar conditions. Synthetic THC (THC is the main active component of marijuana) is also available as a prescription drug, known as Marinol, though many side effects exist. Medical marijuana is often prefered by patients, whether inhaled or ingested.

Marijuana effectively helps these medical conditions and diseases, specifically, including muscle spasms, glaucoma, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, AIDS, HIV, diabetes, chronic pains, nausea, insomnia, seizure disorders, appetite loss, spasticity, brain cancer, skin cancer and lung cancer. However, in Oregon, we are limited to specific symptoms or conditions. Your local clinic can explain the restrictions here.

Globally accepted by the medicinal society as an alternative treatment for patients who suffer from a broad range of chronic diseases and medical conditions, medical marijuana has truly become one of the few treatments that are really effective.

If you believe it may help you, ask your physician, or contact a local clinic that handles medical marijuana.

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We thought our readers would find this interesting. The government used the film to encourage farmers to grow hemp during World War II, due to the shortage of imported materials, including hemp, which had been made illegal in 1937 under the Marijuana Tax Act. Many places they say, "This is", or "See how", just imagine the film reel running on. If you would like to watch the entire film, just go to YouTube.com and type “Hemp For Victory”. Its about 10 minutes long, and includes great film footage.

Long ago when these ancient Grecian temples were new, hemp was already old in the service of mankind. For thousands of years, even then, this plant had been grown for cordage and cloth in China and elsewhere in the East. For centuries prior to about 1850 all the ships that sailed the western seas were rigged with hempen rope and sails. For the sailor, no less than the hangman, hemp was indispensable.

A 44-gun frigate like our cherished Old Ironsides took over 60 tons of hemp for rigging, including an anchor cable 25 inches in circumference. The Conestoga wagons and prairie schooners of pioneer days were covered with hemp canvas. Indeed the very word canvas comes from the Arabic word for hemp. In those days hemp was an important crop in Kentucky and Missouri. Then came cheaper imported fibers for cordage, like jute, sisal and Manila hemp, and the culture of hemp in America declined.But now with Philippine and East Indian sources of hemp in the hands of the Japanese, and shipment of jute from India curtailed, American hemp must meet the needs of our Army and Navy as well as of our Industry. In 1942, patriotic farmers at the government’s request planted 36,000 acres of seed hemp, an increase of several thousand percent. The goal for 1943 is 50,000 acres of seed hemp.

In Kentucky much of the seed hemp acreage is on river bottom land such as this. Some of these fields are inaccessible except by boat. Thus plans are afoot for a great expansion of a hemp industry as a part of the war program. This film is designed to tell farmers how to handle this ancient crop now little known outside Kentucky and Wisconsin.

This is hemp seed. Be careful how you use it. For to grow hemp legally you must have a federal registration and tax stamp. This is provided for in your contract. Ask your county agent about it. Don’t forget.

Hemp demands a rich, well-drained soil such as is found here in the Blue Grass region of Kentucky or in central Wisconsin. It must be loose and rich in organic matter. Poor soils won’t do. Soil that will grow good corn will usually grow hemp.Hemp is not hard on the soil. In Kentucky it has been grown for several years on the same ground, though this practice is not recommended. A dense and shady crop, hemp tends to choke out weeds. Here’s a Canada thistle that couldn’t stand the competition, dead as a dodo. Thus hemp leaves the ground in good condition for the following crop.

For fiber, hemp should be sewn closely, the closer the rows, the better. These rows are spaced about four inches. This hemp has been broadcast. Either way it should be sewn thick enough to grow a slender stalk. Here’s an ideal stand: the right height to be harvested easily, thick enough to grow slender stalks that are easy to cut and process.

Stalks like these here on the left wield the most fiber and the best. Those on the right are too coarse and woody. For seed, hemp is planted in hills like corn. Sometimes by hand. Hemp is a dioecious plant. The female flower is inconspicuous. But the male flower is easily spotted. In seed production after the pollen has been shed, these male plants are cut out. These are the seeds on a female plant.

Hemp for fiber is ready to harvest when the pollen is

shedding and the leaves are falling. In Kentucky, hemp harvest comes in August. Here the old standby has been the self-rake reaper, which has been used for a generation or more.

Hemp grows so luxuriantly in Kentucky that harvesting is sometimes difficult, which may account for the popularity of the self-rake with its lateral stroke. A modified rice binder has been used to some extent. This machine works well on average hemp. Recently, the improved hemp harvester, used for many years in Wisconsin, has been introduced in Kentucky. This machine spreads the hemp in a continuous swath. It is a far cry from this fast and efficient modern harvester, that doesn’t stall in the heaviest hemp.

In Kentucky, hand cutting is practicing in opening fields for the

machine. In Kentucky, hemp is shucked as soon as safe, after cutting, to be spread out for retting later in the fall.

In Wisconsin, hemp is harvested in September. Here the hemp harvester with automatic spreader is standard equipment. Note how smoothly the rotating apron lays the swaths preparatory to retting. Here it is a common and essential practice to leave headlands around hemp fields. These strips may be planted with other crops, preferably small grain. Thus the harvester has room to make its first round without preparatory hand cutting. The other machine is running over corn stubble. When the cutter bar is much shorter than the hemp is tall, overlapping occurs. Not so good for retting. The standard cut is eight to nine feet.

