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Washington State`s I-502 Freeing Cannabis Users Before Even Going Into Effect

"There is no point in continuing to seek criminal penalties for conduct that will be legal next month." - Atty Dan Satterberg

(COTTAGE GROVE, Ore.) - Since Washington's I-502 has legalized Cannabis possession for All Washingtonians aged 21 and over, the King County (Seattle) Washington prosecutors are reporting plans of dismissing 175 pending cases regarding cannabis users of legal age.

Wikipedia Founder Speaks Up Against the Extradition of Richard O`Dwyer to the USA

Why is the US going to such effort for a copyright violation?

(ST PETERSBURG, Florida) - Richard O'Dwyer is a 24 year old British student at Sheffield Hallam University in the UK. He is facing extradition to the USA and up to ten years in prison, for creating a website – TVShack.net.

O'Dwyer is not a US citizen. America is trying to prosecute a UK citizen for an alleged crime which took place on UK soil.

OCTA 2012 Moves Two Steps Forward, One Step Back

The deadline is drawing nearer for the final signatures to be received by the State.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - The Oregon Cannabis Tax Act (OCTA) committee has released a combination of both good news and bad news.

Hemp Hemp Hooray! (I mean Cannabis)

Even New York is joining the club.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - The title of this missive may be a bit confusing. It was an advertisement for the New Seasons market June 6, 2012 featuring hemp and hemp recipes at their 12 stores. Hemp Hemp Hooray! was one of Jack Herer's favorite lines, and it is great to see it repeated so vivaciously.

Motorcycle Awareness Rallies Hundreds of Bikers at Oregon Capitol

"There are people from all walks of life here, that just chose motorcycles as their primary method of transportation" ~ Quiet Mike

(SALEM, Ore.) - Hundreds of motorcycles made their way across the state of Oregon, up the freeway, through the mountains and into the capitol city, Salem.

They were there for the first Saturday of May- the biggest "Motorcycle Awareness" event to date.

Marijuana Therapy: The Oregonian April 22 Blesses with Full-Page Ad

Is marijuana vilification finally over?

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - 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.

Not Just Fish Bait and Cockatoo Nibbles Anymore. Mikey Likes It!

Remember, there's no weed in these hemp seeds!

(VICTORIA, B.C.) - “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.

Willie Nelson Officially Endorses Oregon Cannabis Tax Act 2012

Country music legend has long been a supporter of ending cannabis prohibition.

(SALEM, Ore.) - 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.

Israeli Forces Storm Al Aqsa Plaza in Violent Clashes with Worshippers

Tens of thousands in Palestine and around the world abhor the actions by the extremists.

(JERUSALEM / SALEM) - 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.

UN `Deplores` Israeli Approval of More Settlements in West Bank

Land taken without permission is being seen for what it is: wrong.

(WEST BANK, Occupied Palestine) - 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.”