Articles tagged with "Oregon"

Applications for state licenses to grow hemp—marijuana’s non-intoxicating cousin—have increased more than twentyfold since 2015.

The move by the Deschutes County Commissioners marks the latest effort by some Oregon counties to control the legal marijuana industry that they say is growing too fast.

Josephine County commissioners hate cannabis. But it’s a legal crop, and it’s booming. So they’re going to court.

California, Oregon and other states are seeking a meeting with the AG in hopes of resolving the conflict between federal and state laws that has left the nation’s cannabis industry in legal limbo.

“In order to have regulation, an agency has to have enough resources to be effective at enforcement of the regulations,” the Deschutes County sheriff said. “Oregon does not have this.”

Bailey, Will, and Jeremiah are down in Portland, Oregon, visiting dispensaries and getting a taste of a whole bunch of cannabis products.

From Trumpy typos to expunged convictions, here are the week’s most notable cannabis quotables.

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown says the top federal prosecutor in Oregon has assured her that he will not target legal marijuana business in the state.

The rule follows findings by regulators that a number of shops across the state failed compliance checks in late 2017.

Ben finds the world’s worst cannabis attorney, Dave rants about Oregon’s ID ineptitude, and Bruce frets about the federal budget. Good times!