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Marijuana supply far outweighs demand in Oregon’s legal market, new study says

February 4, 2019
AggregatedNews
Oregon
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Oregon’s regulated cannabis industry is so overstocked with product that it could meet consumer demand for the next six and a half years, according to the state’s analysis of the market. That was one of the conclusions in the Oregon…

Oregon’s medical marijuana program admits to problems

SALEM, Ore. — The agency overseeing Oregon’s legal medical marijuana industry conceded in a report Thursday it has not provided effective oversight of growers and others in the industry, creating opportunities for weed to be diverted to the black market.…

National Academy of Sciences Issues New Report on the Health Effects of Cannabis and Cannabinoids: The Current State of Evidence and Recommendations for Research

CBE's conference partners recently introduced me to Dr. John Holaday, who chairs the scientific advisory board at Curio Wellness (one of the few vertically integrated licensees in Maryland), and recently brought to my attention a publication released by the National…

New Rules in Oregon (Again?!?)

October 1, 2016
Matt Walstatter
Oregon
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Well it’s been a few months, so of course it’s time for new rules in Oregon. We have seen significant regulatory changes several times in the last 2 ½ years and October 1, 2016 is yet another day that will…

Cannabis, Politics and PACs

Last April, I wrote a column about what I call "The Great Oregon Extract Debacle." That incident arose from the Oregon Health Authority (the regulator for OMMP, Oregon’s medical cannabis program) announcing that new rules would prohibit the sale of concentrates…

New Rules For Marijuana Edibles Still Cooking in Oregon

Candies, cookies and beverages infused with a low dose of cannabinoids, the active ingredients in marijuana, will not be available for recreational consumers for another month or two, the manager of the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program said Monday. Low-dose edibles…

New Rules

By Matt Walstatter The evolution of legal cannabis has seen periods of relative calm punctuated by violent, disruptive upheavals. Oregon currently finds itself in the midst of one of those latter periods. The OLCC has begun accepting applications for recreational…