Apr 9, 2026 | Oregon News
As weed sales soar, the letters “OLCC” will now stand for the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, if lawmakers agree. With Oregon retailers on a pace to sell $1 billion worth of recreational cannabis in the 2020-21 fiscal year, Gov. Kate Brown is asking lawmakers...
Apr 9, 2026 | Oregon News
This pandemic has taught us at least three things: • Teachers deserve twice what we pay them. • Americans have, at best, a rudimentary understanding of how to properly wash their hands. • Oregonians found the lockdown to be far more bearable with the addition of...
Apr 9, 2026 | Oregon News
Five years ago, Jim Belushi walked away from Hollywood to start a new life as a farmer—a marijuana farmer. But the endeavor is not just an excuse to having his own personal supply. As Belushi told Newsweek recently, cannabis has helped him along a personal “path...
Apr 9, 2026 | Oregon News
Law enforcement agencies could assist Oregon farm regulators with inspections of hemp crops under a bill that’s intended to thwart illegal marijuana operations. Sheriffs from Jackson and Josephine counties in Southern Oregon are urging lawmakers to pass House Bill...
Apr 9, 2026 | Oregon News
PORTLAND, Ore. – For Janie Gullickson, rock bottom came both slowly and all at once. A longtime drug and alcohol addict, Gullickson pushes back on the idea that one terrible day on the street leads to an epiphany and a climb back to normalcy. That’s what happens in...
Apr 9, 2026 | Oregon News
ST. PAUL, OR (KPTV)- The hops are off vines at Coleman Agriculture in St. Paul and farmers are crossing their fingers that the heavy wildfire smoke won’t affect the quality of the crop. “As for what happens for flavor or aroma, right now, our partners –our big...
