[420 Girl]

PORTLAND, Ore. - Saturday, May 1, 2010 marks the eleventh annual Global Cannabis March in Portland, Oregon. This year’s march and rally runs from 10:00 a.m to 5:00 p.m.

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 Paul Stanford of THCF Medical Clinics and Co-chief Petitioner for the OCTA and 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 Oregon NORML | Dedicated to promoting positive legal, social, and political change in support of cannabis and the many adults who use it.. 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!

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