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Oregon marijuana firms enjoy booming market fueled by pandemic, consumers shunning illicit suppliers

Apr 9, 2026 | Oregon News

Oregon recreational marijuana companies are experiencing the best market conditions in years, with demand far outpacing supply because of the COVID-19 pandemic and more consumers forgoing the illicit market in favor of legal retailers. But the question remains whether...

Five years later, legal marijuana remains unfinished business in Massachusetts

Apr 9, 2026 | News

On Nov. 8, 2016, Massachusetts voters legalized marijuana, closing a door on more than a century of prohibition and opening one to an uncertain new era. In doing so, they brushed past gloomy prophecies from opponents — a spike in youth consumption, a rash of stoned...

Will Oregon Mandate Closing Services and Title Insurance for Cannabis Transactions?

Apr 9, 2026 | Oregon News

A proposal pending in the Oregon Legislative Assembly would limit title insurers’ potential grounds for refusing to insure certain real property transactions involving cannabis. Specifically, HB 2806, presented by Reps. David Brock Smith and Gary Leif, would prohibit...

Oregon Water Resources Department Finds Misuse of Commercial Irrigation Among Hemp Farms

Apr 9, 2026 | Oregon News

In some of the more rural corners of Oregon’s hemp market, like the state’s southwestern counties, hemp cultivation has boomed over the last few years. So, too, have questions about who is drawing water from where. Last year, the state had licensed 1,678 hemp...

Trump says his administration looking at reclassifying marijuana

Apr 9, 2026 | National News

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

Apr 9, 2026 | National News

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...
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