A BUDDING CAREER

So you wanna make $60,000 the hard way? How about being the organizer
of a bunch of grass-roots (pun intended) activists who want to
legalize marijuana?

The Marijuana Policy Project, a national group that advocates the
legalization and regulation of marijuana, is looking for "experienced
community and/or political organizers to build statewide coalitions"
supporting marijuana legalization in seven states -- including
Oregon, according to a help-wanted ad on an online jobs site.

The project hopes to hire someone who can, among other things,
organize and attend demonstrations, distribute leaflets, generate
favorable news coverage, write to and meet with lawmakers, and work
to pass local bills and initiatives "to demonstrate to state
legislators that the public supports marijuana policy reform."

Each organizer, the project's ad says, "will receive a $60,000 grant
to cover his or her salary and expenses." No word on exactly what
expenses might be covered.