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The Oregonian: Medical Marijuana is Big Business
Yet whether you grow two plants hydroponically under a single 600W lamp in Portland, or you grow 24 plants under massive indoor soil grows with thousands of watts of lights in Eugene, or you grow 96 plants outdoors in the ideal weather of Medford, somehow everybody’s expense reimbursements with no labor costs always tally up to $10 / gram and $200 / ounce. And nobody bothers to check any grower’s power or water bills or garden supply receipts. Weird, huh?
Oregon Attorney General Race has some heat
Oregon Attorney General Race boils down to marijuana policy.
Oregon asset forfeiture report shows marijuana reaps biggest windfall for cops
The CJC report offers a number of eye opening facts about asset forfeiture in Oregon. Civil forfeitures outnumbered criminal forfeitures 2-to-1. The vast bulk of defendants in civil forfeiture cases did not have attorneys. Vehicle consent and probable cause made up 37% of the searches. Over $1.1 million in cash was liquidated at judgment in civil cases, compared to just over $70,000 in property sold. Unsurprisingly, marijuana was the most common drug associated with both civil and criminal forfeiture and currency was the most common item seized.
NORML SHOW LIVE #902 – I See a Bad Moon Risin’
Steven DeAngelo, CEO of Harborside Health Center and star of Weed Wars on IRS 280E Seminar May 5 in LA, recreational legalization comments, federal crackdown and more; music by Katchafire.
Feds first prosecution of Oregon medical marijuana reveals shocking details
DEA agents photographed 455 large marijuana plants growing at the site and raided the farm on Oct. 5. Agents seized the plants and found 2,000 pounds of semi-dry marijuana in a barn, the affidavit states. Afterward, agents dried the marijuana and found that it weighed 1,022 pounds, the court document says. Agents also found 2,000 pounds of recently harvested buds in an outbuilding and in the back of a 20-foot Mitsubishi box truck, the affidavit says.
NORML SHOW LIVE #900 – A Perfect Series!
Highlights of the Patients Out of Time Conference, including interviews with Nurse Ed Glick and Jim Klahr; remarks from Robert Platshorn and Dr. Andrew Weil; music by Chief Greenbud with “Radical” Russ.
From Conan O’Brien: Brian Posehn’s Portland Marijuana Encounter with NORML SHOW LIVE’s Ganja Jon
Ganja Jon is now internationally known! As you know, our irascible pirate, Ganja Jon, spends a lot of time at the Helium Comedy Club in Portland. Often he ends up hanging out with some of the top-known comics in the nation. One comedian, Brian Posehn, ended up spending a lot of time with Ganja Jon running around Portland. In his latest appearance on the Conan O’Brien show on TBS, Posehn talks about his first meeting with the guy I first christened “Ganja Jon”…
NORML SHOW LIVE #897 – This Just In, Oregon Ducks Smoke Pot!
Dr. Mitch addresses the CU Boulder ban on 4/20 assembly, possible dangers of badly purged BHO; Kellen Russionello’s break down of SCOTUS ruling on strip searches; music by D.S.S.
ESPN exposé discovers shocking truth: University of Oregon football players smoke marijuana!
The article does a good job covering the popularity of marijuana use among college athletes, who see smoking a joint as “no big deal” and akin to drinking a beer. At Oregon, the weed use is well known (ask Ganja Jon) and dealt with only when circumstances of public exposure and/or law enforcement get involved.
NORML SHOW LIVE #891 – Yummy Yummy Yummy I Got Buds in my Tummy
Elise McDonough, author of the new Official HIGH TIMES Cannabis Cookbook; Todd Armstrong on Cannabis Camaraderie; Rant: Oregon lawmakers screwed patients for money; music by Symphony of Science