legal marijuana
Oregon Recreational Marijuana: Will Sales Start on October 1?
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017Oregon’s House-Senate marijuana committee is on a roll. Nine days after recommending HB 3400 (See Oregon’s New Recreational Marijuana Market for more on that), which is already on its way to the Senate—the same committee
Friday Deals at Clark County pot shops: June 26
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017Welcome to Friday Deals, everyone. It’s the last weekend before marijuana possession becomes legal in Oregon, so that could make things real interesting at Clark County pot shops over the next few days. Stores won’t
Portland PD Encourages Responsible Cannabis Use with Voodoo Doughnut
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017It’s coming, it’s coming, legal weed is coming to Portland! That’s right! If you’ve been living under a rock, or have been away at some Dooms Day Pepper camp, the consumption and possession of certain
Oregon’s New Recreational Marijuana Market (Sorry, Eastern Oregon)
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017Oregon’s House-Senate marijuana committee unanimously approved House Bill 3400, a significant milestone in regulation of the commercial cannabis market. HB 3400 was approved after weeks of wrangling in the legislature. A primary sticking point was
Federal government says marijuana is not legal for federal employees
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017By Lisa Rein, The Washington Post WASHINGTON – If you live in Washington or one of the 23 states that have legalized marijuana, think twice before lighting a joint if you work for the federal
Frank Godfrey: Marijuana and the workforce
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017Frank Godfrey, a lawyer in Beaverton, Oregon, gave us a nice guest post today about marijuana drug testing and the workforce. Godfrey is an attorney at Moomaw, Mesirow & Godfrey, LLP (MMG). MMG is a
New statewide daily pot sales record set
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017Looks like New Year’s Eve is a popular holiday among marijuana enthusiasts. Dec. 31, 2014 set a new statewide sales record of $1,217,025.96. That broke the old sales record set on Nov. 26, 2014 (the
Some notes on marijuana coverage
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017Some folks have complained that they don’t want us to cover marijuana issues, that they want us to not write about stores or growers or strains. Apologies if you’re offended, but we will continue to
Main Street Marijuana: It’s open!
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017I’ve been Tweeting like a mad fiend all morning at @Col_Cannabis, taking pictures and filing stories, but I wanted to get at least a small post out to all you wonderful blog readers. Thanks so