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Oregon’s medical marijuana program admits to problems

SALEM, Ore. — The agency overseeing Oregon’s legal medical marijuana industry conceded in a report Thursday it has not provided effective oversight of growers and others in the industry, creating opportunities for weed to be diverted to the black market.…

Marijuana Prices Crashing In Oregon After State Stoked Weed Glut

When Oregon lawmakers created the state's legal marijuana program, they had one goal in mind above all else: to convince illicit pot growers to leave the black market. That meant low barriers for entering the industry that also targeted long-standing…

With A Cannabis Surplus, Oregon Marijuana Farmers Move To Hemp & CBD

A glut of legal marijuana is driving Oregon pot prices to rock-bottom levels, prompting some nervous growers to start pivoting to another type of cannabis to make ends meet — one that doesn't come with a high. Applications for state…

5 Red Flags Your Client Is About To Become Your Debtor

April 9, 2018
Brett Gelfand and Cody Ziering
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We have all heard that in business that nothing is more important than customers. Many corporations today recruit and pay steep salaries for C-Level executives that include titles such as Chief Customer Relations Officer or Chief Happiness Officer. In the…

Legal Marijuana States Seek Meeting With Jeff Sessions

California, Oregon and other marijuana-friendly states are seeking a meeting with U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions in hopes of resolving the conflict between federal and state laws that has left the nation’s cannabis industry in legal limbo. Marijuana is illegal…

Oregon To Contribute $1.5 Million A Year To Local Law Enforcement To Cut Down Black Market Cannabis

Oregon legislators want to bust the state’s marijuana black market by giving money to counties with big illegal pot production and little law enforcement. In the recently ended legislative session, state lawmakers approved a bill that will dedicate $1.5 million…

Oregon Officials Struggle To ID Which Cannabis Sites Are Legal

February 21, 2018
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An Oregon sheriff and district attorney blasted efforts to regulate legalized cannabis, saying Tuesday the state is allowing black market operations to proliferate. The issue is especially sensitive because U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions recently allowed federal prosecutors more leeway to…

Oregon Marijuana Prices Plummet As More Producers Appear

February 16, 2018
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The retail and wholesale prices of pot in Oregon are falling with the proliferation of producers and recreational marijuana shops, according to an analysis by a state economist. “The biggest thing is just competition,” said Josh Lehner, an economist with…

Audit Shows Marijuana Regulators Are Lacking In Oversight

February 8, 2018
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The Oregon Liquor Control Commission lacks "robust" monitoring and enforcement controls to track the state's $480 million marijuana industry, making illegal sales difficult to detect, a new audit concludes. The Secretary of State's review raises alarms about how effectively the agency oversees…

Oregon has big pot overproduction problem, U.S. attorney says

There is general agreement that Oregon pot ends up in other states. But it’s hard to say if smuggling has gotten worse in Oregon — where illicit pot farmers thrived long before legalization — or how much of the marijuana…

Oregon Officials Set New Grow Limit on Medical Marijuana

Oregon public health officials this week drafted new rules for how many plants medical marijuana cardholders may grow at home or at a grow site registered with the state. The regulations are the result of legislation passed this year to tackle…

Despite Setback, Oregon Advocates Continue to Look at Public Use of Marijuana

When Oregon voters in 2014 approved the ballot measure legalizing recreational pot, they specified that pot use in public places would remain unlawful. But as marijuana growing, processing, retailing and consumption have swelled in Oregon, so has the chorus pushing…

Oregon Lawmakers Vote to Protect Marijuana Users’ Info From Feds

April 11, 2017
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SALEM -- Oregon state lawmakers who fear heightened marijuana enforcement by federal agents overwhelmingly approved Monday a proposal to protect pot users from having their identities or cannabis-buying habits from being divulged by the dispensary shops that make buying pre-rolled…

Four Marijuana-State Govs Ask Feds to Leave Them Alone

Four governors of states where voters have legalized marijuana for recreational use are asking the Trump administration to leave in place an Obama-era agreement that gave exemptions to the legal pot industry. In a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions…

Oregon Lawmakers Plan to Introduce Bills Reforming US Marijuana Laws

March 30, 2017
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Two Oregon lawmakers plan to introduce an ambitious marijuana law reform package in Congress Thursday, proposing a raft changes that could wipe away thousands of pot-related criminal convictions and make life much easier for everyone involved in the legal weed…