Salem-News.com News Feed for articles tagged with legal www.salem-news.com 2010 The Oregonian newspaper is back at its obnoxious vilification of medical marijuana users with a title of an op-ed article “America Can’t Afford to Legalize Marijuana”. The writer's brain must be venom because it acts like poison with no positive attributes. http://salem-news.com/articles/may152012/leveque-cannabispl.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may152012/leveque-cannabispl.php Tue, 15 May 2012 18:10:00 PDT Oregon's premiere newspaper, The Oregonian, up till this Sunday edition, has been vilifying marijuana and all of its aspects for about twelve years. This, in spite of the fact that it has been known as a highly safe, highly effective medicine for about four thousand years- and there are currently some 55,000 medical patients in Oregon. For years, all of us advocates have been asking whoever we could ask for some sort of legislation which would take marijuana out of the grasp of the Mexican marijuana cartels. http://salem-news.com/articles/april242012/oregonian-marijuanapl.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april242012/oregonian-marijuanapl.php Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:12:00 PDT Everybody's heard of it, but have they actually been there? If you are an Oregon medical marijuana patient, this Friday is the perfect opportunity for you to see the inside of what has become a rather mythical place. Portland's World Famous Cannabis Cafe' will be celebrating the 420 High Holiday in high fashion with festivities beginning at 4:20 p.m. http://salem-news.com/articles/april182012/420-holiday-2012bk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april182012/420-holiday-2012bk.php Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:00:00 PDT Today, Oregon State Police arrested the driver of a vehicle that caused a motorcyclist to lose control and crash along Highway 126W west of Veneta early Sunday evening. 66-year old Valentin Camarillo, from Roseburg, was riding his 1997 Harley Davidson motorcycle eastbound in a group of four motorcycles when a vehicle came up from behind them. http://salem-news.com/articles/april172012/biker-wreckbk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april172012/biker-wreckbk.php Tue, 17 Apr 2012 22:55:00 PDT The Global Marijuana March is an annual rally held at different locations around the planet. 734 different cities have signed up from 64 different nations since 1999. Participants around the Portland area will gather in Pioneer Courthouse Square to march at high noon through downtown Portland, accompanied by a police escort. http://salem-news.com/articles/april172012/global-cannabis.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april172012/global-cannabis.php Tue, 17 Apr 2012 12:36:00 PDT In a recent study, a national quote provider for online car insurance quotes cites a strong correlation between traffic-related accidents and marijuana use. The study, which looks at statistics regarding accidents, traffic violations, and insurance prices, seeks to dispel the thought that “driving while stoned” is dangerous. http://salem-news.com/articles/april102012/marijuana-safe-driving.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april102012/marijuana-safe-driving.php Tue, 10 Apr 2012 13:20:00 PDT During the Israeli attack of 2009, the recreation center used by the CampsBreakerz breakdancing group in the Gaza Strip was destroyed. That didn't stop them, however; they have been practicing ever since in a cramped extra room owned by a relative in the Nuseirat Refugee Camp. But now, they want to expand. The CampsBreakerz reputation has grown in the past three years, and more youth than ever before want to learn the art of breakdancing and be part of a team. http://salem-news.com/articles/march262012/gaza-breakdance.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march262012/gaza-breakdance.php Mon, 26 Mar 2012 23:48:00 PDT “Tastes like sunflower, looks like sesame”, a clever little catch-phrase I picked up along the way which coins hempseed-as-a-food to a tee. Be it hemp morning shakes, peanut chocolate energy balls made of hemp, almond goji powerballs, apple-power porridge (available right here in Victoria BC), finger licking brownies, hemp “cornchips”, veggie burgers or seeds in a salad dressing, there›s no doubt hemp is super-food. Not just hype; it is actually good for you. Hemp has been called the new soy and it’s ever more popular. http://salem-news.com/articles/march202012/hemp-food_dw.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march202012/hemp-food_dw.php Tue, 20 Mar 2012 12:30:00 PDT The Oregon Cannabis Tax Act (OCTA 2012) has been gaining momentum as the time grows closer to the deadline for signatures to be submitted to the State, but nothing compares to the recent endorsement by the legendary country music star Willie Nelson. That’s just the thing to add fuel to their signature-gathering fire. http://salem-news.com/articles/march172012/octa-willienelson_bk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march172012/octa-willienelson_bk.php Sat, 17 Mar 2012 01:32:00 PDT The Pioneer Mountain/Eddyville Project is creating a straighter 5.5 mile segment of U.S. 20 between Corvallis and Newport to replace the narrow, twisting 10 mile segment. The Oregon Department of Transportation is issuing Notice of Default to Yaquina River Constructors (Granite Construction Company). They have 10 days to correct the default to ODOT’s satisfaction. http://salem-news.com/articles/march162012/odot-eddyville.