According to a poll taken by comparecamp.com in 2019, 9.6% of cannabis users in the U.S. preferred to ingest marijuana via edibles like brownies, cookies or gummies. As weed grows in popularity, it seems more and more non-smoking stoners want to feel the effects of THC and CBD without inhaling. The most convenient way for […]
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Passing on the Grass?
Deschutes County commissioners finalize marijuana opt-out measure to put it on the November ballot
Since recreational marijuana grow operations were first legalized statewide in 2015, land-use disputes have overwhelmed Deschutes County officials. An ongoing influx of controversial applications prompted the enforcement of a county moratorium in August of last year, prohibiting new grow and operation applications. On the upcoming November ballot, local voters will have the opportunity to opt […]
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OLCC’s drawn out application process a burden to the industry
If you’re intent upon breaking into the Oregon cannabis industry right now, you’ll find the regulatory sledding to be somewhere between tough and impossible.
Upon the passage of Oregon Senate Bill 218, signed into law by Gov. Kate Brown on June 17, 2019, the Oregon Liquor Control Commission instituted a moratorium on all new marijuana producer (farming) applications that will last until at least Jan. 2, 2022. As such, those who submitted a new producer application anytime within the […]
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From Vapegate to LUBA
2019 wasn’t short on marijuana drama
Believe it or not, there was some news in 2019 not totally related to the Oval Office. The U.S. Congress (excluding the do-nothing Senate), the Deschutes County Commission and the Oregon state legislature had a busy 364.5 days when it came to crafting, fighting or violating marijuana policy. Federal activity The House Judiciary Committee made history […]
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A Decade of Firsts
From same-sex marriage to #MeToo to Central Oregon’s proliferation of food cart pods, we’ve come a long way in the past 10 years. Here’s a look back at things we didn’t have in 2010
Lawd have mercy, it’s almost the end of the decade! Do you remember a time before Netflix and chill? Before ride-sharing? Before BABY YODA??!!! We do… but only barely. In honor of the last Source Weekly issue of the DECADE, we’re taking a look back at some of the things—both national and local—our 2010 selves […]
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YAC buffers and Sex Offenders
Attorneys spar at county hearing
In October, the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals decided that the Deschutes County Commissioners’ definition of a “youth activity center” amounted to an unreasonable restriction on marijuana farms. Since then, I have to admit I’ve been anxiously awaiting another Deschutes County Board meeting to put marijuana land-use on their agenda. On Dec. 11, I […]
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Prescription Pot
The ups and downs of being a test case for the federal government’s Investigative New Drug program
Over the years of writing this column, I’ve gotten to meet and interview a lot of great people. One of my all-time favorite subjects to spend time with is Elvy Musikka, who I profiled in 2017 for being one of the last remaining Americans approved to receive cannabis from the federal government for medical conditions. […]
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LUBA Fires First Shots Across Deschutes County Bow
Will it be the first of many?
For the first time since marijuana production has been legal in Deschutes County, the Board of County Commissioners received some feedback from the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals about how their interpretations of marijuana land-use rules square with state law. The feedback was pretty simple: Try again. In a unanimous opinion filed Oct. 17, […]
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CBD: What to Know
Animal lovers are seeing positive results helping their pets cope with pain
The legal cannabis industry in Oregon continues to see its ups and downs in terms of what’s allowed, and how local residents feel about allowing THC-focused farms near their homes and businesses. But one portion of the cannabis biz is fully legal: The hemp industry, which produces plants that can be used to make cannabidiol […]
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Vape Ban Excludes Nicotine Vapes, For Now
Flavored vape products that include THC still banned in Oregon
Last week, the Oregon Court of Appeals granted a temporary stay on the new rules that would have temporarily banned flavored vaporizer products in the state—meaning that for now, flavored nicotine vape products can stay on the shelves. The Court of Appeals granted a temporary stay on the Oregon Health Authority rules, which went into […]