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- ↑ "Events: Emerald Empire Hempfest". Willamette Valley NORML. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
- ↑ Nolan, Rebecca (July 21, 2003), "Hemp Festival in Eugene, Ore., Area Highlights Value of Industrial Hemp", The Register-Guard , Eugene, Oregon: Guard Publishing Co., ISSN 0739-8557, OCLC 9836354, archived from the original on April 19, 2017
- ↑ Moran, Jack (May 5, 2016). "Hempfest organizer challenges denial of event permission". The Register-Guard. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
