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A Home For The
Holdiays
Win! With Scratch
It for Charities
Start your new year o ff with
a new family.
Over $11,000 was raised by
41 area charities during the
fourth and final "Holiday
Scratch-ltfor Charity"
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Newspaper Section
Eugene OR 97403
See Metro, Section B
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The Legal Use o f M arijuana
B y Y ema M easho
’tli part o f the Medical Marijuana
A ct in effect, state officials are
developing policies and guidelines
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for the medical community, law enforcement
agencies and eligible users. The remaining part o f
the law will go into effect on M ay 1,1999 when the
O regon Health Division adopts a package o f rules.
Beginning May, the division will begin issuing
verifying registration cards to individuals with
debilitating medical conditions, such as AIDS,
HIV, cancer, severpain, seizure and severe nausea,
to possess and grow' a limited amount ofmarijuana.
The division is responsible not only for the issu­
ance o f registry cards to persons w ho m eet the
requirements o f the law but also for reviewing and
approving applications from individuals w ho be­
lieve their illness qualifies them to receive pennits
to use marijuana.
According to Dr. Grant Higginson, state health
officer and office o f administration, the division is
on the process o f assembling a panel o f experts to
develop a scientific-based recommendation and
rules for legal use o f marijuana for medical pur­
poses. Ihis panel is composed o f health experts,
the justice community, and proponents o f the a c t
Until then. Dr. H igginson encourages eligible
marijuana users to read the act thoroughly, advice
lawyers, and contact the O regon Health Division
in order to avoid misunderstanding with law
enforcem ent official. Qualified users should
also obtain a written documentation from their
physician stating that the use o f medical m ari­
ju an a m ay help the patient’s condition. Dr.
Higginson also suggests thatinanjuanauser should
cies a uniform starting point, rh e guidelines
assert that the right to use m arijuana for m edical
purposes can be taken aw ay from patients if
subm it their application to his office to start the
process. Before it begins the process, the divi­
sion requires written notification from physi­
cians, the physicians’ name, telephone number,
and address as well as identifying information o f
the patients.
Until the health division adopts rules this
com ing Spring, the A ttorney G eneral's office
has issued a series o f recom m endations and
guidelines for the im plem entation o f the law
that will give the state’s law enforcem ent agen-
patients engage in selling or grow ing m ore
marijuana than the law allows. The act allow s a
patient to grow’ a m axim um o f four im m ature
plants, three m ature plants and up to one ounce
ofusable m arijuana foreachm atureplant. These
guidelines are said to be sufficient until the
health division introduces the rules in May.
Although the law protects individuals w ho con­
sume and posses marijuana for medical purposes,
it does not allow the sale or cultivation o f mari­
juana for medical purposes. ■
“ Kwanza a: A Celebration of Life”
"K w a n z a a is not a rep lacem en t for
Censure Not
Impeachment
V i c e P r e s i d e n t A1 G o r e is r e c ­
o m m e n d in g c e n s u r e as a b e tte r o p ­
ti o n o v e r i m p e a c h m e n t . T h e p r e s i -
j d e n t is a c c u s e d o f p e r j u r y , o b -
I s tru c tio n o f ju s tic e an d a b u se o f
p o w e r . G o r e is r e p r e s e n t i n g th e
m a jo r ity o f p e o p le w h o r e a liz e th a t
th e M o n i c a L e w i n s k y a f f a i r w a s
“ t e r r i b l y w r o n g ” b u t d o n ’t w a n t
C lin to n re m o v e d fro m o ff ic e .
C h ristm as, b u t a sev en -d ay o b serv an ce
acclaim in g a su p p o rt sy stem u sin g the
“N g u zo S a b a ” (“ S even P rin cip les” ) for
g u id a n c e ,” L ew is continues. “ T he
p rin cip les a re U N IT Y (U m o ja), S E L F -
D E T E R M IN A T IO N (K ujichagulia),
C O L L E C T IV E W O R K &
R E S P O N S IB IL IT Y (U jim a).
