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Salem, Ore. - The Oregon Health Authority announced Tuesday it has made additional modifications to testing rules for medical and recreational marijuana products that will provide relief for processors and growers while ensuring public health protections for consumers. The new temporary testing...

Tax collections from the sale of recreational marijuana were down by more than $1 million in Oregon for the month of November, according to the Oregon Department of Revenue. Last month, the state collected approximately $6.4 million from recreational marijuana sales, a 17 percent decline from...

The Oregon Health Authority has approved guidelines to help reduce opioid use that include testing patients for drugs and monitoring marijuana use. The recommendations call on providers to test patients they suspect of sharing, misusing or selling opioids. They encourage them to consult peers...

Portland, Ore. - "I wish we would have taken some of the steps your state has taken; we'd be so much further along," Oregon State Sen. Ginny Burdick said to a group of Nevada lawmakers and business owners during a recent fact-finding tour of Portland's recreational marijuana industry. "Nevada...

Salem, OR - Following reports of new marijuana testing regulations being cumbersome and leading to some processing plants ceasing operations and furloughing workers, state officials announced new testing standards Friday. The issue stems from rules that became enforceable on October 1 that...

Wilsonville, Ore. - Marijuana testing is creating several quandaries for Oregon regulators at a time of overall uncertainty for the newly legalized crop, according to a state official. Testing for pesticides poses one challenge, as the necessary instrumentation is expensive and complicated...

Experts have found that the majority of California's cannabis is not up to the same quality standards that Oregon growers adhere to. According to new data provided by Steep Hill Labs and New Frontier, an overwhelming majority of marijuana grown in California would fail to meet testing...

Salem, Ore. - Some 30 counties and cities in Oregon approved some type of marijuana businesses in last week's election, and officials in those communities now must establish rules for every step in the production and supply chain. When voters legalized recreational marijuana statewide two...

As California prepares to enter the world of recreational weed, officials and business owners are closely watching how the state will govern the largest marijuana economy in the country. California has until January 2018 until formal regulations go into effect, giving the Bureau of Medical...

Riding shotgun on a truck full of cash and cannabis didn't make the list of obvious career choices for Chad Holtman, 28, a Portland resident and U.S. Army veteran. Then he met an employee of CannaGuard Security, a Beaverton firm that provides transportation, secure storage and electronic...

Marijuana votes in Oregon offered some surprises, including an embrace of recreational marijuana sales in some conservative enclaves — but the biggest trend by far was for communities to cash in on the lucrative cop. Places like Albany, Oregon City, Manzanita and Scappoose were among the...

The state has issued its second "health alert" for marijuana contaminated with pesticides or pesticide ingredients, in this case three strains of marijuana flowers sold from dispensaries in Salem, Eugene and North Bend. The Oregon Health Authority is advising anyone who bought the strains to...

One-quarter of the United States - and all the residents of the West Coast - could have access to recreational marijuana after Election Day, when five states will vote whether to join Oregon in legalizing cannabis. Next week, voters in Arizona, California, Maine, Massachusetts and Nevada will...

Lebanon - The Lebanon Chamber of Commerce will host a community forum about recreational marijuana dispensaries at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at the RiverCenter, 3000 Santiam Highway. The forum will be moderated by Judge Tom McHill and is free and open to the public. Presenters will include: -...

Lebanon - The Lebanon Chamber of Commerce will host a community forum about recreational marijuana dispensaries at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at the RiverCenter, 3000 Santiam Highway. The forum will be moderated by Judge Tom McHill and is free and open to the public. Presenters will include: -...

Hi, everyone! I'm as new here (and in the entire cannabis world) as could possibly be. I'm here being guided by SweetSue (luckily) but I wanted help with options for getting a medical card. I don't necessarily want a naturopathic physician who wants to work on my whole health (been there...

Would you like to learn about marijuana and its medicinal/recreational uses? The Neport 60+ Activity Center has assembled a panel of experts to answer your questions. Please join us on Monday, October 24 at the Center for Health Education, 740 S.W. 9th Street in Newport. There will be two FREE...

Would you like to learn about marijuana and its medicinal/recreational uses? The Neport 60+ Activity Center has assembled a panel of experts to answer your questions. Please join us on Monday, October 24 at the Center for Health Education, 740 S.W. 9th Street in Newport. There will be two FREE...

Would you like to learn about marijuana and its medicinal/recreational uses? The Neport 60+ Activity Center has assembled a panel of experts to answer your questions. Please join us on Monday, October 24 at the Center for Health Education, 740 S.W. 9th Street in Newport. There will be two FREE...

Marijuana retailers began collecting a 25 percent tax on recreational marijuana sales starting in January. That money is adding up quickly. According to the latest figures from the state Department of Revenue, Oregon has collected more than $40 million in taxes on recreational pot through the...