Portland, Oregon Council May Put an Additional 3% Tax on Recreational Marijuana June 22, 2016 AggregatedNews Oregon, Policy & Legal 0 Comments On Wednesday, the Portland City Council will consider referring to voters a 3% tax on recreational marijuana. The money raised would go towards drug and alcohol treatment, public safety, and support for small businesses. The current state tax on recreational… Read More→
Portland Cracking Down on Pot Use at Public Marijuana Events May 16, 2016 AggregatedNews News & Insights 0 Comments Three recent large-scale marijuana-themed events are under investigation by Portland officials who say such gatherings may violate clean air rules and other regulations prohibiting public pot consumption and sale. Portland's Office of Neighborhood Involvement, which oversees the city's marijuana policy,… Read More→
Portland Considers Tougher Rules to Protect Existing Marijuana Shops October 15, 2015 AggregatedNews Retail 0 Comments Portland continues to consider changes to its recently approved rules for the marijuana industry, such as adding safeguards to protect businesses from new and out-of-state sellers. The City Council debated additional protections Wednesday that would exempt existing medical marijuana dispensaries… Read More→
Why Is the Portland Newspaper Is Running So Many Stories on Marijuana? September 25, 2015 AggregatedNews News & Insights 0 Comments Every week, without fail, reader Dick Thomas sends me a detailed four- or five-page memo critiquing our coverage of marijuana in The Oregonian and on OregonLive. And I mean detailed. He breaks it down by the day – even when… Read More→
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→