Oregon Cannabis Dispensary Sales: What We Are Seeing on Valuation November 4, 2020 AggregatedNews News & Insights 0 Comments By Vince Sliwoski, Attorney at Harris Bricken The Oregon secondary market for cannabis licenses and businesses remains lively. We have been helping industry buy and sell these businesses since 2016. This post is mostly about pricing for retail plays, which… 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→
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→
Pesticide Contamination: The Downfall of a Recall March 28, 2017 Lezli Engelking Cultivation, Oregon 0 Comments By Leslie Engelking, Andrew Samann & Justin Greene Oregon’s recreational cannabis market experienced its first recall of cannabis this month after cannabis flower containing high levels of pyrethrin was sold to the public. The Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC) issued the… Read More→
Converting from Medical to Recreational in the Retail Cannabis Space January 11, 2017 Matt Walstatter Retail 1 Comment Oregon officially launched its OLCC-regulated recreational cannabis program last fall, and while some Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC) licensees are new businesses, many have converted from the medical program. With most states enacting medical programs for years before adult use… Read More→
My Cannabis Holiday Wish List December 20, 2016 Matt Walstatter Opinions, Oregon 0 Comments 2016 was a roller coaster year for Oregon’s cannabis community. We won some battles and suffered some major setbacks. We saw several new versions of the regulatory framework that governs our work. We nearly lost extracts and edibles in the… Read More→
Are You Kidding Me? Oregon’s Lab Testing Fiasco Continues December 4, 2016 Matt Walstatter Oregon, Science and Technology 4 Comments On October 1, the Oregon implemented new rules governing the laboratory analysis of cannabis products. The state had already mandated that all products be tested for potency, pesticide residue, water content, microbiological activity and (where applicable) residual solvents. The October… Read More→
New Medical Rules in Oregon…What a Mess! October 24, 2016 Matt Walstatter Oregon, Policy & Legal 1 Comment By Matt Walstatter My last article in CBE focused on the launch of Oregon’s Liquor Control Commission's (OLCC) regulated recreational cannabis system, which has proceeded in fits and starts. The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) simultaneously implemented new rules for the… Read More→
New Rules in Oregon (Again?!?) October 1, 2016 Matt Walstatter Oregon 0 Comments 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… Read More→