Portland Commissioner Seeks to Expunge Prior Weed Convictions with Pot Tax
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June 22, 2016
Portland Commissioner Seeks to Expunge Prior Weed Convictions with Pot TaxPortland Commissioner Seeks to Expunge Prior Weed Convictions with ...Portland Commissioner Seeks to Expunge Prior Weed Convictions with Pot Tax
Starting next year, Oregon will decrease its current 25 percent tax on recreational pot to 17 percent, with an option for cities and counties to collect up to an additional three percent more in taxes, ...
Starting next year, Oregon will decrease its current 25 percent tax on recreational pot to 17 percent, with an option for cities and counties to collect up to an additional three pe ...
The Largest Cannabis Golf Tournament In The Northwest Hits The Green This Summer In Oregon
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June 26, 2016
The Largest Cannabis Golf Tournament In The Northwest Hits The Green This Summer In OregonThe Largest Cannabis Golf Tournament In The Northwest Hits The Gree...The Largest Cannabis Golf Tournament In The Northwest Hits The Green This Summer In Oregon
Later this month cannabis industry professionals will put down their lighters and pick up their golf clubs as the second annual Fore Twenty Golf Tournament comes to Portland on June 30th. It is a business ...
Later this month cannabis industry professionals will put down their lighters and pick up their golf clubs as the second annual Fore Twenty Golf Tournament comes to Portland on June 30 ...
Oregon Arbitrator Sides with Employee in Marijuana Termination Case
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June 28, 2016
Oregon Arbitrator Sides with Employee in Marijuana Termination CaseOregon Arbitrator Sides with Employee in Marijuana Termination CaseOregon Arbitrator Sides with Employee in Marijuana Termination Case
Employees in wrongful termination lawsuits have faired poorly when the grounds fortermination involve marijuana use. We have written about these frustrating cases time and again (and again). Courts have s ...
Employees in wrongful termination lawsuits have faired poorly when the grounds fortermination involve marijuana use. We have written about these frustrating cases time and again (and a ...
The Oregon Recreational Marijuana Program: Final Rules are Finally Here
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July 05, 2016
The Oregon Recreational Marijuana Program: Final Rules are Finally HereThe Oregon Recreational Marijuana Program: Final Rules are Finally ...The Oregon Recreational Marijuana Program: Final Rules are Finally Here
In our most recent update on Oregons evolving thicket of cannabis rules, we mentioned that the temporary rules forthe recreational program would expire last week, on June 28. New, permanent rules took eff ...
In our most recent update on Oregons evolving thicket of cannabis rules, we mentioned that the temporary rules forthe recreational program would expire last week, on June 28. New, perm ...
Oregon Marijuana: Employee Permits and Employer Liability
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July 12, 2016
Oregon Marijuana: Employee Permits and Employer LiabilityOregon Marijuana: Employee Permits and Employer LiabilityOregon Marijuana: Employee Permits and Employer Liability
In state level marijuana programs, compliance is king. Last week we wrote about the final, permanent rules for the Oregon Liquor Control Commissions (OLCC) recreational marijuana program. In that post, we ...
In state level marijuana programs, compliance is king. Last week we wrote about the final, permanent rules for the Oregon Liquor Control Commissions (OLCC) recreational marijuana progr ...
Oregon Marijuana: Where Are All The Testing Labs?
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July 19, 2016
Oregon Marijuana: Where Are All The Testing Labs?Oregon Marijuana: Where Are All The Testing Labs?Oregon Marijuana: Where Are All The Testing Labs?
Last Friday, the Oregonian published a nice piece by Noelle Crombie about the potential shortage of marijuana testing labs. As a law firm that represents a great number ofcannabis growers, we have been mo ...
Last Friday, the Oregonian published a nice piece by Noelle Crombie about the potential shortage of marijuana testing labs. As a law firm that represents a great number ofcannabis grow ...
Marijuana Advertising: Room to Maneuver (In Oregon, At Least)
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July 26, 2016
Marijuana Advertising: Room to Maneuver (In Oregon, At Least)Marijuana Advertising: Room to Maneuver (In Oregon, At Least)Marijuana Advertising: Room to Maneuver (In Oregon, At Least)
On Friday, one of Portlands best ad agencies, Sockeye, launched a video advertising campaign for a marijuana beverage. The beverage is called Legal, manufactured by one of our long-time clients, Mirth Pr ...
On Friday, one of Portlands best ad agencies, Sockeye, launched a video advertising campaign for a marijuana beverage. The beverage is called Legal, manufactured by one of our long-ti ...
Oregon State Fair to Debut Cannabis Competition
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July 26, 2016
Oregon State Fair to Debut Cannabis CompetitionOregon State Fair to Debut Cannabis CompetitionOregon State Fair to Debut Cannabis Competition
Whats the best part of the Oregon State Fair? Well, that depends on who you ask, but prize-winning cannabis plants are a brand-new attraction. Thats right; for the first time in history cannabis plants a ...
