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Portland's Hempstalk Festival is an annual event in Portland, Oregon advocating decriminalization of marijuana for medicinal, industrial, and recreational use.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 46 relations: Activism, Allen St. Pierre, Arlo Guthrie, Author, Biodiesel, Biosphere, Cannabis (drug), Cannabis edible, Columbia River, Decriminalization, Deforestation, Dennis Peron, Earth, Energy crisis, Fuel, Hemp, Hemp oil, Hunger, Jack Herer, Jill Stein, John Trudell, Keith Stroup, Kelley Point Park, Labor Day, Legal history of cannabis in the United States, Legality of cannabis, Medical cannabis, Myocardial infarction, National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, Oregon, Paper, Poet, Political movement, Portland, Oregon, Protein, Psychoactive drug, Recreational drug use, Seattle Hempfest, Sellwood Riverfront Park, Songwriter, Tod H. Mikuriya, Tom McCall Waterfront Park, Willamette River, Willamette Week, Willie Nelson, 2012 Oregon Ballot Measure 80.

  2. 2005 in cannabis
  3. Cannabis events in the United States
  4. Cannabis in Oregon
  5. Fall events in the United States
  6. Festivals established in 2005

Activism

Activism (or advocacy) consists of efforts to promote, impede, direct or intervene in social, political, economic or environmental reform with the desire to make changes in society toward a perceived greater good.

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Allen St. Pierre

Allen St.

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Arlo Guthrie

Arlo Davy Guthrie (born July 10, 1947) is an American folk singer-songwriter.

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In legal discourse, an author is the creator of an original work, whether that work is in written, graphic, or recorded medium.

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Biodiesel

Biodiesel is a renewable biofuel, a form of diesel fuel, derived from biological sources like vegetable oils, animal fats, or recycled greases, and consisting of long-chain fatty acid esters.

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Biosphere

The biosphere, also called the ecosphere, is the worldwide sum of all ecosystems.

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Cannabis (drug)

Cannabis, also known as marijuana or weed, among other names, is a non-chemically uniform drug from the cannabis plant.

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Cannabis edible

A cannabis edible, also known as a cannabis-infused food or simply an edible, is a food item (either homemade or produced commercially) that contains decarboxylated cannabinoids (cannabinoid acids converted to their orally bioactive form) from cannabis extract as an active ingredient.

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Columbia River

The Columbia River (Upper Chinook: or; Sahaptin: Nch’i-Wàna or Nchi wana; Sinixt dialect swah'netk'qhu) is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest region of North America.

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Decriminalization

Decriminalization or decriminalisation is the legislative process which removes prosecutions against an action so that the action remains illegal but has no criminal penalties or at most some civil fine.

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Deforestation

Deforestation or forest clearance is the removal and destruction of a forest or stand of trees from land that is then converted to non-forest use.

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Dennis Peron

Dennis Robert Peron (April 8, 1945 – January 27, 2018) was an American activist and businessman who became a leader in the movement for the legalization of cannabis throughout the 1990s.

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Earth

Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life.

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Energy crisis

An energy crisis or energy shortage is any significant bottleneck in the supply of energy resources to an economy.

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Fuel

A fuel is any material that can be made to react with other substances so that it releases energy as thermal energy or to be used for work.

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Hemp

Hemp, or industrial hemp, is a plant in the botanical class of Cannabis sativa cultivars grown specifically for industrial and consumable use.

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Hemp oil

Hemp oil (hemp seed oil) is oil obtained by pressing hemp seeds.

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Hunger

In politics, humanitarian aid, and the social sciences, hunger is defined as a condition in which a person does not have the physical or financial capability to eat sufficient food to meet basic nutritional needs for a sustained period.

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Jack Herer

Jack Herer (June 18, 1939 – April 15, 2010), sometimes called the "Emperor of Hemp", was an American cannabis rights activist and the author of the 1985 book The Emperor Wears No Clothes.

