And of course there is also the election that I mentioned above that is impacting would-be growers. It seems that some people went and bought the likes of 100 acre plots of land in Marion Co. for millions, thinking that they could get rec grow licenses and grow weed. However, Marion Co. decided (after they bought the land) to have an opt-out vote on rec weed in the upcoming election, and as such, the OLCC is not giving out any rec licenses in those counties and cities listed in my posts above until after the election (unless they are within the city limits of a city that has 'opted in' in that particular county, where the county rec weed exclusion does not apply). So the guys in Marion County are sitting and waiting on the fence, hoping that the opt-out vote fails. I wish them luck.
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I'm thinking about investing into a tier 2 rec grow startup. I'd buy shares and get quarterly returns for the life of the business. Its risky but has potential. Anyone else own a stake in a rec producer business? Anything I should know?
Well, I was waiting for the BIG STORM to hit here today, but fortunately it was a dud. Hardly any rain here today (compared to 5 inches from Thursday to this morning) and just a few mild gusts of wind. Nothing compared to the BIG BLOW (The Columbus Day Storm) that came though CA, OR, WA and BC and knocked out power and every fence in sight when I was a kid in LO in 1962. Nor did it compare to the Eugene Storm that blew out our barn south of Eugene in 2002. Actually today's storm only compares to a mildly windy and overcast day here in the PNW. It went north and stayed mainly off shore. So we dodged this one, and it did not live up to its expected billing. The big event in this one was the day before the storm hit when there were two waterspouts off the coast that made landfall in Manzanita and Oceanside. The Manzanita twister was rated an EF2 a tore right smack through town. It was supposed to be a mild day according to the weather forecasts. Nothing like trying to predict the weather in the PNW. Flipping a coin is about as accurate.
Just be careful who you invest with, and who's ultimately making the decisions at this place. I had the opportunity to invest in one and I chose not to, simply because I didn't believe in the competence of the people making the decisions there. They can literally drive the business into the ground, and you'll have no say over it.
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Robrites
Man offers to trade pot for Craigslist snowmobile, police say
Man offers to trade pot for Craigslist snowmobile, police say
Note to fans of marijuana and snowmobiles: the two don't mix, and certainly not when you offer to trade the former for the latter.
Jason Owen, 29, of Sandy, was cited for possession and delivery of marijuana and driving with a suspended license Saturday after he offered to buy a snowmobile off Craigslist in exchange for a pound of marijuana, Oregon State Police said.
The owner of the snowmobile happened to be an Oregon State trooper. The trooper agreed to meet Owen at a gas station in Brooks, where Owen was cited and released after police found him in possession of 1.5 pounds of marijuana. Owen's vehicle was impounded.
Marijuana is legal in Oregon for people age 21 and older, but all buying and selling must be completed through an OLCC retailer or an Oregon Health Authority registered medical marijuana dispensary.
Man offers to trade pot for Craigslist snowmobile, police say
Note to fans of marijuana and snowmobiles: the two don't mix, and certainly not when you offer to trade the former for the latter.
Jason Owen, 29, of Sandy, was cited for possession and delivery of marijuana and driving with a suspended license Saturday after he offered to buy a snowmobile off Craigslist in exchange for a pound of marijuana, Oregon State Police said.
The owner of the snowmobile happened to be an Oregon State trooper. The trooper agreed to meet Owen at a gas station in Brooks, where Owen was cited and released after police found him in possession of 1.5 pounds of marijuana. Owen's vehicle was impounded.
Marijuana is legal in Oregon for people age 21 and older, but all buying and selling must be completed through an OLCC retailer or an Oregon Health Authority registered medical marijuana dispensary.
HorseMouth
Active member
God Bless Oregon. More than a pound and a half still only a possession citation. Released on the spot. Glad they got another suspended license off the road.
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Robrites
Blast rocks legal marijuana business in Astoria, sends 2 to burn unit
Blast rocks legal marijuana business in Astoria, sends 2 to burn unit
Two people working in a marijuana processing business in Astoria were taken to Legacy Oregon Burn Center late Wednesday after an explosion rocked the building.
The blast – the first involving a legal cannabis enterprise in Oregon -- remains under investigation but early indications point to butane as a possible cause, officials said.
The business, Higher Level Concentrates, uses the highly volatile gas to make hash oil. The explosion is under investigation by Oregon OSHA, an agency whose mission is worker safety and health.
Two OSHA compliance officers were dispatched to the scene Thursday, said Aaron Corvine, an agency spokesman, who stressed the inquiry is in its early stages.
