Oregon Races to Finalize Rules for Marijuana, Issue Licenses

ANDREW SELSKY
Associated Press

PORTLAND, Oregon (AP) -- The Oregon Liquor Control Commission is racing to finalize regulations for growing, processing and selling recreational marijuana and issue licenses to hundreds of businesses within a few months.

Commission Chair Rob Patridge says the commission is trying to accommodate everybody.

The commission issued its first recreational marijuana licenses on May 2 to eight businesses and is dealing with more than 1,500 applications.

Oregon's revenue department processed $10.5 million in marijuana ...