Legal Issues

New Washington rule opens marijuana industry to people with criminal records

New Washington rule opens marijuana industry to people with criminal records KING 5 Staff | October 2, 2021 A new rule takes effect Saturday in Washington that removes more barriers Read More

State eases criminal background restrictions for cannabis licenses

State eases criminal background restrictions for cannabis licenses Joel Moreno | September 23rd 2021 Being a convicted felon will no longer prevent people from getting a state license to sell Read More

Mexican drug cartel’s illegal marijuana grow operation raided in Deschutes County

Mexican drug cartel’s illegal marijuana grow operation raided in Deschutes County Kyle Spurr | Sep. 04, 2021 A Deschutes County drug enforcement team raided and dismantled a 30-acre illegal marijuana grow Read More

New Oregon law calls for more THC tests, regulations for delta-8

New Oregon law calls for more THC tests, regulations for delta-8 HempToday® | July 15, 2021 Oregon will ramp up THC testing in hemp fields as law enforcement officials worry Read More

Oregon recalls vape products over out-of-state cannabis terpenes

Oregon recalls vape products over out-of-state cannabis terpenes May 24, 2021 Oregon regulators pulled marijuana vape products off retailers’ shelves because they allegedly contained cannabis-derived terpenes imported from California. The Read More

Two Indicted Over Multi-Million Dollar Cannabis Ponzi Scheme

Two Indicted Over Multi-Million Dollar Cannabis Ponzi Scheme May 19th | Lukas Barfield An Illinois woman and a Georgia man were indicted for running an alleged Ponzi scheme that involved fake Read More

Feds Issue First-Ever Order Against Credit Union for Cannabis Guideline Noncompliance

Feds Issue First-Ever Order Against Credit Union for Cannabis Guideline Noncompliance Mar 24th | TG Branfalt The federal National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Board last month issued its first-ever administrative order Read More

Washington state justices strike down felony drug possession law

Washington state justices strike down felony drug possession law GENE JOHNSON | February 25th, 2021 The Washington Supreme Court on Thursday struck down the state’s felony drug possession law because Read More

Report: Ex-Eaze CEO to be charged in cannabis payment-processing scheme

Report: Ex-Eaze CEO to be charged in cannabis payment-processing scheme February 17, 2021 | Jeff Smith Federal prosecutors reportedly plan to charge a former CEO of California cannabis delivery platform Read More

Colorado Dispensary Owners Sentenced to Jail for Selling 5000 Pounds of Pot Illegally

Colorado Dispensary Owners Sentenced to Jail for Selling 5000 Pounds of Pot Illegally January 30, 2019 | Zach Harris Colorado officials closed the books on the three owners of the Read More