YOU MADE THIS UP! MY HEAD IS EXPLODDDIIINNGGG! RICK STEVES!!!!
"So do you smoke pot when you go abroad?" YES!!!!!!!!

Rick Steves throws kick-ass parties at his home. Super fun and ALWAYS herb-friendly.

Oh Jeez, this guy's been a big legalization advocate for *years*. I think he was even on the board of NORML for a while. I thought everybody knew that...

The Portland cannabis community is buzzing with talk of a bright "Out of the darkness and into the light" future for medical cannabis patients. Everyone seems primed for the legalization of cannabis, which will quite likely occur in California within the year. Oregon has a dispensary referendum on the ballot for November, 2010 as well.

While the NORML National convention was the reason for many cannabis activists traveling to PDX last weekend, the multi - consecutive evening long "after party" at the Governor Hotel organized by The Grower and Gawdess 420 was undoubtedly the social event of the season within Portland's cannabis community. The after party completely overshadowed the High Times magazine party held in the same hotel, reportedly causing some of the High Times magazine staffers to abandon their own party. My congratulations to The Grower, The Grower's Wife, and Gawdess 420 for organizing and supporting the best pot party in a long time, and doing it with their own funds! (NORML did not contribute to the party or the cost of the hotel suite) The entire cannabis community looks forward to these events. Thanks, folks!

I'd also like to congratulate Mrs. Martinez of Oregon NORML for her work in putting together the actual conference. At first I was very interested to attend the lectures and panel discussion regarding medical cannabis theraputics and legal issues, however I was unable to pay the 150 dollar fee required by NORML to attend those sessions. I would suggest that lowering the fees for such lectures might aid in helping local patients attend such sessions in the future. ( In fairness I have been told that a CD recording of the lecture/panel discussion will be available for purchase, but that's just not the same as being there. ) I was pleased to read recently that Oregon NORML has instituted a ten dollar one day fee option open to all Oregon cannabis patients for entry to it's cannabis cafe. Such a more reasonable fee option will allow medical cannabis patients, caregivers and growers to visit the cafe without paying the more substantial NORML membership fees, monthly club fees and daily entrance fees. This "Try it out" fee option was long overdue at Oregon NORML's Cannabis Cafe.

In these difficult times, many medical cannabis patients are hard hit economically in addition to having physical disabilities. Sadly, we must be ever vigilant and protective of each other. I was recently devastated to learn of the abuse by a caregiver and her husband of a severely ill medical cannabis patient. The skanky criminal duo claimed falsely that they would make repairs to the patients home and pretended to begin repairs, then failed to complete the repairs and stole a thousand dollars worth of the patients prescribed medication with absolutely no regard for the health of the patient. They also wrecked the patient's car while driving drunk. That this sort of abuse could happen to our fellow patients is unacceptable and must never be tolerated. I cried when I was told about this abuse, several months after the fact. Hearing about it I felt so sick that I wanted to throw up. Sick, and furious.

IF there is anyone reading this who is in a similar abusive situation involving patient or elder abuse, know that you're not alone and that there are people who can help you to get out of it. Contact your family and friends, your social service agencies, and local law enforcement. "No secrets with a criminal." The worst thing you can do in an abuse case is to keep the abusive secrets of a predatory, low life criminal. They will always regard that acquiescence as weakness, and wolves attack the sickly and the weak. "Stay hardcore."

These are bloody dangerous times. Cheers.

Thanks for your advocacy for freedom, Mr. Steves. Please support Oregon Measure 74. The Oregon Citizens' Initiative found that, "Measure 74 creates a safe, compassionate and prompt access program for Oregon medical marijuana patients, introduces regulation, and is financially sound."

YES on 74!
http://www.measure74.org/

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