The new cafe is exciting. It's soft wood interior will create a atmosphere condusive towards social medication.

Central Oregon NORML
Bend, Oregon

Donna Castellano, Director
541-508-2750
CentralOregonNORML@gmail.com

Stay tuned for details as they become available.

2010 Seattle Hempfest is August 21-22.

We apologize for the inconvenience, but due to circumstances beyond our control, we have moved the June 12th Meeting to Powell Park on 28th and Powell.

In celebration of Hemp History Week, nearly 200 events are being hosted nationwide, and you're invited! Attending an event provides a great opportunity to celebrate all the wonderful uses of hemp, while showing your support, learning about your local hemp history and sampling modern hemp foods and body care products.

From Hit & Run Journalism

The following photos were taken in chronological order at the May 1, 2010 Global Cannabis March in downtown Portland, OR. Roughly 1,000 people showed up and were very politely escorted by the Portland Police Department from one side of downtown to the other. At the same time roughly 4,900 immigration reform supporters, 100 pissed off “anarchists”, and three scary people in a pick up truck, who were yelling the word “white” to loud for my taste, were also enjoying the intermittent sunshine.

We’ll be prepping for the Global Cannabis March & Festivities Saturday May 1, (MayDay and Beltane) at Pioneer Square 10am to 5pm March begins at High Noon and we’ll be working on our goddess masks and

From CNBC

"The city is home to America’s first Cannabis Café and one of the biggest State Chapters of NORML," says Danko, noting that "Portland is also hosting this year’s National NORML conference for the first time." Like in Oakland and Denver, marijuana users carrying small portions of marijuana are low priorities for law enforcement, although fines and jail time are possible for a range of offenses, including dealing, possession, and sale of paraphernalia.

From the Huffington Post.

Jack Herer, father of the modern hemp movement, passed away last Thursday, April 15, in Eugene, Oregon, his wife Jeannie at his side. Herer's health had been more than struggling since a debilitating heart attack in September 2009, when Herer was kept alive for over twenty minutes using CPR before help could arrive.

One day only. Saturday, April 10, 2010, 3:00 pm above the Cannabis Cafe. Tuition: $75, includes selected supplies, gourmet popcorn samples, and a take home kit.