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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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