Sheriff’s Office seizes 57 dogs An Australian shepherd breeder faces charges of second-degree animal neglect A total of 57 dogs were seized and the owner of a dog-breeding business, Cora Gooding, 49, of Madras, was arrested and cited June 29, for animal neglect. According to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, deputies executed a search warrant […]
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Legal Progress in Marijuana?
As the presidential election looms, legislators show their hands on where they stand
Regular readers of this column (hi, Mom) will attest I am a strong proponent of cannabis legalization at the national level. Not simply rescheduling cannabis from Schedule 1 to Schedule 2 or lower, but full out descheduling, and making it a legal commodity. Which is the dream, but that won’t happen until the great white […]
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Lawmakers May Give OLCC Moratorium Power
Not long after the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon, Billy Williams, warned that overproduction and interstate marijuana trafficking would attract his prosecutorial wrath, the Oregon Liquor Control Commission halted the processing of new recreational marijuana applications. Now, the state legislature may give the OLCC permanent power to issue moratoriums on producer licenses whenever […]
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Applaud Oregon Senators for Leading the Charge on Immigration Policy Changes That Separate Parents, Children
This past weekend, families gathered en masse to celebrate Father’s Day. It should come as no small irony to contrast those happy Father’s Day scenes with the hundreds of fathers and mothers, detained on criminal charges, separated from their children, for the crime of crossing the U.S. border illegally. Whatever your personal position on the […]
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Trump-approved STATES Act could change everything for marijuana business
…and the latest intrigues with the Deschutes County Commission
As Donald Trump carries on with his daily ritual of alienating world allies and embracing the world’s autocrats, some owners of marijuana businesses could be forgiven for feeling a touch of ambivalence toward the president, thanks to Trump’s recent, surprising support of the cannabis industry. A little background: Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Cory Gardner […]
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Wyden, Blumenauer announce “Path to Marijuana Reform” legislation
Three new bills are aimed at de-scheduling the cannabis industry, allowing businesses to claim tax credits and deductions, and adding a federal excise tax.
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A Friend of Weed is a Friend Indeed
Rep. Earl Blumenauer predicts an end to pot prohibition in five years
Congressman Earl Blumenauer looks more like Bill Nye the Science Guy than some tie-dyed, Cheech & Chong-loving marijuana activist. But the 67-year-old member of Oregon’s delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives is at the vanguard of the effort to change pot policy on a national scale. Blumenauer is pro-pot for many of the same […]