Oregon: Governor Signs Bill Allowing Medical Marijuana For PTSD
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsOregon Governor John Kitzhaber on Thursday signed into law Senate Bill 281, which allows the use of medical marijuana for post-traumatic stress disorder.The new law adds PTSD...
View ArticleOregon: House Could Vote On Medical Marijuana Dispensary Registration Bill...
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsThe Oregon House could vote Monday on legislation authorizing the state to establish a registration system for medical marijuana dispensaries and grow operations.House Bill...
View ArticleOregon: House Passes Bill To License Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsThe Oregon House on Monday passed a bill to license and regulate the nearly 200 medical marijuana dispensaries operating in the state.House Bill 3460 requires the Oregon...
View ArticleOregon: Mandatory Minimums Repealed For Drug Offenses; Probation Expanded For...
Strategy Intended To Avert Prison GrowthBy Steve Elliott Hemp NewsThe Oregon Legislature has passed a broad criminal justice bill, HB 3194, that is projected to avert all of the state's anticipated...
View ArticleOregon: Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Closer To Becoming Licensed, Regulated
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsMedical marijuana dispensaries on Wednesday took a big step closer to being licensed and regulated in Oregon.The Oregon Senate, on an 18-12 vote, passed a bill that would...
View ArticleOregon: Marijuana Dispensary Bill Headed To Governor's Desk
'These Oregon bills cumulatively amount to the the best legislative session for marijuana law reform in U.S. history' ~ Paul StanfordBy Steve Elliott Hemp NewsThe Oregon House on Saturday gave final...
View ArticleOregon: Governor Signs Bill Legalizing Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsMedical marijuana dispensaries are being legalized in Oregon after Governor John Kitzhaber on Wednesday signed House Bill 3460, which will license and regulate the retail...
View ArticleOregon: Two Marijuana Legalization Initiative Petition Drives Start Strong
By Steve Elliott and Michael Bachara Hemp NewsThe national wave of marijuana law reform is gaining momentum every day, and it isn't going to leave out Oregon. More than 30,000 people came to Kelley...
View ArticleOregon/Washington: National Cannabis Industry Association Hosting Events
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsThe National Cannabis Industry Association will host education and networking events this week for industry stakeholders and organization members. MJ Freeway is sponsoring the...
View ArticleOregon: Medical Marijuana Sold In Dispensaries Must Be Tested For Mold,...
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsOregon's new law which allows medical marijuana dispensaries, and creates a registry for them, also comes with another key provision aimed at protecting patients: it requires...
View ArticleOregon: Medford, Other Cities Trying To Ban Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsEffective next year, Oregon will have legalized medical marijuana dispensaries, but some cities are already banning the shops.The Medford City Council in September banned...
View ArticleOregon: Officials Say Industrial Hemp Production Rules Will Be Ready By Spring
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsOfficials in the Oregon Department of Agriculture on Tuesday said their goal is to have rules for the production of industrial hemp in place by planting time next spring.The...
View ArticleOregon: Preparation Begins for Industrial Hemp to be Sown in Spring 2014
By Michael Bachara, Hemp News CorrespondentAfter a panel of appointed experts can appease federal officials with a set of rules, Oregon farmers may sow a crop of industrial hemp next spring. The...
View ArticleOregon: Committee To Review Draft Rules For Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsWith medical marijuana dispensaries now officially legal under Oregon state law, state lawmakers are drafting rules to regulate the retail cannabis industry. The committee in...
View ArticleOregon: Two Marijuana Initiatives Hold Signature Turn-In
Cannabis advocates on Friday morning turned in tens of thousands signatures for two marijuana initiatives in the state capitol of Salem. The initiatives are aiming for the November 2014 ballot in...
View ArticleOregon: Portland DEA Agent Leaves Job To Enter Washington Marijuana Industry
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsA Portland, Oregon Drug Enforcement Administration agent has quit his job to join a Seattle company involved in the marijuana industry. Ten-year DEA veteran Patrick Moen left...
View ArticleOregon: Portland Mayor Wants Hempstalk Festival at Waterfront Park
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsThe Portland City Council on Thursday told the city's Parks & Recreation Bureau, which denied Hempstalk Festival a permit for Tom McCall Waterfront Park, to negotiate with...
View ArticleU.S.: Farm Bill Allows States And Universities To Grow Hemp For Research
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsHemp cultivation for research purposes by colleges, universities and state agriculture departments is allowed in the new Farm Bill, according to a report released Monday night...
View ArticleU.S.: Oregon Congressman Blasts Drug Official For Marijuana Cluelessness
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsAn Oregon Congressman on Tuesday blasted the deputy director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy after failing to get a straight answer to his question...
View ArticleOregon: Marion County Eyes Ban On Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
Clueless Commissioner Claims Medical Marijuana 'Bad For Your Health'By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsThe Marion County Board of Commissioners Oregon on Wednesday passed a resolution opposing the operation of...
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