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Marijuana farm blamed for flagging grape sales
A case of allegedly tainted grapes in Yamhill County is a topic of conversation around the state. In April, Momtazi Family LLC, a vineyard located in McMinnville, filed a lawsuit under the Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act against a nearby marijuana farm.
By Jeremy Dickman
Sep 11, 2019
Tainted grapes Yamhill County Momtazi Family LLC wine marijuana
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A case for Oregon supply projections being overblown
The biggest story about Oregon cannabis this year has been just how much of it we have—by most accounts, a six-year supply. Much like a six-year-old joint, this story caught fire quickly and burned hot.
By Josh Jardine
Sep 4, 2019
Cannabis Oregon Liquor Control Commission Confident Cannabis
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Deschutes County Commissioners add a measure to the 2020 ballot, and debate fighting LUBA on rule changes
At the Barnes Sawyer Room, where the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners holds public meetings, anytime the issue of marijuana is on the agenda visitors will find anti-marijuana activists staring down speakers, nodding solemnly and doing their darnedest to guide the Board in stamping out the scourge of marijuana that creeps like a bad dream toward their horseback-riding grounds.
By Jeremy Dickman
Aug 28, 2019
Land Use Board of Appeals Deschutes County Board of Commissioners marijuana Oregon Farm Bureau
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A Mile-High cannabis experience
I just returned from Colorado, where I explored a very small portion of the Denver cannabis scene. My schedule and reimbursable budget didn't permit sampling dozens of products, so in no way should my experience serve as a comprehensive picture of what's available.
By Josh Jardine
Aug 21, 2019
Denver cannabis dispensaries downtown Westword
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Deschutes County plans to add a measure to the 2020 ballot, asking residents to weigh in on future marijuana growing operations
In making a decision during their Aug. 8 Deschutes County Board meeting to "opt out" of allowing further marijuana business applications, commissioners have ensured that the country mouse/city mouse fight over cannabis farms will go through the 2020 election. And perhaps beyond.
By Jeremy Dickman
Aug 14, 2019
Deschutes County cannabis 2020 ballot
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Cannabis increasingly scapegoated over water usage
Let's talk about water. One of the most common complaints from appellants who object to new marijuana production facilities in the outlying areas of town is water usage.
By Jeremy Dickman
Aug 7, 2019
water use marijuana production Oregon Liquor Control Commission
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...Except when it's not
Cannabis, and the devil's cannabinoid, THC, are all the rage, but hemp and CBD are rapidly gaining as just as much attention and investment
By Josh Jardine
Aug 1, 2019
National Law Review Food and Drug Administration
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For local cannabis companies, staying within the bounds of the law becomes even more crucial
It's time to come clean and admit it: I'm a supporter of the cannabis industry (I know, pick up your jaw, please). I firmly believe our decades-long strategy of prohibition has failed.
By Jeremy Dickman
Jul 24, 2019
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The Barnes-Sawyer room was jam-packed July 3, mostly with vocally anti-marijuana residents.
When rural residents in Deschutes County get a chance to holler into a microphone about the menacing presence of ganja farms staining their holy, pristine wilderness, community theater usually ensues.
By Jeremy Dickman
Jul 10, 2019
Deschutes Farm Bureau Cascade Cannabis Association LUBA Deschutes County Marijuana
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