The length of time hemp is left on the ground to ret depends on the weather. The swaths must be turned to get a uniform ret. When the woody core breaks away readily like this, the hemp is about ready to pick up and bind into bundles. Well-retted hemp is light to dark gray. The fiber tends to pull away from the stalks. The presence of stalks in the bough-string stage indicates that retting is well underway. When hemp is short or tangled or when the ground is too wet for machines, it’s bound by hand. A wooden bucket is used. Twine will do for tying, but the hemp itself makes a good band.

When conditions are favorable, the pickup binder is commonly used. The swaths should lie smooth and even with the stalks parallel. The picker won’t work well in tangled hemp. After binding, hemp is shucked as soon as possible to stop further retting. In 1942, 14,000 acres

of fiber hemp were harvested in the United States. The goal for the old standby cordage fiber, is staging a strong comeback.

This is Kentucky hemp going into the dryer over mill at Versailles. In the old days braking was done by hand. One of the hardest jobs known to man. Now the power braker makes quick work of it.

Spinning American hemp into rope yarn or twine in the old Kentucky river mill at Frankfort, Kentucky. Another pioneer plant that has been making cordage for more than a century. All such plants will presently be turning out products spun from American-grown hemp: twine of various kinds for tying and upholsters work; rope for marine rigging and towing; for hay forks, derricks, and heavy duty tackle; light duty fire hose; thread for shoes for millions of American soldiers; and

parachute webbing for our paratroopers.

As for the United States Navy, every battleship requires 34,000 feet of rope. Here in the Boston Navy Yard, where cables for frigates were made long ago, crews are now working night and day making cordage for the fleet. In the old days rope yarn was spun by hand. The rope yarn feeds through holes in an iron plate. This is Manila hemp from the Navy’s rapidly dwindling reserves. When it is gone, American hemp will go on duty again: hemp for mooring ships; hemp for tow lines; hemp for tackle and gear; hemp for countless naval uses both on ship and shore. Just as in the days when Old Ironsides sailed the seas victorious with her hempen shrouds and hempen sails.

Hemp for victory!

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Hemp For Victory: From The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture: Circa 1942

The Hemp For Victory film was made to inspire Americans to plant Hemp during World War II. Produced by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture in 1942, it has a wealth of facts and information on Hemp.

from Globalhemp.com

Fields of hemp from the 1940's. Hemp is the most productive crop that can be grown, and every part of the plant can be used.

RecipesCannabis Connection Page 19

Chocolate Pecan Caramel Toffee Bars

Kristi's Baked Acorn Squash

By Linn-Benton Ganja Girls

Goo Balls Glazed CarrotsMedical 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.

This is a non-medicated, easy, healthy

treat

Ingredients:

1 cup oats

(ground)

1 cup hemp

seed butter or

favorite nut

butter

1 cup honey

½ cup raisins

½ cup pecans (chopped)

½ cup flax seed

¼ cup hemp seed protein powder (optional)

Directions: Mix above ingredients together with spoon or in food processor. Form into tablespoon sized balls. Refrigerate. Variations: roll in coconut, kasha (toasted buckwheat), ground nuts or add chocolate chips.

Ingredients:

1¾ cups all-purpose flour

1 cup packed brown sugar

¾ cup canna butter

1 1/2 cups pecan halves

1 (14 ounce) package caramels

¼ cup whipping cream

1 package milk chocolate chips

1 cup toffee chips

Directions: In a bowl, combine flour and

brown sugar. Cut in canna butter until

mixture is crumbly. Press into an

ungreased 13 x 9 x 2 in. baking pan. Bake

at 350 degrees for 12 minutes or until

lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack.

Sprinkle pecans over top. In a heavy

saucepan, melt caramels with cream; stir

until smooth. Pour over pecans and

spread evenly. Combine chocolate and

toffee chips; spread over caramel layer.

Bake 5 minutes longer. Remove to wire

rack. Run a knife through melted chips to

swirl; cool completely. Cut into bars.

To increase medication if needed: You can

substitute 1/4 cup of pixie dust for ¼ of

flour or you may stir in hash or tincture to

cream sauce after you remove from heat.

Pixie dust can be ground up vaporized

marijuana or you can grind up your

leftover sugar leaves nd heat them up to

activate the THC.

Ingredients:

2 cups carrots (sliced ¼ inch thick)¼ to ½ cup canna butter¼ cup brown sugar¼ to ½ teaspoon cinnamon Directions: Boil carrots in water until tender. Drain. Add carrots, butter and cinnamon to saute pan. Start browning on medium to medium high heat. Careful not to burn. Start adding brown sugar and continue to brown for approximately 20-25 minutes.

Ingredients:

1 Acorn squash2 Tbsp canna butter2 Tbsp brown sugar2 tsp maple syrupDash of salt

Directions: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cut squash in half, lengthwise, from stem to end. Using a spoon, scoop out the seeds and stringy stuff in the center of each half. Score the insides of each half several times with a sharp knife. Place both halves in a baking dish, cut sides up. Add about ¼ inch of water to the bottom of the baking pan so that the skins don't burn and the squash doesn't get dried out. Next, coat the inside of each half with a Tbsp of canna butter. Add a dash of salt if you are using unsalted butter. Add a Tbsp of brown sugar to the cavity each half. Dribble on a teaspoon of maple syrup to each half.

