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Oregon Governor Vetoes Marijuana State Bank Bill

By Jesse Mondry, Attorney at Harris Bricken Oregon’s governor recently vetoed an effort to create a state bank for marijuana businesses, in another blow to the struggling industry. The lack of consistent, equitable access to banking has been recurring issue…

Oregon Cannabis Round-Up: Chalice Receivership, New Tax Rules, New Laws

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…

New Rules: Oregon Cannabis Retailers Must Certify Tax Compliance

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…

Oregon Town’s Marijuana Boom Yields Envy in Idaho

For John Leeds, the hour-and-a-half commute to and from his job as assistant manager at Treasure Valley Cannabis Company is exhausting, but logistically unavoidable. Like nearly half of the other employees, Mr. Leeds, 39, lives in Idaho and travels along…

Oregon Town’s Marijuana Boom Yields Envy in Idaho

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…

Oregon to crack down on illegal pot growers by holding landowners responsible

Oregon has long been known as a mecca for high-quality marijuana, but that reputation has come with a downside: illegal growers who offer huge amounts of cash to lease or buy land and then leave behind pollution, garbage and a drained water…

Federal criminal investigators examining former Secretary of State Shemia Fagan’s dealings with a cannabis company

Subpoenas show the U.S. Attorney has demanded a wide range of documents from the state involving Fagan and the owners of the La Mota dispensary chain. Federal criminal investigators are looking into former Secretary of State Shemia Fagan and the…

The Real OLCC Scandal Is There Are Two Sets of Rules

By Vince Sliwoski, Attorney at Harris Bricken We have been working with the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission incessantly since 2015, when rulemaking commenced for the adult use program. Over the years, we’ve dealt with many, many compliance-related issues, including…

Oregon Cannabis: How Many Retailers Will Close Due to Gov. Kotek’s New Tax Compliance Missive?

By Jesse Mondry, Attorney at Harris Bricken As reported by Sophie Peel of the Willamette Week, on May 16, Governor Kotek issued a directive to the OLCC to make state tax compliance a requirement for the agency to issue or renew…

Marijuana moonlighting: Oregon official quits due to pot job

SALEM, Ore. — Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan announced her resignation Tuesday amid sharp criticism from both Republicans and Democrats for having moonlighted as a highly-paid consultant to a marijuana business. Fagan, a Democrat, apologized on Monday for working…

Oregon Cannabis: Employment Law Issues for Struggling Businesses

by Jesse Moody, Attorney at Harris Bricken We all know the Oregon cannabis industry is struggling. We write often about the causes on a macro level, possible solutions, and what we see as business litigators. We haven’t written much about one of the basic areas…

Oregon’s Interstate Commerce Bill for Marijuana Seeds and Intoxicating Hemp Products

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…

Oregon Cannabis Testing and Aspergillus: May You Live in Interesting Times

By Vince Sliwoski, Attorney at Harris Bricken On February 16, I blogged on the new Oregon cannabis testing requirements that were scheduled to take effect (and did take effect) on March 1. I published that particular post for two reasons. First, I anticipated…

State line pot shops latest flashpoint in Idaho-Oregon border debate

When Steven Meland and his business partner opened up Hotbox Farms in the small eastern Oregon city of Ontario they knew there was a big opportunity lying just across the Snake River. Ontario, population 11,600, is less than an hour's…

Oregon marijuana prices hit record lows; market at ‘weakest economic position’

March 13, 2023
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Oregon marijuana prices are at an all-time low. Median retail prices fell to $4 a gram at the start of 2023, according to state regulators, off 16% from a year earlier. Last year’s decline continues a long downward trajectory that…