Jay Noeller, an OSU professor of crop and soil science who is to head the new center also noted a sense of an historical cycle coming around. “By bringing the center to Oregon, you can also think of it as we’re returning it home, because this was the site of national research on hemp from…
During the past few months, so many of you have spoken with legislators, or with the media, or with each other. Today that work has paid off. But this is just the beginning. On the afternoon of June 20th, 2019 Oregon Governor Kate Brown signed Senate Bill 582, the so-called “cannabis export” bill. In doing…
Landlords in Oregon are now expressly prohibited from refusing to rent their properties to individuals based on their status as a medical marijuana patient. In the past year, there have been several high-profile cases involving medical marijuana patients who had been evicted from their homes for simply using their medicine, even though it is legal in the…
It’s a very strong statement by the Oregon Legislature that will reverberate across the country. “There are serious environmental, patient access, public safety, regulatory compliance, economic and social justice issues that would be solved or ameliorated by allowing interstate commerce in cannabis. This issue is important to us all.” Original Article (OPB and Adam Smith):Oregon House…
The idea that mushrooms and other psychedelic drugs might be decriminalized seemed almost laughable a few years ago, when activists in even the most progressive states were fighting tooth and nail to legalize marijuana. “This initiative aims to empower the Oakland community by restoring their relationship to nature,” reads a city council analysis of the…
…psychedelics may be on the brink of becoming a movement with some momentum. What’s significant is not the victories of the budding movement but the fact that the ideas appear to be taking root, however slow that process is … activists have a toehold in the system they didn’t before. Original Article (Vice Magazine):The Movement…
If passed, it would become the first of its kind in the country. …part of a growing movement to destigmatize these [plants]…, which advocates say are natural healers for people experiencing things like PTSD or trauma. Original Article (ABC7):Decriminalizing psychedelic drugs? It could happen in OaklandArtwork Fair Use: Jasper33
The National Trust For Historic Preservation is declaring… …the corner of Haight and Ashbury a national treasure. Original Article (KSRO.com):Haight And Ashbury Declared National Treasure Artwork Fair Use: Tobias Kleinlercher
The Oregon Senate passed a bill Wednesday (5/15/2019) that would allow Oregon-grown marijuana to be exported and sold in other states. “It is just one of the best places to grow this [cannabis]. It’s like Pinot Noir.” … Adam Smith [of Craft Cannabis Alliance] said … Senate Bill 582 still needs to pass the House…
[In some parts of the world], psilocybin is not only decriminalized but fully legal, taxed by the government, and sold in dozens of retail stores across the country. Both [cannabis and psilocybin] have found a path to acceptance through the efforts of medicalization, as mainstream society has shown support for natural substances with demonstrable healing…
