Good Morning, News: Cannabis, Limp Bizkit, and Amy Schumer

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Good morning, Portland. I hope you had a nice 4/20.

ICYMI, our Cannabis issue came out yesterday. It’s still just as good of a read on 4/21:

For our annual cannabis issue, we’re looking at some new developments on the canna frontier, but more importantly, we’ve examined how those developments can affect our day-to-day lives. We did a trial run of some cannabis-based oils and topical treatments (with varying degrees of success), and we also tried a not-yet-available-in-Oregon vaginal suppository to aid with menstrual cramps (it was a winner). We also looked at how cannabidiol (CBD) is changing the medical scene, offering health benefits that are having resounding repercussions.

The city is getting sued over its homeless camping policies: “In a suit filed in Multnomah County Circuit Court, the Portland Business Alliance, Overlook Neighborhood Association, Central Eastside Industrial Council, and others have asked a judge to end to Hales’ new policies, which allow campers to erect tents overnight on some “remnant” parcels, sleep overnight on the sidewalk in small groups, and live in organized camps attached to nonprofit organizations (none of which have sprung up under the policy).”

The Oregonian has a story on a new federal study that shows “Oregon’s child welfare system is failing across the board when it comes to keeping thousands of children in state care safe and healthy.”

KGW has has a story on Portland, Inc., a “documentary gets real about Portland’s brand vs. its reality.”

Less than ideal: The Blazers lost again last night thanks to a terrible fourth quarter.

Limp Bizkit playing at a gas station in Dayton, Ohio, is pretty close to how I imagine hell would be. Fortunately, it’s just a hoax, too.

The New York Times has a story of a Vancouver, BC, clinic that prescribes diacetylmorphine hydrochloride, the active ingredient of heroin:

The program has been so successful at keeping addicts out of jail and away from emergency rooms that its supporters are seeking to expand it across Canada. But they have been hindered by a tangle of red tape and a yearslong court battle reflecting a conflict between medicine and politics on how to address drug addiction.

Curt Shilling is not a good enough baseball analyst to justify putting up with his insane beliefs. ESPN now agrees.

Finally, some good news: a very good TV show is back on tonight: