Local Government
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2025 Oregon Cannabis Legislation Roundup
Oregon’s 2025 legislative session, which comes to a close next week, saw the passage and rejection of multiple cannabis-related bills. …
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CRC to Begin Accepting Applications for Class 3 Wholesale Class 4 Distribution and Class 6 Delivery Businesses on September 27
Author: Emerge attorney Brittany Tovar Three new cannabis license classes—wholesaler, distributor, and delivery—are opening for applications later this month in…
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What’s New in NY Cannabis: Five Key Updates
Written By: Leticia Maskell, Emerge Summer Clerk On July 19 the New York State Cannabis Control Board held its monthly…
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Exceptions to New York’s True Party Rule
Authors: Jay Purcell, Shareholder; Duncan Delano, Shareholder; Natalie Diaz, Law Clerk New York’s True Party rules are intricate and evolving.…
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New York’s True Party Rule is Promiscuous
Authors: Jay Purcell, Shareholder; Duncan Delano, Shareholder; Natalie Diaz, Law Clerk Overview. Section 80 of the New York Marijuana Regulation…
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Redlining New York’s May 2023 Proposed Regs
Authors: Jay Purcell, Shareholder; Duncan Delano, Shareholder; Natalie Diaz, Law Clerk At a meeting on May 11, 2023, the New…
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Emerge Law Group Challenges Sonoma County, California Policy of Fining Medical Cannabis Users as Illicit Commercial Growers
Sonoma County, CA, August 16, 2021 — Emerge Law Group has filed a Petition in California Superior Court challenging penalties…
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From Three to One: California Consolidation
On July 12, 2021 Governor Gavin Newsom signed the Cannabis Trailer Bill, Assembly Bill – 141, which, among other things, consolidates…
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Open for Opportunity: 2021 Changes for the California Cannabis Industry
To say the least, 2020 was a year unlike any other, including for the cannabis industry. California, among other states,…
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As More States Embrace Cannabis, One Oregon County Rejects It. Again.
States across the country have embraced cannabis law reform. The 2020 election brought the total number of states to legalize…
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Your Chance to Provide Input to OLCC on Proposed Rule Amendments
On November 1, 2019, the Oregon Liquor Control Commission (“OLCC”) released proposed amendments to the recreational marijuana rules and the…
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What the New Deschutes County Ban on OLCC Processors and Producers Means for You
On August 19th, 2019, the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to opt out of the establishment of “future…
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The Criminal Hemp Processing Case that Could Have a Profound Effect on the Oregon Hemp Industry
There’s a battle brewing in Oregon state court that may have a serious impact on Oregon’s industrial hemp industry. We’re…
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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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Gresham Marijuana Dispensary: When a yes is really a no
The City of Gresham has been relatively opposed to allowing medical marijuana dispensaries to open within their limits. While located…
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Clackamas Marijuana Dispensary Update
The Oregonian did a round-up of the Clackamas marijuana regulations pertaining to medical marijuana facilities now that May 1st has…