Whats the best part of the Oregon State Fair? Well, that depends on who you ask, but prize-winning cannabis plants are a brand-new attraction. Thats right; for the first time in histo ...
Cannabis Pesticides: Oregon’s Class Action Lawsuit
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July 27, 2016
Cannabis Pesticides: Oregon’s Class Action LawsuitCannabis Pesticides: Oregon’s Class Action LawsuitCannabis Pesticides: Oregon’s Class Action Lawsuit
Back at the beginning of 2016, while Oregons recreational cannabis industry really got rolling, Bradley Lillie of Eugene, Oregon, filed a class-action lawsuit against Guardian Mite Spray makers All In En ...
Back at the beginning of 2016, while Oregons recreational cannabis industry really got rolling, Bradley Lillie of Eugene, Oregon, filed a class-action lawsuit against Guardian Mite Sp ...
Jeff Sessions’ letter to Oregon gov cites “pervasive illicit cannabis cultivation”
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August 07, 2017
Jeff Sessions’ letter to Oregon gov cites “pervasive illicit cannabis cultivation”Jeff Sessions’ letter to Oregon gov cites “pervasive illicit cannab...Jeff Sessions’ letter to Oregon gov cites “pervasive illicit cannabis cultivation”
By Alicia Wallace, The Cannabist Staff Attorney General Jeff Sessions marijuana-related missive to Oregons top official zeroed in on state police findings that cannabis legalization did little to cull bla ...
By Alicia Wallace, The Cannabist Staff Attorney General Jeff Sessions marijuana-related missive to Oregons top official zeroed in on state police findings that cannabis legalization di ...
Oregon gov, police chief say Sessions’ marijuana claims based on flawed, leaked, draft report
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August 23, 2017
Oregon gov, police chief say Sessions’ marijuana claims based on flawed, leaked, draft ...Oregon gov, police chief say Sessions’ marijuana claims based on fl...Oregon gov, police chief say Sessions’ marijuana claims based on flawed, leaked, draft report
By Polly Washburn, The Cannabist Staff Oregons governor and the head of the state police responded Tuesday to a letter from U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, in which he said cannabis legalization in t ...
By Polly Washburn, The Cannabist Staff Oregons governor and the head of the state police responded Tuesday to a letter from U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, in which he said cannab ...
Oregon man accused of shipping marijuana in giant hand-made fake rocks
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November 15, 2017
Oregon man accused of shipping marijuana in giant hand-made fake rocksOregon man accused of shipping marijuana in giant hand-made fake rocksOregon man accused of shipping marijuana in giant hand-made fake rocks
By The Associated Press EUGENE, Ore. Police say an Oregon man shipped more than $1 million worth of marijuana to another state via UPS last week, packing the drugs inside of artificial boulders he made h ...
By The Associated Press EUGENE, Ore. Police say an Oregon man shipped more than $1 million worth of marijuana to another state via UPS last week, packing the drugs inside of artificia ...
Oregon’s Josephine County Goes From Bad to Worse on Cannabis
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December 13, 2017
Oregon’s Josephine County Goes From Bad to Worse on CannabisOregon’s Josephine County Goes From Bad to Worse on CannabisOregon’s Josephine County Goes From Bad to Worse on Cannabis
The scales have tipped sharply against legal growers in Josephine County, Oregon. At the end of September,we discussed the successful efforts of local growers in Josephine County, Oregon, to stop an ordin ...
The scales have tipped sharply against legal growers in Josephine County, Oregon. At the end of September,we discussed the successful efforts of local growers in Josephine County, Oreg ...
“We’re going to do something about it”: Oregon’s federal prosecutor holds summit on black market marijuana
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February 02, 2018
“We’re going to do something about it”: Oregon’s federal prosecutor holds summit on bla...“We’re going to do something about it”: Oregon’s federal prosecutor...“We’re going to do something about it”: Oregon’s federal prosecutor holds summit on black market marijuana
By Gillian Flaccus, The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. Oregons top federal prosecutor said Friday the state has a formidable problem with marijuana overproduction that winds up on the black market and ...
By Gillian Flaccus, The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. Oregons top federal prosecutor said Friday the state has a formidable problem with marijuana overproduction that winds up on t ...
Oregon officials struggle to ID which marijuana grows are legal
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February 21, 2018
Oregon officials struggle to ID which marijuana grows are legalOregon officials struggle to ID which marijuana grows are legalOregon officials struggle to ID which marijuana grows are legal
By Andrew Selsky, Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) An Oregon sheriff and district attorney blasted efforts to regulate legalized marijuana, saying Tuesday the state is allowing black market operations ...
