Anna Diaz is one of the co-founders of Oregon NORML and sits on their advisory board. Diaz is a published writer on cannabis issues.
In addition to Weedist, she has reported on Oregon's cannabis community for the West Coast Leaf newspaper, West Coast Cannabis magazine, hightimes.com and state and local media. She was also a featured writer for Skunk Magazine’s 50th Issue, as author of their Tokin’ Female interview with Diane Fornbacher.
Anna was the captain of the Oregon NORML Race for the Cure team, the first chapter in the country to participate in 2010. She is also a member of the Executive Committee of the NORML Women’s Alliance.
She volunteers at the World Famous Cannabis Café in Portland, working alongside Madeline Martinez as an advocate for registrants in Oregon’s medical cannabis program.
Anna is the recipient of the 2011 Pauline Sabin Award, presented by NORML each year to recognize women leaders in the cannabis movement.
She celebrated her ten-year anniversary as a cannabis activist at the Global Cannabis March in May 2011 and continues her work as the founder of Oregon Women for Legalization and Parents 4 Pot, groups that are working to end cannabis prohibition..
Sunday, June 23, 2013 marks the first Pacific Northwest kick off event for the newly formed National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) Women’s Alliance...
Brothers with Glass has an online head shop that was founded in 2010 by two brothers; Jake and Jess in Beaverton, Oregon. From the “About Us” section of...
Cliff Maynard, from Pittsburgh, has become well known for his roach art across the United States. He recently relocated to the Northwest and has found even more...
Weedists: Meet Lauren Vazquez “Weedists are the people who are out there fighting the good fight and these are their stories.” Lauren Vazquez is the Fired Up Lawyer,...
Next Saturday, in over 200 cities worldwide, millions will come together to rally for an end to a failed drug war on cannabis and industrial hemp. Oregonians will...
Smokies Toke Couture was founded in 2012 by artist Pilar Erika Johnson. She was looking for cannabis accessories and found that there was not much selection. Johnson...
The NORML Women’s Alliance is hosting a wake-n-bake to celebrate the launch their new foundation. Set for April 21st, 2013 in Denver Colorado, the event promises the...
The first cannabis legalization bill to pass through a legislative committee, Oregon’s HB 3371 has made history. Even USA Today included an article about it. Taken from...
The Moms for Marijuana Cannabis Quilt has been stolen! At approximately 6pm on April 5th, 2013, while traveling from Dallas, TX to Austin, TX on its way...
After three years, the NORML Women’s Alliance has created the NORML Women’s Alliance Foundation as a separate entity to promote education and outreach to women. In January...
Oregon State University’s (OSU) College of Forestry and Department of Wood Science and Engineering have announced a new Ecampus course covering all aspects of industrial hemp. Beginning...
The Rasta Pasta Cafe and Genesis in the Jungle Spice Company began in Belize, where owner Maralyn Gill spent many years. The spice packaging company, available locally...
Homemade medicated applesauce is deliriously simple to make. It has pectin, which is good for our skin and hair, adds fiber to the diet along with other nutrients....
The Oregon State House Revenue Committee has introduced House Bill 3371 to the legislature which will end cannabis prohibition for adults. This bill comes fast on the coat-tails of Oregon’s...
Cannabis infused glycerine tincture can be used straight out of the jar and under your tongue, or to sweeten anything that would normally use honey or some...
NORML founder Keith Stroup’s book, It’s NORML to Smoke Pot: The Forty Year Fight for Marijuana Smokers’ Rights (Kindle Edition here), weaves the name-dropping tell-all with political commentary...
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