HIGH TIME: Dude. Weed is, like, totally trending. First, the suits over at the New York Times write an editorial calling for an end to the federal prohibition on marijuana (’cause it worked out so well for booze). Now, Rep. Scott Perry (a Republican from Pennsylvania), has introduced a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives that […]
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What in the World: Google Glass, Motivation, Weed, and Earthquakes
SPIES: Add one more to the myriad ways in which Google Glass is a creepers dream. Cyber forensics experts at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell say that Glass wearers can steal your passwords by mapping the shadows left by your fingers as you enter them on your smart phone or tablet—from up to about 10 feet […]
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The State Legislature: Our Absentee Parent
For decades, Oregon resisted hosting an annual legislative session. It was one of the final states to finally concede that leadership requires at least a meeting of its lawmakers every year, and in 2012, installed an annual session. But even now, its new concession barely seems to qualify as an annual legislature; during even-numbered years, […]
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Double-Crossed by the Department of Justice
Five years ago, the DOJ screwed over a pot dealer in a case
that’s now undermining America’s ability to extradite other international fugitives
David Mendoza first realized something was off in the summer of 2006, when he was rear-ended by a US mail truck. He had been driving through Portland, headed south toward Bend, where his construction company—called ETA because of Mendoza’s reputation for being late—was restoring the historic Liberty movie palace, which Mendoza had purchased a few […]
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More dope? Nope.
Well, Deschutes County Commissioners have already made their decision on pot shops in the county. Bend businesses are open, though. But other locales around the state are still weighing in, with about 100 cities and municipalities banning medical marijuana businesses. Some of the bans and moratoriums predate Senate Bill 1531 being enacted on March 19. […]
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The Challenge of Legalizing Pot
Maybe you forgot, but our neighbors to the north voted to legalize pot last November. Along with Colorado, Washington has made the possession and consumption of marijuana legal for individuals over 21 years of age. As you can image all the pot heads up there in WA were over joyed at the prospect of pot […]