AltWeeklies Wire
Rat Talenew
Portland cops hired a snitch. But he was already working for somebody else.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
09-02-2015 |
Drugs
How To Talk To Your Parents About Weednew
Now that weed is going legal in Oregon, your mom and dad may have some questions. Here’s what to tell them.
Willamette Week |
Major E. Skinner |
01-28-2015 |
Drugs
Meet the Marijuana Money Mennew
These eccentric billionaires have the cash that could legalize pot in Oregon.
Willamette Week |
Sami Edge and Rebecca Turley |
07-30-2014 |
Drugs
Who Wants to Save a Junkie?new
Drug overdoses now kill more people than car accidents in this country. An expanded use of Narcan would radically change that.
Willamette Week |
Erin Fenner |
03-08-2013 |
Drugs
New Year, New Momentum Give New Hope For Legalizing Cannabisnew
Paul Stanford, who runs a national chain of medical marijuana clinics, is making a new legalization push. And with the help of a professional signature-gathering company, and a political climate vastly more turned on to cannabis, Stanford hopes to attain his lifelong goal.
Willamette Week |
James Pitkin |
01-06-2010 |
Drugs
Natural Seletion: A Field Guide to Portland's Legal Pharmacopeianew
While DIY mushroom hunters are pulling on rain gear and heading outdoors in search of forbidden fruit, others are staying high and dry by sampling a crop of legal psychoactive plants found right here in the city limits.
Willamette Week |
James Pitkin |
10-29-2009 |
Drugs
Paul Stanford, King Bongnew
He's Oregon's "Drug Czar" -- now he's under attack.
Willamette Week |
James Pitkin |
12-12-2007 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs
Faith Takes On Reason in Latest Anti-Meth Media Blitznew
Television stations in Portland, Eugene and Medford are donating airtime to a documentary, called Crystal Darkness, which echoes the current federal line on meth -- a message that's faith-based, in-your-face and, according to independent studies, ineffective at best.
Willamette Week |
Corey Pein |
10-03-2007 |
Drugs
Hidden At Portland's Hempstalknew
At Hempstalk, stoners politely sneak off to the woods while organizers and police celebrate their absence.
Willamette Week |
Rachel Schiff |
09-12-2007 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs
Canadian Bakin'new
Our neighbors to the north are making Portland a hotbed for big pot grows.
Willamette Week |
James Pitkin |
06-27-2007 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs
Portland Still Wants to Legalize Itnew
A new marijuana initiative comes a year after another ballot proposal failed.
Willamette Week |
Jake Thomas |
06-06-2007 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs
Blow's Backnew
Cocaine is still the drug of choice for many of Portland's beau monde.
Willamette Week |
James Pitkin |
05-23-2007 |
Drugs
Just Say Gonew
Rocky Caravelli establishes a new Mexican connection for ibogaine, a controverisal drug that some say can help addicts.
Willamette Week |
Julie Sabatier |
02-01-2007 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs
Garden of Weedin'new
Oregon's medical marijuana growers want to win respect, help the sick -- and grow the kindest bud on the planet.
Willamette Week |
Zach Dundas |
01-24-2007 |
Drugs
One Toke Over The Linenew
A mistake by the Oregon Legislature makes selling pot the "king" of drug crimes.
Willamette Week |
Ian Demsky |
10-18-2006 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs
