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The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws

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Oregon NORML’s Cannabis Café opened in Portland at 4:20 PM on Nov. 13, the first of its kind inthe United States.“The response has been overwhelming,” says Madeline Martinez, Executive Director of OregonNORML. “We are excited to be able to provide a safe place for patients to medicate that is out of pub-lic view within the guidelines of the Oregon Medical Marijuana Act (OMMA). “There needed to be aplace where people can socialize and network, much like our meetings,” said Martinez. Many pa-tients travel to Portland for medical care and treatment and otherwise they have no place to use theirmedicine during their long and exhausting trips.Since the cafe opened at Rumpspankers, 700 NE Dekum St, Portland, stories have appeared in mostmajor Oregon newspapers and TV stations. Martinez was on OPB’s

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talk show andattended a neighborhood association meeting to reassure them that the lounge will be a positive ad-dition to the community.Beyond local coverage, news of the cannabis café was covered by USA Today, Reuters, the New York Times, Democracy Now and the Huffington Post, to name a few. A Google search even shows theReuters article has posted on a website called “Visit Bulgaria!”Members must be registrants of the Medical Marijuana Program (OMMP) and members of OregonNORML to gain entrance. The entry fee is $25 to cover the first month of membership and an entry pass. Basic membership to Oregon NORML is $35.00 per year and is available at the door.Kudos go out to Madeline and her family for handling the huge job of the daily management of thecafé and to all of you who have shown your support by volunteering your time to make this happen.