The operator of a Prineville medical marijuana clinic is suggesting the federal government and local police intimidated his landlord into evicting him.

When Ellen Rosenblum walked into a gathering of some of Oregon's most ardent medical marijuana advocates, the new attorney general was greeted like an old friend.

The owner of a Grants Pass bicycle shop has become the first registered medical marijuana grower in Oregon to be convicted on federal charges since the U.S. Attorney's Office started cracking down on abusers of the state law.

The proliferation of dispensary-style medical marijuana operations in Oregon concerns the state's new U.S. Attorney, and she said drug trafficking organizations have made headway into the state's medicinal marijuana system.

Entering the Democratic primary, former federal prosecutor Dwight Holton looked like he was going to walk into the Oregon attorney general's office. But then a late poll showed him trailing former appeals court judge Ellen Rosenblum badly.

Dwight Holton says his rival, Ellen Rosenblum, is wrong to say she'll make marijuana enforcement a "low priority" after taking money from pro-marijuana interests.

Oregon attorney general candidate Ellen Rosenblum has a commanding lead over her rival, Dwight Holton, according to a KATU News/SurveyUSA poll released Thursday.

The ballots mailed Friday in the state's vote-by-mail elections include races for attorney general, Congress and several seats in the Legislature.

Nike's billionaire co-founder, Phil Knight, has opened his wallet for Oregon attorney general candidate Ellen Rosenblum.

State figures obtained by The Associated Press show that the number of gardens registered as serving multiple patients will be far fewer in 2012.