Oregon NORML is dedicated to promoting positive legal, social, and political change with information and action in support of cannabis (marijuana) and the many adults who use it.
At Oregon NORML, we are leading the fight for commonsense regulation of the most useful plant ever known to mankind -- cannabis hemp. We stand for the safe protected medicinal use of marijuana by patients legally enrolled in the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program. We stand for the industrial use of hemp to provide food, fuel, and fiber for America and a viable cash crop for Oregon farmers. We stand for the regulated private use of cannabis by adults. Most importantly, we work to reform state and federal laws regarding marijuana and bring an end to the harassment, arrest, and imprisonment of responsible taxpaying American citizens.
At Oregon NORML, we are leading the fight for commonsense regulation of the most useful plant ever known to mankind -- cannabis hemp. We stand for the safe protected medicinal use of marijuana by patients legally enrolled in the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program. We stand for the industrial use of hemp to provide food, fuel, and fiber for America and a viable cash crop for Oregon farmers. We stand for the regulated private use of cannabis by adults. Most importantly, we work to reform state and federal laws regarding marijuana and bring an end to the harassment, arrest, and imprisonment of responsible taxpaying American citizens.
Oregon NORML Cannabis Café at a Glance
We're Moving!
The World Famous Oregon NORML Cannabis Cafe is moving to a new location.
Until our move is complete, the Cannabis Cafe is closed.
We look forward to seeing you all again soon in our new, better than ever facilities. Please stay tuned for details.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Grand Opening
Riding on the wave of President Obama’s memo to end DEA interference in states’ medical marijuana laws and an unprecedented response from the media, Oregon NORML’s Cannabis Café opens at 4:20pm on November 13, 2009 at Rumpspankers, 700 NE Dekum St, Portland, OR 97211.
A special preview of the café and press conference will be held at 2:00pm. This will be the only time that anyone from the public will be allowed inside. All media are welcome to attend, and special guests will be included by invitation only.
"The response has been overwhelming," says Madeline Martinez, Executive Director of Oregon NORML. "We are excited to be able to provide a safe place for patients to medicate that is out of public view within the guidelines of the Oregon Medical Marijuana Act (OMMA).
Many patients travel to Portland for medical care and treatment and have no place they can go to use their medicine during those often exhausting and intensive trips. "Do they go out into an alley and hide in the back of their car?" Martinez said. "There needs to be a place, much like our meetings, where people can socialize and network."
In the week since the announcement of the café’s opening, stories have appeared in most major Oregon newspapers and television stations. Martinez appeared on OPB’s Think Out Loud talk show and attended the local neighborhood association meeting to reassure the public that the café will be operated at the highest of standards and strives to be a positive addition to the area.
Members must be registrants of the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program (OMMP) and members of Oregon NORML to gain entrance to the café. For the Grand Opening, the entry fee will be $25.00, which covers the first month of membership and an all-day entry pass. Basic membership to Oregon NORML is $35.00 per year and will be available at the door.
