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WWeek: Stanford Rolls to Victory at Medical Cannabis Awards
QUOTE Former WW coverboy Paul Stanford swept the annual Oregon Medical Cannabis Awards on Saturday night, winning the...

by RadicalRuss
Dec 15 2008, 06:35 PM
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WWeek "Working Spliffs"
QUOTE A corporate lawyer is reigniting a four-year legislative battle to stomp out thousands of Oregon medical marijuana...

by RadicalRuss
Dec 10 2008, 12:10 PM
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Oregon Business Leaders Seek Termination of Medical Marijuana Patients' Right to Work, Yet Data Contradicts Workplace Safety Claims
Portland, OR: The Associated Oregon Industries are planning a legislative assault on Oregon's 10-year-old medical...

by RadicalRuss
Dec 4 2008, 05:22 PM
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Your tax dollars spreading marijuana lies on Hwy 99E

MARIJUANA- A Gateway Drug to METH

An Oregon NORML member snapped this pic while driving on US Hwy 99E. ...

by RadicalRuss
Dec 1 2008, 06:01 PM
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California Supreme Court deals blow to dispensaries
The California Supreme Court has made its ruling on the appeal of People v. Mentch (emphasis mine):
QUOTE The...

by RadicalRuss
Nov 25 2008, 08:38 AM
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Marijuana Facts

Annual US Deaths from causes:
Tobacco	435,000
Alcohol*	110,640
Prescriptions†	32,000
Overdoses‡	16,926
NSAIDS	7,600
Caffeine	2,000
Marijuana	0
* Does not include alcohol-related crashes or murders.
† Adverse reactions to prescription drugs
‡ Overdoses and poisonings from legal and illegal drugs.

Annual US Arrests for marijuana 872,721
Yr	Cannabis Possess.*	Violent Crime†
'07	775,138	597,447
'06	738,915	611,523
'05	696,074	603,503
'04	684,319	590,258
'03	662,886	597,026
'02	613,986	620,510
'01	641,109	627,132
'00	646,042	625,132
* Arrests only include personal possession, not sales, trafficking, or manufacturing..
† includes murder, non-negligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.

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Medical Marijuana

Oregon NORML's Ninth Million Marijuana March

Our March this year was a huge success! Police (conservatively) estimated 750 people in the streets calling for an end to adult marijuana prohibition! We were covered on three local TV news channels, with Oregon NORML Board Members delivering our talking points on OCTA 2010 - Madeline Martinez on FOX 12, "Radical" Russ Belville on KOIN 6, and Anna Diaz on KATU 2. We also got favorable coverage in the Oregonian and the Willamette Week.

Check out the full video of the March plus a special live performance from Chief Greenbud on our May 4, 2008 edition of A Cannabis Community Forum, which is available on our Oregon NORML YouTube Channel.

Click here to download your own full-color Million Marijuana March poster

Million Marijuana March - Portland 2008 Route
(New route due to MAX construction, Burnside construction and temporary bus mall)

Million Marijuana March - Portland 2007

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Global Marijuana March Over 200 cities Worldwide GlobalMarijuanaMarch.org	Activists Gather at High Noon at Pioneer Courthouse Square	MA, the Cannabis Dragon, led the march through Portland	Cannabis Consumers call for Oregon to "Relax It & Tax It!"
	Madeline shouts Drug War realities to the onlookers on the sidewalk	The Streets are filled with the call to end Adult Marijuana Prohibition	Young and Old Alike march for an end to Drug War Insanity

After-Party with Los Marijuanos at
Mt. Tabor Legacy Theater

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This is the Chinese symbol "Ma", and it is the oldest written human word to describe the cannabis sativa plant. It is also the name of our All-Cannabis Dragon (see pictures above). "Ma" will lead the Portland Million Marijuana March, snaking over forty feet from her all-cannabis plant stalk head through her hemp cloth neck, body, and tail.

We're also proud to announce the return of our Grand Marshals for this year's parade -- PonyBoy and the crew from Los Marijuanos!

After the March, we'll be gathering to "double our pleasure" at 8:40pm with the band and others at Mt. Tabor Legacy Theater at 4811 SE Hawthorne Blvd in Portland, OR. You must be 21 years of age or older to attend the Million Marijuana March After-Party.

Make Your Own Poster of Carry One of Ours

Check out PDF copies of some of the posters we'll have for you to carry in the March, or use these files to print out your own posters and fliers.

These files can be printed at your local copy shop on standard 36"x24" posterboard.

We understand that many people are nervous about "coming out of the cannabis closet" and openly showing the world that they are cannabis consumers or supporters. This is a difficult choice when you risk losing a job or alienating your family just for demanding your rights.

So if you wish to remain anonymous, you can join our Paper Bag Brigade. The brigade will consist of marchers wearing paper bags on their heads. The bags will have with eyeholes cut out and the faces of famous cannabis users, like Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush. Each member of the brigade also gets a sign featuring a marijuana quote from the person in the picture.

Bring your own signs calling for an end to marijuana prohibition, ending mandatory minimum sentences, repealing the HEA Act (denying student aid for cannabis violations), calling for promotion of industrial hemp, federal recognition of medical marijuana, or whatever pro-marijuana message you wish to carry. Or, you can just show up and carry one of our signs below:

Some of our posters...

Paper Bag Brigade
George W. Bush smoked marijuana.

Vice President Al Gore smoked marijuana...
President Bill Clinton smoked marijuana... kinda...
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger smoked marijuana... on film...
President George Washington grew hemp... and may have smoked marijuana...
President Thomas Jefferson grew hemp... and may have smoked marijuana...