Thoughts on THCA, Interstate Sales….and Oregon February 19, 2024 AggregatedNews Hemp Policy & Legal, Interstate Commerce, Oregon 0 Comments By Vince Śliwowski, Managing Partner of Harris Sliwoski Friend of the firm Andrew DeWeese published a recent LinkedIn post on Oregon’s outlying stance on THCA the other day, and the priorities of local industry advocates. I wanted to highlight that post and… Read More→
Oregon Cannabis: State of the State (2023) December 22, 2023 AggregatedNews Oregon 0 Comments By Vince Sliwoski, Managing Partner of Harris Sliwoski Welcome to the eighth annual “State of the State” post on Oregon cannabis. Last year was memorable for Oregon the industry, pockmarked by OLCC scandal, heavy regulatory swings, and even marquee litigation.… Read More→
In Southern Oregon, Illegal Cannabis Has Overwhelmed the Legal Industry December 21, 2023 AggregatedNews Black Market, Oregon 0 Comments To residents of Cave Junction, the legacy of legal weed is a pattern of extraction and exploitation that recalls the boom years of the timber industry. But this time, the exploiters are criminal enterprises. The nerve center of Oregon’s largest… Read More→
Cannabis Banking Today November 17, 2023 AggregatedNews Banking, Finance & Real Estate, Oregon 0 Comments By Vince Sliwoski, Principal at Harris Sliwoski We are helping build out another cannabis banking program here in Oregon. My law firm has done a series of these for credit unions (“CU”s) and other financial institutions (“FIs”) going back to… Read More→
Oregon Cannabis Round-Up: Chalice Receivership, New Tax Rules, New Laws June 26, 2023 AggregatedNews Oregon 0 Comments By Vince Sliwoski, Attorney at Harris Bricken It’s been an eventful month in Oregon cannabis. Below are some early summer notes on three things we’ve been doing and watching and writing about. The Chalice receivership I covered this last month as the… Read More→
New Rules: Oregon Cannabis Retailers Must Certify Tax Compliance June 23, 2023 AggregatedNews Oregon 0 Comments By Jesse Mondry, Attorney at Harris Bricken, On June 15, 2023, the OLCC approved temporary rules requiring marijuana retailers to obtain a Certificate of Tax Compliance (“Certificate”) from the Oregon Department of Revenue (“DOR”) as a condition for acquiring or renewing a… Read More→
Oregon Town’s Marijuana Boom Yields Envy in Idaho June 15, 2023 AggregatedNews Idaho, Oregon 0 Comments Tax revenue has surged since cannabis stores opened in Ontario, Ore., fueling a push in neighboring Idaho to legalize sales and get in on the action. For John Leeds, the hour-and-a-half commute to and from his job as assistant manager… Read More→
Secretary of State Shemia Fagan Is Working as Private Consultant to Troubled Cannabis Couple April 28, 2023 AggregatedNews News & Insights, Uncategorized 0 Comments Fagan took on the work even as her auditors were examining the OLCC’s handling of the cannabis industry. In a remarkable turn of events, Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan confirms in response to questions from WW that she entered… Read More→
Oregon’s Interstate Commerce Bill for Marijuana Seeds and Intoxicating Hemp Products April 27, 2023 AggregatedNews News & Insights, Oregon 0 Comments By Vince Sliwosk, Attorney at Harris Bricken I wanted to drop a line today on an interesting piece of cannabis legislation moving through the Oregon session. The draft bill at issue is omnibus SB 353 (most recent mark-up here). This is… Read More→
A new funding source in the illicit cannabis industry: China March 21, 2023 AggregatedNews News & Insights 0 Comments Multiple states in the West are seeing an increase in Chinese workers and funding at unlicensed cultivation operations. A few days before Christmas, a joint law enforcement task force found nearly 9,000 pounds of cannabis worth almost $15 million during… Read More→
Jim Belushi Serenades NECANN Keynote Audience March 13, 2023 Tom Hymes Multiple State Operators, News & Insights, Spotlight 0 Comments Perhaps to calm his own nerves or those of the audience that came to hear his keynote address Saturday afternoon at NECANN in Boston, Jim Belushi of Belushi’s Farm and numerous other vocations pulled out a harmonica before he even… Read More→
The Murders of Two Oregon Cannabis Entrepreneurs in Houston Highlight the Industry’s Unnecessary Dangers February 22, 2023 AggregatedNews News & Insights 0 Comments According to friends, both Jimmy Martin and Dana Ryssdal were larger-than-life personalities. Until recently, friends say, Dana Ryssdal enjoyed a larger-than-life bachelor’s existence in Portland. He sat in suites at Trail Blazers games. He partied and golfed in Las Vegas.… Read More→
Oregon Cannabis: Challenging Testing Requirements Take Effect March 1, 2023 February 16, 2023 AggregatedNews Lab Testing, Oregon 0 Comments By Vince Sliwoski, Attorney @ Harris Bricken I’ve spoken with a handful of clients recently who are anxious about Oregon’s new cannabis testing requirements. These requirements cover heavy metals and microbiological contaminants, and they take effect on March 1, 2023.… Read More→
Oregon Cannabis: State of the State December 26, 2022 AggregatedNews Oregon 0 Comments by Vince Sliwoski, Attorney @ Harris Bricken Welcome to the seventh annual “State of the State” post on Oregon cannabis. For the first year since program launch, regulated cannabis sales fell in the state. We also saw significant legislative and… Read More→
Oregon ban on synthetic cannabis products will be nation’s first June 12, 2022 AggregatedNews Oregon 0 Comments Oregon is set to become the first state to ban synthetic cannabinoids sold at grocery stores and other retailers beginning next month. Oregon regulators say they’re restricting sale of the products over concerns about the chemicals used in production. But… Read More→