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Oregon: Thousands Expected To Attend Global Cannabis March in Portland, Oregon This May
"We are looking for at least 3,000 people to show up and flex their rights. Anything less than that is unacceptable." Scott Gordon, Oregon NORML
By Anna Diaz, Oregon NORML/Hemp News
Portland, Oregon - Saturday, May 1, 2010 marks the eleventh annual Global Cannabis March in Portland , Oregon . This year's march and rally runs from 10:00am to 5:00pm. Participants will gather in Pioneer Courthouse Square to march at high noon through downtown Portland, accompanied by a police escort. Cures-Not-Wars and Urbage Designs join Oregon NORML as sponsors of this event.
Scott Gordon, Vending and Hemp Director for Oregon NORML reports, "This year's performers and speakers are all from the Portland area as part of our efforts to provide a more environmentally and economically responsible event."
Winner of the "Open 4 Snoop Dogg" contest, Bad Habitat, is just one of the bands set to perform. Madeline Martinez, Executive Director of Oregon NORML and founder of the Cannabis Café and Russ Belville, national NORML Outreach Coordinator and podcast host along with Delia Lopez, congressional candidate are just a few of the speakers who will fill out the day. Vendors and nonprofit groups will provide goods and services that support the hemp and cannabis community. Voter registration and educational information will be available to the public.
For more information, please contact Oregon NORML at 503-239-6110 or visit www.ornorml.org. Come out and join what has become a staple of local Portland culture, the Global Cannabis March. And remember, we will be in " Portland's Living Room" at Pioneer Square all day!
10:00 - 10:15 Drums
10:15 - 10:30 Madeline Martinez
10:30 - 11:10 BCDP
11:10 - 11:11 MC intro
11:11 - 11:16 Michael Meo
11:21 - 11:26 Dee Lopez, US Rep Congressional Candidate
11:27 - 11:31 Chris Henry, Green Party Candidate
11:32 - 11:37 Richard Ellmyer, 4 state Rep
11:38 - 11:45 Russ Belville, NORML Show Live Host
11:45 - 11:50 Cannabis Karri
11:50 - 12:00 Madeline Martinez
11:10 - 12:00 speakers
NOON the MARCH
12:45 - 1:00 Dj & speakers
1:00 - 1:40 Big Dub & J Mack
1:41 - 1:50 Anthony Johnson, Voter Power
1:51 - 2:00 Jennifer Alexander, NORML
2:00 - 2:40 Pass Margo
2:40 - 2:50 Paul Stanford, THCF
2:51 - 3:00 Paul Loney, NORML Legal
3:00 - 3:40 Fruition
3:41 - 3:50 speakers
3:50 - 4:20 Bad Bad Habitat
4:45 - Madeline Martinez
5:00 close
