Song in my head: Grandpa got run over by a draft board......Xan 

ALTER-ABLED NEWS

Oregon's medical marijuana initiative was officially accepted today........from  ORNORML....

The Secretary of State today verified that enough valid signatures were submitted to qualify the initiative for the November 2004 ballot.

 
and this editorial, in a local Oregon paper, further debunks marijuana myths.... 

Pot ban review is long overdue

Assuming that enough signatures turn out to be valid, we'll vote this fall on expanding the law on medical marijuana. In preparation for the expected arguments against this idea, it's recommended you look up "Going to Pot," an article in the July 12 National Review.In this conservative magazine, Ethan Nadelman, founder and executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance, argues persuasively for an end to the national prohibition of marijuana. And he touches on all the arguments used in Oregon against the further legalization of medical marijuana.  Link