Oregon reviewing nearly 1,300 applications for marijuana businesses

Noelle Crombie | August 18, 2016

Clipboard in hand, Leslie Kleinkopf stepped into the converted workshop and looked up.

She scanned the entry for sensors that detect open doors. She glanced around for security cameras and looked on as owner Chris Ford showed her how his battery backup keeps the cameras rolling even when the power goes off.

Check, check and check.

Kleinkopf does two to three marijuana inspections a day, looking for all the ways pot can leak out of a system that regulators spent more than a year creating and find its way into the black market.

Oregon reviewing nearly 1,300 applications for marijuana businesses