Beermaker to consider adding buds to suds
Another major beermaker is looking at ways to enter the marijuana business. Denver-based Molson Coors Brewing Co. is weighing whether … Read more
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Edible cannabis maker expands to California
Lunchbox Alchemy to add new facility in Santa Rosa
Nothing on the outside of Lunchbox Alchemy’s plain, red and gray building in Bend hints … Read more
New marijuana industry jobs require education and experience
WASHINGTON — Eight years ago, Samantha Miller was earning six figures a year as a … Read more
Banking fix for marijuana may not open all doors
LOS ANGELES — A proposal in Congress to ease the U.S. ban on marijuana could … Read more
Medical marijuana growers face July 1 deadline
OLCC will track medical growers with three or more patients
Starting next month, medical marijuana growers will have to report plant and harvest information to … Read more
OLCC to pause processing of recreational marijuana licenses
New applications will be reviewed in 2019
Facing a backlog of thousands of applications, the Oregon Liquor Control Commission announced Wednesday it … Read more
Oregon seeks to monitor marijuana harvests
Public hearing set for June 15 in Portland
Concerned that recreational marijuana is being diverted to the black market, the Oregon Liquor Control … Read more
Overproduction of marijuana floods market
Growers scale back to match demand
Recreational cannabis has been legal in Oregon for only two years, but the state produced … Read more
More businesses mellow out over drug tests for marijuana
WASHINGTON — FPI Management, a property company in California, wants to hire dozens of people. … Read more
Central Oregon cannabis industry organizes to influence policy, educate consumers
Significant number of dispensary customers are first-time marijuana users
Two cannabis groups want to educate the public, change policy and take the mystery out … Read more
Hemp growers wait for new rules
Oregon will allow hemp growers to sell CBD products in pot shops
Industrial hemp growers who make cannabidiol, or CBD, wanted to be able to put their … Read more
Trump vows to back law to protect pot industry
DENVER — President Donald Trump has promised to support legislation protecting the marijuana industry in … Read more
State denies Deschutes DA, sheriff list of pot grow sites
SALEM — The Oregon Health Authority has refused to provide the Deschutes County sheriff and … Read more
Oregon allows pot delivery; other states are cautious
It’s been legal to buy small amounts of marijuana in Colorado for over four years. … Read more
A treat for tourists in San Francisco
Marijuana smoking lounges open in city after health officials finalize updated regulations
SAN FRANCISCO — The smoke was thick and business brisk at the Barbary Coast Dispensary’s … Read more
OLCC adds pot enforcement agents but still behind demand
More investigators funded to tackle license backlog
Since 2015, the Oregon Liquor Control Commission has more than tripled the number of people … Read more
Lawsuit challenging U.S. pot laws is tossed
NEW YORK — A judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit challenging federal laws criminalizing marijuana … Read more
Leaving Las Vegas? Check your bags and dump the pot
LAS VEGAS — Check your bags, ditch the weed. McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas … Read more
Officials struggle to identify which pot sites are legal
Deschutes County’s sheriff and district attorney blasted efforts to regulate legalized marijuana, saying Tuesday the … Read more
Many cannabis growers still haven’t joined system
More than a month after California’s regulation of marijuana began, only a small number of … Read more
Oregon expects a steady marijuana tax stream
Increased demand compensates for falling prices
The falling price of marijuana will not significantly impact the amount of sales tax Oregon … Read more
Senator to stop blocking Justice jobs over pot
WASHINGTON — Colorado’s Republican U.S. senator said Thursday he will stop blocking nominees for some … Read more
Local trade group calls itself Celebrate Cannabis
Association seeks to end stigma, aid law enforcement
A local advocacy group formed by business people and professionals with a connection to marijuana … Read more
California’s pot taxes are higher than alcohol but less than cigarettes
For every dollar you spend on cannabis in California, you may have to pay another … Read more
Study: Pot won’t cause brain damage the way alcohol will
It’s a common stereotype that people who smoke weed are a bit foggy-headed and missing … Read more
Bend company whips up cannabis-infused nut butter
Bend group forms Lux Edibles
Mix a money guy, a cannabis dispensary owner, an inventor and a diet writer and … Read more
Industry group forming around Central Oregon cannabis
Nonprofit aims to educate and advocate
An association of Central Oregon cannabis businesses is forming, a group its organizers expect will … Read more
Audit finds weakness in OLCC pot reporting
State audit lays out flaws in seed-to-sale tracking
The Oregon Secretary of State, in an audit of the state recreational marijuana program, raised … Read more
Credit union was ready to return cannabis cash
January move by Justice Department raised concern
Maps Credit Union prepared to return funds held in accounts by marijuana businesses in Oregon … Read more
OLCC announces marijuana worker permit checks
Beginning Thursday, the Oregon Liquor Control Commission will begin checking to ensure that employees at … Read more
Neighbor wants plug pulled on proposed cannabis farm
Property near Smith Rock needs power upgrade
A Deschutes County landowner has filed suit against Central Electric Cooperative and a neighboring landowner, … Read more
OLCC increases underage pot sales penalty
Move follows sting operation in December
The Oregon Liquor Control Commission beefed up the penalties Thursday for licensees that sell marijuana … Read more
Bend collected the most pot tax in Central Oregon
Deschutes County received nearly a half-million dollars
The city of Bend has collected $883,400 in state and local taxes on marijuana sales … Read more
Marijuana groups form West Coast alliance
Collaboration to aid lobbying efforts in state capitals
Advocacy groups in Oregon, California and Washington joined forces Wednesday to form a West Coast … Read more
AGs urge Congress to move on cannabis banking
Rosenblum and 18 others signed letter sent Tuesday
Nineteen state attorneys general, including Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, urged Congress in a letter … Read more