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march162012/odot-eddyville.php Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:32:00 PDT Israel is accused of using weapons that are highly illegal- internationally banned, during its latest attacks in Gaza. Dr. Medhat Abbas, General Director of Crisis Management Unit, Ministry of Health in Gaza, said, "Israel has used a heavy metal in the 33 weapons against Palestinian civilians during the aggression, including uranium." http://salem-news.com/articles/march142012/gaza-uranium-tk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march142012/gaza-uranium-tk.php Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:08:00 PDT Organizers of the Denver 420 Rally have announced that the 2012 event will be two consecutive days, Friday April 20th and Saturday April 21st, at Civic Center Park. They will be "celebrating community, exercising constitutional rights and petitioning our government for redress". The theme is Decision 2012. "We have shown the world that cannabis can be used responsibly," said Miguel Lopez, Denver 420 Rally organizer. http://salem-news.com/articles/march122012/denver420-rally2012.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march122012/denver420-rally2012.php Mon, 12 Mar 2012 19:25:00 PDT Tuesday morning police responded to a broken window at Smokey's Novelties in downtown Salem. At 6:30 a.m. morning walkers saw the aftereffects of an alleged robbery, with police surrounding the store for hours afterward. Something prompted police to obtain a search warrant, apparently via "Probable Cause" and proceed to the owner's other properties for a fine-tooth-comb going over. http://salem-news.com/articles/march072012/smokeys-raid_bk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march072012/smokeys-raid_bk.php Wed, 07 Mar 2012 23:58:00 PST Violent clashes took place Friday between Palestinian worshippers, Jewish settlers and Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) troops who stormed the ancient al Aqsa Mosque plazas just after the noon prayers. The ongoing threat by extremist Jewish groups to "take" the al Aqsa Mosque has caused a reverberation around the globe. http://salem-news.com/articles/february242012/al-aqsa-violence_bk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february242012/al-aqsa-violence_bk.php Fri, 24 Feb 2012 17:35:00 PST The top United Nations envoy for the Middle East peace process today described as “deplorable” Israel’s announcement that is has given approval to a large number of new settlement units deep inside the occupied Palestinian territory. “The Secretary-General reiterated the United Nations’ well known position that settlement activity is illegal, contrary to Israel’s obligations under the Road Map [to peace] and will not be recognized by the international community.” http://salem-news.com/articles/february222012/israel-settlements_un.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february222012/israel-settlements_un.php Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:15:00 PST The quasi-castration of the cut of the clitoris saves reproduction. Contrary to hasty affirmations, it is not a castration. But, in the majority of cases, pleasure is "castrated". Nevertheless, on the psychological ground, not only that quasi-castration strengthens, for boys, the threat of castration that circumcision is, but also, when circumcision alone is operated, it is always considered by the girl, unconsciously, as a threat of excision, with all the deleterious effects of such a threat. http://salem-news.com/articles/february132012/circumcision-castration-hn.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february132012/circumcision-castration-hn.php Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:56:00 PST I picked up most of my stolen property from the police yesterday, 3 months of having nearly all of my hard drives, my phone, my camera, reams of paperwork, what is the result? Nothing but the disruption of the Trade Not Aid Mission and a bit more fuel to slander me. And that is the point really, to disrupt anything meaningful for Palestine. http://salem-news.com/articles/february102012/trade-not-aid_hijack_ko.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february102012/trade-not-aid_hijack_ko.php Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:33:00 PST Kentucky Freedom Fighter Gatewood Galbraith has died at 64 years old. Galbraith spent his lifetime learning and working within the political and legal system. He graduated from the University of Kentucky in 1974 and from the University Of Kentucky College Of Law in 1977 and became "The People's Champion". http://salem-news.com/articles/january052012/gatewood-mb.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january052012/gatewood-mb.php Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:28:00 PST A lawsuit filed by the Arizona's Governor Brewer in an effort to stop medical marijuana patients from using the lawful herb was dismissed by the judge hearing the case. The ruling seems to come as a response to the motion to dismiss filed by the ACLU. The judge agreed, stating "These issues, as presented, are not appropriate for judicial review." http://salem-news.com/articles/january042012/arizona-cannabis.