Pubdate: Tue, 01 Apr 2014
Source: Oregonian, The (Portland, OR)
Copyright: 2014 The Oregonian
Contact:  http://www.oregonlive.com/oregonian/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/324
Author: Noelle Crombie

ANTI-MARIJUANA GROUP TO HOLD PRIVATE SUMMIT IN CLACKAMAS COUNTY

A Clackamas County-based drug prevention group will hold its annual
anti-marijuana summit this month, featuring a range of local, state
and retired federal law enforcement officials who will discuss what
some view as the drug's harms.

The event, which will be held April 15 and 16 at the Resort on the
Mountain in Welches, includes more than a dozen speakers, including
representatives of the Oregon State Police and Medford police, as well
as Malheur County Sheriff Brian Wolfe, Yamhill County Sheriff Jack
Crabtree and Mitchell Morrissey, the district attorney for Denver,
Colo.

Billed as the 2014 Oregon Summit, the event, now in its fifth year, is
private. In previous years, organizer Shirley Morgan, of the Mt. Hood
Coalition Against Drug Crime, has refused to allow The Oregonian to
cover the event. She did not respond to an emailed request from The
Oregonian Tuesday.

According to the convention brochure, sponsors include: the Oregon
State Sheriff's Association, the Oregon Association Chiefs of Police,
the Oregon State Police, the Oregon Narcotics Enforcement Association,
the Oregon District Attorneys Association, Drug Watch International
and Save our Society from Drugs.

Topics include: The impact of marijuana on the environment and private
property, as well as a look at marijuana policies in Arizona,
Colorado, Washington and the United Kingdom.

Calvina Fay, executive director of Drug Free America Foundation,
described in the convention brochure as a "fiscal agent" of the Mt.
Hood Coalition Against Drug Crime, also will speak at the event.

Promotional material for the convention explains the meeting's
mission: "If you think marijuana is harmless, then you will want to
attend this summit to learn more about why it is not a harmless drug
and see for yourself the real impacts marijuana is having in our
communities."

- -- Noelle Crombie 
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