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...
