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OREGON: Recreational Cannabis Sales Total Over $11 MILLION in First Week

October 8, 2015 at 1:37 pm / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana, Recreational Marijuana

PORTLAND, Ore. — After just one week of recreational marijuana sales, Oregon dispensaries have raked in an estimated $11 million. That figure could mean the state’s estimate is shockingly low for how much money it’ll make when pot taxes kick in this January. At Nectar on Northeast Sandy Boulevard and 33rd Avenue, they’re restocking the shelves a lot this week. “We’re seeing about 500 people a day,” said Nectar owner Jeff Johnson. Dispensary owners and customers are reporting Oregon’s first week has gone very well. “It’s exciting,” [...]

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Congressmen File Bills to End Marijuana Prohibition in US

February 25, 2015 at 1:58 pm / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Marijuana Legalization, Recreational Marijuana

Two different congressmen filed separate House bills on Friday that together would legalize, regulate and tax marijuana at the federal level, effectively ending the U.S. government’s decades-long irrational prohibition of the plant. Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) introduced the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act, which would remove marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act’s schedules, transfer oversight of the substance from the Drug Enforcement Administration over to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and regulate marijuana in a way similar [...]

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3 More Jurisdictions That Could Legalize Marijuana By The End Of The Year

July 25, 2014 at 5:19 am / Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization

This week a marijuana legalization initiative officially qualified for the ballot in Oregon. Voters will also consider legalization measures in Alaska and (probably) the District of Columbia this fall, so by the end of the year three more jurisdictions could join Colorado andWashington in allowing recreational use of cannabis. The differences among the five measures illustrate the advantages of federalism, which allows policy experiments that will help chart the course to the end of marijuana prohibition in America. Oregon The Oregon initiative, known as the Control, Regulation, [...]

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Marijuana Legalization Initiative Qualifies for Oregon Ballot

July 22, 2014 at 7:10 pm / Cannabis News, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization

Oregon voters will get to decide this November whether they want to legalize recreational marijuana for people 21 or older. The New Approach Oregon campaign announced Tuesday that the initiative cleared the Secretary of State’s signature hurdle, earning the measure a place on the November ballot. “This is our moment to be part of history and lead a movement,” Dominique Lopez, metro regional organizer for New Approach Oregon, said in a statement. “Treating marijuana use as a crime has failed, but together we can [...]

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January Medical Marijuana Update

January 2, 2014 at 9:57 am / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Hemp, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

The dispensary and cultivation wars continue in California, dispensaries are delayed in Nevada, a bill moves in New Jersey, and more. Let’s get to it: California On December 15, the Palm Springs city council set the dispensary tax at 10%. That’s for legal dispensaries. Unapproved dispensaries will have to pay 15%. The council also approved issuance of a fourth dispensary license for the city. Also on December 15, the Indio city council revisited regulating dispensaries. The city currently bans them, and got [...]

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Oregon Family Treats Son’s Acute Disease with Medical Marijuana

January 25, 2013 at 10:09 am / Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Medical Marijuana

PORTLAND — An Oregon family has turned to medical marijuana to manage their son’s severe autistic rage. “It was indescribable, it was horrifying,” said Jeremy Echols, father of 11-year-old Alex. “When you’ve got no other options, are you honestly gonna say no?” Alex Echols is severely autistic, and his doctor said Alex’s self-destructive behavior is brought on by Tuberous Sclerosis, a rare, genetic disorder that affects about 50,000 people in the United States. The disorder causes unregulated growth of non-malignant tissue [...]

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