The Oregonian, 10 Sep 2010 – Ten years ago, pot activists could get together and rail against marijuana laws but couldn’t hope for a lot of progress in the immediate future. Thursday at the Governor Hotel in downtown Portland, more than 300 members of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws chanted "just say now!" as they convened their annual national meeting with a sense of approaching victory in the air.

The Oregonian, 09 Sep 2010 – Center of Marijuana Politics Shifts for Three Days to the Rose City Portland becomes the center of the nation’s marijuana discussion this week when the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws convenes its 39th annual convention Thursday, Friday and Saturday at the Governor Hotel downtown.

Albany Democrat-Herald, 07 Sep 2010 – Re: "The cartels touch Oregon," Sept. 1: How much tobacco that contains nicotine is grown in your national forests and parks? None. Why? Because it’s legal.

The Mail Tribune, 08 Sep 2010 – Medical Marijuana in Jail Is An Idea Whose Time Has Not Yet Arrived The issues surounding medical marijuana in Oregon are numerous and complex. But we think Jackson County Sheriff Mike Winters was right to refuse to allow medical marijuana inside the county jail.

Albany Democrat-Herald, 05 Sep 2010 – BROWNSVILLE – While Scio students sign up for the first time for random drug testing, the Central Linn School District is continuing its own student testing policy, now in its 13th year. A Democrat-Herald story last week incorrectly named Scio as the first district in Linn County to start randomly testing student athletes and other extracurricular activity participants for drug use. Central Linn holds that distinction, having begun its program in 1997.

Corvallis Gazette-Times, 05 Sep 2010 – Troy Morris thinks it’s high time that medical marijuana was taken seriously, and he thinks he can help. Even though 14 states, including Oregon, have passed laws recognizing the therapeutic use of marijuana, the drug suffers from a split personality. Supporters tout its ability to ease chronic pain, suppress nausea, calm muscle spasms and boost appetite. On the other hand, it’s also an illicit substance that’s illegal under federal law and remains weighed down by counterculture connotations from the era of long hair, short skirts and free love.

Albany Democrat-Herald, 05 Sep 2010 – For a few years, I lived in Independence, a few blocks from the infamously named High School Drugs. The scurrilous doper magazine, High Times, featured a picture of it every few issues. My question is: Why has nobody questioned the very words: "high school"? Doesn’t this send the wrong message to kids? Sober school. Cool school. Responsible school. But … "high"?