First-Ever Cannabis Cafe to Open in Portland for Medical Marijuana Patients

xjoey420x · 11-05-2009, 06:29 AM

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(PORTLAND, Ore.) - The hippest joint in town, Rumpspankers, is Oregon NORML's Cannabis Café set to kick off next Friday at exactly 4:20 p.m.

The special cafe for members only is an innovative gathering place for the medical cannabis community, brought to fruition by Oregon NORML, the National Organization for Reform of Marijuana Laws.

Madeline Martinez, Executive Director of Oregon NORML, says this cafe will fill a void that so many patients feel in their lives. "Not only will these legal medical cannabis users be able to discuss and educate freely, but they get the social interaction that so many patients just don't have access to."

In September, Mickey Nolan said to HempStalk crowds that cannabis users need to "come out of the closet." This cafe looks to be a big step in that direction.

"Too many people don't feel that they can go public with their cannabis use, and that needs to stop. It is nothing to be ashamed of," Mickey said. That's particularly true in this case, as only legal use will be allowed, by registered patients.

Members must be registrants of the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program (OMMP) and members of Oregon NORML to gain entrance to the café.

Additional membership fees will be charged to determine the level of access 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.

Snacks and consignment items from cannabis-friendly vendors like Urbage Designs and Stoned Made will be available for purchase. After the grand opening, the cafe will have regular hours daily from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

A donation-based full range of medical cannabis will be available to sample free of charge to members. This will be the first café of its kind in Oregon and operates completely within the guidelines of the Oregon Medical Marijuana Act.

Martinez says, "The café provides a much-needed place to serve as a community center for OMMP registrants. Oregon NORML looks to provide educational classes and seminars at the café to help OMMP registrants navigate the medical cannabis program in the future."

Rumpspankers is located at 700 NE Dekum St, Portland, OR 97211. Contact Oregon NORML for more information on the message line 503-239-6110. Details and information will also be available at Oregon*NORML - National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws as they become available.

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SirSmokeItAll · 11-05-2009, 06:42 AM

such an awesome step in the right direction

DogmarSmokesWeed · 11-05-2009, 07:45 AM

Im gonna hit this up on friday. Gonna be sick. Im so glad im in a city that tolerates others needs. First ever cafe, makin headlines.

TheCandyMan · 11-05-2009, 07:50 AM

Fuckin' A. That makes me too happy!! Just had all that glass stolen here in Portland, but i still say this is the greatest city in the US! Fuck Yea Ptown!

LORD SPACEDOCK · 11-05-2009, 08:02 AM

Congrats Oregon folk! Wow, I have got to relocate...

Liberty503 · 11-05-2009, 11:31 AM

Dis is how we do it!
I'm gonna open the next one if shit works out right. N de we will not only have another cannabis cafe but the one with the best food n Oregon.

727JoN · 11-05-2009, 03:16 PM

Wow...

OR is stepping it up in a big way now. I have had a 'cannabis cafe' idea for awhile now, just wasn't really sure if it would work, and what kind of a market i would even be trying to get into.

crust · 11-05-2009, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by T_Mart

Congrats Oregon folk! Wow, I have got to relocate...

let me know if you're looking for a roommate rofl

Emohohkaywhy · 11-05-2009, 07:40 PM

Great to see for the movement.

now we just need more of this everywhere .

petto · 11-05-2009, 08:00 PM

So cool, I love oregon

11-05-2009, 07:45 AM	#3
DogmarSmokesWeed Tane slinger Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Port of land, Or of gon Posts: 316	Im gonna hit this up on friday. Gonna be sick. Im so glad im in a city that tolerates others needs. First ever cafe, makin headlines.
	"When ignorance reigns, life is lost" -RATM "You gotta be outta your mind, not to smoke dope!" -Jack Herer "Fuck prohibition. If you need to BS a doc for a consultation to get a med rec so you can avoid being prosecuted under a law that was manipulated into existance by the cotton, pulp, and farming industries so be it. Do whatever you need to do to stay safe enough to vote. " - Ninja

11-05-2009, 07:50 AM	#4
TheCandyMan New Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 77	Fuckin' A. That makes me too happy!! Just had all that glass stolen here in Portland, but i still say this is the greatest city in the US! Fuck Yea Ptown!
TheCandyMan New Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 77

11-05-2009, 08:02 AM	#5
LORD SPACEDOCK Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 312	Congrats Oregon folk! Wow, I have got to relocate...
LORD SPACEDOCK Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 312	Each year about 443,600 people in the United States die from illnesses related to tobacco use. And Cannabis that has never been recorded to have killed anyone,and in fact it is actually used to treat Cancer Patients, is illegal? Seriously???

11-05-2009, 11:31 AM	#6
Liberty503 New Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Gresham, OR 503 Posts: 99	Dis is how we do it! I'm gonna open the next one if shit works out right. N de we will not only have another cannabis cafe but the one with the best food n Oregon.
	its a grower inda hills wit a crop, n if dey all come 2gether wut dey got? (Legends 4 Life ya'll)

11-05-2009, 07:40 PM	#9
Emohohkaywhy Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Mass & NH Posts: 346	Great to see for the movement. now we just need more of this everywhere .
	~Just Blaze~

11-05-2009, 06:42 AM	#2
SirSmokeItAll Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: 813 Posts: 611	such an awesome step in the right direction

11-05-2009, 03:16 PM	#7
727JoN Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: 727, FL Posts: 111	Wow... OR is stepping it up in a big way now. I have had a 'cannabis cafe' idea for awhile now, just wasn't really sure if it would work, and what kind of a market i would even be trying to get into.

11-05-2009, 08:00 PM	#10
petto I like cookies. Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: "Oh-Ree-gone" Posts: 460	So cool, I love oregon
	"Reason well from the beginning and then there will never be any need to look back with confusion and doubt." -H. H. the Dalai Lama Petto's Glass

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