Weedist Women: Megan Schwarting
Megan Schwarting and her husband, Ben, started Kush Creams to appeal to a broader audience. She donates regularly to local fund raisers, participates in...
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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..
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Megan Schwarting and her husband, Ben, started Kush Creams to appeal to a broader audience. She donates regularly to local fund raisers, participates in...
Parents4Pot (P4P) is a newly formed group that went from zero to over five thousand "Likes" in just a couple of weeks on Facebook. With twenty-one...
As opinions change about cannabis and its use, the cannabis community is becoming more visible and accepted as a valuable part of society as a whole.
As cannabis becomes more accepted as medicine for humans, it only makes sense that it might help our pets, too. This possibility has become news as of...
The third draft of the rules for Oregon medical cannabis dispensaries were made public Wednesday. Here is my open letter to the Oregon Medical Marijuana Dispensary Rules Advisory Committee.
On November 13, 2009, the World Famous Cannabis Cafe opened its doors. The brainchild of Madeline Martinez, the cafe was created to provide a safe place...
Product Review: Golden Organic Healing Oil - Weedist
Drug Policy Alliance has made it easy to send a message to President Obama to pardon federal drug war prisoners...
Just this past summer, the Alabama Medical Marijuana Coalition was kicked out of two public events in a row for sharing information. The first amendment...
In 2009, the Oregon Legislature legalized industrial hemp growing and processing in our state. To help move Oregon's hemp law into practice, we need to...
Vape OR has been making the rounds of the summer festivals here in Oregon. There is a lot to like about this vaporizer pen. I found them at Portland's...
Stems are often overlooked as unusable. This video shows one easy, but kind of energy intensive, way to use them. Here are two other simple things you can easily do to make good use of your cannabis stems.
The World Famous Cannabis Café and SKUNK Magazine are raising money to help another family in need and new Oregonian, Lindsey Rinehart. The Rinehart family
This banana bread recipe is perfect for medicating with cannabis. The bananas can be switched out for pumpkin or applesauce - BONUS - a double medicating opportunity!
My mom always said that a woman is never too young to start moisturizing. Kush Creams' Face Cream is the only one that is cannabis infused and is one of...
A rain garden is a shallow, constructed depression that is planted with deep-rooted native plants & grasses. It is located in your...
Justin James Bridges is a Texan who has made his home in Portland. When he brought his special style of Texas blues to Oregon, he changed music for the...
I attended and spoke at the Tenth Annual Olympia Hempfest at beautiful Heritage Park, which sits in the shadow of the WA State Capitol Building..