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Oregon, Pennsylvania Relax Cannabis Rules As Nevada Closes Storefront Dispensaries

Featured Nevada Oregon Pennsylvania Trending Stories March 24, 2020 0

Cannabis regulators across the country continue to react to the spreading coronavirus pandemic, with Oregon and Pennsylvania relaxing rules while storefront dispensaries were ordered closed in Nevada. The changes come as more states issue stay-at-home orders in an effort to curtail the spread of the virus. In Oregon, regulators... Read more

Hemp CBD Across State Lines: Oregon

Oregon Uncategorized March 2, 2020

The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill) legalized hemp by removing the crop and its derivatives from the definition of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) and by providing a detailed framework for the cultivation of hemp. The 2018 Farm Bill gives the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) regulatory authority over hemp…

The Four Basic Labeling Requirements for CBD Products

California Colorado Oregon Uncategorized Utah February 14, 2020

Last week, I attended Portland’s Hemp CBD Connex, an annual event that highlights the vast potential of hemp and CBD. Of interest to me–because my practice focuses on the regulatory framework of CBD products–was a panel entitled “Weeding Through the CBD Jungle: How to Grow, Run and Be Successful.” This panel was led by two…

Oregon Cannabis 2020: Legislative Forecast and Report

Medical Marijuana Oregon Recreational Marijuana Uncategorized February 11, 2020

Last week, Oregon kicked off the 2020 legislative session. Because we are in an even-numbered year, this will be a 35-day session. In short sessions, we tend to see fewer pieces of introduced legislation. The prospects for a productive session may also be lower than usual in 2020, given that House and Senate Republicans are threatening…

#IAmTheCannabisIndustry: Joseph Hopkins, The Greener Side

Marijuana Laws, Regulations, & Politics Oregon February 7, 2020 0

Joseph Hopkins, with his wife Chelsea, owns and operates The Greener Side, a dispensary in Eugene, OR. As some of the original entrepreneurs to open a dispensary in the state of Oregon, their story of being raided by federal authorities shows how resilient one needs to be in the... Read more

Cura Cannabis will pay record penalty for ‘dishonest conduct,’ misrepresenting marijuana vapes

Marijuana Industry News Oregon Recreational Marijuana January 31, 2020 0

Oregon’s biggest marijuana company will pay a record $110,000 penalty to settle state allegations that it mislabeled its Select brand of vaping products, incorrectly claiming more than 186,000 vapes were 100% marijuana. The settlement includes a “dishonest conduct” sanction. The state has levied more than 100 penalties against recreational... Read more

Member Blog: Cross-Pollination Poised to Prompt Litigation in Light of New USDA Hemp Rules

California Hemp Marijuana Laws, Regulations, & Politics Oregon January 22, 2020 0

by Ryan McGuire, HK Cannabis Law On October 29, 2019, the USDA released regulations establishing a domestic hemp production program, paving the way for hemp cultivation on an industrial scale in 2020. While the potential benefits of a robust hemp industry in California are exciting, large scale industrial hemp... Read more

Experts Report Cannabis Sales on Oregon-Idaho Border 420% Higher Than Average

Featured Oregon Trending Stories January 21, 2020 0

File this one under “a bit too on the nose.” The Oregon Office of Economic Analysis (OEA) offered up a statistical nugget in a report last week that would seem like a corny joke if it weren’t true. In a study published Friday, OEA economist Josh Lehner wrote that... Read more

Let’s be blunt, Idaho. You’re buying a lot of marijuana in Oregon, and it shows

Marijuana Industry News Oregon Recreational Marijuana January 19, 2020 0

Idahoans are supporting Oregon’s economy in a major way: It’s where they’re buying marijuana, because it’s legal there but not here. “In things you cannot make up, Oregon sales per adult along the Idaho border are 420% the statewide average,” wrote Josh Lehner in a report released Friday by the... Read more

Committee Blog: Ending The Ban On Interstate Commerce

California Illinois Marijuana Laws, Regulations, & Politics Michigan Nevada New York Oregon January 16, 2020 0

By Gabriel Cross, CEO of Odyssey DistributionMember of NCIA’s State Regulations Committee Oversupply and shortages, high prices and lack of choice for patients and consumers, illicit markets, tainted products, and the inability to access banking and capital all plague the burgeoning cannabis industry. While cannabis advocates and industry leaders... Read more

Hemp CBD Across State Lines: Oregon

The Four Basic Labeling Requirements for CBD Products

Oregon Cannabis 2020: Legislative Forecast and Report

#IAmTheCannabisIndustry: Joseph Hopkins, The Greener Side

Cura Cannabis will pay record penalty for ‘dishonest conduct,’ misrepresenting marijuana vapes

Member Blog: Cross-Pollination Poised to Prompt Litigation in Light of New USDA Hemp Rules

Let’s be blunt, Idaho. You’re buying a lot of marijuana in Oregon, and it shows

Committee Blog: Ending The Ban On Interstate Commerce

Former Biden Cabinet Member Is ‘Concerned’ About Marijuana Legalization

GOP Senator Says Marijuana Is A ‘Gateway Drug,’ And Legalization Is A ‘Pro-Criminal, Anti-American’ Policy

Former DEA Head Says Marijuana Rescheduling ‘Reflects The Reality’ Of Public Support For Reform

Marijuana Stocks To Watch As The DEA Works To Reschedule Cannabis

Canopy Growth Corporation (CGC) Announces Financing to Further Strengthen Balance Sheet

The Green Organic Dutchman Signs a Commercial Sublicense with EnWave and Tilray to Dry Cannabis in Canada