Higher Level Concentrates is on the Oregon Health Authority's list of 127 state-authorized marijuana processors who can make oil for the medical marijuana market.
The business also has submitted its application for a processor license to the Oregon Liquor Control Commission, the agency overseeing recreational marijuana; that application is pending, said agency spokesman Mark Pettinger.
Astoria police and firefighters responded to a report of an explosion about 6:30 p.m. Wednesday near Portway and Industry streets in the city's west end. In addition to Higher Level Concentrates, the building houses a dispensary, Sweet Relief, which was damaged in the blast.
Officials said the explosion occurred in the basement where the extraction business is located.
Gary Reynolds, owner of Sweet Relief, said two of his employees were in the shop when they felt the building rumble.
"One of the guys came from down below and told everyone to get out," Reynolds said. "He was burned up pretty good."
He said his employees ran from the building, which was quickly engulfed in smoke.
Three people working in Higher Level Concentrates escaped; two were burned and are being treated at the Portland burn center.
The blast victims were identified as William "Chris" West, 40, and Jacob Alan Magley, 34, both of Astoria. West is one of the owners of the business. The extent of their injuries is unknown; both men were in stable condition late Thursday, police said.
Jason Oei, 43, a second business owner, was at the scene at the time and wasn't injured.
Making hash oil using butane can be a dangerous endeavor. For years, the activity was unregulated and underground, carried out by home producers who often misunderstand the risks associated with butane. The gas, a cheap and flammable solvent, is used to extract tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, from marijuana flowers and leaves. It can quickly fill an enclosed space, where something as ordinary as a pilot light can ignite a fireball.
The dangers led to a law, signed earlier this year by Gov. Kate Brown, that makes unlicensed production of marijuana extracts a felony. The provision is intended to target homemade butane hash oil operations.
The law left existing commercial – yet unregulated – processors in in a gray area as the state transitioned to a fully regulated recreational market. As a stopgap, the state allowed these businesses to apply for an interim registration that protects them from criminal prosecution.
State officials said none of the businesses that applied for registration have followed through, most likely because they plan to pursue a license with the liquor control commission.
But even without being registered, extraction companies must follow state rules for processing, officials said.
"There are limitations on what they can do when they make those extracts and prohibitions on how they can make those extracts," said André Ourso, manager of the state's medical marijuana program. "If we went in there and we found they were doing things they weren't allowed to do, they would not get a registration from us."
The liquor control commission hasn't yet inspected the extraction facility and the business hadn't submitted paperwork showing its equipment meets state safety standards for marijuana processing.
Pettinger said it's premature to say how the blast might impact the company's prospect for a state license.
"Perhaps they had all the correct and adequate safeguards in place," he said. "I don't want to prejudge them before we have all the information."
http://www.oregonlive.com/marijuana/index.ssf/2016/10/blast_rocks_legal_marijuana_bu.html
Blast rocks legal marijuana business in Astoria, sends 2 to burn unit
Two people working in a marijuana processing business in Astoria were taken to Legacy Oregon Burn Center late Wednesday after an explosion rocked the building.
The blast – the first involving a legal cannabis enterprise in Oregon -- remains under investigation but early indications point to butane as a possible cause, officials said.
The business, Higher Level Concentrates, uses the highly volatile gas to make hash oil. The explosion is under investigation by Oregon OSHA, an agency whose mission is worker safety and health.
Two OSHA compliance officers were dispatched to the scene Thursday, said Aaron Corvine, an agency spokesman, who stressed the inquiry is in its early stages.
Higher Level Concentrates is on the Oregon Health Authority's list of 127 state-authorized marijuana processors who can make oil for the medical marijuana market.
The business also has submitted its application for a processor license to the Oregon Liquor Control Commission, the agency overseeing recreational marijuana; that application is pending, said agency spokesman Mark Pettinger.
Astoria police and firefighters responded to a report of an explosion about 6:30 p.m. Wednesday near Portway and Industry streets in the city's west end. In addition to Higher Level Concentrates, the building houses a dispensary, Sweet Relief, which was damaged in the blast.
Officials said the explosion occurred in the basement where the extraction business is located.
Gary Reynolds, owner of Sweet Relief, said two of his employees were in the shop when they felt the building rumble.
"One of the guys came from down below and told everyone to get out," Reynolds said. "He was burned up pretty good."
He said his employees ran from the building, which was quickly engulfed in smoke.
Three people working in Higher Level Concentrates escaped; two were burned and are being treated at the Portland burn center.
