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October 7, 2015
L es F emmes A nnual O pen H ouse
Sunday, October 11, 2015
Emanuel Hospital -
Lorenzen Center
2801 N Gantenbein Ave, 97227
Near N. Vancouver/
N. Graham St.
3-5pm
You are cordially invited to attend the Les Femmes Open House.
We welcome young girl’s 6th - 12th grade. Youth must be
accompanied by an adult. Come and learn the history of this
organization that has been serving youth in the community
since 1951.
Please contact Carmen Pettiford, Les Femmes President
at 503.830.5732
or thelesfemmesdebutantes1@gmail.com
Light refreshments provided
photo by O livia O livia / the P ortland O bserver
World Famous Cannabis Café owner Madeline Martinez explained that her Southeast 82nd Avenue
club was there for people to gather who might otherwise not have a safe place to use marijuana, a
substance that has long been a medicine for her.
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baths, and ear cleaning. We also have health
care and grooming products to keep your
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Show Dogs Grooming Salon & Boutique
926 N. Lombard
Portland, OR 97217
503-283-1177
Tuesday-Saturday 9am-7pm
Monday 10am-4pm
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The Portland Observer
Lining Up for Pot
C ontinued from F ront
Public use of marijuana re-
mains illegal.
One customer, who asked to
simply be referred to as Am-
ber Smith, said she welcomed
having a place to take her mari-
juana because her landlord still
prohibited at-home use.
“Just because it’s legal to
buy doesn’t mean it’s easy to
find a place to use,” she said.
The legalization of purchasing
marijuana does not affect other
regulations for the drug, such
as landlord/housing rules and
employment policies. Laws
also prohibit operating a motor
vehicle under the influence of
marijuana. Federal restrictions
also apply, but prosecutions
are not being made under the
Obama administration.
World Famous Cannabis
Café owner Madeline Marti-
nez explained that her club was
there to for people to gather
who might otherwise not have
a safe place to use marijuana, a
substance that has long been a
medicine for her.
“I’ve been a medicinal user
for years, and thought that it
would be good to offer a safe,
non-judgmental place for pa-
tients to talk and share stories,
maybe eat a little food or listen
to music,” Martinez said.
Now, her bustling café is
at the forefront of hangouts.
They host concerts and reg-
ular events where the public
can smoke marijuana (that they
purchased elsewhere, likely
the Shango dispensary next
door) at an entry fee of $10.
Because it’s a private club and
is supported by volunteer staff,
indoor smoking prohibitions in
public places do not apply.
ijuana edibles yet to non-med-
ical users. They also explained
that the taxation of recreational
marijuana would not go into
full effect until 2016.
“We have adjusted our prices
to sell so that customers don’t
see a sudden price increase in
January,” Myhra said.
As decriminalization and
legalization of marijuana
evolves, so do calls for ex-
pungement of past drug of-
fense records.
Just because it’s
legal to buy doesn’t
mean it’s easy to find a
place to use.
-- Amber Smith, customer on first day of recreational sales
“I charge people so I can pay
the rent, but the purpose for me
wasn’t making lots of money, it
was giving people a safe place
to go,” Martinez said.
The legal sales of recreation-
al marijuana still are subject to
some other limitations, some
of which get complicated.
Shango employees con-
firmed they couldn’t sell mar-
Earlier this year, Rep. Lew
Frederick, an African Amer-
ican Democrat representing
north and northeast Portland,
pushed forward a bill that
would provide for a reduc-
tion of sentences for inmates
convicted of marijuana-relat-
ed crimes, but the Legislature
ended before action was taken
on the bill.