Bake in the oven for 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes, until the squash is very soft and the tops are browned. Do not overcook.

When finished, remove from oven and let cool a bit before serving.

By Kristi AndersonOregon Cannabis Connection

By Capt. Jack ShawBy Hannah's Field

The soil you use makes the difference. In this case we are talking about a soil-less mix. 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 micro-nutrients. It is harder to harvest and therefore more expensive. This is the peat used in the Sunshine soil-less 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.

Using natural resources wisely is important for any industry.

Here are a few facts, from The Canadian Sphagnum Peat Moss Association:

What is Canadian sphagnum peat moss?

Canadian sphagnum peat moss (CSPM) is partially decomposed sphagnum moss. Sphagnum’s large cell structure enables it to absorb air and water like a sponge. Although peat moss does not contain nutrients, it does adsorb nutrients added to or present in the soil, releasing them over time as the plants require. This saves valuable nutrients which are otherwise lost through leaching.

Is it true that it takes several thousand years for sphagnum peat moss to form? No. Peat forms at a rate of 1 to 2 millimetres a year. According to a recent study by the North American Wetlands Conservation Council (Canada), harvested peatlands can be restored to ecologically balanced systems within 5 to 20 years after peat harvesting. Isn’t there a shortage of peatland in Canada? Isn’t harvesting peat moss depleting these areas of wetlands? No. There are more than 270 million acres of peatlands in Canada. Of that, only one in 6,000 acres (or .016 percent) is being used for peat harvesting. Canadian sphagnum peat moss is a sustainable resource. Annually, peat moss accumulates at more than 70 times the rate it is harvested. Harvested bogs are returned to wetlands so the ecological balance of the area is maintained. Can the supply of peat moss be completely depleted?

No. The bogs that are being harvested will be restored to functioning wetlands. In

addition, there are millions of acres of bogs in national parks and other preserves that can never be harvested.

What is the CSPMA Preservation and Reclamation Policy? Canadian Sphagnum Peat Moss Association (CSPMA) members agree to abide by the reclamation policy for all new bog development. It includes: Identifying bogs for preservation. Leaving buffer zones of original vegetation to encourage natural succession after harvesting. Leaving a layer of peat below harvesting levels to encourage rapid regrowth. Returning harvested bogs to a wetlands ecosystem, or, if that’s not possible, to other wildlife habitats or agricultural production.

Sphagnum peat moss is the dead material that accumulates as new live material grows on top and exerts pressure on the peat moss below. The fungus is not known to live in the levels of a sphagnum bog where peat forms. Harvesters of horticultural peat moss remove the top few inches of the live sphagnum moss and only harvest the peat from the lower layer.

Gardeners worldwide use sphagnum peat moss as a soil amendment because its unique cell structure enables peat to:

Aerate plant roots by loosening heavy clay soils; Add body to sandy soil; and Save water by absorbing and holding moisture

Peat moss is not only effective, it’s organic and safe to use.

Among the variety of growing media available, peat moss is recognized by professional growers and knowledgeable gardeners as the best ingredient to include in growing media or as a soil amendment. Peat moss is a unique and ideal growing medium due to its homogeneous composition, high structural stability, high capacity for retaining water and air, low and easily adjustable pH and nutrient status, and lack of pathogens, insects, pests and weed seeds. The superior characteristics of peat moss stem from a unique cellular structure that consists of large, sponge-like cavities that are ideal for holding air, water and nutrients. This ability to achieve a proper balance of air, water and nutrients is essential for root development and plant growth. As a result of these factors, for professional growers and retail consumers requiring high quality growing media there are no effective substitutes for peat moss and peat-based growing mixes, resulting in a dominant market position for peat relative to all other growing media products

There are more than 270 million acres of peat lands in Canada representing 25% of the world's supply; however, harvesting currently takes place on less than 40,000 acres in Canada and has been completed on less than 3,000 acres. Rights to virtually all of the economically accessible Canadian peat lands are held by a small number of industry participants, each of whom has been involved in the industry for some time. The majority of Canada's peat bogs over which industry participants hold rights contain sphagnum peat moss, uniquely positioning Canadian producers as the primary suppliers of peat to the North

American horticultural market because of the lack of sphagnum peat moss in the United States.

Canadian Peat Production.

Founded in 1988 to promote the benefits of peat moss to horticulturists and home gardeners throughout North America, the Canadian Sphagnum Peat Moss Association is comprised of 18 peat moss producers and marketers representing 95 percent of Canada's total production. Canada, the world's largest producer and exporter of sphagnum peat moss for horticultural use, produces more than 98 percent of the sphagnum peat moss used in the United States.

