Oregon becomes first state to legalize magic mushrooms as more states ease drug laws in ‘psychedelic renaissance’ November 6, 2020 AggregatedNews Oregon 0 Comments Oregon on Wednesday became the first state to legalize the active ingredient in so-called magic mushrooms on an election night that saw more states ease restrictions on recreational drugs across the country. Oregon’s Measure 109 will give legal access to psilocybin, the… Read More→
Oregon wildfires destroyed at least seven marijuana businesses: ‘confirmed total loss’ September 23, 2020 AggregatedNews Oregon 0 Comments The sudden wildfires that torched more than 1 million acres across Oregon this month completely destroyed at least seven marijuana businesses and damaged at least dozen more, according to preliminary state survey data. Marijuana has rapidly grown into a major… Read More→
Oregon’s marijuana businesses face threat from devastating wildfires; 1 in 5 under some evacuation level statewide September 10, 2020 AggregatedNews Oregon 0 Comments Southern Oregon wildfires this week have plowed through small towns, leveled hundreds of homes and businesses and now threatens part of the state’s prized – and lucrative – outdoor cannabis crop. Statewide, an estimated 20 percent of state-licensed marijuana businesses… Read More→
Black Cannabis Entrepreneurs: Cut Marijuana Taxes, Defund The Police June 12, 2020 AggregatedNews California, Oregon, Policy & Legal 0 Comments Black cannabis entrepreneurs are calling for a repeal of marijuana taxes that dedicate funding to police and law enforcement. Along with massive demonstrations in almost every American city—and many small towns—the killing of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man suspected… Read More→
Oregon sees record breaking $89 million in marijuana sales in April May 19, 2020 AggregatedNews Oregon 0 Comments There is one bright spot in the economy: marijuana sales. In April, Oregon saw $89 million in legal marijuana sales. The Oregon Liquor Control Commission reports marijuana sales were up 45% in April, compared to last year, making April 2020… Read More→
How Oregon coronavirus outbreak affects marijuana: Retailers can sell pot curbside for now March 24, 2020 AggregatedNews Coronavirus, Oregon 0 Comments Licensed marijuana retailers can sell their pot curbside to promote social distancing and help stem the spread of the coronavirus. The Oregon Liquor Control Commission has approved a temporary rule allowing the curbside delivery. The rule permits retailers to take… Read More→
Cura Cannabis will pay record penalty for ‘dishonest conduct,’ misrepresenting marijuana vapes January 31, 2020 AggregatedNews Cultivation, Oregon 0 Comments Oregon’s biggest marijuana company will pay a record $110,000 penalty to settle state allegations that it mislabeled its Select brand of vaping products, incorrectly claiming more than 186,000 vapes were 100% marijuana. The settlement includes a “dishonest conduct” sanction. The… Read More→
Let’s be blunt, Idaho. You’re buying a lot of marijuana in Oregon, and it shows January 19, 2020 AggregatedNews Idaho, Oregon, Washington 0 Comments Idahoans are supporting Oregon’s economy in a major way: It’s where they’re buying marijuana, because it’s legal there but not here. “In things you cannot make up, Oregon sales per adult along the Idaho border are 420% the statewide average,”… Read More→
OHA, OLCC file rules banning flavored vaping sales, including online Rules put into effect Governor’s executive order aimed at reducing youth use October 11, 2019 Press Release Oregon, Vaping Crisis 0 Comments PRESS RELEASE OHA, OLCC file rules banning flavored vaping sales, including online Rules put into effect Governor’s executive order aimed at reducing youth use PORTLAND, Ore.—The Oregon Health Authority and the Oregon Liquor Control Commission today filed temporary rules that… Read More→
Vaping in Oregon: The Flavored Products Ban is Just the Beginning October 7, 2019 AggregatedNews Oregon, Vaping Crisis 0 Comments By Vince Sliwoski, Attorney at Harris Bricken On Friday, Oregon Governor Kate Brown issued Executive Order No. 19-09 (the “Order”), which directs the Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC) and the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) to “take immediate action to… Read More→
Too much weed? Oregon’s got a marijuana surplus and officials aren’t happy July 13, 2019 AggregatedNews Oregon 0 Comments Five years after Oregon legalized recreational marijuana, its lawmakers now are trying to rein in production, fearing the state’s big weed surplus will tempt some licensed businesses to sell their products out of state or on the illegal market. Such… Read More→
Clearing Up The SB 218 (Application Caps) Confusion in Oregon July 4, 2019 AggregatedNews Oregon 0 Comments On Monday, June 17, Governor Kate Brown signed Senate Bill 218 (“SB 218”) into law. See our earlier blog post regarding this bill. SB 218 authorizes the Oregon Liquor Control Commission (“OLCC”) to cap new recreational cannabis producer licenses based… Read More→
Oregon has too much cannabis. Two laws may help the state manage its surplus June 25, 2019 AggregatedNews Oregon 0 Comments Matt Miller’s family has farmed pot in Oregon since well before it became legal. But since the market flooded after recreational use was approved by state voters in 2014, prices have plummeted, putting strain on the operation he runs with… Read More→
Oregon House Passes Bill To Transport Cannabis Across State Lines June 12, 2019 AggregatedNews Oregon 0 Comments The Oregon House passed a bill Tuesday that makes it legal to transport cannabis across state lines. But trading isn’t about to happen anytime soon. Senate Bill 582 includes a number of important restrictions. For example, cross-state transportation would only be allowed… Read More→
Oregon, awash in marijuana, takes steps to curb production June 3, 2019 AggregatedNews Oregon 0 Comments Oregon is awash in pot, glutted with so much legal weed that if growing were to stop today, it could take more than six years by one estimate to smoke or eat it all. Now, the state is planning to… Read More→