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Two New Bills Benefit Oregon’s Cannabis Business Industry
Two bills that will significantly change Oregon’s marijuana landscape were signed by Oregon Governor Kate Brown. HB 4014 eliminates the two-year residency requirement for recreational marijuana producers, processors and retailers thereby making the State accessible and enticing for big out-of-state MJ businesses. The new laws may increase the number of MMJ patients in the state…
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New Sets of Rules in Oregon Medical Marijuana Production
The Oregon Health Authority has a set of new rules directly affecting marijuana growers of the state. These new rules are part of a law passed last year and will be enacted on March 1. The said changes will place expensive and unnecessary burdens on both growers and patients. According to Cedar Grey, a Williams…
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Tax Imposed on Oregon Marijuana Sales
On January 4, 2016, a sales tax of 25% was imposed on sold marijuana products to clientele without medical cards. This new regulation capped Oregon’s tax-free selling of pot in marijuana stores. Since October 1, 2015, Oregon had been selling tax-free marijuana from registered marijuana stores. It temporarily allowed adults to purchase marijuana products from…
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Exploding Marijuana Business Application in Oregon
On the very first day that the state of Oregon started receiving business applications for marijuana business licenses, numbers were already up to the roof. By noon, they reported to have already collected 70 out of the 140 total applications for that day. With the provided breakdown of applications submitted before noon being: 36 from…
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Oregon/Washington Border To Predict Cannabis Economics
The place to look at for base studies of anything is usually the place where the “thing” first started. In the case of marijuana legalization, the first state to legalize it was Colorado. So ideally, that is where people would look for studies and predictions of marijuana economics. Except neither Colorado or Alaska have another…
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Fee Hike for OMMP Growers
Oregon Health Authority is considering a proposal for a fee hike for medical marijuana growers to $200 annually for every patient they grow for. At present, the state charges only $50. According to Oregon Health Authority this proposal for a fee hike is due to the recent changes that expanded the health authority’s oversight of…
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Extractors Meeting to Oppose Detrimental Rules by OHA
The Oregon Extractors Association is meeting today, December 14th, and one of the highlights is the upcoming rule changes for medical and recreational cannabis processing. The meeting will be held from 6-8pm at the NW Cannabis Club at 1195, Powell in Portland. The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) also has a meeting this Monday from 9am-12pm…
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Effect of Cannabis on Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), which affects about one percent of the population, is an inflammatory disease of the joints characterized by pain, stiffness, and swelling, as well as an eventual loss of limb function. There are few clinical trials on the use of cannabis for RA. However, the use of cannabis to treat symptoms of RA…
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Cannabis for Huntington’s Disease (HD)
Huntington’s Disease (HD) is an inherited degenerative brain disorder with no known conventional therapies available to alleviate the symptoms. The disorder is characterized by motor abnormalities and dementia caused by selective lesions in the cerebral cortex, particularly at the striatum. Recently, preclinical data shows that cannabinoids have the potential to regulate the advancement of the…
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Cannabis for ALS or Lou Gehrig’s Disease
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a fatal neurodegenerative disorder where more than half of the patients die within 2.5 years from the onset of symptoms. ALS is characterized by loss of motor neurons in the spinal cord, brainstem, and motor cortex. Around 30,000 Americans are afflicted with ALS, which…