METRC

Oregon uses METRC for Track and Trace Software

About Track and Trace Software METRC As described on METRC’s website: ” Metrc® is a regulatory compliance management solution used as a tool by government regulatory bodies for the oversight and compliance management of recreational and medical marijuana programs. Metrc is an online soft-ware reporting system for use by legally state licensed producers, processors, wholesalers, […]

Oregon Seed to Sale

Regulate Oregon Intro to Oregon Seed to Sale Recreational Marijuana in OR Measure 91 was approved in 2014, legalizing non-medical cultivation and uses of marijuana. In 2015, Oregon Governor Kate Brown signed an emergency bill declaring marijuana sales legal to recreational users from dispensaries starting October 1, 2015. A regulatory structure for sales of marijuana, and taxing of such sales, were […]

Oregon set to change the game on marijuana consumer tracking

SALEM, Ore. — Oregon state lawmakers who fear heightened marijuana enforcement by federal agents overwhelmingly approved Monday a proposal to protect pot users from having their identities or cannabis-buying habits from being divulged by…” the cannabis shops, according to: Oregon set to shield marijuana user data from US officials | Star Tribune. The Aricle by […]

Oregon Issues Marijuana Recall for Pesticides 

A News Release was issued by the OLCC Sunday Night: March 18, 2017 Oregon Liquor Control Commission Issues Marijuana Recall: Portland, Oregon – The Oregon Liquor Control Commission is issuing an immediate health and safety advisory due to the identification of potentially unsafe pesticide residue on retail plant material produced from marijuana cultivated by Emerald […]

Regulators Offer Temporary Rules to Relieve the Expenses Associated with Testing Marijuana in Oregon

On Friday, in response to a growing outcry from Oregon’s marijuana producers, processers, and retailers, the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) released new temporary rules for marijuana product testing in the Oregon industry, acknowledging in a press release that “testing costs are driving up consumer prices, creating product shortages, and causing some processors to temporarily cease operations and […]

Oregon Scrambling to Implement New Marijuana Rules – Risk & Compliance Journal. – WSJ

Officials in Oregon are working to address concerns of marijuana businesses that say delays in the state processing regulatory applications threaten chaos for the industry when new rules take effect on Saturday. Source: Oregon Scrambling to Implement New Marijuana Rules – Risk & Compliance Journal. – WSJ   Adilas offers a compliant seed to sale […]

Oregon begins recreational marijuana sales on Saturday | Fox News

The two agencies that regulate Oregon’s marijuana industry approved rules to allow retailers to keep products on their store shelves that don’t meet new testing, packaging and labeling standards that take effect Saturday, the first day recreational marijuana stores can open for business. Source: Oregon begins recreational marijuana sales on Saturday | Fox News

Oregon strives to be a leader in Research

After my time last week, in Oregon, at the Dispensary Next and CCN-con Conferences, I am not surprised to hear more about the efforts for research of marijuana in the state. Oregon’s marijuana industry and its regulators are collaboratively motivated to maintain the integrity and reputation for health benefits of the plant. This is demonstrated […]

Big Changes Come To Oregon’s Marijuana Industry In 2016 . News | OPB

By the end of the year, Oregon’s cannabis industry will look a lot different from what we currently have. Although the state is accepting business license applications, the Oregon Liquor Control Commission — which will oversee the state’s recreational marijuana business solely starting in January 2017 — doesn’t plan to approve any of the retail store […]

Oregon flags potential problem with popular pesticide used on marijuana | OregonLive.com

The Oregon Department of Agriculture on Friday temporarily removed a popular pesticide from its list of chemicals cannabis growers may use on their crop. The state on Friday issued a bulletin “out of an abundance of caution” alerting cannabis growers to a potential labeling problem with a popular mite spray and advising them not to use the […]