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A short window of notice on amending marijuana rules in Deschutes County

The County issued an official notice of public hearing to The Bulletin a week before that, but gave the rest of the media two days’ notice about Wednesday’s public meeting.

The Source StaffJuly 3, 2019December 30, 2024

On Wednesday morning, as this issue begins to hit stands around Central Oregon, the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners was scheduled to hold a public meeting allowing people to weigh in on amendments to the County’s marijuana regulations, which the board voted on back in October. The County issued an official notice of public hearing […]

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Is the county applying a morality test to land-use decisions?

Jeremy DickmanMay 8, 2019September 7, 2024

While analyzing Mckenzie Canyon Farms’ site plan for a proposed marijuana production and processing facility in northern Deschutes County on May 1, Commissioner Patti Adair’s face reflected great concern. The specific discussion was with regard to noise created by the (county-mandated) 16 odor control fans constructed at the site. “Which way is the wind blowing […]

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Dangers of Reefer Madness, Outside Legal States

Josh JardineApril 3, 2019December 14, 2024

Regulated cannabis programs have created jobs, increased tax revenue, positively impacted the opioid crisis, and through expungement programs, ever so slightly reduced the impact the War on Drugs has taken upon communities—primarily communities of color. It’s not perfect, but it’s doing more good than harm, and is a huge step up from nationwide prohibition. Yet, […]

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Prohibition Arguments Cannalyzed: On Mexico Smuggling

Josh JardineJanuary 9, 2019February 3, 2024

Happy 2019, everyone! Let’s kick off the New Year with another installment of our series “Prohibition Arguments, Cannalyzed,” in which we examine arguments used by those who are anti-cannabis. This week, a favorite often cited by those who sport MAGA hats. Argument: “If you legalize cannabis, it just helps the criminal gangs like MIA smuggle […]

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State to County Commissioners: Arbitrarily Deny Cannabis Permits at Your Peril

Jeremy DickmanNovember 28, 2018February 3, 2024

Since Deschutes County has elected yet another anti-marijuana County Commissioner, it might be instructive to take a look at a recent Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals decision before you buy into the notion that pending marijuana land-use permits are dead in the water. First, a little procedural primer: When land-use applicants seek to grow, […]

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Deschutes County’s marijuana blues turn a darker hue

Jeremy DickmanNovember 14, 2018October 29, 2023

The “Blue Wave” that swept dozens of Democrats into the U.S. House didn’t mean much to those of us residing in what is still decidedly Trump Country. Reefer Madness now dominates the Deschutes County Commission in the forms of incumbent Phil Henderson and Commissioner-elect Patti Adair, who defeated Democrat James Cook by a thin margin […]

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