Fires

Peat has a high carbon content and can burn under low moisture conditions. Once ignited by the presence of a heat source (e.g. a wildfire penetrating the subsurface), it smoulders. These smouldering fires can burn undetected for very long periods of time (months, years and even centuries) propagating in a creeping fashion through the underground peat layer. Peat fires are emerging as a global threat with significant economic, social and ecological impacts. Recent burning of peat bogs in Indonesia,

with their large and deep growths containing more than 50 billion tons of carbon, has contributed to increases in world carbon dioxide levels. Peat deposits in southeast Asia could be destroyed by 2040. In 1997, it is estimated that peat and forest fires in Indonesia released between 0.81 and 2.57 Gt of carbon; equivalent to 13-40 percent of the amount released by global fossil fuel burning, and greater than the carbon uptake of the world's biosphere. These fires may be responsible for the acceleration in the increase in carbon dioxide levels since 1998.

More than 100 peat fires in Kalimantan and East Sumatra continue to burn since 1997. Each year the peat fires in Kalimantan and East Sumatra ignite new forest fires above the ground.

Wise use and protection

In June 2002 the United Nations Development Program launched the Wetlands Ecosystem and Tropical Peat Swamp Forest Rehabilitation Project. This project was targeted to last for 5 years until 2007 and brings together the efforts of various non-government organizations.

In November 2002, the International Peat Society and the International Mire Conservation Group (IMCG) published guidelines on the "Wise Use of Mires and Peatlands — Backgrounds and Principles including a framework for decision-making". The aim of this publication is to develop mechanisms that can balance the conflicting demands on the global peatland heritage, to ensure its wise use to meet the needs of humankind.

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What's In Your Soil?Is Peat A Renewable Resource?

By Mike MullinMaster Gardener,Stoney Girl Gardens

NASA Image of Indonesian Peat Fire Smoke.

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The Tualatin Crawfish Festival offers a wide variety of food, entertainment and activities. There’s something for all ages! Join us Friday evening near the lake at Tualatin Commons and then come back to enjoy the best Saturday in August at Tualatin Community Park and Sizzling Fun at the Car & Hot Rod Show on Sunday. For more info, go to www.tualatincrawfishfestival.com.

Northwest World Reggae FestivalAugust 12-14, 2011Marcola, OR 97478

The 7th Annual Northwest World Reggae Festival is blessed to be at Bob's Ranch near Marcola, Oregon for another year. We are welcoming conscious musical artists from seven countries performing ROOTS - ROCK - REGGAE! Family and friends will experience the jubilation and positive energy of this growing community. And it doesn’t stop with the music. Forget about the world outside while participating in diverse activities and a growing green community spirit. Learn about local non-profit organizations and fair trade/sustainable businesses, re-fuel with a variety of delicious organic foods and explore fair trade crafts from more than 50 vendors, showcasing ideas to inspire your mind and energize your soul.

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From coast to Cascades to canyons, the Bite of Oregon is a stunning celebration of Oregon, its food, its people and its extraordinary quality of life. Come join the fun at the best summer party on the Portland waterfront and discover for yourself why Life Tastes Better Here! For more info, go to www.biteoforegon.com.

Siletz Bay Sand Castle CompetitionAugust 13, 2011Lincoln City, OR 97367

Saturday, Aug. 13th, the beach just off SW 51st St. in Lincoln City will be covered with mermaids, castles, sea monsters and other sandy creations. The occasion is the 34th annual Siletz Bay Sand Castle Competition, and registration starts at Noon. This family friendly competition boasts prizes awarded in various categories and age groups, ranging from $100 bills to baskets of gift certificates and merchandise. Registration is just one can or more of food per entrant and will be donated to the Lincoln City Food Bank. For more info, go to www.taftbeach.com or call (541) 996-3800.

Smokey Bear’s 67th Birthday CelebrationAugust 13, 201127500 E. Timberline Rd.Government Camp, OR 97028

Join Smokey and his Ranger friends to celebrate Smokey Bear's 67th Birthday! Activities include games, prizes, Smokey songs, appearances by Smokey, and birthday cake! Meet in the Barlow Room inside historic Timberline Lodge. For reservations, call (800) 547-1406. For general info, call (503) 272-3311 or go to www.fs.fed.us/r6/mthood.

Sisters Bead StampedeAugust 13-14, 2011Barkley ParkSisters, OR 97759

The 8th annual bead show at Barkley Park. Artists selling handmade one-of-a-kind beads and jewelry from beads and buttons. Onsite demonstrations. Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call (541) 549-0251 or e-mail jeri@sisterscountry.com for more information or go to their website at www.sisterscountry.com.

High And Dry Bluegrass FestivalAugust 19-21, 201122664 Nelson RdBend, Oregon 97701

The High and Dry Bluegrass Festival has been the highlight of the year for Central Oregon Bluegrass lovers for the past three years. For more info, go to www.highanddrybluegrassfestival.com.

Seattle Hempfest 2011August 19-21, 2011Elliot Bay, Myrtle Edwards,and Olympic Sculpture Parks3130 Alaska Way W.Seattle, WA

Seattle Hempfest is held the third weekend in August each year. The next Seattle Hempfest is August 19-20-21, 2011. It's open to the public on Friday from 12 noon to 8 pm, and on Saturday and Sunday from 10 am to 8 pm. Admission to Seattle Hempfest is free. For more info, go to www.hempfest.org

Huck Fest XAugust 20, 2011 87542 Hwy 101Sand Master ParkFlorence, Oregon 97439

Join Dune Riders International for all big air and record jumps at this Pro/Am. For more info, call (541) 997-6006 or go to www.sandmasterpark.com.

