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Cannabis in Sports

Cannabis in Sports

April 17, 2024

Cannabis in SportsWritten by Akila Wickramaratna, Illustrated by Eva Andrews - 4/20 Edition 2024.Athletes continuously seek ways to enhance their performance, whether that be high intensity...

The Detriment of Cannabis Charges and Moving Forward in Triumph

The Detriment of Cannabis Charges and Moving Forward in Triumph

April 17, 2024

The Detriment of Cannabis Charges and Moving Forward in Triumph Written by Jess Coronado, Illustrated by MaryClaire Lane - 4/20 Edition 2024. The United States has the highest incarceration rate on the...

Professor's Perspectives on Cannabis: Charlie Deitz

Professor’s Perspectives on Cannabis: Charlie Deitz

April 16, 2024

Professor's Perspectives on CannabisCharlie Deitz, Instructor of JournalismWritten by Armando Ramirez, Illustrated by Ryan Ehrhart - 4/20 Edition 2024.In a way, cannabis is what led Charlie...

Pre-Employment Cannabis Drug Testing in the State of Oregon

Pre-Employment Cannabis Drug Testing in the State of Oregon

March 19, 2024

Pre-Employment Cannabis Drug Testing in the State of Oregon Written by Armando Ramirez, Designed by Maryclare Lane - BIPOC Edition, 2024. With cannabis consumption becoming more common and accepted across...

Societal Perspective of Cannabis in the U.S. 1936-Today

Societal Perspective of Cannabis in the U.S. 1936-Today

March 19, 2024

Societal Perspective of Cannabis in the U.S. 1936-Today Written by Armando Ramirez, Designed by Spencer So, Illustrated by Abigail Raike - BIPOC Edition, 2024. The Era of Demonization  First released...

Q/A with Federal Cannabis Reporter Natalie Fertig

Q/A with Federal Cannabis Reporter Natalie Fertig

November 9, 2023

  Navigating the Cannabis Industry as a Journalist Q/A with Federal Cannabis Reporter Natalie Fertig Written by Armando Ramirez Harvest Edition, 2024. Since 2019, Natalie Fertig has been a federal cannabis...

Paul Loney: Oregon’s First Cannabis Attorney

Paul Loney: Oregon’s First Cannabis Attorney

May 31, 2023

  Paul Loney: Oregon’s First Cannabis Attorney   Written by Armando Ramirez, Photo Courtesy of Paul Loney Pride Edition, 2023. Being an attorney for 31 years, Paul Loney has been involved...

The Last Prisoners of Cannabis Incarceration

The Last Prisoners of Cannabis Incarceration

March 4, 2023

Written by Sydney Johnson. Illustrated by Palmer Krais. Legality Edition 2023. The United States has the second-largest inmate population in the world. With 1.7 million incarcerated individuals, over...

Credit Where Credit is Due

Credit Where Credit is Due

March 3, 2023

Opinion: Former Gov. Kate Brown's Pardon Written by Dominic Adams. Illustration by Dani DeGraw. Legality Edition 2023. In Green Eugene’s last edition, we published an article bemoaning the lack...

Oregon’s Racial Disparity in Cannabis Arrests

Oregon’s Racial Disparity in Cannabis Arrests

March 3, 2023

Written by Jorney Baldwin-Chee. In 2023 it was reported that approximately 86.2% of Oregon’s state population is white, according to the Oregon Census Bureau. When considering the racial disparity...

Illustrated by Dani DeGraw

Too Little Too Late: Biden Falls Short of Delivering Justice

November 9, 2022

Written by Dominic Adams. Illustrated by Dani DeGraw. On Oct. 6, 2022, the Biden administration granted a pardon for the offense of simple possession of cannabis. This pardon expunged records for roughly...

What's happening with the MORE Act?

What’s happening with the MORE Act?

May 11, 2022
Legislators are working on our nation’s next step in healing the wounds from the war on drugs. But what is it, and why should we support it? Here is everything you need to know about the current landscape of federal decriminalization.
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