The blast victims were identified as William "Chris" West, 40, and Jacob Alan Magley, 34, both of Astoria. West is one of the owners of the business. The extent of their injuries is unknown; both men were in stable condition late Thursday, police said.
Jason Oei, 43, a second business owner, was at the scene at the time and wasn't injured.
Making hash oil using butane can be a dangerous endeavor. For years, the activity was unregulated and underground, carried out by home producers who often misunderstand the risks associated with butane. The gas, a cheap and flammable solvent, is used to extract tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, from marijuana flowers and leaves. It can quickly fill an enclosed space, where something as ordinary as a pilot light can ignite a fireball.
The dangers led to a law, signed earlier this year by Gov. Kate Brown, that makes unlicensed production of marijuana extracts a felony. The provision is intended to target homemade butane hash oil operations.
The law left existing commercial – yet unregulated – processors in in a gray area as the state transitioned to a fully regulated recreational market. As a stopgap, the state allowed these businesses to apply for an interim registration that protects them from criminal prosecution.
State officials said none of the businesses that applied for registration have followed through, most likely because they plan to pursue a license with the liquor control commission.
But even without being registered, extraction companies must follow state rules for processing, officials said.
"There are limitations on what they can do when they make those extracts and prohibitions on how they can make those extracts," said André Ourso, manager of the state's medical marijuana program. "If we went in there and we found they were doing things they weren't allowed to do, they would not get a registration from us."
The liquor control commission hasn't yet inspected the extraction facility and the business hadn't submitted paperwork showing its equipment meets state safety standards for marijuana processing.
Pettinger said it's premature to say how the blast might impact the company's prospect for a state license.
"Perhaps they had all the correct and adequate safeguards in place," he said. "I don't want to prejudge them before we have all the information."
http://www.oregonlive.com/marijuana/index.ssf/2016/10/blast_rocks_legal_marijuana_bu.html
topset1976
Member
Rec license and home loans
Rec license and home loans
Hello Oregon IC got a quick question. My business partners looking into rec license and I know leasing a building that is mortgaged from a bank is not possible since the bank will call the loan so no landlord will lease to a rec grower but does anyone know if it is possible for a person to get a home loan to purchase a home on acreage in an ag zoned area? I'm sure banks could care less since they just want to get paid and they must know that there are thousands of medical growers in the state and they aren't doing any audit to make sure none of them have mortgages. So will the bank deny or if you don't tell them up front what you plan to do and later they find out would they call the loan? I appreciate your option.
Rec license and home loans
Hello Oregon IC got a quick question. My business partners looking into rec license and I know leasing a building that is mortgaged from a bank is not possible since the bank will call the loan so no landlord will lease to a rec grower but does anyone know if it is possible for a person to get a home loan to purchase a home on acreage in an ag zoned area? I'm sure banks could care less since they just want to get paid and they must know that there are thousands of medical growers in the state and they aren't doing any audit to make sure none of them have mortgages. So will the bank deny or if you don't tell them up front what you plan to do and later they find out would they call the loan? I appreciate your option.
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Robrites
A big concern for banks is that the home is your primary residence. People have proven over time that they are more likely to make good on a loan for the place they live. Interest rates will reflect the difference in a home loan, a loan for a second home and a business loan.
Klamath Falls
Klamath Falls
Kid got a job in Klamath falls. are moving soon. What's the local zoning scheme regarding medical cannabis for Klamath falls city?
Small scale Home growing style.
Looks like Klamath falls county banned everything?
Klamath Falls
Kid got a job in Klamath falls. are moving soon. What's the local zoning scheme regarding medical cannabis for Klamath falls city?
Small scale Home growing style.
Looks like Klamath falls county banned everything?
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Robrites
Looks like the county voted against it in May...
Voters in a conservative eastern Oregon county just said “no” on Tuesday to an effort to allow marijuana cultivation and sales.
Measure 12-58, the same radio call sign used by some law enforcement bodies for narcotics activity, sought to have Grant County residents be allowed to “engage in all legal marijuana uses and activities under state law.”
Klamath County, in the south, faced a similar measure. Voters there were also against requiring the county to allow “state-approved licenses, allowing medical dispensaries, retail farms and retail sales to conduct business.”
With all the votes in from Grant County, 53.5 percent rejected the measure. Fifty-eight percent of voters in Klamath County were against the measure.
Grant County Judge Scott Myers had said last week that he would be more than surprised if it passed.
Shortly after Oregon voters decided in 2014 to legalize marijuana, the state allowed cities and counties to ban marijuana production and sales where at least 55 percent of voters opposed legalization. Over 100 cities and counties have since “opted out,” according to the Oregon Liquor Control Commission.
