Deschutes county marijuana
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Marijuana amendments take back seat to demagoguery at county board meeting

The Barnes-Sawyer room was jam-packed July 3, mostly with vocally anti-marijuana residents.
Jeremy Dickman

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. This was definitely the case last week, when the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners held a meeting to discuss amendments to marijuana rules that the […]

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Talkin’ With the Law

A Q&A marijuana with the Deschutes County Sheriff
The Source Staff

In light of recent proposed changes to cannabis policy in Deschutes County, the Source sat down with Sheriff Shane Nelson to talk pot. Source Weekly: Have you ever smoked marijuana? Shane Nelson: I do not discuss personal questions. I was opposed to Measure 91—recreational marijuana legalization—and educated citizens on my view. SW: Do you object […]

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Got Local?

Deschutes County Sheriff comes out against growers. Will the war on weed ever end?
Chris Miller

The “Buy Local” movement has its roots in the foodie movement—but a similar trend exists among the expanding number of people who purchase legal marijuana. They want to know their grower, or at least know where their favorite strain of Purple Kush comes from. La Pine-based Pangaea Organics, a Tier 1 producer—or micro producer, which […]

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