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Pesticide Contamination: The Downfall of a Recall

By Leslie Engelking, Andrew Samann & Justin Greene Oregon’s recreational cannabis market experienced its first recall of cannabis this month after cannabis flower containing high levels of pyrethrin was sold to the public. The Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC) issued the…

Oregon Cannabis Association Lobby Day

March 21, 2017
Matt Walstatter
Oregon
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By Matt Walstatter Once a year during the legislative session, members of the Oregon Cannabis Association (OCA) descend on the state capital in Salem for a lobby day. This is our opportunity to engage with lawmakers, discuss pending legislation and share…

Oregon Rakes in $5.3 in Marijuana Taxes for January

February 22, 2017
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Oregon
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The marijuana business in Oregon is becoming a bonanza for the state. The Oregon Department of Revenue announced Tuesday it received $5.3 million in marijuana tax payments in January. The grand total of $65.4 million received in the year since…

Oregon Lawmakers Consider Moving Medical and Recreational Marijuana Industries Under One System

February 14, 2017
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SALEM — State legislators are moving toward consolidating the state’s medical and recreational marijuana industries into one regulatory system. The co-chairwomen of the Joint Committee on Marijuana Regulation have dropped several bills that would move regulation of medical marijuana from…

Oregon Begins Marijuana Home Deliveries

February 13, 2017
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PORTLAND, Ore. -- Oregon is rolling out another first in the recreational marijuana industry: Customers may now order pot from licensed retailers and have it delivered to their homes. The Oregon Liquor Control Commission had granted delivery permits to 117…

Oregon State Marijuana Taxes Bring in $60 Million for 2016

January 23, 2017
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Recreational marijuana sales in Oregon produced $60.2 million in state tax revenue in 2016, the first year of state-taxed pot sales. For much of the year, marijuana sellers collected a 25 percent sales tax. To produce the $60.2 million in…

Oregon Marijuana Business Applications Clock in Far above Predictions

January 10, 2017
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In another sign that cannabis could be bigger business than previously forecast, the Oregon Liquor Control Commission says it received 1,907 recreational marijuana license applications in 2016 — far outstripping a projected 800 to 1,200, the agency said. Seven hundred…

My Cannabis Holiday Wish List

2016 was a roller coaster year for Oregon’s cannabis community. We won some battles and suffered some major setbacks. We saw several new versions of the regulatory framework that governs our work. We nearly lost extracts and edibles in the…

Head of Oregon Environmental Lab Accreditation Program to Retire

A small Oregon agency with big pull in the nation is facing a personnel shakeup. A top official with the agency that certifies labs in multiple states for items such as water and marijuana testing is stepping down early next year. The move comes…

Are You Kidding Me? Oregon’s Lab Testing Fiasco Continues

On October 1, the Oregon implemented new rules governing the laboratory analysis of cannabis products. The state had already mandated that all products be tested for potency, pesticide residue, water content, microbiological activity and (where applicable) residual solvents. The October…

Oregon Laboratory Blues…What a Mess: Part 2

During October, I have been covering the changes to Oregon’s legal, regulated cannabis system. We discussed the slow rollout of the recreational system, as well as some significant changes to the medical rules. But the most disruptive change, the…

Oregon Labs Say State’s Marijuana Supply Is Safer Than Food

Science laboratories that test marijuana in Oregon say the state's recreational cannabis supply undergoes more testing, and is safer than any food product consumers buy. A handful of labs just got their state accredited license this October. Oregon has set…

New Medical Rules in Oregon…What a Mess!

By Matt Walstatter My last article in CBE focused on the launch of Oregon’s Liquor Control Commission's (OLCC) regulated recreational cannabis system, which has proceeded in fits and starts. The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) simultaneously implemented new rules for the…

Oregonians Prepare To Vote Again On Recreational Marijuana

October 18, 2016
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Oregon
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Last year, Golden Leaf Holdings, a leading cannabis company, paid $3.3 million for almost 100 acres of land in Oregon to build a marijuana growing, processing and research site. The future looked bright: Oregon voters had legalized recreational marijuana in…

New Rules in Oregon (Again?!?)

October 1, 2016
Matt Walstatter
Oregon
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Well it’s been a few months, so of course it’s time for new rules in Oregon. We have seen significant regulatory changes several times in the last 2 ½ years and October 1, 2016 is yet another day that will…