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january042012/arizona-cannabis.php Wed, 04 Jan 2012 18:52:00 PST Gov. Chris Gregoire today announced she filed a petition with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration asking the agency to reclassify marijuana as a Schedule 2 drug, which will allow its use for treatment – prescribed by doctors and filled by pharmacists. Gov. Lincoln Chafee (I-RI) also signed the petition. The petition will require the Federal Drug Administration to conduct a new scientific review and analysis of recent advances in Cannabis research since the last time the FDA reviewed the matter in 2006. http://salem-news.com/articles/november302011/reclassify-marijuana.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november302011/reclassify-marijuana.php Wed, 30 Nov 2011 20:30:00 PST For enthusiasts, it’s all about cementing the power of the industrial hemp movement right into people’s homes. You might ask, squinting one eye, and jutting forward to re-read...Hempcrete? Say what! http://salem-news.com/articles/october172011/hemp-concrete-dw.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october172011/hemp-concrete-dw.php Mon, 17 Oct 2011 08:02:00 PDT I presume I’m preaching to the choir, but I will be preaching anyhow. The New York Times, my favorite source of subject material, is a gold mine of really weird stuff. http://salem-news.com/articles/october132011/drug-testing-cannabis_pl.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october132011/drug-testing-cannabis_pl.php Thu, 13 Oct 2011 22:55:00 PDT The total destruction of Israel, something used by the Zionist lobby to bilk the US out of billions for years, is no longer a dream, it is inevitable.  The only question is “when?” With it a limited world war may emerge with some surprises in store. It all started long ago but we can focus back one year when Israel murdered 9 Turkish citizens in an act of piracy. http://salem-news.com/articles/september152011/israel-nuclear-war-gd.php http://salem-news.com/articles/september152011/israel-nuclear-war-gd.php Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:30:00 PDT With the recent observation of the tenth anniversary of 9/11, we all want to make as many people aware of the demolition of the three World Trade Center buildings as possible. In particular, though, Transportation Security Agency employees are people who especially ought to know the truth. http://salem-news.com/articles/september142011/911-truth-nk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/september142011/911-truth-nk.php Wed, 14 Sep 2011 23:45:00 PDT With the world commemorating the tenth anniversary of the mysterious and horrific collapse of the New York twin towers on September 11, 2001 and as I looked back to be swept up by the endless reflections of the tragic day, I suddenly realized that my perspective of 9/11, as well as everybody else’s I guess, has changed. Ten long years now separate us from this day. http://salem-news.com/articles/september132011/911-history-ae.php http://salem-news.com/articles/september132011/911-history-ae.php Tue, 13 Sep 2011 13:06:00 PDT Doctors are given the privilege to practice by the people of the State.  The State Board of Medical Examiners represents the people in allowing that privilege.  A doctor’s ability to practice is NOT a right by virtue of degree. http://salem-news.com/articles/september092011/circ-rituals-rm.php http://salem-news.com/articles/september092011/circ-rituals-rm.php Fri, 09 Sep 2011 16:38:00 PDT After Medical Marijuana was legalized in Oregon in 1998, I breathed a sigh of relief – now the Feds will quit harassing us. I knew many people were using it for legitimate medical reasons and why not. It works better and is cheaper than almost any pharmaceutical prescription. My elation was short-lived and the specter of Devil Weed and Reefer Madness reared its ugly head. http://salem-news.com/articles/september052011/ptsd-anguish.php http://salem-news.com/articles/september052011/ptsd-anguish.php Mon, 05 Sep 2011 16:17:00 PDT Ashkenazi Jews represent more than 90% of the Jews. Several medical enquiries revealed that a minority of two to four per cent of them (against 0.2% for the general population) inherit a genetic mutation (BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes), occurred 600 years ago5, inducing a very high risk of cancer of the organs of reproduction. http://salem-news.com/articles/september052011/circumcision-cancer.php http://salem-news.com/articles/september052011/circumcision-cancer.php Mon, 05 Sep 2011 01:47:00 PDT A coalition of California industry groups is railing against “job killer” legislation they argue would weaken pre-dispute arbitration agreements and more broadly, slow the state’s economic recovery. http://salem-news.com/articles/august132011/healthcare-law.php http://salem-news.com/articles/august132011/healthcare-law.php Sat, 13 Aug 2011 23:52:00 PDT Oregon Whistleblower William Coleman exposed the corruption of Oregon government by beating a serious state case against him with a unanimous verdict by a jury of his peers. Now he is taking the Oregon State Hospital to task for highly illegal and discriminatory employment practices and slander. http://salem-news.com/articles/july272011/coleman-protest-redux-tk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/july272011/coleman-protest-redux-tk.php Wed, 27 Jul 2011 16:32:00 PDT