The Oregon Weed Thread -Grows, News and Laws and Whatever

There's an event being put on in Portland on April 30th called the Cultivation Classic. Just checking to see if anyone from here is going to be there. Sounds like a pretty interesting event and they'll have lots of good people there presenting information.

Cultivation Classic, created by Willamette Week and Farma with Cascadia Labs, is the world's only cannabis competition exclusively for soil-grown flower free of mineral salt fertilizers or synthetic pesticides, herbicides or fungicides. The event, with acclaimed speakers, more than 30 vendors, and growing awards, is the first of it's kind and puts Oregon on the map as the premier place for craft cannabis.

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https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cultivation-classic-2016-tickets-23948297001

Implementation timeline for rules
Requirement

Compliance Date
Rule Reference

Labeling
Until October 1, 2016

OAR 333-008-1220

Starting October 1, 2016
OAR 333-007-0010 to 333-007-0100
See also OAR 333-008-1200(8), 333-008-1740(10)

Packaging
Until October 1, 2016
OAR 333-008-1225

Starting October 1, 2016
OAR 845-025-7000 to 845-025-7060
See also OAR 333-008-1200(8), 333-008-1740(10)

Concentration
Limits

Starting October 1, 2016
OAR 333-007-0200 to 333-007-0220

Testing
Until October 1, 2106
OAR 333-008-1190
See also OAR 333-008-1200(7), 333-008-1740(9)
Starting October 1, 2016
OAR 333-007-0300 to 333-007-0490
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IndicaIsland said:

Oregon Marijuana = Government Profit

This past January marked the first month that the state of Oregon collected taxes on the sale of recreational marijuana, marking another milestone in the state’s unfolding experiment with legalized pot.

But it was the amount collected in taxes in January that raised eyebrows in Salem and around the state: The Oregon Department of Revenue pegged the amount at $3.8 million.

Let’s put that number into perspective: Obviously, no one knew for sure what sort of sales would result from the voter-mandated decision to make recreational use of marijuana legal, so state economists admitted that their estimates were little more than guesses. But they figured that Oregon would collect somewhere between $3 million and $4 million in tax revenue.

A year.

So, in other words, the amount of money collected in taxes from marijuana sales in January, just that one month, was equal to what experts were expecting for the entire year.
http://www.oregonweed.xyz/?p=94

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noooooooooo....it's not all about the $$$$$$$$, it's all about the $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

when they say it's not all about the $$$.....you know it IS all about the $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

like the saying goes...follow the $$$$$$$$


that's some seriously right there

Robrites said:

Oregon is Best
Marijuana place out West
Buy our weed and …

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…leaves

trims worth buying too!

http://gov.oregonlive.com/bill/2016/sb1511/

Apparently the governor signed SB 1511 earlier today
The new parts of the law are in bold

(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, on and after October 1, 2015, a medical marijuana dispensary may sell limited marijuana retail product to a person who is 21 years of age or older if:
(a) The person presents proof of age to the medical marijuana dispensary before entering into the medical marijuana dispensary;
(b) The medical marijuana dispensary verifies that the person is 21 years of age or older at the time of the sale;
(c) The medical marijuana dispensary sells no more than one-quarter ounce of limited marijuana retail product to the person per day if the person is purchasing the dried leaves and flowers of marijuana; [and]
(d) The medical marijuana dispensary sells no more than four units of limited marijuana retail product to the person if the person is purchasing a marijuana plant that is not flowering[.];
(e) The medical marijuana dispensary sells no more than one single-serving, low-dose unit of limited marijuana retail product to the person per day if the person is purchasing a cannabinoid edible; and
(f) The medical marijuana dispensary sells no more than one receptacle of limited marijuana retail product to the person per day if the person is purchasing a prefilled recep- tacle of a cannabinoid extract.


zOMG does this mean that they finally legalized dabs?

Report: Oregon Marijuana Sales Reached $265 Million In 2015

Report: Oregon Marijuana Sales Reached $265 Million In 2015

Oregon’s legal marijuana sales brought in nearly $265 million in 2015, according to a report by leading cannabis market research firms. The report projects Oregon’s legal marijuana sales will reach $481 million by the end of 2016.

