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Details: Written by LISA BAUMANN and MANUEL VALDES Associated Press; Published: 26 April 2023

(AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Opposing groups sued in U.S. District Court in Tacoma on Tuesday, saying the law violates the constitutional right to keep and bear arms.

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 25 April 2023

Critics object to the way the program would be financed.

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 25 April 2023

Rukaiyah Adams will lead the 1803 Fund.

Investments in Portland’s historic Black community will be managed by the newly established 1803 Fund, headed by Rukaiyah Adams

Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 21 April 2023

Gov. Tina Kotek

The Democratic governor said regardless of the court’s decision about mifepristone’s availability, patients in Oregon will have access to it for years.

Details: Written by GENE JOHNSON Associated Press; Published: 20 April 2023

(AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Thursday marks marijuana culture’s high holiday, 4/20, when cannabis fans gather in clouds of smoke at music festivals, celebrate with all-you-can-deals on munchies, and take advantage of pot-shop discounts in legal weed states.

Details: Written by LISA BAUMANN Associated Press; Published: 20 April 2023

(AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

The high-powered firearms — once banned nationwide — are now the weapon of choice among young men responsible for most of the country’s devastating mass shootings.

about-cannabis

Details: Written by GENE JOHNSON, ANDREW SELSKY and MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press; Published: 19 April 2023

Joy Panyanouvong of Doc & Yeti Urban Farms, a licensed cannabis producer, trims marijuana plants in Tumwater, Wash., on March 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Eugene Johnson)

Legal marijuana growers along the West Coast are struggling with oversupply, low prices and limited outlets for selling their product.

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 19 April 2023

Charles Fennell of OHSU's Layton Aging and Alzheimer's Disease Center

Recently approved Lecanemab shows promise for prevention.

Details: Written by ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press; Published: 18 April 2023

(AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)

Oregon's pioneering experiment with legalized magic mushrooms took a step closer to reality as the first “facilitators” who will accompany clients as they experience the drug received their state licenses

about-police

Details: Written by The Associated Press; Published: 17 April 2023

Authorities have arrested Rene Castro (pictured), suspected of killing an eastern Oregon reserve police officer. (Photos courtesy of Malheur County District Attorney)

Johnson, a 43-year-old reserve officer for the Nyssa Police Department, died Saturday night after a man he pursued in a car shot at him.

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