CHAMPS Glass GamesAugust 23-25, 2011Las Vegas Convention Center

Welcome to the GLASS GAMES! In celebration of our 25th show in Las Vegas, CHAMPS wanted a different approach to the traditional flame-off event. Enter: 2011 DFO Winner Matt White, our new Glass Coordinator. After several rounds of brainstorming and fine-tuning, we have put together three separate challenges designed to place focus on specific obstacles that stand in the way of the glassblower and their finished work. The Glass Games highlight different aspects of glass blowing fundamentals, while also forcing each competitor and team member to utilize every second of their time as best they can. Each event will see its three top finishing competitors or teams win cash prizes, as well as automatically qualify for an invitation-only event scheduled for Spring 2012! For more info, go to www.champstradeshows.com.

Jefferson State Music Festival and Hemp Expo 2011August 26-27, 2011Cave Junction, OR

"Southern Oregon's Largest Educational Hemp Exposition and World Class Music Feastival." Two day music festival and educational hemp exposition featuring speakers and hemp industryadvocates, 30+ regional and national musical acts on two stages, camping,vendors, artists and more. For more info, go to www.jeffersonstatehempexpo.com.

World of Wine FestivalAugust 27, 2011Jacksonville, OR 97530

The World of Wine (WOW) Festival, the Rogue Valley's premier wine showcase. Some 40 wineries will participate. More than 750 people will attend the grand public tasting, which accompanies a professionally judged wine competition. This festival features the very best of southern Oregon wines. Come for the wine, but stay to enjoy the food, live music and silent auction. New venue this year in Jacksonville, OR. For more info, go to www.worldofwinefestival.com.

Olympia Hempfest 2011August 27-28, 2011Heritage Park5th Ave. and Water St. NWOlympia, WA

Olympia Hempfest was founded in 2003 as a gathering of 500 people on the original Washington state capitol campus in downtown Olympia and has grown into one of the major Olympia events in just under its fourth year, with a annual theme of “Helping.” Each year Oly Hempfest strives to break down the

barriers and remind people about our heritage and our responsibility to be active citizens. For more info, go to www.myspace.com/olyhempfest.

Golf World Pacific Amateur Golf CalssicAugust 29 - September 2, 2011Sunriver, OR 97707

Celebrating its 15th year, this five-day tournament is the largest amateur golf classic in the West. With over 600 players and daily play at the finest courses throughout Central Oregon, it is the driving force for championship-caliber amateur golf. This prestigious event is open to all amateur golfers who possess an established USGA Handicap. For more info, call (888) 425-3976 or go to www.visitcentraloregon.com.

The Arkayik RevivalSeptember 10, 20113345 Redwood Hwy.Grants Pass, OR

A one day family friendly picnic and show live at The Rogue Bowl. Picnic time is 4-6 and Revival is 6:30-9:30. Featuring Alcyon Massive and The Bound For Glory Band with special appearances by Cornflower, The Fret Drifters, Marko, Ras Cricket, Mista Chief, Frankie Hernandez and hosted by Michelle Bellamy. For more info, go to alcyonmassive.com.

Portland Hempstalk 2011September 10 - 11, 2011Kelley Point ParkPortland, OR

Portland's annual Hempstalk Festival in Portland, Oregon advocates decriminalization of marijuana for medicinal, industrial, and recreational use. Founded in 2005 by the Hemp and Cannabis Foundation, the festival takes place the weekend after Labor Day in September, and features food vendors, live music, guest speakers and information booths. This public event has always been free to attend. for more info, call (503) 235-4606 or go to www.hempstalk.org.

Pendleton Round-upSeptember14 - 17, 20111205 SW Court Ave.Pendleton, OR 97801

One of the largest four-day rodeos in the world. 2011 will mark 101 years of rodeo excellence. Along with the rodeo, this authentic Western Town is alive with entertainment of all types including a carnival, night pageant, 2 parades and too much to list! For more info, call (541) 276-2553 or go to www.pendletonroundup.com.

25th Annual Cruz the CoosSeptember 16-18, 201150 Central Ave.Coos Bay, OR 97420

More than 400 classic cars can be seen at this fun filled 3 day event. Friday night beach party, Saturday registration and poker run at the Mill Casino Hotel, Saturday night Cruz the Coos through downtown Coos Bay, and a Sunday show and shine at Shore Acres State Park. This three day event is one of the popular events of the Bay Area Fun Festival. For more info, call (541) 888-3863 or go to www.sunsetclassicchevys.com.

SOLV Great Oregon Beach CleanupSeptember 17, 2011Various LocationsNorth Bend, OR 97420

Join Solve Volunteers from 9am - 1pm at over 40 beach sites to clear the Oregon Coast debris. North Bend and Charleston. For more info on this cleanup, call (503) 844-9571. You can also go to www.solv.org for more information on other beach cleanups up and down the Oregon Coast.

56th Annual Indian Style Salmon BakeSeptember 17, 2011Depoe Bay, OR 97341

Enjoy a succulent salmon meal, great performances and music. Over 2,000 pounds of salmon is slow roasted to perfection on alder stakes, just as the Native Americans did 2,000 years ago. Watch as Native Americans perform their traditional dance and song. For more info, call (541) 765-2889 or go to www.depoebaychamber.org.