Art Exhibit
and
Workshops at
North
Portland
Branch Library
Internet Music Plan
F i v e o f th e l a r g e s t r e c o r d e d - m u -
s i c c o m p a n i e s c a m e t o g e t h e r to
p ro p o s e a s e t o f s ta n d a rd s fo r s e ­
c u r e d e l i v e r y o f m u s i c o v e r th e
I n t e r n e t to p r e v e n t p i r a c y o f c o p y ­
rig h te d so n g s a n d b ro a d e n d is tr i­
b u tio n . T h e c o m p a n ie s in v o lv e d a re
B M G E n te rta in m e n t, E M I R e ­
c o rd e d m u s ic , S o n y , U n iv e rs a l a n d
W a rn e r.
Holiday Sales
A n a ly s ts
a re n o tic in g
s ig n s o f
w an zaa: A C eleb ra tio n o f L ife,” an
ex h ib it o f P o rtlan d a rtist C h arlo tte
L e w is’ p ain tin g s, q u ilts and
asse m b la g e s w ill b e o n d isp lay at th e N o rth
P o rtlan d B ran ch L ib rary th ro u g h th e en d o f
D ecem b er. The ex h ib it is a c co m p an ied b y a
tw o -w eek series o f K w anzaa w o rk sh o p s
illu stratin g the “ N g u za S aba” o r seven
p rin cip les o f K w anzaa. Film s, lectures, poetry
read in g s and o th er activities w ill co m p rise the
w o rk sh o p s to be h eld T u esd ay s, 6 p m - 8 pm ,
S atu rd ay s an d S u n d ay s, 2 pm - 4 p m , through
K
lo w -le v e l C h r is tm a s s a le s th is y e a r
t h a t c o u l d f o r c e m e r c h a n t s to m a k e
b ig m a r k d o w n s t o c l e a r o u t i n v e n ­
t o r y . W h i l e s h o p p e r s l i k e th e e x ­
t r a s a v i n g s , t h e p r i c e c u t s w o u ld
lik e ly h u rt p r o f its fo r r e ta ile r s . A
lo t o f s a le s a re m a d e th ro u g h
D ecem b er 20.
“ K w a n z a a is a n o n -relig io u s ev e n t c e le b rated
D e c e m b e r 2 6 - Jan u ary 1. It is b ased upon
‘first fru its ’ ag ricu ltu ral cele b ratio n s h eld
th ro u g h o u t the co n tin en t o f A frica, “ L ew is
to ld th e a u d ien c e at th e o p en in g reception.
" T h e s e w e re tim es o f h arv est, in g ath erin g ,
O n lin e a n d b ig d is c o u n t
th r o u g h o u t th e c o u n tr y .
a ffirm a tio n , co m m itm en t, and
c o m m e m o ra tio n .
s to re s
Charlotte Lewis
C O O P E R A T IV E E C O N O M IC S
(U jam aa), P U R P O S E (N ia),
C R E A T IV IT Y (K uum ba), an d FA IT H
(Im ani). K w an zaa w as created b y D r.
M au lan a K aren g a in 1966, an d is
ce le b ra te d th ro u g h o u t the w o rld by
m illio n s o f p e o p le o f A frican d e c e n t.”
T h e N o rth P o rtlan d B ranch L ib rary is
lo cated at 512 N . K illin g sw o rth A v en u e
at C o m m ercial. F o r fiither in fo rm atio n
on this an d o th e r D ecem b er activ ities at
the B ran ch , c all 2 4 8 -5394.
