Category: News
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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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Fired TV News Anchor To Speak At Marijuana Conference
A news anchor who made headlines after her services were unjustly terminated for using marijuana on her own time will speak at the Oregon Medical Marijuana Business Conference (OMMBC) in Portland on September 12-13. Cyd Maurer will sit in a media panel that will provide insights into how the TV news media works, an invaluable…
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Medical Marijuana Business Conference Set
The Oregon Medical Marijuana Business Conference (OMMBC) will be held in a month time in Portland which is already the fourth OMMBC in Oregon after the sold-out first conference in Ashland and two in Eugene. Participants shall be provided with information on both medical marijuana regulations and the upcoming recreational regulations and how to bridge…
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Marijuana Face-off, Federal vs State Law
Jason Zucker, a member of the so-called “Kettle Falls Five” received a 16-month sentence after pleading guilty to growing marijuana on a private property in Washington State. He, however, remains out of custody pending his appeal. US District Court Judge Thomas O. Rice denied Zucker’s explanation that the marijuana plants he and four others grew…