By Andrew Selsky, Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) An Oregon sheriff and district attorney blasted efforts to regulate legalized marijuana, saying Tuesday the state is allowing blac ...
Oregon Cannabis: State of the State
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November 01, 2016
Oregon Cannabis: State of the StateOregon Cannabis: State of the StateOregon Cannabis: State of the State
Last week, I spoke on an Oregon Business Magazine panel regarding the state of the Oregon cannabis industry. The event drew a diverse group of industry entrepreneurs, investors, consultants and observers, ...
Last week, I spoke on an Oregon Business Magazine panel regarding the state of the Oregon cannabis industry. The event drew a diverse group of industry entrepreneurs, investors, consul ...
New Rules Leave Oregon Stores Struggling, Consumers With Fewer Products To Buy
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November 02, 2016
New Rules Leave Oregon Stores Struggling, Consumers With Fewer Products To BuyNew Rules Leave Oregon Stores Struggling, Consumers With Fewer Prod...New Rules Leave Oregon Stores Struggling, Consumers With Fewer Products To Buy
Cultivating a reputation as the legal state with the strictest standards in the cannabis industry doesnt come cheap. Those working in Oregons cannabis dispensaries know this better than anyone. Its been ...
Cultivating a reputation as the legal state with the strictest standards in the cannabis industry doesnt come cheap. Those working in Oregons cannabis dispensaries know this better th ...
Checkerboard of Yes and No Votes on Marijuana hit Oregon
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November 13, 2016
Checkerboard of Yes and No Votes on Marijuana hit OregonCheckerboard of Yes and No Votes on Marijuana hit OregonCheckerboard of Yes and No Votes on Marijuana hit Oregon
In this Sept. 27, 2016 photo, different strains of marijuana are displayed in West Salem Cannabis, a marijuana shop in Salem, Ore. / AP PhotoAndrew Selsky SALEM, Ore. (AP) Just a ...
In this Sept. 27, 2016 photo, different strains of marijuana are displayed in West Salem Cannabis, a marijuana shop in Salem, Ore. / AP PhotoAndrew Selsky SALE ...
Cannabis Election Results: Oregon Had a Few, Too
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November 15, 2016
Cannabis Election Results: Oregon Had a Few, TooCannabis Election Results: Oregon Had a Few, TooCannabis Election Results: Oregon Had a Few, Too
November 8 was an historic day for cannabis legalization in the United States, with legalization initiatives winning out across the country. Eight of the nine major ballot measures passed from coast to co ...
November 8 was an historic day for cannabis legalization in the United States, with legalization initiatives winning out across the country. Eight of the nine major ballot measures pas ...
These Oregon Dispensaries Are On The Wrong Side Of The Law In Legal State
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November 15, 2016
These Oregon Dispensaries Are On The Wrong Side Of The Law In Legal StateThese Oregon Dispensaries Are On The Wrong Side Of The Law In Legal...These Oregon Dispensaries Are On The Wrong Side Of The Law In Legal State
Just a few yards from the Salem city line, a customer strolled into the Herbal Remedies cannabis shop, and put his nose into two jars with marijuanastrains on promotion: Black Licorice an ...
Just a few yards from the Salem city line, a customer strolled into the Herbal Remedies cannabis shop, and put his nose into two jars with marijuanastrains on promotio ...
Pesticides Way Down In Cannabis Samples Being Sent To Oregon Lab
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November 15, 2016
Pesticides Way Down In Cannabis Samples Being Sent To Oregon LabPesticides Way Down In Cannabis Samples Being Sent To Oregon LabPesticides Way Down In Cannabis Samples Being Sent To Oregon Lab
In recent months, at least one state-certified cannabis lab in Oregon has noticed a huge reduction in the use of pesticides in the samples they receive from dispensaries for testing. Henry Grimmett, presi ...
In recent months, at least one state-certified cannabis lab in Oregon has noticed a huge reduction in the use of pesticides in the samples they receive from dispensaries for testing. H ...
‘No one has done this in Oregon since liquor Prohibition’: Cities setting rules after opting in to legal weed
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November 21, 2016
‘No one has done this in Oregon since liquor Prohibition’: Cities setting rules after o...‘No one has done this in Oregon since liquor Prohibition’: Cities s...‘No one has done this in Oregon since liquor Prohibition’: Cities setting rules after opting in to legal weed
By Andrew Selsky, The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. About 30 counties and cities in the state approved some type of Oregon marijuana business in the 2016 election, and officials in those communities now ...
By Andrew Selsky, The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. About 30 counties and cities in the state approved some type of Oregon marijuana business in the 2016 election, and officials in th ...
Oregon Marijuana: The Uneven Course
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November 22, 2016
Oregon Marijuana: The Uneven CourseOregon Marijuana: The Uneven CourseOregon Marijuana: The Uneven Course
On Friday, Reason magazine published a well-researched article titled Oregon Charts an Uneven Course Toward Legal Marijuana Sales. Anyone who cares about the Oregon cannabis market would do well to read i ...