Hepatitis B Treatment
T h e F o o d a n d D ru g A d m in is tra ­
tio n a p p r o v e d th e f i r s t o ra l th e r a p y
fo r H e p a tit is B to d a y . It w ill b e
so ld u n d e r its b ra n d n a m e , E p iv ir
H B V a n d c o s t s $ 3 .4 1 p e r d o s e . T h e
d ru g h a s p r o v e n its e f f e c tiv e n e s s
in d e c r e a s i n g t h e h e p a t i t i s in p a ­
t i e n t s ’ b lo o d a n d im p ro v e liv e r
fu n c tio n .
Movie Toys
M o v ie r e l a te d to y s e llin g a re
p a r t o f a h ig h - s ta k e s b u s in e s s th a t
c a te r s to th e w h im s o f y o u n g k id s .
T h e “ h o t t e s t ’ s e llin g C h ris tm a s
ite m s f o r k id s a r e th e p lu s h ,
s tu f f e d p ig fro m th e m o v ie “ B a b e ”
a n d " B u g ’s L i f e ” r e la te d to y s .
“ R u g r a t s ” m e r c h a n d i s e is a l s o g e n ­
e ra tin g s tro n g s a le s .
Urban Boundary
Growth
M e tro C o u n c il g a v e p re lim in a ry a p ­
p ro v a l fo r th e e x p a n s io n o f P o rtla n d
a r e a 's u rb a n g ro w th b o u n d a ry . A p p ra is ­
e rs h a v e d e te r m in e d th a t th e la n d o u t­
s id e th e b o u n d a ry is w o rth a s u b s ta n ­
tia l a m o u n t i f d e v e lo p e d to p ro v id e
h o u s in g . A fin a l d e c is io n b y M e tro
w ill b e s o o n . T w o o f th e m o s t c o n tr o ­
v e rs ia l p r o p e r tie s a re S t. M a r y 's a n d a
p o rtio n o f th e S ta f fo rd B asin .
T;
I h e P o rtlan d T rail B lazers g o t in th e h o lid ay
sp irit F rid ay , w h en the B lazers C o m m u n ity
B u ild ers H o lid ay E x p ress d eliv e re d m o re than
C h ristm a s trees to fam ilies in th e n o rth /n o rth east
.A*-»
tla n d co m m u n ity .
M ong w ith the d istrib u tio n , head co ach M ike D u n leav y ,
im P resid en t an d G en eral M an ag er B o b W h itsitt, as-
an t c o a ch es, fro n t o ffice staff, B lazerD an cers, an-
in cers an d m ed ia celeb rities h o sted a H o lid ay p arty on
co m m o n s. ,t in clu d ed local ch o irs, free h o t d rin k s,
»kies, a v isit from S an ta C lau s a n d p rizes at th e R ose
a rte r C o m m o n s. T h e p ublic jo in e d in o n th e festiv ities
1 b ro u g h t c a n n e d fo o d to b en efit th e O re g o n Food
nk. T h e first 50 p e o p le w h o d o n a te d fo o d g o t a free
ristm as tree.
‘ This w as a w o n d erfu l p ro ject an d a u n iq u e w ay to bring
id ay sp irit to o u r n eig h b o rs in n o rth e a st P o rtla n d ,"
d B o b W h itsitt, B lazers team p resid en t an d general
n ag er. “ W e w ere ex cited to p artn er w ith B eg g s T rees
th e first tim e. T h e ir g en ero sity h ad a g reat im p act on
r u le s in th is c o m m u n ity .”
B e g g s T re e s in T u rn e r, O re g o n d o n a te d 7 0 0 C h r is t­
is tre e s to th e B la z e rs C o m m u n ity B u ild e rs H o lid a y
p re s s p ro je c t. T h e c o o p e ra tiv e e ffo rt b rin g s th e
iz e r s to g e th e r w ith c h a rity o rg a n iz a tio n s lik e A lb in a
ad S ta r t, B o y s & G irls C lu b s o f P o r tla n d ,
» em b ech er C h ild r e n ’s H o sp ita l, T h e U rb a n L e a g u e ,
long o th e rs , to o f f e r C h ris tm a s tre e s to lo w -in c o m e
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