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Jill Stein

Jill Ellen Stein (born May 14, 1950) is an American physician, activist, and politician.

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John Trudell

John Trudell (February 15, 1946December 8, 2015) was a Native American author, poet, actor, musician, and political activist.

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Keith Stroup

Keith Stroup is an American attorney and founder of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws.

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Kelley Point Park

Kelley Point Park is a city park in north Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon.

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Labor Day

Labor Day is a federal holiday in the United States celebrated on the first Monday of September to honor and recognize the American labor movement and the works and contributions of laborers to the development and achievements of the United States.

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In the United States, increased restrictions and labeling of cannabis (legal term marijuana or marihuana) as a poison began in many states from 1906 onward, and outright prohibitions began in the 1920s.

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Legality of cannabis

The legality of cannabis for medical and recreational use varies by country, in terms of its possession, distribution, and cultivation, and (in regards to medical) how it can be consumed and what medical conditions it can be used for.

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Medical cannabis

Medical cannabis, medicinal cannabis or medical marijuana (MMJ), is cannabis and cannabinoids that are prescribed by physicians for their patients.

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Myocardial infarction

A myocardial infarction (MI), commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when blood flow decreases or stops in one of the coronary arteries of the heart, causing infarction (tissue death) to the heart muscle.

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National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws

The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) is a social welfare organization based in Washington, D.C., that advocates for the reform of marijuana laws in the United States regarding both medical and non-medical use.

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Oregon

Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.

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Paper

Paper is a thin sheet material produced by mechanically or chemically processing cellulose fibres derived from wood, rags, grasses, or other vegetable sources in water, draining the water through a fine mesh leaving the fibre evenly distributed on the surface, followed by pressing and drying.

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Poet

A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry.

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Political movement

A political movement is a collective attempt by a group of people to change government policy or social values.

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Portland, Oregon

Portland is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon, located in the Pacific Northwest region.

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Protein

Proteins are large biomolecules and macromolecules that comprise one or more long chains of amino acid residues.

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Psychoactive drug

A psychoactive drug, mind-altering drug, or consciousness-altering drug is a chemical substance that changes brain function and results in alterations in perception, mood, consciousness, cognition, or behavior.

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Recreational drug use

Recreational drug use is the use of one or more psychoactive drugs to induce an altered state of consciousness, either for pleasure or for some other casual purpose or pastime.

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Seattle Hempfest

Seattle Hempfest is an annual event in the city of Seattle, Washington (and the world's largest annual gathering) advocating the legalization of cannabis. Portland Hempstalk Festival and Seattle Hempfest are cannabis events in the United States.

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Sellwood Riverfront Park

Sellwood Riverfront Park is a city park of about in southeast Portland, in the U.S. state of Oregon.

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Songwriter

A songwriter is a musician who professionally composes musical compositions or writes lyrics for songs, or both.

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Tod H. Mikuriya

Tod Hiro Mikuriya (20 September 193320 May 2007) was an American physician and psychiatrist.

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Tom McCall Waterfront Park

Governor Tom McCall Waterfront Park is a park located in downtown Portland, Oregon, along the Willamette River.

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Willamette River

The Willamette River is a major tributary of the Columbia River, accounting for 12 to 15 percent of the Columbia's flow.

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Willamette Week

Willamette Week (WW) is an alternative weekly newspaper and a website published in Portland, Oregon, United States, since 1974.

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Willie Nelson

Willie Hugh Nelson (born April 29, 1933) is an American country singer, guitarist and songwriter.

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2012 Oregon Ballot Measure 80

Oregon Ballot Measure 80, also known as the Oregon Cannabis Tax Act, OCTA and Initiative-9, was an initiated state statute ballot measure on the November 6, 2012 general election ballot in Oregon.

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See also

2005 in cannabis

Cannabis events in the United States

Cannabis in Oregon

Fall events in the United States

Festivals established in 2005

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland_Hempstalk_Festival