Comments on: Oregon NORML’s groundbreaking Cannabis Café opening this Friday

By: Background on Cannabis Clubs in Oregon | St. Pantaleon Project

Background on Cannabis Clubs in Oregon | St. Pantaleon Project — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 08:40:15 +0000

[...] clubs have been in existence in Oregon for many years. Before the Oregon NORML Cannabis Cafe became world famous, other clubs such as Highway 420 opened in late 2009, and even earlier examples [...]

By: Jsnsoc8

Jsnsoc8 — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 04:11:00 +0000

Zach Morris,

While I am happy for you and your friends, and I believe cananbis to be preventive medicine, I would like to make a reply to your statement in regards to the “just say you have…” comment.

I agree with you. Cannabis is good and it’s our right to smoke. However, pigots and prohibitionists love it when “stoners” say “hey I can just SAY I have a pain and then get medical cannabis! Yay!”

While those who know, know what you mean, those who don’t, use that as ammunition to support there weak arguments, especially these days as they lose more and more footing in their unjustified battle to keep the sacred plant illegal. Just a comment I thought you might like to hear. Please don’t take it the wrong way.

Peace.

Jason

By: Zach Morris

Zach Morris — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:58:22 +0000

My friend has a weed license in Colorado, it is so easy to get, just pay 120 for an exam and say you have headaches or stomach pains, and now you have a license to smoke, own, and grow up to 6 plants 3 budding, 3 not, – awesome GO OBAMA !

By: Corey

Corey — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:45:36 +0000

This is a great step for america!

By: Patrick

Patrick — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:05:17 +0000

Beautiful. This is the kind of story that makes me proud to be an American, to know that we really are free. Liberating.

By: Mr.R

Mr.R — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:41:46 +0000

Great work on the cafe!

I look forward to seeing more of these shops opening in the near future.

Meeting and socializing with people who are suffering from similar illnesses and being able to talk about such things in a relaxed atmosphere will be good for them.

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:14:43 +0000

LOL at the store next to it being called the Secondhand Boutique

By: Todd

Todd — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:34:05 +0000

http://www.change.org/ideas/116/view_action/legalize_marijuana

This is a petition…LETS KEEP THIS THING MOVING…

By: OMCU

OMCU — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:07:23 +0000

Good luck tomorrow!

By: Jason Kozlowski

Jason Kozlowski — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:58:25 +0000

I agree with above posts concerns about how this will give the other side ammunition. I believe that’s the point.

My main criticism of NORML’s past efforts is been that they have been too non confrontational. I really want to applaud what Ross and everyone at NORML for having the balls to take a stand for patients. While this may be controversial, it’s another excellent opportunity to “show the positivities of pot.” Yes, it will have prohibitionists up in arms, as with any progressive act. Remember proposition 215? It’s been 13 years since that and patients are still having a hard time in other states getting their medicine, as referenced in this article. This is a good effort to stimulate honest discussion and show that marijuana is not the dangerous addictive drug that prohibitionists claim it is, but instead the good, positive beneficial medicine for people with qualifying medical conditions. This isn’t about legalization. While that may be NORML’s goals, which I and many representatives agree with in order to reduce the harm associated with marijuana (mostly legal), the medical marijuana movement is about patients, not recreational users. This isn’t a legal loophole. This is an effort to help patients with debilitating illnesses get quality medicine without having to run around the damn country for it. Wheelchair stricken people need help. Driving to Portland isn’t helping anyone but the gas companies.