December 2018
Oregon may look to export marijuana
PUBLISHED: December 31st 2018SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Marijuana could take the next step toward joining pinot noir and craft beer on Oregon’s list of famous exports, under a proposal likely to go before state lawmakers in the new
Marijuana businessman and former federal inmate faces new legal problems
PUBLISHED: December 26th 2018SPOKANE — Cip Paulsen, a former federal inmate-turned marijuana businessman, is fighting for control of his firm in court against angry investors and new drug charges. Paulsen’s licensed marijuana business, Growstate, is in the hands
Budweiser maker teams up with medical pot firm to explore drinks
PUBLISHED: December 24th 2018NEW YORK — The maker of Budweiser is partnering with medical cannabis company Tilray in a $100 million deal to research cannabis-infused drinks for the Canadian market. The alliance announced Wednesday is the latest foray
Oklahoma quickly becoming medical marijuana hotbed
PUBLISHED: December 23rd 2018OKLAHOMA CITY — The rollout of statewide medical and recreational marijuana programs typically is a grindingly slow process that can take years. Not so in Oklahoma, which moved with lightning speed once voters approved medical
FDA casts shadow on hemp win, calling CBD items illegal
PUBLISHED: December 21st 2018SEATTLE — The hemp industry still has work ahead to win legal status for hemp-derived cannabidiol, or CBD oil, as an ingredient in food or dietary supplements despite the big farm bill President Donald Trump
Oregon lawmakers revisit worker protections for off duty pot use
PUBLISHED: December 18th 2018SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon lawmakers will consider making it illegal for businesses to fire employees who flunk drug tests for using marijuana off the clock, reviving a workers’ rights campaign that failed in the
State pot officials: Candy can stay
PUBLISHED: December 17th 2018SEATTLE — State regulators have walked back a plan to crack down on certain cannabis-infused candies, instead issuing specific color and shape guidelines they say will prevent candies from being overly enticing to children. The
Washington’s cannabis industry unveils legislative agenda
PUBLISHED: December 10th 2018TACOMA — Members of the state Legislature, if you’re curious about what you can do for the local cannabis industry, the industry has some ideas. Vicki Christophersen, executive director and lobbyist for the Washington CannaBusiness
Medford debates how to spend pot money
PUBLISHED: December 7th 2018MEDFORD, Ore. — Marijuana legalization ignited years of debate in Medford, and a windfall of up to $600,000 annually in pot tax revenues has fanned the flames of controversy once again. “It’s really personal for