The DEA Plans to Reschedule Marijuana: What Next?
(reposted from Medscape)Kelli Whitlock Burton May 02, 2024 “The US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) is moving forward with plans to move marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule III controlled substance under the Controlled Substance Act (CSA), the US Department of Justice officials announced this week. First reported by the...
Cannabis: Legislative Update
Oregon Legislature Ends 35-day 2024 Session The Oregon Legislature ended it’s 35-day 2024, legislative session with the passage of only one bill that addressed cannabis, House Bill 4121. HB 4121 extended the sunset dates from House Bill 3000 adopted in the 2021 session. Relating to the creation of a...
Oregon Expands List of Providers to Sign Cards
Governor Kate Brown signs HB 3369, expanding the list of licensed healthcare professionals who may sign an Attending Provider Statement (APS) Starting January 2, 2022, the list of those who can now sign an APS will include, Naturopathic physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Clinical Nurse Specialists, and Certified Registered...
United Nations Reschedules Cannabis
Michael Krawitz, executive director for Veterans for Medical Cannabis Access, an advocacy group in the United States, said the change in international law would “help reduce the suffering millions of people†and “could help mitigate reliance on opiates, noting that cannabis was an important medication that could provide unique...
Legislative Counsel Opinion Favors Outdoor Cultivation
Oregon’s Legislative Counsel released its opinion late last week on whether or not outdoor cultivation restrictions in Oregon cities can be preempted. “We that state law likely preempts a city or county ordinance from prohibiting outdoor cultivation of homegrown marijuana.” In a opinion filed by Legislative Counsel, they answered...
Compassionate Oregon – 2019 Legislative Agenda
Compassionate Oregon will continue to oppose OMMP growers being forced into becoming OLCC producers or forced out of growing for patients altogether. We will continue to fight for greater access to markets and enhancing protection for our Multiple Patient Growers (MPG’s). We will continue to propose OMMP growers be...
Elizabeth Porter, MSSM, GISP, Calls Out Legacy Health, OHSU on Opposition to HB 2687
Elizabeth Porter questions Legacy Health, OHSU on opposition to HB 2687 HB 2687 – Prohibits transplant center from recommending that potential anatomical gift recipient who is medical marijuana patient be removed from list of potential recipients exclusively based on positive result of drug test for marijuana use. To the...
Oregon Cannabis Commission Releases Report and Legislative Recommendations
January 2019 Oregon Cannabis Commission Report Oregon Cannabis Commission (OCC) Recommends Putting Cannabis Under One Roof. Takes revenue from retail sales. The Oregon Cannabis Commission Report was released on February 1, 2019 to little fanfare as the OLCC’s year-end report on sales and the Secretary of State’s audit of...
Post OLCC Meeting Summary
OLCC RAC MEETING WORTH ATTENDING! We want to thank everyone that showed up to support our efforts to raise the patient voice and to Restore the 24. We packed the room! Everyone there did a great job. The green and red cards Andrew brought were in full view and...
OLCC Limits Medical Purchases
On August 23, 2018 the Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC) adopted a temporary rule restricting patient access to a one-time daily purchase of one ounce of usable marijuana. This overbroad rule is unacceptable, and outrage from patients, caregivers and retailers is growing. In their recent press release announcing this...