Category Archives: Industry News

Happy Croptober!

By Isabella Cook The month of October is a special time in the cannabis community, [...]

28
Oct
A judge has put a stay on Oregon’s ban of flavored vaping products containing nicotine. But the ban remains in place for cannabis products. Kristian Foden-Vencil/OPB
Oregon’s Cannabis Retailers Pull Product In Observance Of Flavored Vape Ban

by Kristian Foden-Vencil Confusion over Oregon’s new flavored vape ban does not seem to have [...]

25
Oct
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Banning legitimate vaping is ‘absolute madness’

By Anthony L. Fisher, Business Insider US All panics begin with a rational fear that [...]

21
Oct
Former FDA head Scott Gottlieb called for legalization to solve the vape crisis, but Wall Street Journal editors blamed legalization for causing the crisis—over Gottlieb's own story. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
How mainstream media botched the vape lung story

In 1989, a mysterious figure known as Dr. Lunglife sent High Times a set of [...]

17
Oct
Vaping in Oregon: The Flavored Products Ban is Just the Beginning

By Vince Sliwoski, Attorney at Harris Bricken On Friday, Oregon Governor Kate Brown issued Executive [...]

08
Oct
Leafly's investigation tracked a contaminated global supply chain for illicit market THC vape cartridges. (HighGradeRoots/iStock)
Journey of a tainted vape cartridge: from China’s labs to your lungs

By David Downs, Dave Howard, and Bruce Barcott Jon Doneson started feeling ill on a [...]

07
Oct
FDA rejects proposal to intensify crackdowns on cannabis industry
FDA discloses criminal probe into vaping health crisis, putting added scrutiny on cannabis industry

By Bart Schaneman (This story has been updated to reflect that an eighth person has [...]

19
Sep
Cartridges Category
Impostor weed vapes flood California as health crisis expands

A short walk from police headquarters in the heart of downtown Los Angeles, a cluster [...]

19
Sep
Vape Cart Update: Producers release statements, illegal cart ring brought down in Wisconsin

There have been a number of developments this week around the vaping related illnesses and [...]

12
Sep
A crop of cannabis plants grow under artificial lights at a facility in Oregon. A young man in red hair and sunglasses is reaching forward to check on them. GETTY
The State Cannabis Commerce Act Would Create An Import-Export Market From Sea To Shining Sea

By Ben Curren For a sign that the cannabis sector is maturing, look no further [...]

27
Aug
OLCC Acceptable ID For Marijuana Signage
The OLCC Has updated Signage for Acceptable ID When Purchasing Marijuana

Due to changes in statute, the Oregon Liquor Control Commission has updated signage for Acceptable [...]

13
Aug
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Recreational Marijuana Store Customers Consume To Help Pain And Sleep, Study Finds

By Kimberly Lawson People who shop at recreational marijuana dispensaries aren’t just using cannabis to [...]

02
Jul
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Oregon Governor Signs Bill To Allow Interstate Marijuana Imports And Exports

By Kyle Jaeger If federal marijuana laws change, Oregon would be positioned to export and [...]

26
Jun
Oregon May Cap the Number of New Cannabis Grower Licenses
Oregon May Cap the Number of New Cannabis Grower Licenses

by Josh Jardine Earlier this year, a state bill to limit new recreational cannabis licenses [...]

01
May
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Generation Z Is Making Cannabis Culture Competitive With Alcohol

Generation Z has grown up with legal marijuana. [...]

27
Apr