Oregon

RedHat Ralphs 2017 Oregon Cannabis Event Picks for Spring: For those of us who enjoy the new cannabis culture in Oregon, April is the beginning of our season.  Not only do we have the wonderfully colorful blossoms supplied by the Pacific Northwest’s trees and shrubs and flowers, we also have the beginnings of Cannabis Event Season.  For me, Cannabis Event Season begins in April, extends into August, and offers me the social gatherings that bring so many of us together.

Today, on 4/20, Oregon Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D) will be answering questions on Reddit during an open form “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) Q & A.
A strong and early proponent of legalization, last month Rep. Blumenauer announced a legislative package named “Pathway To Marijuana Reform.” The Marijuana Revenue and Regulation Act, the Responsibility Addressing the Marijuana Policy Act, and the Business Tax Equity Act would “preserve the integrity of state marijuana laws,” according to Rep.

A piece of legislation responding to the Trump administration’s proposed crackdown of legal cannabis has made significant headway in Oregon, and needs only the signature of Governor Kate Brown to become law. 

The proposal would require the state’s cannabis retailers to destroy all customer information within 30 days and to halt the collection of new customer data.

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Oregon lawmakers are moving to shield their legal marijuana users from the federal government.
The House of Representatives on Monday voted in favor of a bipartisan bill to ban legal marijuana shops from storing identifying information, such as driver licenses and passports, for longer than 48 hours, reports the Associated Press.
The state’s legislators have worked on the bill ever since President Donald Trump’s administration hinted at heightened enforcement of federal laws against marijuana users.
“I personally am very concerned that we give as much protection to Oregon citizens to ensure that their personal identification information

Oregon’s recreational cannabis system has had an enormous impact on the local economy. While lawmakers valiantly attempt to shield their booming market from federal law enforcement, there are some things that just can’t be protected against so long as marijuana remains classified as a Schedule 1 drug.

One of those disadvantages is trouble securing loans from financial institutions. Since cannabis remains illegal under federal law, marijuana-related businesses have been shunned from most federally-regulated banks and credit unions.

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Bipartisan lawmakers have introduced legislation that would remove marijuana from the federal list of controlled substances and make the government responsible for regulating the industry.

Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden and Rep.