Cannabis Law
In Reflection of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Today, on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we remember the tireless fight for equality and justice for all. Dr. King’s non-violent movement towards a more equitable society inspires us to continue pursuing his dream in various arenas, including the cannabis...
State of the Cannabis Industry 2023 Recap
Oregon’s cannabis industry navigated a turbulent year in 2023. With an insider’s perspective, Jacoby Law illuminates key issues impacting the future of cannabis. Below is a recap of landmark events poised to trigger forthcoming challenges. 1. OLCC scandals...
Top 5 Oregon Cannabis Stories of 2022
Oregon’s cannabis market experienced extreme difficulties and regulatory upheaval in 2022. Many of the highlights below arise from the aftermath of HB 3000 (2021), the reverberations of which will likely continue as the legislature prepares for a long session in...
100% of Oregon Asset Forfeitures were Drug Related in 2021
Asset forfeiture is the legal mechanism whereby law enforcement can seize and acquire property used either in the commission of unlawful activity (an instrumentality) or constitutes the profits of illegal activity (proceeds). Readers of this blog are aware of the...
New Oregon-Based Study Confirms THC Potency is Not Indicative of Product Quality or Consumer Experience’
A new study has been published in the peer-reviewed journal Psychoactives that concludes, based on anonymized data collected from a Portland-based cannabis competition, Cultivation Classic, that there is no correlation between THC potency and a positive consumer experience. The study,...
OLCC’s Proposed Potency Auditing Rules Send Consumers the Wrong Message, Ignore Science
On September 28, 2022, the Oregon Liquor & Cannabis Commission (OLCC) published its proposed auditing rules package to implement statutes from the 2022 legislative session and to make other technical updates. One rule amendment to the existing random testing rule...
Republican Legislator Disputes Intent of HB 3000 and is Confused by Oregon’s Ban on Artificially Derived Cannabinoids
Since passage of HB 3000 (2021) our firm has closely followed the evolution of OLCC rulemaking as it relates to regulations of artificially derived cannabinoids. The most significant regulation is OAR 845-025-1310 that essentially banned all artificially derived cannabinoids beginning...
Disturbing Trend: Hemp Landlords Increasingly Subjected to Criminal Prosecution
In my last post regarding the rise of civil asset forfeiture in Oregon’s ongoing war on cannabis, I noted some commonalities in law enforcement’s approach to civil forfeiture of land allegedly used to grow illegal cannabis, namely that the landowner...
Oregon Law Enforcement’s Increasing Use of Asset Forfeiture to Battle Illegal Grows
Following up on my Reefer Madness 2.0 post from last summer, various law enforcement agencies around the state have dusted off a controversial legal procedure in an attempt to forfeit land used to grow cannabis without a license. This controversial...
OPINION: OLCC Has Only Itself to Blame for the Rise of Illicit Marijuana Grows in Southern Oregon
As noted in my previous posts this summer, law enforcement in Southern Oregon has been bitten by the Reefer Madness bug, and the heated rhetoric has been fueled in no small part by Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission (OLCC) officials....