On Friday, Reason magazine published a well-researched article titled Oregon Charts an Uneven Course Toward Legal Marijuana Sales. Anyone who cares about the Oregon cannabis market wou ...
Sweet Home Marijuana: Oregon Communities Open Their Arms To Legalization
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November 22, 2016
Sweet Home Marijuana: Oregon Communities Open Their Arms To LegalizationSweet Home Marijuana: Oregon Communities Open Their Arms To Legaliz...Sweet Home Marijuana: Oregon Communities Open Their Arms To Legalization
About 30 counties and cities in the state approved some type of Oregon marijuana business in the 2016 election, and officials in those communities now must establish rules for every step in the production ...
About 30 counties and cities in the state approved some type of Oregon marijuana business in the 2016 election, and officials in those communities now must establish rules for every st ...
Study Shows California Cannabis Wouldn't Pass Oregon's Strict Standards
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November 22, 2016
Study Shows California Cannabis Wouldn't Pass Oregon's Strict StandardsStudy Shows California Cannabis Wouldn't Pass Oregon's Strict Stand...Study Shows California Cannabis Wouldn't Pass Oregon's Strict Standards
California growers may want to take a page from their neighbors to the north when it comes to upholdingcannabis quality standards. A new study from Steep Hill Labs suggests that much of Californias canna ...
California growers may want to take a page from their neighbors to the north when it comes to upholdingcannabis quality standards. A new study from Steep Hill Labs suggests that much ...
Testing Rules Lead To Low Supply, Higher Prices In Oregon Cannabis Industry
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December 02, 2016
Testing Rules Lead To Low Supply, Higher Prices In Oregon Cannabis IndustryTesting Rules Lead To Low Supply, Higher Prices In Oregon Cannabis ...Testing Rules Lead To Low Supply, Higher Prices In Oregon Cannabis Industry
The states strict rules around pesticide testing for Oregon marijuana are hurting its fledgling recreational industry and could mean a $10-million drop in tax revenue from sales in the fo ...
The states strict rules around pesticide testing for Oregon marijuana are hurting its fledgling recreational industry and could mean a $10-million drop in tax revenue ...
Report: How strict rules are hurting the Oregon marijuana industry, more than helping
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December 02, 2016
Report: How strict rules are hurting the Oregon marijuana industry, more than helpingReport: How strict rules are hurting the Oregon marijuana industry,...Report: How strict rules are hurting the Oregon marijuana industry, more than helping
By The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. The states strict rules around pesticide testing for Oregon marijuana are hurting its fledgling recreational industry and could mean a $10 million drop in tax revenue ...
By The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. The states strict rules around pesticide testing for Oregon marijuana are hurting its fledgling recreational industry and could mean a $10 million ...
A Letter to the Oregon Recreational Marijuana Community from the OLCC
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December 02, 2016
A Letter to the Oregon Recreational Marijuana Community from the OLCCA Letter to the Oregon Recreational Marijuana Community from the OLCCA Letter to the Oregon Recreational Marijuana Community from the OLCC
Guest Author | December 2, 2016 Hello Friends,Its been a busy year for the Oregon Liquor Control Commission and the Oregon marijuana community working together to establish Oregons new recreational mari ...
Guest Author | December 2, 2016 Hello Friends,Its been a busy year for the Oregon Liquor Control Commission and the Oregon marijuana community working together to establish Oregons n ...
Week in Review: New life in Montana, rule tweaks in Oregon & obstacles in New England
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December 08, 2016
Week in Review: New life in Montana, rule tweaks in Oregon & obstacles in New EnglandWeek in Review: New life in Montana, rule tweaks in Oregon & obstac...Week in Review: New life in Montana, rule tweaks in Oregon & obstacles in New England
By Bart Schaneman andOmar Sacirbey Montanas medical marijuana industry is reactivated, Oregonadjusts its testing regulations, and New Englands adult-use industry encounters obstacles. Heres a closer look ...
By Bart Schaneman andOmar Sacirbey Montanas medical marijuana industry is reactivated, Oregonadjusts its testing regulations, and New Englands adult-use industry encounters obstacles. ...
Oregon Cannabis: The Week That Was
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December 20, 2016
Oregon Cannabis: The Week That WasOregon Cannabis: The Week That WasOregon Cannabis: The Week That Was
Last week saw a triad of notable marijuana law and policy developments in Oregon, and our Portland office has been busy fielding questions from clients on a few of these changes. Rather than devote a full ...
Last week saw a triad of notable marijuana law and policy developments in Oregon, and our Portland office has been busy fielding questions from clients on a few of these changes. Rathe ...
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