His Name Is Earl: Congressman Blumenauer on Cannabis' Progress

Portland Mercury:

THE CONGRESSMAN handed me a ROOR bong filled with fresh ice, which he had crushed with a bike wrench. The bowl was packed with OG Blueberry Bowtie Kush, a signature strain created by master growers in Bend. He cranked up the Hendrix, settled into the patched-up beanbag chair in his office, and grinned at me broadly. "Right on, man—let's rap about jazz tobacco..." No, dammit. None of that happened. None. But considering how supportive Congressman Earl Blumenauer has been to the cannabis industry over the years, it's how I would like to remember our interview. (In reality, we conducted it by email. I do have a photo of us at a recent event, though! I even look high in it... but I was not.) CONTINUE READING>>> [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

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