October 13, 2016 PDF View the report. No In 2012, Colorado and Washington became the first two U.S. states – and the first two jurisdictions in the world – to approve ending marijuana prohibition and legally regulating marijuana production, distribution and sales. In the 2014 election, Alaska and Oregon followed suit, while Washington D.C. passed […]
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So Far, So Good: What We Know About Marijuana Legalization in Colorado, Washington, Alaska, Oregon, and Washington D.C.
New Report Finds Massive Drop in Marijuana Arrests, No Increase in Youth Marijuana Use, No Increase in Traffic Fatalities, and Major Fiscal Benefits in States With Legalized Marijuana Tens of Thousands of People Spared from Harmful Marijuana Arrests and Collateral Consequences; $ 552 Million in Tax Revenue Raised in Colorado, Washington and Oregon As Arizona, […]
Oregon Races to Finalize Rules for Marijuana, Issue Licenses
The Oregon Liquor Control Commission is racing to finalize regulations for growing, processing and selling recreational marijuana and issue licenses to hundreds of businesses within a few months. Read article here: High Times
Oregon Governor Signs Two Important Marijuana Bills, More in the Works
Governor Kate Brown has signed two bills will make significant changes to Oregon’s recreational marijuana program. Read article here: High Times
Radical Russ: Oregon Looks to Tweak Marijuana Legalization in Short Legislative Session
Oregon is one of many US states that holds a biennial legislature – every two years. But like many of those states, they’ll declare an “emergency” and hold a short session in-between those two years. Read article here: High Times
Drive-Thru Recreational Pot Shop in Oregon to Be First in the Nation
The first drive-thru recreational weed window in the U.S., Green Life Oregon, will bring a newlevel of "cannabisconvenience" to the legalization era with itsgrand opening in GoldBeach, an ocean town tucked in the southwestern corner of th… Read article here: High Times
Oregon Warms Springs Tribe Approves Marijuana Sales Project
Members of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs have approved a plan to build a facility to grow marijuana on their reservation in central Oregon and sell it at tribe-owned stores outside the reservation. Read article here: High Times
Oregon: City To Keep Ban On Recreational Stores But Votes To Approve MMJ Dispensaries
In a 7 to 1 vote, the Medford City Council votes to allow medical marijuana dispensaries in Medford to open but there are restrictions. The sale of recreational marijuana will remained banned within the city and even though it has been approved, the plan could still be thrown out later this month. Starting December 1st […]
Oregon Marijuana Shops Begin Sales to Recreational Users
Oregon marijuana shops began selling marijuana Thursday for the first time to recreational users, marking a big day for the budding pot industry. Read article here: High Times
Recreational Pot Users Score Bags of Bud at Oregon Shops
Excited shoppers looking to score some of the first recreational marijuana sold legally in Oregon bought up baggies of bud early Thursday, taking advantage of door-buster prices and other deals. Read article here: High Times