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Oregon Marijuana Retailers Allowed to Provide Curbside Delivery

Temporary Rule Aligns With Governor’s Executive Order to Promote Social Distancing

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - The action will permit retail licensees to take orders and deliver product from the retail store to a person who is outside of the store and within 150 feet of the retailer’s licensed premises.

The temporary rule also increases the amount of flower that OMMP cardholders and caregivers can purchase to 24 ounces per day and no more than 32 ounces per month.

The Significance of Mail Call in the Slammer

“The biggest cause of evil in prison is loneliness.” -current prison inmate

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Let’s face it, snail mail is archaic by most people's standards.

The cumbersome chore of writing a letter, addressing the envelope, affixing proper postage, and putting it in the mail box seems a bit ridiculous in the age of electronic mail and instant messaging.

Is Medical Marijuana Useful for Treating Fibromyalgia?

Research shows the combination of high THC and high CBD is the most effective.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Fibromyalgia is a common chronic pain disorder with severe physical and mental effects. The prevalence of the condition increases with age. An estimated 8% of American adults meet the official classification of fibromyalgia by age 80.

Overall, approximately 10 million Americans have the condition.

When the Sentence Does Not Fit the Crime

67-year old Michael Thompson won't be free till 2038.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - How does a non-violent person in America end up in prison for his or her entire life? It’s natural to assume the most severe sentences in our judicial system are reserved for the most violent criminals, rapists and murderers.

The truth is, the system is literally stacked against us.

Serving Time With Your Child: One Mom`s Prison Journey

73,818 people are currently serving Federal time for drug offenses.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - As the cannabis industry presses on throughout the country, people such as 41-year old Lance Gloor #44270-086 continue to endure lengthy sentences behind bars for engaging in what many are making millions from, cultivation of marijuana.

The lines of legality regarding cannabis can be blurry. In a time when state law and Federal law does not match, many people like Lance continue to fall through the cracks.

Making of a Marijuana Mogul: The Stephanie Landa Story

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW with Stephanie Landa, hippy girl, adventurer, cannabis advocate and former Federal prisoner.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Stephanie, born to a middle class stay-at-home mom and a WWII fighter pilot, was a stubborn and independent child.

A product of the baby boom, little did her parents know they were raising a child who would grow up breaking all the rules by bending social norms regardless of how the world told her to act.

AHPA Suggests Improvements to Domestic Hemp Production Program

Comments reflect significant room for improvement in the hemp production Interim Final Rule.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The American Herbal Products Association has submitted comments to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), requesting numerous, significant revisions to the Interim Final Rule (IFR) that establishes a domestic hemp production program before a Final Rule is promulgated in 2021.

The IFR will be in effect for two years, impacting hemp production during the 2020 and 2021 hemp growing seasons.

OLCC Issues Marijuana Product Recall for Dispensaries

Winberry Farms Sweet Leaf Blend Pre-rolls Failed Pesticide Test

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - The product in question was cultivated by licensed marijuana producer Ard Ri and packaged for sale to retailers by licensed wholesaler DYME Distribution.

The affected marijuana flower failed its pesticide test, because it exceeded the acceptable level, known as the “action limit”, for the insecticide Imidacloprid. The flower was incorporated into pre-rolled joints marketed under the Winberry Farms Sweet Leaf Blend; the strain name is Trap Star.

Incredible Facts: How CBD Oil Helps With Anxiety

According to current laws, cannabis oil for anxiety should not contain more than 0.3% of the THC. It absolutely cannot make anyone "high".

(SALEM, Ore.) - The problem of anxiety, along with depression and sleep disorders, plagues more than tens of thousands of people around the world. Scientists are constantly trying to find new tools that could help people cope with these ailments.

So, now, such a tool as cannabidiol (CBD oil anxiety) is being vigorously discussed. It literally has captured the whole world and there is already almost no one who would not have heard about it even briefly.

Oregon Alerts Patients of OMMP Changes for 2020

Oregon's Medical Marijuana Program (OMMP) has changes coming January 1st that patients and caretakers need to know.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Cards will now contain a "Print/Issued Date" and an "Effective Date". It is important to know the difference between the two dates. If you are a grower, you cannot start growing for your patient until the "Effective Date".

Also, the new forms ask who the property owner is if a grow site is being designated. If the property owner is not the patient or grower, the grow site consent form is required.