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What Cannabis Rescheduling Means in Oregon
The Trump administration loosened U.S. cannabis regulation on Thursday, a move that doesn't legalize the plant federally but could bring improved operating conditions for businesses. Oregon industry leaders called Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's order a...
Trump Reclassifies State-licensed Medical Marijuana
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s acting attorney general on Thursday signed an order reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug, a major policy shift long sought by advocates who said cannabis should never have been treated like...
A Cannabis Breathalyzer Has Been Invented (but is it useful)?
A research team at Virginia Commonwealth University has introduced a prototype for a THC breathalyzer that could bring roadside marijuana testing closer to practical use. Excerpt below, read the full article here. Studies have shown that frequent users can have higher...
Cannabend fined for violations related to misuse of medical cards
One of Bend’s original pot shops is in trouble with the Oregon Liquor Control Commission for misusing a medical marijuana card to create discounts for employees. Cannabend LLC, this week negotiated a settlement to pay fines totaling $11,650 for the illegal...
Deschutes County officials set to finalize fall marijuana opt-out measure
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) - Deschutes County commissioners on Monday afternoon reviewed a marijuana "opt-out" measure they are sending to the November ballot that would ban recreational marijuana-growing and processing operations in unincorporated areas of the...
Oregon processor alleges insufficient hemp quality
An Oregon hemp processor claims a Washington farm violated a contract by failing to deliver hemp of sufficient potency and quality to fully repay a loan. New Earth Biosciences, a processor in Salem, Ore., has filed a lawsuit seeking repayment of about...
State scrutinizes hemp farms’ water sources
The Williams Valley south of Grants Pass could well be the epicenter of Oregon hemp, with 41 registered sites, 2.3% of the state's total, according to the Oregon Department of Agriculture. It's not known for having much water. So how are growers keeping...
A Weed Robbery Spree Strikes Portland Cannabis Shops, Even as Police Are Stretched Thin
A string of burglaries and armed robberies has cannabis shops across Portland fearful—and angry. WW has spoken with owners or employees of 22 Portland-area dispensaries, each of which confirmed break-ins since late May. Many of the stores were hit multiple...
Rose City Labs Adopts Medicinal Genomics’ qPCR Technology for Cannabis Testing
BEVERLY, Mass., Aug. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Medicinal Genomics Corp. (MGC), a pioneer in harnessing cannabis genomics to improve the agricultural productivity, safety and transparency of cannabis, today announced that Rose City Labs, a multistate state...
How Retailers Are Using Merchandise to Boost Brand Loyalty
Part of building a returning customer base is investing in a company brand; however, dispensaries in legal markets across are regulated differently state-by-state, limiting the options for traditional marketing, such as radio or TV ads, billboards,...
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Should States Regulate Intoxicating Hemp Products?
3 US Senators Plan to Let States ‘Opt Out’ of Intoxicating Hemp Product Ban A trio of bipartisan U.S. senators is hoping to let state laws supersede the federal government’s forthcoming prohibition of intoxicating hemp products in a move to rescue the industry. Sen....
Ongoing Decline in Teen Cannabis Use
According to an analysis of data from 1991–2023 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), a biennial school-based survey representative of US high school students, adolescent cannabis use rates have largely followed a similar inverted-U pattern, with rates peaking in 1999...
Trump says his administration looking at reclassifying marijuana
President Donald Trump on Monday confirmed he and his administration are considering reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug. Trump told reporters that it was early in the process but that he hoped to make a decision on the matter within the coming weeks....
Consolidation or ‘partnership’? Cannabis software deal leaves industry guessing
Did leading cannabis track-and-trace software provider Metrc just take over the government compliance business nationwide? That’s one analysis of the “strategic partnership” announced earlier this week between Metrc and its competitor BioTrack. But with exact details...
Federal protections for hemp-derived THC safe – for now
Hemp interests celebrated Monday after the latest Republican-led effort to dismantle federal protections for hemp-derived THC products unraveled in the U.S. Senate late last week. However, former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell vowed that an ongoing quest to...
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