Medical Marijuana

Push toward legalization is cause for good sense, not hand-wringing

OPIOID ADDICTION is a crisis, and stories of young people dying from these drugs are heartbreaking. However, Meredith Warren’s column linking these tragedies to legalization of marijuana for adult use is ill-informed and unhelpful (“The opioid battle is lost when marijuana is legalized,” Opinion, June 18). For many opioid victims, these drugs were not the Push toward legalization is cause for good sense, not hand-wringing

As states loosen marijuana laws, veterans still face obstacles to therapeutic treatment

As Maryland and other states move to make medical marijuana available to patients, former service members are still barred from getting the drug from the Veterans Administration. Marijuana remains in a legally precarious position, even as public support for its legalization and use to treat illnesses grows. Washington, Colorado and the District of Columbia have As states loosen marijuana laws, veterans still face obstacles to therapeutic treatment

Oregon can be a national model for cannabis regulation

I commend The Oregonian/OregonLive and reporter Noelle Crombie for the series “A Tainted High,” which found that multiple samples of medical marijuana purchased in Oregon, intended for patients who are often immunocompromised, tested positive for harmful pesticides. The Oregonian not only revealed the extent of the contamination of medical marijuana products, but also exposed a Oregon can be a national model for cannabis regulation

Marijuana giveaway and smokeout event will celebrate legalization in Portland

On July 1, recreational marijuana will officially be legal in Oregon. Some kind of celebration, a commemoration of the occasion, was inevitable. But that party won’t come from the usual suspects in Portland. Hempstalk, the time-honored yet controversial cannabis fair, was denied a permit this year. High Times, which brings its Cannabis Cup events to Marijuana giveaway and smokeout event will celebrate legalization in Portland

CBD oil attracting seniors, soccer moms to medical marijuana

“Grandma doesn’t really understand she’s taking medical cannabis,” a caregiver relates with a smile. After grandma broke her hip, the doctor prescribed the painkiller Percocet, but it made her nauseous, anxious and irritable — common side effects. So the family sought an alternative, and found that a CBD-rich tincture quelled her pain, insomnia, and anxiety. CBD oil attracting seniors, soccer moms to medical marijuana