The state Department of Revenue reported earlier this month that more than $3.4 million in taxes had been collected on legal marijuana sales in February.

The state’s decision to allow existing dispensaries to begin selling recreational marijuana in October 2015, and ahead of licensing for adult-use retail locations, has boosted dispensary revenue and proven market demand, said Troy Dayton, CEO of The ArcView Group, which co-authored the report.

Oregon is a trailblazer when it comes to cannabis reform — it was the first state to decriminalize marijuana, allows medicinal use and the third to legalize recreational use — so it will “be quite interesting to see how they do in 2016,” said Giadha DeCarcer, Founder and CEO of New Frontier, the report’s other co-author.
http://www.opb.org/news/article/oregon-marijuana-sales-market-report/

Abja Roots said:

There's an event being put on in Portland on April 30th called the Cultivation Classic. Just checking to see if anyone from here is going to be there. Sounds like a pretty interesting event and they'll have lots of good people there presenting information.

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Yeah I was thinking of going, maybe we could have an ic smokeout?

Rolando Mota said:

Yeah I was thinking of going, maybe we could have an ic smokeout?

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*I takes the green hit & passes to you*

Rolando Mota said:

Yeah I was thinking of going, maybe we could have an ic smokeout?

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That sounds good. The event wraps up at 6, so we could get together after if we can find a place to hang out and smoke nearby. Someone who is local might have an idea for a good spot.

Anyone going to the Jeff Lowenfels seminar tonight? Lots of good info about organic gardening with cannabis.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/organic-cannabis-gardening-with-jeff-lowenfels-tickets-22276672126

bigdank said:

Anyone going to the Jeff Lowenfels seminar tonight? Lots of good info about organic gardening with cannabis.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/organic-cannabis-gardening-with-jeff-lowenfels-tickets-22276672126

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Too bad no one did, I would have went but was busy. teaming with microbes and nutrients has to be the best organic gardening books I have read (start with microbes preferably for anyone who hasn't read them to be more current on certain topics discussed in teaming with nutrients. Any knowledge needed to explain a new subject is briefly discussed so you are not lost if you haven't read microbes so you'll be fine either book first) .His theory on a cellular universe is nuts. If anyone hasn't read his books I'd advise them to make a trip to the local book store.

Driver chatting on cellphone is stopped by cop, who discovers 63 pounds of marijuana

Driver chatting on cellphone is stopped by cop, who discovers 63 pounds of marijuana

Need a reminder not to talk on your cellphone while you drive?

A 29-year-old Bend driver got just that when an Oregon State Police trooper spotted him chatting away on his cellphone -- sans a hands-free device -- last Jan. 21. The trooper pulled the man over, then discovered 63 pounds of processed marijuana packed into the man's 2004 Toyota 4Runner.

That ultimately led to the arrest of the driver, Trevor A. Thayer, who far exceeded the state's recreational marijuana limit. Oregonians 21 and older are allowed to carry around an ounce while they are away from home, and possess up to eight ounces while at home.

This week, the traffic stop also led state police detectives and the Central Oregon Drug Enforcement Team to execute search warrants at Thayer's home as well as one other. Detectives uncovered 136 more pounds of marijuana and 104 mature pot plants. They also discovered an illegal butane honey oil lab, which is highly dangerous because of its explosive potential.

The homes were at 56022 Remington Drive and 63465 Hamehook Road in the Bend area.

On March 21, shortly before police raided the homes, Thayer was convicted of two violations: Driving while using a mobile communications device and driving while suspended. This week, he was charged with new crimes based off of the results of the search warrants: Unlawful manufacture of marijuana and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2016/04/driver_using_cellphone_stopped.html#incart_river_home

LOST ART OF THE HASHISHIN ICE-WATER SIEVING WORKSHOP - PORTLAND
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lost-art-of-the-hashishin-workshop-portland-tickets-23781883253
Frenchy cannoli hash class
Saturday, April 23, 2016
8:30am 6:00pm
Portland, Oregon USA

Curious why he didn't clean out his op after he got popped.

If you're going to roll heavy,
Be legal
Stay off your phone
Do the speed limit
Current tags and ins
Not a stolen vehicle (recent bust in news)
Blinkers, lights work?

