The US House of Representatives may vote at any minute on an amendment to the Appropriations Bill that will remove funding for medical cannabis enforcement. Americans for Safe Access (ASA) is calling on patients and advocates nationwide to call Congress to support the Rohrabacher-Hinchey-Farr Amendment to stop federal interference with medical cannabis. Take a . . . → Read More: Support ASA’s HInchey-Rohrabacher Amendment!

* Candidate Debate ALERT! Democratic candidates for Attorney General – Ellen “Go Grrl” Rosenblum and Dwight “The Blight” Holton – will be at: The Portland City Club On April 27th as it hosts the attorney general candidates in a Friday Forum debate. The Governor Hotel, 614 SW 11th Ave., Portland, OR 97205. Doors open . . . → Read More: Portland City Club Debate

Here is where people who are tired of preaching to the choir can submit to the: “Eugene Weekly Letters to the Editor” editor@eugeneweekly.com

the “Register-Guard Letters to the Editor” rgletters@registerguard.com

the “Oregonian Letters to the Editor” letters@oregonian.com

Dwight Horton – the guy who sent out the federal intimidation letter last year – is now running for Attorney General – that’s right, top prosecutor – for Oregon. His opponent is our long-time ally, Ellen Rosenbloom. Make sure to vote Rosenbloom!

We are happy to announce that Stoney Girl gardens seeds can now be aquired at Harborside in Oakland! Get ‘em quick, folks are excited about finally being able to get them in California.

We are sponsoring a conference on March 24th from 11am to 6 pm at the Monarch Hotel in Clackamas. There is no cost for guests and this is open to the public. This event will be a daylong event with tables, vendors, clubs, products, technology and more. See the latest accounting, transaction, inventory, and . . . → Read More: Support Serene Dreams

Town Hall with 4 SE Portland Reps next Saturday at Happy Valley Elementary 13865 SE King Road. 10:00 am – noon. See you there!

January 23, 2012 I am State Representative Dennis Richardson and I need your help in resolving Oregon’s State Budget crisis. The graph below shows the drastic decline in income taxes and other revenues over the past three years. Just in the last six months of 2011, since the Legislature’s 2011 Session ended, the State . . . → Read More: Open Letter from Rep Richardson

Last Wednesday, the Governors of Washington and Rhode Island petitioned the federal government to reschedule marijuana. Subsequently, Vermont’s governor joined the petition.

This creates an opportunity for us to encourage Governor Kitzhaber to join in this effort. His contact information is online here:

http://governor.oregon.gov/Gov/contact.shtml

We’d like each of the Clubs to institute a Senior Outreach Program to let Senior citizens know about the OMMP and how it might help them. We might also want to reach out to care facilities who take care of Alzheimer’s patients as well.