What? No…I find this incredibly hard to believe! For those that don’t already know, 18-year-old actress/singer/songwriter/Joe Jonas ex-girlfriend Demi Lovato recently went into rehab due to some “emotional and personal issues.” But Life & Style is reporting that before she entered a treatment center, Demi Lovato had become a big fan of cocaine. A source […]
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In Defense of Heroin
Heroin… h e r o i n… did we write something about heroin lately? Help me out here. From this morning’s letter to the editor mailbox: Dear Portland Mercury: Why is it that every media outlet in this city—including your trite fucking newspaper—goes on fueling the uneducated fire of fear and negativity that has become […]
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Hot Or Not: Girls with Stegosaurus Spines
Boys like dinosaurs right? And some of them like girls? WHAT IF, we combined the two: All it would take is some double sided tape and $1,009 plunked down on Etsy to make this happen. Yes, apparently the pricing on Etsy item uploads can surpass three digits. Who knew. Via.
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Zach Galifianakis Smokin’ a Doobie on Real Time with Bill Maher
Conservative Republican Margaret Hoover and myself both think that this is pretty awesome: When talking about California’s Measure 19, which would legalize marijuana in the state, Galifianakis says he thinks politicians still think pot is taboo. Then he lights up a spliff and chills while the debate keeps going.
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A “Yes on 74” Ad That Actually Kind of Says “No”
Presumably, if you’re part of a campaign pushing for the creation of a new marijuana bureaucracy in Oregon—the system of regulated medical pot dispensaries envisioned by Measure 74—you really, really want the public to take you seriously. You would line up sober, avuncular endorsers, like ex-Portland Mayor Tom Potter. And you would talk about high-minded […]
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This Just In: Alcohol More Dangerous than a Crack Addict Holding a Knife to Your Throat!
A lot of people are tripping balls over this new study released today claiming that alcohol is more harmful to society than heroin. Let’s go to the graph! As you can see, the purple bar denotes the harm that’s done to others by the drugs, while the gold bar signifies the harm done to the […]
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BREAKING: Tom Potter Will Star in Pot Measure Ad
David F. Ashton/East PDX News Time for medicinal marijuana dispensaries? Tom Potter, the former police chief who served as Portland’s mayor from 2004-08, so far has been quietly supporting Measure 74, the ballot initiative that aims to create a regulated system of medicinal marijuana dispensaries in Oregon. Without much fuss, his name is appended to […]
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California Legalizes Pot! (Well, Sort Of…)
Good news for all you pot-heads, and you might want to start packing your cars to head down to the sun for the winter! Turns out Governor Arnold has just signed a bill downgrading possession of AN OUNCE OR LESS of marijuana from a misdemeanor to an infraction. Arnie says he still opposes Proposition 19, […]
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National Coffee (and Cigarette) Day!
Today is National Coffee Day, and for many people that also means it’s National Cigarette Day. Honestly, one of the things I’ve missed most about giving up smoking is standing outside the office on a day like today with a cup of coffee in one hand and a cancer-stick in the other. You know, just […]
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Pot Bust Near Enchanted Forest
Knowing our intense love of the Enchanted Forest theme park, Blogtownie Esther tipped us off to this not-at-all-surprising news: Marion County sheriff deputies have seized 125 pot plants from the 8000 block of Enchanted Way. The farm, allegedly run by a 40-year-old man named Andreas Luedi, is just east of the former Thrill-Ville theme park […]
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Unlikely Advocate: This is Rick Steves on Drugs
VIA As I reported last week, a national marijuana conference filled the luxury Governor Hotel with the sweet stench of pot smoke, including a kick-off speech from Representative Earl Blumenauer and a talk by none other than public television travel host Rick Steves! Who knew Rick Steves was a major advocate of drug law reform? […]
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Rep. Earl Blumenauer Kicks Off Pro-Pot Conference (But Claims He Doesn’t Toke)
The Governor Hotel, a luxury hotel that “boasts 100 years of superb hospitality and service”, reeks of weed. The posh hotel is hosting the national conference for the country’s leading marijuana advocacy group, NORML, which means I just got to watch a dozen people smoke up in the Vault Room, a dim and ornately decorated […]