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The Donald Trump Risk Factor and a Showdown for the Cole Memo
Bad dreamer, what’s your name? Looks like we’re riding on the same train Looks as though there’ll be more pain…
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Update Alert: Judge Blocks Minimum Salary Changes for Exempt Employees
Major changes to the minimum salary requirements for exempt employees originally scheduled to take effect on December 1, 2016, are…
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Election 2016: Cannabis Legalization Results
Yesterday’s election was historic in many ways. The imminent change in federal administration may have repercussions for state-run legal marijuana…
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Reminder: Big Changes to Minimum Salary for Exempt Employees Coming December 1
On December 1, 2016, big changes are coming to the minimum salary requirements for exempt employees. The U.S. Department of…
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OLCC Releases Order Pertaining to New Pesticide Testing Rule
On September 30, we blogged about the OLCC and OHA’s emergency rulemaking in the face of the October 1 labeling,…
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October 1 Update: Very Limited Relief
Unfortunately the hope that the October 1, 2016 deadlines would be pushed back did not occur. The Oregon Health Authority (OHA)…
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October 1: Temporary Emergency Rulemaking
The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) has announced that it will engage in temporary emergency rulemaking this week to address two key…
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Emerge Law Group Announces Employment Law Class for Cannabis Employers
Emerge Law Group is excited to offer the free Employment Law Compliance for Cannabis Employers class on September 28, 2016…
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October 1: Five Tips for Oregon Dispensaries
There are significant changes to the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program that will take effect on October 1, 2016. In recent blogs…
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October 1: How will Oregon medical marijuana processors be affected?
On and after October 1, 2016, ALL medical marijuana processors must be registered with the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) in…
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Oregon’s Special Packaging and Labeling Rules for Small Containers
Many people have been asking about what to do if their container is too small to fit all of the…
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Oregon’s Marijuana Packaging Rules
If you are an Oregon marijuana business owner, you will need to ensure compliance with not only new labeling rules, but…
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Oregon’s Marijuana Labeling Rules
Whether you are involved in the medical or recreational side of the Oregon cannabis industry, you will likely be required…
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OMMP Reporting: Do your best
As many of you know, the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program (OMMP) requires reporting to track medical marijuana transfers. All registered dispensaries…
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Oregon DOJ Clarifies Medical and Homegrow Plants Allowed
We get this question a lot. Can I have six mature medical plants and four home grow plants? The answer is…
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Independent Contractor or Employee: Why you need to get it right! (Part 2)
Part 2: The High VERY HIGH Cost of Misclassifying an Employee as an Independent Contractor. Misclassifying an employee as an…
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Independent Contractor or Employee: Why you need to get it right! (Part 1)
Part 1: Independent Contractor or Employee? You might think determining whether a worker should be treated as an independent contractor…
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Oregon Marijuana Extracts and Edibles Update (Part 2)
On March 18, 2016, the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) released Information Bulletin 2016-05 announcing that the unregistered manufacture of cannabinoid…
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Oregon Plant Limits: What is a stay?
How many mature marijuana plants can I grow/posses? That is a question we get a lot from Oregon growers. The…
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Oregon Marijuana Extracts and Edibles Update (Part 1)
The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) released Information Bulletin 2016-05 in an attempt to clarify many questions surrounding the legality of marijuana extraction…
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Emerge Wins Inaugural Dope Industry Award for Best Law Firm in Oregon
Emerge Law Group is honored to have been voted the Dope Industry Award for Best Law Firm in Oregon by…
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Oregon’s 25% Sales Tax on Early Sales
* * * Updated January 21, 2016 * * * Oregon’s the new sales tax is applicable to medical dispensaries that…
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Public Service Announcement: City of Portland Marijuana Licenses
Public Service Announcement: All marijuana businesses located in the City of Portland must obtain a City Marijuana Regulatory License (“City…
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Oregon Marijuana Laws: The Status of Residency Requirements After HB 3400 (Part 4)
In Part 3 of this series, I discussed the residency rules for Ballot Measure 91 businesses that the Oregon Liquor…