Rocktober FestSeptember 17-18, 2011Downtown Rockaway BeachWayside, OR

This is a fund raising event for the Rockaway Beach Chamber of Commerce. Music all day, beer garden, vendor booths, and food booths. Come join the fun. Families welcome. Dance, eat and be merry. Celebrate the coming of Autumn. For more info, go to www.rockawaybeach.net.

Events CalendarAugust / September 2011

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Jenkins: So do you think law enforcement should be involved? And if so, to what extent?

Farmer J: My gut tells me no, but I don’t wanna say that. I mean there are different paths for certain circumstances. Maybe yes in the future, but not now, not in the current police climate. Whether you’re patient or grower, they profile both sides, and that’s unfortunate.

Jenkins: Before I go, I want to ask if you have a message or maybe some advice for those who abuse, use, or steal from others.

Farmer J: When it comes down to people ripping others off, they have reaped what they sow, they are no good. If I can instill one thing into people’s brains it’s this: good karma spells success, and that makes gardens happy, people happy, and sets

minds at ease. Just remember that if you take from a patient, you’re stealing from the sick, and you will be judged in the end.

After Stan and I got in the car and started driving back home, I will say that Farmer J did leave me with a few things to think about, and I hope he’s got you thinking too.

All of you out there who are considering doing harm to another in this program, I want you to chew on this: we are one of only 16 states with legal medical marijuana, so automatically you have more rights than the people living in the other 34. If you’re going to be taking advantage of anything, take advantage of the opportunity we have to prove ourselves as a state, and as individuals, that we need to be a model for the rest of the country. We need to prove that the system can work.

We see what happens when greed takes over and it’s called Mexico, where thirty-two bodies were just dropped on a highway, slaughtered by a rival drug cartel. And that’s just one example. So If you feel that money is more important than the general well-being of our neighbors, then you will doom us to be just as viable a model as them in the eyes of our government and we will lose everything we have worked so hard for.

Thank you, Farmer J.

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CLINICS, CO-OPS, & ORGS

45TH PARALLEL GROUP1343 S.W. 30th StreetOntario, OR 97914(541) 889-6147

ALTERNATIVE MEDICAL CHOICES4867 NE MLK Jr. Blvd.Portland, OR 97211(503) 288-5579 Fax (503) 282-1272www.altmedchoices.com

ANDREW JONATHAN DORFMAN, MDboard certified in family medicine secure electronic records, reasonable feeshome visits available if neededsouthern OR and northern CAajd.md@live.com (541) 512-5445

ASHLAND ALTERNATIVE HEALTH, LLC180 Clear Creek # 103Ashland, OR 97520(541) 488-2202www.ashlandalthealth.com

CANNA RELIEFHand Crafted Organic Cannabis Infused Healing Lotionwww.getcannarelief.com

CANNABIS COUNSELING COMMUNITYA Community Commited toEducation and CounselingRegarding Alternative ModalitiesPortland, OR 97229(503) 716-8693

CENTRAL ALTERNATIVE MEDICINEwww.centralalternativemedicine.com2 Locations:MEDFORD, OR 820 Central Ave. Suite A(541) 776-CARD (2273)

BEND, OR142 NW Hawthorne Ave.(541) 383-2237

CHRONIC CARE, INC.570 Lawrence St. Suite 101Eugene, OR 97401(541) 344-1688, Fax (541) 344-8110www.chroniccareinc.com

COLUMBIA GORGE ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE1302 A StreetHood River, OR 97031(541) 436-4161

COMPASSION CENTER2055 West 12th AvenueEugene, OR 97402-3522(541) 484-6558www.compassioncenter.net

COOS COUNTY CO-OP625 Virginia Ave. Suite 9North Bend, OR 97459(541) 294-8529

GOLD BEACH CANNABIS SEVICES29964 Ellensburg Ave.Gold Beach, OR 97444(541) 247-9080

GORGE MMJ COMMUNITYSocials and Free Classes(541) 478-3525Hood River, ORwww.gorgemmj.org

GRANTS PASS COMPASSION CENTER1457 NE 6th St. # BGrants Pass, OR 97526(541) 660-0209www.grantspasscompassioncenter.com

INSTITUTE FOR CANNABIS THERAPEUTICSPO Box 4058Medford, OR 97501(541) 393-8494ww.instituteforcannabistherapeutics.com

LINN-BENTON OMMP RESOURCE CENTERUniting Patients, Caregivers and Growers30942 A Ehlen Dr.Albany, OR 97321(541) 220-8810

MAMAMOTHERS AGAINST MISUSE AND ABUSEwww.mamas.org3 Locations:PORTLAND OR5217 SE 28th Ave. (Steele & 28th)(503) 233-4202 Fax (503) 233-8266

THE DALLES, OR319 E. 7th. St.(541) 298-4202 Fax (541) 296-2983

BEND, OR454 NE Revere St.(503) 233-4202

MERCY CENTERS

1469 Capital St. NE, Suite #100Salem, OR 97301(503) 363-4588www.mercycenters.org

MT. HOOD WELLNESS CENTER14325 SE Stark(971) 279-4116www.mthoodwellness.com

NATIONAL GREEN FRIENDS RESOURCE CENTER7958 SE FosterPortland, OR 97206Mon-Sat 12pm-8pm (503) 777-2355www.nationalgreenfriends.com

