Tag: Oregon

The Oregon Legislature Approves Cannabis Exports, Will the U.S. Follow Suit?

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 13, 2019. Posted in Business, Cultural, ICBC Vancouver, Politics.

Various localities’ ability to become “laboratories of democracy” (to an extent) and implement their own laws is a rather unique and interesting concept not employed by all nations....

Oregon Cannabis Prices Drop, While Sales and Tax Revenue Rise

Written by Anthony Johnson on November 23, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Berlin, ICBC Portland, ICBC San Francisco.

Oregon has long been known as a cannabis consumer’s paradise with high-quality products and relatively low prices, even before the state legalized in 2015. By decriminalizing possession in 1973,...

Alaska Sets New Cannabis Revenue Record

Written by Anthony Johnson on September 6, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Portland.

Most states with regulated sales up and running have surpassed initial estimates regarding projected cannabis sales, with California being the lone holdout. In addition to surpassing early projections,...

Oregon State Senator Advocates for Cannabis Descheduling

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 30, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Portland, Politics.

Oregon has been helping lead the cannabis law reform movement since it became the first state to decriminalize personal use back in 1973. After voting to join California as a medical state in 1998 and...

The Oregon Coast Experiencing Elevated Cannabis Sales

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 3, 2018. Posted in Business, Cultural, ICBC Portland, Politics, Social.

The Oregon coast provides breathtaking natural beauty, great seafood, and some of the highest per capita cannabis sales in the state. Local retail stores seem to believe that tourists were a big boost...

Oregon Cannabis Legalization Disburses $85 for State Services

Written by Amber Iris Langston on October 13, 2017. Posted in Business.

Schools, police, public health and safety officials and local government administrators in Oregon are all smiling big this week. Noelle Crombie of The Oregonian reported that the Oregon Department of...

New Testing Standards Implemented in Oregon

Written by Amber Iris Langston on September 1, 2017. Posted in OMBC.

The Recreational Marijuana Program at the Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC) made an announcement on Wednesday, August 30, related to the state’s pesticide testing program. Now, every batch...