Category: Laws
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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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Oregon 2015 Legislative Session Adjourns
The Oregon legislature has adjourned its 2015 session with the following developments related to medical marijuana: It voted down a two-year moratorium on hemp farming. The bill supporters were worried that cross pollination with hemp will lower the quality and intoxicating effects of medical marijuana. It failed when lawmakers said that the decisions on crop…
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3 Bills the Framework for Recreational Marijuana in Oregon
Marijuana fans celebrate the end of cannabis prohibition in Oregon but the euphoria is still tempered by the vast gulf that remains between the pot legalization and the stringent regulations on sales and production. Hours before the Portland smoke-out, state lawmakers passed three bills that provide the legal framework on the marijuana initiative which voters…
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Illegal to Buy Legal Recreational Weed
Come July 1, the State of Oregon will allow legal possession of recreational marijuana of up to eight ounces and home growing of up to four plants per household. However, where to buy the marijuana is a different matter because under the new law, it’s still illegal to sell recreational marijuana. When Measure 91 was…