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Harrang Long Attorneys File Amicus Brief in the Supreme Court of the United States to Emphasize Importance of the federal Code of Judicial Conduct
Led by attorney Arden Olson and with contributions from attorneys Bill Gary, Aaron Landau, and Alyson Sneider, Harrang Long recently filed an amicus brief on behalf of the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers (“APRL”) to urge the Supreme Court to...
Batch Tagging Tracker: OLCC Files Permanent Administrative Order Delaying Batch Tagging Implementation to June 2024
Last week on April 18th, OLCC filed a permanent administrative order that finalizes the rule delaying a batch tagging system until June 17th, 2024. As of now there are no new updates or changes to this delay. To find out...
Kevin Jacoby on Karma Koala Podcast Detailing The 20 Year License Moratorium, Rules & Regulations, & The Aspergillus Case Study
What caused Oregon’s protective stance toward its license market? In this podcast Kevin Jacoby explains the history of our state’s saturated weed industry, and the effort to preserve quality grows. Listen to Karma Koala’s latest podcast to hear one...
Holding Cannabis Regulatory Agencies Accountable: Administrative Remedies Under Oregon’s Administrative Procedures Act
Oregon’s cannabis industry continues to face an incredibly challenging regulatory environment, with the most recent example being the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission’s (“OLCC”) continued delays of important reforms to the plant tagging rule. In a previous post, I discussed...
Jacoby Law Announces Proud Sponsorship to Cannabis Law Report
Cannabis Law Report provides international news updates for cannabis and psychedelics, and other related topics, as well as a directory of legal experts across the globe. CLR is published and edited by Sean Hocking, who has worked in the legal...
Oregon Community Commentary on Cannabis Plant Batch Tagging
We thank the growers, producers, and more who presented their comments last Friday, March 15th, at the Batch Tagging Date & Rule Alignment Public Hearing. The message was clear that as a united front, Oregon’s cannabis industry is struggling to...
Alyson Sneider Joins Harrang Long P.C.
We are pleased to announce that Alyson Sneider has joined our firm. Alyson’s practice is focused on appellate law, government representation, administrative law, constitutional and public policy matters, and business litigation. Alyson is a 2020 graduate (summa cum laude) of...
OLCC Delays Plant Batch Tagging…Again
On February 27, 2024, OLCC quietly filed a notice of proposed rulemaking that would delay the implementation of OLCC’s batch tagging rule from its current (and previously delayed) implementation date of April 22, 2024 to June 17, 2024. This is...
Oregon Supreme Court holds contracts must be clear and unequivocal when seeking to disclaim tort liability
On March 7, 2024, the Oregon Supreme Court issued a decision on the question of what language is necessary in a contract to waive tort liability. In Certain Underwriters v. TNA NA Manufacturing, the court found that contract language must...
Marijuana Plant Batch Tagging Implementation Date-Pushed Back to June 2024
OLCC filed a notice in late February modifying the implementation date of batch plant tagging from April 22, 2024 to June 17, 2024. “These rules address this need by providing clear requirements that licensees can follow to meet the tracking...