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Oregon regulatory officials have announced that they are partnering with state police to crack down on unlicensed, illegal cannabis grows. The Oregon Liquor Control Commission, which handles all cannabis licensing and regulations in the state, will assist the Oregon State Police with tracking down leads on illegal grow operations. “We’re going to be looking at all tips on illegal activity,” OLCC Director Steven Marks said. “We will be sifting out the bad actors.”
Marks said that the new partnership will bring the state in line with the Cole memo, a 2013 directive from the Department of Justice that warns canna-legal states that they must prevent black market marijuana from being smuggled out of their states. “OSP has the expertise and resources to figure out which law enforcement agencies need to be involved, whether it’s a city police department or multi-agency task force,” Marks said. “Together we can address that gray area, illegal grows and processing sites that OLCC doesn’t have the ability to regulate and bring forward for prosecution.”
Marks said that the partnership is “really good news for all the growers that made the investment to get…
