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Demonstrators Call Oregon State Hospital`s Employment Practices Racist, Unacceptable

This story was originally published in September, 2010.

(SALEM, Ore.) - 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.

Marijuana may be Studied for Combat Disorder (PTSD)

It’s about time!

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - This is a headline pulled from the NYT July 19, 2011. It is not a coincidence that Patricia Kime from the Army Times newspaper interrogated me about this subject in the morning of July 20th for my opinion on this subject.

Legal Drug Deaths and Marijuana Dangers

So much ado about nothing while real danger lurks nearby.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - The Oregonian recently published "Pharmacy robberies sweep the US" which is about OxyContin in robberies of pharmacies with the robbers killing any possible witnesses. Kudos for telling the truth. These robberies occurred 686 times in 2010 and will probably go up this year as the OxyContin problem is widely endemic.

About 1.3 million pills were stolen in 2010 and the street price for one OxyContin pill went up to $80. The article also pointed out that there are at least 7 million marijuana users.

`A man is never more truthful than when he acknowledges himself a liar` - Mark Twain

"Corporate Counsel" recently wrote an article concerning due process in the debarment of Purdue Pharma's general counsel, Howard Udell by the Health & Human Services Agency.

(MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.) - The Washington Legal Foundation is concerned with our government debarring General Counsel Howard Udell, CEO Michael Friedman and Chief Medical Officer Paul Goldenheim of Purdue Pharma from involvement in any federal healthcare programs for 12 years.

They feel it "raises serious constitutional due process concerns about the government's interpretation" of the law.

Oxycontin Tsunami Claims Thousands

On this first day of a new year, we join the world in feeling enormous sadness over a great human tragedy... The carnage is of a scale that defies comprehension." US President George W. Bush (January 2005 about a Tsunami in Indonesia)

(MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.) - The above quotation applies to the Tsunami of OxyContin addiction and death in every state in the country when Purdue Pharma obtains approval for clinical trials of non-malignant pain in children -- ages 6 to 17 -- beginning in September 2011.

I wrote about these clinical trials that were being driven by Purdue Pharma and made a comparison of Purdue Pharma's physician, Dr. Deborah Steiner and Dr. Josef Mengele, the "angel of death" under Adolf Hitler.

Oregon Legislature Doubles Fees for Sick Patients Using Marijuana

Increased fees for the sick and dying expected to raise about $7 million dollars for the state.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Fees for registering with the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program will double, from $100 per year to $200 per year, due to a Budget Bill that passed out of the Joint Ways and Means Committee and into the main chambers late Wednesday. The increase in fees was included in one of the over 30 bills that the Committee “barreled through” on Wednesday.

Sen. Doug Whitsett, R-Klamath Falls, objected to the lack of scrutiny over the bills, stating, “It's unacceptable to get this kind of information with no time to study it.”

Oregon Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Receive `Guidance` Letter from the Feds

The U.S. Attorney, District Attorneys, Sheriffs and Police Chiefs serve notice that selling marijuana will not be tolerated, even to the sick.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The wariness of many Oregon medical marijuana patients was validated Friday, when local MMJ dispensaries received a direct warning from the Federal Government and Oregon's top lawmakers.

In some areas, there have been privately run medical dispensaries...doing business on borrowed time. Without the affirmation from voters last fall, it looks like "dispensaries" may not have a leg to stand on. Or do they?

Meet Your New Pot Dealer: Big Pharma

Generic cannabis pills planned for wide use.

(OAKLAND, Ca.) - Despite the US government's staunch opposition to medical cannabis farms in Oakland and elsewhere, the feds have begun licensing a whole lot of large legal pot grows throughout the country.

Medical Marijuana Plantation Fires Up In Spring

Legal cannabis is very new to some people, but it's growing on them.

(JACKSON COUNTY, Ore.) - The burnt end of a joint between his fingers, James Bowman watched the half dozen young men, shirts off in the warm spring sun, shovels working to the beat of loud rock music, preparing soil for the biggest medical marijuana plantation in Oregon.

ACLU Calls On Holder To Make Clear DOJ Will Not Prosecute People Complying With State Medical Marijuana Laws

A reminder to the White House that integrity is mandatory.

(NEW YORK) - In a letter sent late yesterday, the ACLU expresses deep concern about recent letters from several U.S. attorneys from across the country that threaten people who comply with state medical marijuana laws, including state employees and state licensed providers of medical marijuana, with federal prosecution.

"Patients, providers and legislatures need clear guidance from DOJ so they can proceed in confidence that state law will be respected."