OREGON ALTERNATIVE, LLC.169 S. Old Pacific Hwy.Tri-City, OR (Myrtle Creek Area)(541) 863-4173

OREGON GREEN FREE OGF OMMP RESOURCE CENTER10209 SE Division St. Bldg. BPortland, OR 97266(503) 760-2671 fax: (503) 345-1157www.oregongreenfree.net

OREGON GREEN FREEMid-Valley Chaptermidvalley.ogf@gmail.com(541) 704-7052 message

OGF SOUTH CHAPTER(541) 210-8790www.oregongreenfree.net

OREGON MEDICAL CANNABIS UNIVERSITY2900 SW Cornelius Pass Rd. Ste. 548Hillsboro, OR 97123(503) 649-2999www.omcu.net

OREGON MEDICAL HELPEverything OMMPClinic Directory|News|Forums|ClassifiedsAnd More...www.oregonmedicalhelp.com

OREGON NORMLPO Box 16057Portland, OR 97292-0057(541) 239-6110www.ornorml.org

PATIENTS CHOICE CLINIC SERVICE332 W. 6th St.Medford, OR 97501Ph(541) 499-5431 Fax(877) 885-9910

PORTLANDSTERDAM UNIVERSITYLocations in Portland, Eugene, and Medford(503) 788-2349www.portlandsterdamuniversity.com

PORTLAND ALTERNATIVE CLINIC INC.816 NW Hoyt St.Portland, OR 97209Ph(503) 477-5643 Fax(888) 243-9356Dr. Sandra Camacho Can See You Today

RIP CITY REMEDIES3325 SE Division St.Portland, OR 97202(503) 235-6000www.ripcityremidies.com

SOUTHERN OREGON ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE836 E. Main St. #6, Medford, OR 97504(541) 779-5235 Fax (541) 779-0479www.southernoregonalternativemedicine.com

SOUTH COAST COMPASSION CENTER OF BANDON49045 Hwy 101 & Beach Loop JunctionBandon, OR 97411(541) 551-0568

SOUTHERN OREGON CANNABIS COMMUNITY CENTER332 W. 6th St. Medford OR 97501(541) 779-1448 Fax (541) 779-1665www.so-norml.org

THCFTHE HEMP AND CANNABIS FOUNDATIONwww.thc-foundation.org2 Locations:PORTLAND, OR105 SE 18th Ave(503) 281-5100 (800) 723-0188

GRANTS PASS, OR558 NE F St. #1(541) 244-4000 (800) 723-0188

THE AURORA CLINIC1847 E. Burnside Portland, OR 97214(503) 232-3003www.theauroraclinic.com

THE GREENERYCall about new locationAshland, OR 97520(541) 295-2794www.ashlandgreenery.org

THE HELP CLINIC425 Madison, Ste G Corvallis, OR 97333Ph(503) 858-5663 Fax(503) 405-7322TheHelpClinic@gmail.comwww. TheHelpClinicNW.com

TLC MEDICAL CENTER 455 W. Corey Ct., Roseburg, Oregon 97470 (541) 440-1934 Fax (541) 440-1943 www.amop.org

VOTER POWER OF OREGONwww.voterpower.org3 Locations:PORTLAND, OR.6701 SE Foster(503) 224-3051

EUGENE, OR687 River Ave(503) 224-3051

MEDFORD, OR1708 W Main St(541) 245-6634

WORLD FAMOUS CANNABIS CAFE322 SE 82nd Ave.Portland, OR 97216www.usacannabiscafe.org

YOUR HEALTHY ALTERNATIVE MEDICAL CLINIC3482 Liberty Road S. Salem, ORPh. (503) 391-8388 Fax (503) 363-0276www.yhamd.com

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

MEDFORD CAR CARE1400 Avenue G White City, OR 97503(541) 601-8581

GREEN LEAF LABThe Northwest's PremierCannalysis™ Laboratory(503) 250-2912www.greenleaflab.org

OREGON GREEN LABCannabis Testing Services.Drop Locations Statewide.www.oregongreenlab.com

PAUL LONEY, ATTORNEYPracticing Medical Marijuana Law(541) 787-0733paultloney@gmail.com

SUNRISE ANALYTICAL LLCTest For THC(503) 625-6593www.sunriseanalytical.com

NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

NORML AND THE NORML FOUNDATION1600 K Street, NW Suite 501Washington, DC 20006-2832(888) 67-NORML (888-676-6765)(202) 483-5500www.norml.org

AMERICANS FOR SAFE ACCESS1322 Webster Street, Suite 402 Oakland, CA 94612 (510) 251-1856www.americansforsafeaccess.org

BUDBOOK.ORGYour Medical Marijuana Online Communitywww.budbook.org

DRUG POLICY ALLIANCE925 15th Street NW, 2nd FloorWashington, DC 20005(202) 216-0035www.drugpolicy.org

MARIJUANA POLICY PROJECTP.O. Box 77492 Capitol HillWashington, DC 20013(202) 462-5747www.mpp.org

STUDENTS FOR SENSIBLE DRUG POLICYwww.schoolsnotprisons.comU of O chapter contactsamuelc@uoregon.edu

