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Oregon: CRRH and ACLU of Oregon Work Together for Cannabis Freedom
By Paul Stanford, CRRH Campaign for the Restoration & Regulation of Hemp (CRRH) is a federal 501(C)4 political committee working to end hemp & cannabis prohibition. CRRH put Measure 80 on...
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Global: The Difference Between Hemp, Marijuana and Cannabis
By Paul Stanford, CRRH There is a lot of confusion about the difference between hemp, cannabis and marijuana. Hemp, cannabis or marijuana all are scientifically denoted by the Latin term, cannabis...
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Oregon: Legislature Considers Legalizing, Taxing Marijuana
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsOregon lawmakers are looking at a plan to legalize and tax marijuana under House Bill 3371, scheduled for an April 2 public hearing in the House Judiciary Committee.The bill...
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Oregon: Best Legislative Session Ever For Marijuana Policy Reform?
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsMarijuana policy reform is advancing on multiple fronts in Oregon, with both medicinal cannabis and general legalization measures gaining traction in an increasingly friendly...
View ArticlePetition President Obama: Let American Farmers Grow Hemp
Our farmers need this valuable crop to be returned as an option for commercial agricultureBy D. Paul Stanford, Hemp News DirectorHemp is the ultimate cash crop, producing more fiber, food and oil than...
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Oregon: Legislature Approves Medical Marijuana For PTSD
House Passes SB 281 on 36-23 Vote; Senate Approved Bill Last MonthBy Steve Elliott Hemp NewsThe Oregon House on Thursday passed SB 281, which adds post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to the list of...
View ArticleThe History of Hemp News
This publication, Hemp News, is the oldest online news service. In 1991, Paul Stanford began posting Hemp News on the Internet, back prior to the creation of the web. The worldwide web wasn't created...
View ArticleOregon: Two Marijuana Initiatives Filed For State Ballot
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsHemp News and The Hemp and Cannabis Foundation (THCF) owner Paul Stanford has filed two new initiatives to legalize marijuana in Oregon.One of the measures is similar to an...
View ArticleWorld Remembers Activist Peter McWilliams, 13 Years After His Passing
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsOn June 14, 2000, the world lost one of its bravest activists for medical marijuana and personal freedom. Peter McWilliams, author of Ain't Nobody's Business If You Do and...
View ArticleOregon: House Passes Bill To License Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsThe Oregon House on Monday passed a bill to license and regulate the nearly 200 medical marijuana dispensaries operating in the state.House Bill 3460 requires the Oregon...
View ArticleOregon: Marijuana Dispensary Bill Headed To Governor's Desk
'These Oregon bills cumulatively amount to the the best legislative session for marijuana law reform in U.S. history' ~ Paul StanfordBy Steve Elliott Hemp NewsThe Oregon House on Saturday gave final...
View ArticleTime 4 Hemp To Host 'Global Cannabis Summit' Each Friday In August
Each Friday during August, "Time 4 Hemp - LIVE" will be hosting two-hour specials to produce a 10-hour Global Cannabis Summit with some of the most brilliant minds and amazing leaders of the industrial...
View ArticleHempstalk Is Coming To Portland September 7-8
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsPortland Hempstalk, one of the best loved cannabis festivals in the Pacific Northwest, is scheduled for September 7 and 8 at Kelley Point Park, at the confluence of the...
View ArticleOregon: Two Marijuana Legalization Initiative Petition Drives Start Strong
By Steve Elliott and Michael Bachara Hemp NewsThe national wave of marijuana law reform is gaining momentum every day, and it isn't going to leave out Oregon. More than 30,000 people came to Kelley...
View ArticleOregon: Two Marijuana Initiatives Hold Signature Turn-In
Cannabis advocates on Friday morning turned in tens of thousands signatures for two marijuana initiatives in the state capitol of Salem. The initiatives are aiming for the November 2014 ballot in...
View ArticleOregon: Portland Mayor Wants Hempstalk Festival at Waterfront Park
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsThe Portland City Council on Thursday told the city's Parks & Recreation Bureau, which denied Hempstalk Festival a permit for Tom McCall Waterfront Park, to negotiate with...
View ArticleU.S.: Oregon Congressman Blasts Drug Official For Marijuana Cluelessness
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsAn Oregon Congressman on Tuesday blasted the deputy director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy after failing to get a straight answer to his question...
View ArticleOregon: Activists Look To End Marijuana Prohibition In 2014
A bill that would ask Oregon voters if they want to legalize marijuana while leaving the regulations up to the Legislature passed its first committee last Thursday.Senate Bill 1556 passed the Senate...
View ArticleOregon: Legislature Fails On Marijuana Legalization; Initiative Campaigns...
Activists Promise 'Big Announcement' Next WeekPaul Stanford: "These measures are going to be on the ballot"In light of recent news that the Oregon Legislature has abandoned meaningful reforms,...
View ArticleOregon: LEAP's Neill Franklin Supports Efforts To End Prohibition In 2014
Since the Oregon Legislature's failure to refer the ballot a comprehensive marijuana policy, we've seen some unfocused reporting in the media. Initiative Petitions 21 and 22, supporters pointed out,...
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