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Sponsors Cancel Drug Summit in Madras 
Posted by CN Staff on August 22, 2014 at 12:07:03 PT
By Jeff Mapes
Source: Oregonian
Oregon -- A nonprofit group has canceled an October anti-drug summit in Madras -- which was to feature a prominent opponent of marijuana legalization -- after complaints were raised by sponsors of the ballot measure that would permit recreational use of the drug.The sponsors of the legalization initiative, Measure 91, charged this week that it was wrong for summit organizers to use federal funds to help pay for an appearance by Kevin Sabet, a former White House drug adviser who has formed an organization opposing marijuana legalization.
Sabet was also scheduled to appear in 12 other Oregon cities as part of an "Oregon Marijuana Education Tour" following the summit. Sabet had said that, at the request of organizers, he would not talk about the ballot measure at either the Madras event or on the tour.Rick Treleaven, the executive director of BestCare Treatment Practices and the organizer of the Madras summit, said he decided to cancel the summit because he "could see from an outside perspective that it could look like a conflict."Treleaven, whose nonprofit that runs community mental health programs for Jefferson County, said he did not know if the 12-city tour featuring Sabet would still take place. "It depends on what the other folks do," he said, referring to the local sponsors, some of whom were also using federal anti-drug grants to help pay for the events. SnippedComplete Article: http://drugsense.org/url/9WQB6QPFSource: Oregonian, The (Portland, OR)Author: Jeff MapesPublished: August 21, 2014Copyright: 2014 The OregonianContact: letters news.oregonian.comWebsite: http://www.oregonlive.com/oregonian/CannabisNews  -- Cannabis Archiveshttp://cannabisnews.com/news/list/cannabis.shtml 
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Comment #6 posted by Oleg the Tumor on August 24, 2014 at 16:56:41 PT
IXNAY THE OURTAY!
Boycott Sabet - Just Walk Away! 
Absence speaks louder than words!
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Comment #5 posted by runruff on August 23, 2014 at 21:09:53 PT
Go Oregon!
Did any of you read the comments in those articles? It looks like some of my neighbors are thinking of pelting the Holy Sabet with litigation. I love it but his smirky face sure could use a fat ripe tomato in it!If he is stupid enough to make this tour, we will be there to meet him in Grass Pants, Oregon in October.
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Comment #4 posted by Hope on August 23, 2014 at 17:08:44 PT
Of course... someone was rushing me
to do something else... but I thought I did a better job of posting than that. Arrgh.Legalized marijuana: effect on teens looms large in Oregon campaignhttp://www.oregonlive.com/mapes/index.ssf/2014/08/legalized_marijuana_effect_on.html
Legalized marijuana: effect on teens looms large in Oregon campaign
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Comment #3 posted by Hope on August 23, 2014 at 16:48:59 PT
 cruisin oregon live,
I ran on to this: Legalized marijuana: effect on teens looms large in Oregon campaign
 www.oregonlive.com/mapes/index.ssf/2014/08/legalized_marijuana_effect_on.htmlAnd at first I wasn't going to read it, because I thought, "This is not about kids." But, I read it anyway. These kids are pretty impressive.
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Comment #2 posted by The GCW on August 22, 2014 at 18:08:58 PT
Let Me guess...
Rick Treleaven, the executive director of BestCare Treatment Practices ---might lose some income if Oregon citizens are no longer forced into rehab for the responsible use of the plant cannabis once it becomes RE-legalized.How do You afford Your Rock N Roll lifestyle?
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Comment #1 posted by runruff on August 22, 2014 at 12:51:42 PT
Let Sabet blab it!
Sabet, the feds useful idiot, has not met an audience like he will met here in in the Land of Nod! This is where Cain came to find a wife! We don't like federal shills here in our reality. We have had all of the reefer madness BS we will even tolerate. This is the season of abundant produce here in So. Oregon. I am sure we will see to it that idiot boy will get his share!
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