Oregon Medical Marijuana News
Feb 22, 2012
The Herald, 20 Feb 2012 - PORTLAND, Ore. -- Twice in the past two years, Gary Storck has boarded Amtrak's Empire Builder outside his hometown of Madison, Wis., and headed west to Oregon. The trip takes about 40 hours and costs more than $1,000 -- all for something that makes the illegal legal. He pays a visit to one of the state's 15 or so medical marijuana clinics, fills out an application and sees a doctor. Storck walks out an hour later, the proud holder of an Oregon-issued medical marijuana card. It's a process he'll have to go through each year to keep the card.
Feb 18, 2012
Bandon Western World, 16 Feb 2012 - BANDON - Students may soon be required to participate in a drug-testing program in order to play on a sports team or participate in an activity at Bandon High School. The policy, if adopted, would be one of only two used in high schools on the South Coast. The Port Orford School District has had a random drug-testing policy for athletes for at least eight years, according to BHS Athletic Director James Freitag. No other South Coast schools have such policies, Freitag said.
Feb 18, 2012
The Mail Tribune, 17 Feb 2012 - Legal marijuana operation was found to be in violation because a hired worker didn't have a grow card Medford Area Drug and Gang Enforcement investigators cited two men on felony marijuana charges after it was found a medical marijuana garden operator illegally hired a man to tend to his crop.
Feb 17, 2012
News Register, 15 Feb 2012 - CARLTON - The city is considering an ordinance designed to protect both the grower and the public in the legal growing of medical marijuana. "This is not to take away anyone's right," said Mayor Kathie Oriet. It is, she said, "designed to put security and safeguards on growers and make sure it's where kids can't get to it."
Feb 13, 2012
The Register-Guard, 13 Feb 2012 - The Liberalizing of State Marijuana Laws Continues Sixteen U.S. states, including Oregon, and the District of Columbia now allow the cultivation and distribution of marijuana for medical purposes, which some view as a foot in the door to eventual legalization of pot for recreational use. Some states are headed in that direction, and Oregon is likely to follow.
Feb 2, 2012
Willamette Week, 01 Feb 2012 - I've been buying and smoking weed in Portland for over 30 years. The weed today is of the best quality and of comparable price to the cheapest ($30-$40 for an eighth of an ounce) in those 30 years. The various plans to "legalize" weed are just entrepreneurial grasps at a lucrative market. I love things the way they are. I get 2 ounces of quality bud (Noid, Train Wreck, Haze, etc.) every month for free. It works for me and it works for my Oregon Medical Marijuana Program grower. Dona Marina - --- MAP posted-by: Richard R Smith Jr.
Feb 2, 2012
Willamette Week, 01 Feb 2012 - "Medical" marijuana is a joke. The cause would be better served if these people stopped pretending their efforts are anything more than an attempt to legalize their crutch. nativeson - --- MAP posted-by: Richard R Smith Jr.
Feb 2, 2012
Willamette Week, 01 Feb 2012 - Has not a single one of our federal officials traveled to The Netherlands and observed that the coffeeshops are no big deal? ["Weed All About It," WW, Jan. 25, 2012.] The federal marijuana prohibition is bad law that makes kids less safe. States that have passed medical marijuana laws have seen a 9 percent drop in alcohol-related traffic fatalities. We can save a lot of lives by giving people the right to substitute marijuana for alcohol.
Jan 27, 2012
The Mail Tribune, 26 Jan 2012 - Medical marijuana cardholder Joshua Brewer admits it was a "wild ride," but he feels vindicated after having his felony drug convictions overturned nearly three years after he was jailed for possession and manufacture of cannabis. The Oregon Department of Justice granted Brewer's appeal on Jan. 18, saying that Jackson County Circuit Judge Ray White erred when he denied Brewer a motion to dismiss the case against him in 2010.
Jan 27, 2012
The Mail Tribune, 26 Jan 2012 - Medical marijuana cardholder Joshua Brewer admits it was a "wild ride," but he feels vindicated after having his felony drug convictions overturned nearly three years after he was jailed for possession and manufacture of cannabis. The Oregon Department of Justice granted Brewer's appeal on Jan. 18, saying that Jackson County Circuit Judge Ray White erred when he denied Brewer a motion to dismiss the case against him in 2010.
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