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Bills that aimed to bring industrial hemp into the mainstream of Oregon agriculture have died despite lacking strong opposition or a hefty price tag. Hemp seed could be tested for purity by Oregon State University under House Bill 2371, which would also have brought the crop under an official...

When Oregon voters in 2014 approved the ballot measure legalizing recreational pot, they specified that pot use in public places would remain unlawful. But as marijuana growing, processing, retailing and consumption have swelled in Oregon, so has the chorus pushing for the right to toke on...

College students attending an Oregon university are using more marijuana now that the drug is legal for recreational use, but the increase is largely among students who also report recent heavy use of alcohol, a new study has found. Oregon State University researchers compared marijuana usage...

High-level state officials met recently with the U.S. attorney for Oregon to defend the state's efforts to regulate marijuana in a state notorious for black market trafficking. The session, disclosed publicly Monday, took place as the Trump administration re-examines the federal government's...

Oregon is sitting on millions of dollars generated from legal pot sales, with its booming marijuana industry having grossed nearly $75 million since the start of 2016. However, none of the entities that were supposed to receive funding under the marijuana law have seen a dime since the state...

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A new report on the recreational and medical marijuana industry in Oregon estimates that 12,500 jobs have been created with cumulative annual wages of $315 million. With the report, done by Beau Whitney of Whitney Economics, Oregon joins Colorado in reporting a big economic boost from the...

When Oregon legalized recreational marijuana, some state officials worried car crashes could increase. A new study indicates that didn't happen, though more research is needed. Back in 2004, when Oregon only had medical and black-market marijuana, there were 13 traffic fatalities involving...

Oregon lawmakers worried about a nationwide crackdown on legal marijuana under President Donald Trump's administration are rushing to protect the personal information of marijuana customers in case federal agents try to seize it. A bipartisan group of lawmakers is taking one of the first direct...

The Oregon Department of Revenue expects little change in the near future to federal regulations that effectively block legal marijuana businesses from receiving banking services. At a hearing Tuesday of the Oregon House Revenue Committee, Deanna Mack, legislative liaison for the revenue...

Hello! I'm a recreational user in Oregon who signed up because I had a question, but now I can't find which forum to post it in so I'll just poke around a bit! We (my husband and I) started growing this year and finished our first harvest recently.

Greetings from Oregon. I am an old longtime criminal made legal by the enlightened voters in my home State. Planning on trying an outdoor grow this spring. I live in the High Desert, (Yes it is really called that) at 3600ft. Just wondering if any out there have experience growing at altitude...

Salem – Employers in Oregon would be prohibited from banning marijuana use by employees during their days off under a bill introduced in the state Senate. The bill is among several that cover marijuana, the recreational use of which was legalized in a statewide ballot measure in 2014. Bill No...

For a few months now, Oregon has allowed medical marijuana sales and recreational marijuana sales to cohabit side by side through different sets of regulations. However, due to new changes in legislation, marijuana dispensaries are being forced to choose between serving medical patients or...

The state agency in charge of recreational marijuana sales is rushing to approve about 70 would-be retailers this week before new rules on sales take effect Jan. 1. Medical dispensaries wanting to cut into the generally more profitable recreational sales won't be able to do so anymore come...

Recreational marijuana users in Oregon will have fewer places to legally buy cannabis starting in January. Oregon voters approved recreational marijuana use for adults in 2014, but there was no place to legally buy it until October of the following year. That's when a law kicked in that...

A study released this week shows that Oregon residents, by an overwhelming majority, feel working with the marijuana industry does not damage the reputation of financial institutions. The survey also indicates banks and credit unions might enhance their standing and attract new customers in...

After Oregon voters approved recreational marijuana use for adults in 2014, there was no place to legally buy it until October of the following year. That's when a law kicked in that allowed dispensaries to sell to people without medical marijuana cards. The system gave the state time to set up...

When: April 29, 2017 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM Where: The North Warehouse 723 N. Tillamook Street Portland, OR 97227 United States Website: Cultivation Classic 2017 See you in 2017! Enjoy this video recap by Dustin Tolman from the inaugural Cultivation Classic! Follow @cultivationclassic...

Oregon's retail marijuana program has raked in at least $54.5 million in tax revenue since its inception, the state Department of Revenue announced Monday. Sales, tallied in the agency's report, came between Jan. 4 and Nov. 30. Within the tax region that includes the Columbia Gorge, Central...