If every decision you make is wrong, then the opposite would be right.

Peace

Just so you know, in cáse no one has told you but just about every dispenserysell seeds shouldn't be as problem.

Phenome said:

LOST ART OF THE HASHISHIN ICE-WATER SIEVING WORKSHOP - PORTLAND
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lost-art-of-the-hashishin-workshop-portland-tickets-23781883253
Frenchy cannoli hash class
Saturday, April 23, 2016
8:30am 6:00pm
Portland, Oregon USA

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COOL!

Governor signs bill removing state criminal liability from banks doing business with

Governor signs bill removing state criminal liability from banks doing business with

Governor signs bill removing state criminal liability from banks doing business with legal pot industry

A bill that removes state criminal liability from banks and credit unions that do business with legal pot enterprises was signed Monday by Gov. Kate Brown.

House Bill 4094 removes from state statutes any criminal liability for providing banking services to legal cannabis businesses. The law also directs the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services to study what other potential options may be available for banking services for the legal marijuana industry.

The new law, however, doesn't address the biggest problem for pot shops when it comes to banking: Marijuana's prohibition under federal law has kept traditional banking generally off-limits to the industry, even in states where it is legal.

Rep. Tobias Read, D-Beaverton, who sponsored the bill, acknowledged that HB 4094 doesn't remove liability under federal law. Still, he said he hopes the legislation sends a clear message to federal lawmakers about Oregon's position on the issue.

"It makes no sense to say these businesses are legal on one hand and simultaneously on the other hand say that legal businesses don't have access to banking services," Read said. "In the end, having an entire segment of the economy -- and a growing one at that -- based on cash is not good for anybody."

Vince Sliwoski, a Portland lawyer who specializes in cannabis law, called Oregon's bill "helpful but mostly symbolic."

"It doesn't do anything to ease up the federal restrictions on banks," he said.

He said marijuana businesses either work in cash or open bank accounts without the bank knowing the nature of their work. He said a few clients recently told him a national bank opened accounts for them knowing they work with marijuana; he declined to say which bank out of fear the institution would take action to close the accounts.

Lynn Heider, a spokeswoman for the Northwest Credit Union Association, said the law is "an important first step" but that federal legislation is still needed.
http://www.oregonlive.com/marijuana/index.ssf/2016/04/kate_brown_signs_bill_removing.html#incart_river_home

Oregon State Police using 40 unmarked cars to bust distracted drivers, speeders

Oregon State Police using 40 unmarked cars to bust distracted drivers, speeders

Some lead-foot drivers think they can spot a police car a mile away and slow down, and they might be right. But it's getting harder.

The Oregon State Police have added 40 unmarked patrol cars to their fleet this year in an effort to more effectively catch distracted drivers and speeders.

Since the new cars entered service in recent months, the police agency has already seen a 37 percent increase in traffic stops over distracted driving, state police Capt. David Anderson said Tuesday.

"We continue to focus our patrol efforts on the driving behaviors that lead to serious injuries and fatal crashes," he said. "Observing and documenting a driver using an electronic device such as a cellphone can be challenging when working from a marked patrol car."

The cars are equipped with lights, sirens and a secured backseat for people who have been detained, but they don't have external light bars or other hallmarks of patrol vehicles.

Meanwhile, the Oregon Department of Transportation is forming a task force to address distracted driving.

"Distracted driving behavior has become pervasive and entrenched in our society," said ODOT Director Matt Garrett. "Our research show distracted driving is an epidemic."

In Oregon, he said, crash data show a person is injured in a crash linked to distracted driving every three hours, and five people are injured each week in a distracted driving crash involving a cellphone. About 1,500 people are convicted each month of using a cellphone while driving.

Traffic deaths on Oregon roads jumped 27 percent last year. According to the National Safety Council, a nonprofit headquartered in Illinois, that was the second-highest increase in the country.

The increase comes largely as a result of more traffic on the roads, boosted by low gas prices and a stronger economy.

But state transportation officials say at least some of the blame likely goes to an increase in distracted driving, too. An increasing number of fatal crashes in the state involve just one vehicle inexplicably going off the road.
oregonlive.com

"stronger economy"- that's laughable.