Portland, Oregon Considering Stricter Rules on Marijuana Dispensaries September 17, 2015 AggregatedNews Retail 0 Comments Portland is considering stricter rules on marijuana dispensaries and retailers including a 1,000-foot buffer between locations. The City Council delayed a planned vote Wednesday on marijuana regulations until Sept. 26 after deciding more could be done to prevent businesses from clustering.… Read More→
Pot, Not Pinot: Oregon Wine Country Looks to Woo Marijuana Tourists, Too September 9, 2015 AggregatedNews Cannabis Tourism 0 Comments With its rough-sawn cedar walls, burled maple counters and muted colors, William Simpson's upscale shop in downtown Dundee could easily be mistaken for a wine tasting room. Thing is, Simpson's not selling Oregon pinot. He's selling pot. The recent opening… Read More→
More Oregon Cities and Counties Are Now Banning Marijuana August 13, 2015 AggregatedNews Oregon, Policy & Legal 0 Comments At least a dozen Oregon cities and counties have taken steps to ban marijuana businesses from their boundaries as the state prepares to begin retail sales in October. Four counties and eight cities have informed the Oregon Liquor Control Commission… Read More→
Oregon Retailers Get Ready For Sticker-Shock From Marijuana Buyers July 27, 2015 John Hollon News & Insights, Retail 0 Comments For $15 to $20, Washington residents can pick up a gram of OG Silver Haze or Blackberry Kush at the New Vansterdam store in Vancouver. A year after legalization, retail marijuana prices are relatively stable. But it took awhile to… Read More→
What Oregon Municipal Agencies Are Telling Employees About Cannabis Use July 6, 2015 AggregatedNews CBE Policy & Employment Law updates, HR and Staffing, Human Capital Management, Oregon, Policy & Legal 0 Comments "It's legal, but..." That was the subject line for an email from the city of Tigard about recreational marijuana use by employees. "The rules that apply to the work place have not changed," wrote Dana Bennett, human resources director with… Read More→
Cannabis Is Now Fully Legal in Oregon, But Vancouver, Washington Benefits July 3, 2015 AggregatedNews Oregon, Policy & Legal, Washington 0 Comments When recreational marijuana possession became legal Wednesday in Oregon, Vancouver pot shops reaped the benefits, as Oregonians flocked across the border to get their fix. Vancouver’s six pot shops saw far more foot traffic than usual Wednesday, a trend that… Read More→
Oregon Governor Signs Sweeping Marijuana Regulatory Bill July 2, 2015 AggregatedNews Oregon, Policy & Legal 0 Comments Gov. Kate Brown, making her first big decision on marijuana policy, has signed a sweeping cannabis regulation bill that also reduces penalties for several crimes still associated with the drug. In signing House Bill 3400, the governor expressed concern about… Read More→
Oregonians Celebrate First Day of Full Marijuana Legalization July 2, 2015 AggregatedNews Oregon, Policy & Legal 0 Comments Steve Martinez usually would think twice before driving around Portland with a couple of starter marijuana plants in his car. But on Wednesday, he walked into the searing heat of a summer's day and drove his two clones – Sour… Read More→
Oregon Wants to Tax Marijuana Users Less Than Other States July 1, 2015 AggregatedNews Oregon, Policy & Legal 0 Comments SALEM, Ore. — Lawmakers moved methodically to ensure that when Oregonians take a drag on their first legal recreational-marijuana cigarettes or plant their first legal seeds Wednesday, that they have the full weight and force of the state behind them.… Read More→
Oregon’s Marijuana Legalization Law Could “Loom Large” Nationally July 1, 2015 AggregatedNews Oregon, Policy & Legal 0 Comments Hours before marijuana becomes legal in Oregon, U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer said the state's rollout will "loom large" as other states and the federal government consider marijuana-related legislation. "Oregon can be a textbook example of how to do it right,"… Read More→
Recreational Pot and the Workplace: Q&A on Oregon’s New Law June 30, 2015 AggregatedNews HR and Staffing, Human Capital Management, Oregon, Policy & Legal 0 Comments July 1 is nearly upon us, the day Oregon's voter-approved recreational marijuana law starts taking effect. If you're an employee, you may be wondering where your rights to smoke begin and end. Can you puff on the weekend and go… Read More→
A New Era For Recreational Marijuana Dawns Wednesday in Oregon June 30, 2015 AggregatedNews Oregon, Policy & Legal 0 Comments Wednesday marks the dawn of a new era in the Northwest recreational marijuana market. While possession becomes legal in Oregon for adults 21 and older that day, a bill ushering in a number of sweeping changes to Washington's recreational marijuana… Read More→
Oregon Reducing Penalties For Most Marijuana-Related Offenses June 29, 2015 AggregatedNews Oregon, Policy & Legal 0 Comments Is it any worse to sell a teenager a joint than a six-pack of beer? That question is at the heart of the debate in the Oregon Legislature over how far to go in lowering marijuana penalties now that voters… Read More→
Recreational Sales May Start in Oregon by October 1 June 26, 2015 AggregatedNews Oregon, Policy & Legal 0 Comments SALEM, Ore. — Retail sales of recreational marijuana would begin as soon as Oct. 1 in Oregon, far sooner than had been expected, under a bill approved Thursday by a state legislative committee. The measure would allow early sales through… Read More→
Anti-Sales Tax Oregon Close to Approving Marijuana Sales Tax June 26, 2015 AggregatedNews Oregon, Policy & Legal 0 Comments The idea of a sales tax has long been regarded as the third rail of Oregon politics. But the state House on Thursday approved a sales tax for the state's soon-to-be-legal product of recreational marijuana on a 44-14 vote. "I'm… Read More→