TOKE OF THE TOWNwww.tokeofthetown.comVillage Voice Media

JACK HERER WEBSITEwww.jackherer.com

STOPTHEDRUGWAR.COMDrug War Facts and Information

EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES

DRAGON HERBARIUM4638 S.W. Beaverton- Hillsdale HwyPortland, OR 97221(503) 244-7049www.dragonherbarium.com

DRAGON'S LAIR210 Northwest 6th StreetGrants Pass, OR 97526(541) 479-5617www.dragonslairglass.com

GROW AGAIN GARDENPre-owned Hydro Equip. Soils. Nutrients.3510 N. Pacific HwyMedford, OR 97501

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

HIGHWAY 4206418 SE Foster Rd.Portland, OR 97206(503) 572-5266

JIM'S PIPE DREAMS175 Hwy. 101Waldport, OR 97394(541) 563-5033

KLAMATH GLASS BLOWERS1040 East Main St.Klamath Falls, OR 97601(541) 850-8556

MAGIC LAND1461 SE StephensRoseburg, OR 97470(541) 733-9695

MAGIC MUSHROOM / OREGON GIFTS"Look For The Giant Mushrooms"Next to I-5, Exit 136Sutherlin, OR 97479(541) 459-7481

OGF GRATEFUL GARDEN SUPPLY(503) 715-0120www.gratefulgardensupply.com

OPERATION PIPE DREAMS2021 W. Main St. Medford, OR 97501(541) 773-3165www.myspace.com/operationpipedreams

OREGON ORGANIKS Your Wholesale Oregon Organic Garden Supplierwww.oregonorganiks.com

ORGANIC GLASS ART164 Market Ave. Coos Bay, OR 97420

PANDORA'S BOXwww.pandoraspipes.com5 Locations:UMATILLA, OR1300 6th St. #E(541) 922-9237

SUTHERLIN, OR123 W. Central Ave.(541) 459-1133

ROSEBURG, OR1425 SE Stephens(541) 672-7473

KENNEWICK, WA5300 W. Clearwater(509) 396-9700

RICHLAND, WA960 George Washington Way(509) 943-7473

PARADISE SUPPLY2 locations:ROSEBURG, OR2141 Airport Rd. # 8(541)672-4955

GRANTS PASS, OR560 N.E. "F" St.(541)955-7224

PUFFIN STUFF – OMMP SERVICES828 S. Central Ave.Medford, OR 97501(541) 499-0489

RICKS MONSTER GROW/DUTCH GIRLS 6.55309 Rogue River Hwy. Rogue River, ORwww.medicalrick.com(800) 851-3761

SILVER SPOON8521 S.W. Barbur Blvd.Portland, OR 97219(503) 245-0489www.silverspoonpdx.com

SMOKEY'S NOVELTIES285 Liberty Rd. NE, #160 (in Liberty Plaza)Salem, OR 97301(541) 851-1563

ST. JOHN'S CRYSTAL CATHEDRALHead Shop8959 N. LombardSt. John's, OR 97203(360) 852-0084

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

SUNNY GIRL GARDENSPremium Organic Soilwww.sunnygirlgardens.com(503) 788-2349

THE PIPELINE2 locations:ALBANY, OR 973211907 Pacific Blvd SE(541) 981-2364

LEBANON, OR 97355732 Park St.(541) 258-3139www.myspace.com/albanypipeline

THE SHADOW BOX1941 Winchester Ave.Reedsport, OR 97467(541) 361-6077

TONY'S SMOKE SHOP1318 Northwest 9th StCORVALLIS, OR(541) 753-0900 www.tonysintl.com

VICTORIA'S STATIONTHE STATION , LLC120 Galice Rd.Merlin, OR 97532(541) 471-1396

X-TRACTORProfessional Filter Extraction System(541)761-4293kim@x-tractor.com

APPAREL

GARMENT ARTDirect to Garment PrintingCustom Artwork Creations, Embroidery(541) 234-7639www.garmentart.weebly.com

STONED MADE CLOTHINGHand Made Oregon Apparelwww.stonedmade.com

LIBATIONS

THE GYPSY205 W. 8th St.Medford, OR 97501(541) 770-1212

PLEW'S BREWS8409 N. Lombard St.Portland, OR 97203(503) 283-2243www.plewsbrews.com

ENTERTAINMENT

ERIC SKYEAdventuresome Acoustic Jazz Guitaryoutube.com/min7b5ericskye.com

KSKQ COMMUNITY RADIO89.5 FM "Home Grown" RadioStreaming Live at KSKQ.com330 East Hersey St, Ste #2 Ashland, OR 97520(541) 482-3999

STATE OF JEFFESON BANDPerforming At Festivals, Concerts,Special Events, And More! Organizers of Jefferson State Hemp Expowww.stateofjefferson.org

THE ROGUE NEW ROCK 96.9 FMSouthern Oregon's Local Music Show"Off The Hook" with Wendy KingSundays at 7pmwww.969therogue.com

THE VENUE COMMUNITY CIVIC CENTER1029 Narregan St. Medford, OR 97501(541) 622-6086 Ph/Fax (877) 779-7995 www.medfordvenue.com

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