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The Dark Side of Cannabis Legalization

The Dark Side of Cannabis Legalization

Javay Frye-Nekrasova October 25, 2024

It has been a decade of legal marijuana in the state of Oregon. With so many positive goals and aspirations attached to the legalization of marijuana, looking back over the past ten years, the question...

The Detriment of Cannabis Charges and Moving Forward in Triumph

The Detriment of Cannabis Charges and Moving Forward in Triumph

Jess Coronado April 16, 2024

The United States has the highest incarceration rate on the planet. As of 2021, the U.S. incarceration rate stands at 664 per 100,000 people. The state of Oregon holds 555 people per 100,000. When counted...

Pre-Employment Cannabis Drug Testing in the State of Oregon

Pre-Employment Cannabis Drug Testing in the State of Oregon

Armando Ramirez March 19, 2024

With cannabis consumption becoming more common and accepted across the United States, many states have begun loosening restrictions regarding pre-employment drug testing for cannabis. For example, starting...

The State of the Union

The State of the Union

Dominic Adams March 19, 2024

To many, labor unions evoke an image of blue-collar workers on the East Coast: rough-and-tumble teamsters who hang out at their union clubhouse and may or may not have mob affiliations. This image has...

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Paul Loney: Oregon’s First Cannabis Attorney

Armando Ramirez May 31, 2023

Being an attorney for 31 years, Paul Loney has been involved in cannabis legalization since the beginning. “I was the first attorney in the state to start representing legal marijuana businesses back...

Barriers to Banking in the Cannabis Industry

Barriers to Banking in the Cannabis Industry

Armando Ramirez May 1, 2023

Despite cannabis being legal both recreationally and medically in the state of Oregon, there are still many barriers regarding cannabis not being federally legal. One of those barriers is banking. Currently,...

The Historical and Cultural Significance of 4/20

The Historical and Cultural Significance of 4/20

Daniel Friis April 21, 2023

Something about this time of year just seems so bud-iful.  As another 4/20 is rolling around the corner, let’s take a look at the significance behind the day and how this simple number...

The Last Prisoners of Cannabis Incarceration

The Last Prisoners of Cannabis Incarceration

Sydney Johnson March 4, 2023

The United States has the second-largest inmate population in the world. With 1.7 million incarcerated individuals, over 20% of the world's inmate population is found in the U.S. An estimated 40,000...

Dani DeGraw

Big Cannabis Takeover

Armando Ramirez March 3, 2023

With the introduction of larger retailers with more capital and resources to the cannabis industry and overproduction being at an all-time high, smaller locally-owned cannabis businesses are...

Oregon’s Racial Disparity in Cannabis Arrests

Oregon’s Racial Disparity in Cannabis Arrests

Jorney Baldwin-Chee March 3, 2023

In 2023 it was reported that approximately 86.2% of Oregon’s state population is white, according to the Oregon Census Bureau. When considering the racial disparity in cannabis arrests in Oregon...

Measure 109

Measure 109

Sydney Johnson November 9, 2022

For those who believe in the untapped potential of psychedelic therapy, Measure 109 is a small but significant victory. Starting in January 2023, psilocybin will be legalized for supervised, therapeutic...

What's happening with the MORE Act?

What’s happening with the MORE Act?

Megan McEntee May 11, 2022
Legislators are working on our nation’s next step in healing the wounds from the war on drugs. But what is it, and why should we support it? Here is everything you need to know about the current landscape of federal decriminalization.
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