//What I’ve Been Reading Today: Oregon Legalizes Hemp Cultivation: “Recently, Oregon joined the ranks of states pushing for legitimizing the farming of industrial hemp, passing the Hemp Bill by a 46-11 vote in the Oregon House. The bill recently passed the Oregon Senate on June 19 by a majority of 27 to 2. The bill [...]

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// I’d no idea there was such a large marijuana convention in the states. Skip to about 2:20 for some good insight from a member of LEAP var wordpress_toolbar_urls = ["http:\/\/www.leap.cc\/cms\/index.php"];var wordpress_toolbar_url = “http://www.hatsradio.com/wp-content/plugins/wordpress-toolbar/toolbar.php”;var wordpress_toolbar_oinw = “n”;var wordpress_toolbar_hash = “aHR0cDovL3d3dy5oYXRzcmFkaW8uY29tLz9wPTQxMjx3cHRiPk1hcmlqdWFuYSBFeHBvIERyYXdzIDIwLDAwMCB0byBMQTogVklERU88d3B0Yj5odHRwOi8vd3d3LmhhdHNyYWRpby5jb208d3B0Yj5IYXRzIFJhZGlv”;Share this Post[?]    

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// Kampia’s closing line is right on target; as the debate heats up, we’re seeing our opposition desperately invoke the horrors of alcohol and tobacco in an attempt to frame legalization in a familiar and negative context. The simple response is that those drugs are far more dangerous. The harms they cause are only relevant [...]

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// Slippery Sheriff Facing SWAT Suit FEATURE: AMERICAN NIGHTMARE — WILL FOSTER AND JUSTICE, OKLAHOMA STYLE When he got a 93-year sentence for a small medical marijuana grow in Oklahoma, Will Foster became a poster child for drug war abuses. A national campaign helped free him, and he headed for the friendlier climes of northern [...]

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// NORML is writing today to remind you to contact your members of Congress in support of marijuana law reform. Earlier this month, Massachusetts Democrat Barney Frank reintroduced a pair of bills to limit the federal government’s authority to arrest and prosecute marijuana offenders. The first act, House Bill 2835: The Medical Marijuana Patient Protection [...]

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