Here is the official OLCC list for cities and counties
https://www.oregon.gov/olcc/marijuana/Documents/Cities_Counties_RMJOptOut.pdf
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HMMM... this place is buying medical weed.... http://www.klamathdispensary.com/sell-us-your-medicine
More interested in medical than rec.
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Robrites
Yup, already saw that.
Thanx
Thanx
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Robrites
Oregon issues first 'health alert' for tainted marijuana
Oregon issues first 'health alert' for tainted marijuana
Oregon late Friday issued its first "health alert" for cannabis tainted with high levels of pesticide -- in this case, two strains sold by a McMinnville dispensary.
About 130 people bought the dried flowers between Oct. 15 and Oct. 17. Lab testing found the products were contaminated with spinosad, a common insecticide used in the marijuana industry.
The notice represents a major change in how Oregon deals with pesticides and marijuana.
Producers have long used pesticides to combat mold and mites, common problems that plague the plant, but it wasn't until this year that the state began to craft a tougher policy on how to protect consumers.
An investigation by The Oregonian/OregonLive last year found lax state rules, inconsistent lab practices and inaccurate test results put pesticide-laced cannabis on dispensary shelves.
The Oregon Health Authority now requires that labs testing marijuana be state-authorized. The agency also established residual amounts of pesticide allowed on marijuana products.
The so-called "action level" for spinosad is 0.2 parts per million. Green Leaf Lab of Portland detected 42 parts per million on samples of a strain called Dr. Jack and 22 parts per million on another strain called Marion Berry, both sold by New Leaf, a medical marijuana dispensary on Northeast Riverside Drive in McMinnville.
Under new rules, marijuana testing labs must alert the health authority when products fail to meet state pesticide standards.
The state declined to identify the producer, citing the confidentiality requirements of the state's medical marijuana law. The dried flowers were produced by a medical marijuana grower.
The market is shifting to a system overseen by the Oregon Liquor Control Commission.
Officials with commission couldn't say late Friday whether the producers of contaminated marijuana would be publicly identified under their rules for recreational marijuana.
"We will be double checking our rules to ensure we can properly protect the public," said Rob Patridge, chairman of the liquor control commission.
http://www.oregonlive.com/marijuana/index.ssf/2016/10/oregon_issues_first_health_ale.html
Oregon issues first 'health alert' for tainted marijuana
Oregon late Friday issued its first "health alert" for cannabis tainted with high levels of pesticide -- in this case, two strains sold by a McMinnville dispensary.
About 130 people bought the dried flowers between Oct. 15 and Oct. 17. Lab testing found the products were contaminated with spinosad, a common insecticide used in the marijuana industry.
The notice represents a major change in how Oregon deals with pesticides and marijuana.
Producers have long used pesticides to combat mold and mites, common problems that plague the plant, but it wasn't until this year that the state began to craft a tougher policy on how to protect consumers.
An investigation by The Oregonian/OregonLive last year found lax state rules, inconsistent lab practices and inaccurate test results put pesticide-laced cannabis on dispensary shelves.
The Oregon Health Authority now requires that labs testing marijuana be state-authorized. The agency also established residual amounts of pesticide allowed on marijuana products.
The so-called "action level" for spinosad is 0.2 parts per million. Green Leaf Lab of Portland detected 42 parts per million on samples of a strain called Dr. Jack and 22 parts per million on another strain called Marion Berry, both sold by New Leaf, a medical marijuana dispensary on Northeast Riverside Drive in McMinnville.
Under new rules, marijuana testing labs must alert the health authority when products fail to meet state pesticide standards.
The state declined to identify the producer, citing the confidentiality requirements of the state's medical marijuana law. The dried flowers were produced by a medical marijuana grower.
The market is shifting to a system overseen by the Oregon Liquor Control Commission.
Officials with commission couldn't say late Friday whether the producers of contaminated marijuana would be publicly identified under their rules for recreational marijuana.
"We will be double checking our rules to ensure we can properly protect the public," said Rob Patridge, chairman of the liquor control commission.
http://www.oregonlive.com/marijuana/index.ssf/2016/10/oregon_issues_first_health_ale.html
Dankwolf
Active member
I used spinosad earlyer this year thinking it was ok beacuse of omri listing but i can tell you first hand this stuff is nasty . it works for thrips but it will make ypur skin burn if its onyou and you get in sun light . i have not used it sence. On that point anyone got a sure fire solution for thrips ?
