The Oregon Weed Thread -Grows, News and Laws and Whatever

[PDX Dopesmoker]

I know of a guy who used to post ads on Craigslist and people would try to jack him occasionally. After he got robbed at gunpoint he gave it up. But he met a lot of good people besides a few bad from what I heard.

Is this the bandit?

I don't know how many of you were ever at the World Famous Cannabis Cafe, but the new place (or rather the surviving competitor) the Northwest Cannabis Club in Portland has an atmosphere that is absolutely conducive to legal cannabis-for-cannabis trades. I've swapped homegrown with other dudes there (no homo).

 

[Phenome]

Is this the bandit?
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I don't know how many of you were ever at the World Famous Cannabis Cafe, but the new place (or rather the surviving competitor) the Northwest Cannabis Club in Portland has an atmosphere that is absolutely conducive to legal cannabis-for-cannabis trades. I've swapped homegrown with other dudes there (no homo).

Yeah it's too bad world famous is gone.
I miss when it was 125$ a zip at G.O's place next door for farmer 12's og kush, man I miss that stuff. And his Pineapple Express.
You ever get to smoke any of the farmer 12 strains?

 

[PDX Dopesmoker]

Yeah it's too bad world famous is gone.
I miss when it was 125$ a zip at G.O's place next door for farmer 12's og kush, man I miss that stuff. And his Pineapple Express.
You ever get to smoke any of the farmer 12 strains?

I was never in there myself during the medical only days. The idea of being on a list of registered federal criminals gives me the heebie jeebies.

 

[Phenome]

I get the Heebie jeebies now that I can't get a fire zip (to my standards) in the city no matter how much cash I'm willing to spend

 

[Bradley_Danks]

Is this the bandit?
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I don't know how many of you were ever at the World Famous Cannabis Cafe, but the new place (or rather the surviving competitor) the Northwest Cannabis Club in Portland has an atmosphere that is absolutely conducive to legal cannabis-for-cannabis trades. I've swapped homegrown with other dudes there (no homo).

The bandit takes many forms...lol

 

[Aota1]

http://www.kezi.com/story/34102744/...-decide-on-applying-for-recreational-licenses

 

[frostqueen]

If only we could start homegrown farmer markets. Allow trade with no permits for places like Craigslist and public events. Probably will never be allowed though sadly.

Craiglist used to be great back before rec.
It was a grey area legal market if you were med. Now, it's a gamble.
Craiglist is going to be referred to as stinglist after enough people get hit.

I had a friend who got invited to a private (black market) farmer's market here in Portland recently. She said it was invite only, and there were maybe 20 venders who were all raking it in. Apparently they've been having it for the past 6 months or so. I'd honestly be pretty nervous selling there at this stage of the game.

 

[Dankwolf]

I had a friend who got invited to a private (black market) farmer's market here in Portland recently. She said it was invite only, and there were maybe 20 venders who were all raking it in. Apparently they've been having it for the past 6 months or so. I'd honestly be pretty nervous selling there at this stage of the game.

Invite/pm only i am sure (thats how it should be). Could U amagin if every one knew about such a event and its location lol.

 

[HorseMouth]

Merry Christmas my ICMAG Oregon Peeps,

I wish we could have our own Christmas party someday.

Peace

 

[Biosynthesis]

Seasons greetings

 

[Aota1]

3oclock 4oclock 5oclock rock
Happy Days are here again

Not certain where that came from but Happy Holidays from Eugene. I like being anonymous in life for the most part. Always have. Live by example and learn from my mistakes and others' whenever possible. I made the local 6oclock news and it blows me away. The normalization of herb is very nice to be seeing anywhere. This was a 'side' report on the switch to olcc licensing. Anyway, happy holidays fellow Oregon residents!!

 

[Robrites]

Baker City shivers through coldest Christmas on record

Baker City shivers through coldest Christmas on record

BAKER CITY, Ore. (AP) -- Baker City had its coldest Christmas on record and maybe its whitest.

The Baker City Herald reports the temperature at the airport fell to 6 below zero in the final hour of Christmas.

That's the coldest holiday temperature on record at the airport, where statistics date to 1943.

The previous record was 3 below zero, set on Christmas Day 1948. That same year, the city had 7 inches of snow on the ground for Christmas. The newspaper reports that the current depth, though not official, is more than 7 inches.

The temperature was just 6 degrees late Monday morning. With freezing temperatures expected for the rest of the month, this December will likely be one of the coldest on record.

The temperature hasn't been above freezing at the airport since Dec. 11.

-- The Associated Press

 

[NordVest Canna]

Has anybody heard of new medical delivery service rules? I was just talking to a dispensary manager who was disgusted with the latest rule dump. He interpreted them as allowing anybody with a medical license to open up a delivery service that could sell to med AND rec customers. He showed me a rules summary that I've been trying to find myself, I've looked on the OLCC and OHA pages but I've come up dry.

 

[Aota1]

Page 1 of 2
Public Health Division
Oregon Medical Marijuana Program
Kate Brown, Governor
Website: healthoregon.org/ommp
December 14, 2016
MEDICAL MARIJUANA INFORMATION BULLETIN 2016-31
Subject: Summary and Guidance for New Temporary Testing Rules
___________________________________________________________________________
Recently, the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) adopted temporary testing rules with the
intention of relieving some of the testing burden on producers and processors. Based on
concerns and input from processors that the temporary testing rules adopted on December 2,
2016, were still overly burdensome, the OHA has now adopted additional temporary testing
rules to address some of the concerns of stakeholders.
These rules are effective December 15, 2016, and will be valid until May 30, 2017. The
temporary testing rules were not intended to overhaul the testing requirements. The intent of
the temporary testing rules is to relieve some of the regulatory burden and facilitate the
availability of marijuana items to the retail market and to patients. OHA will begin working on a
more comprehensive review of the testing rules in the beginning of 2017.
Testing is still required to be performed by an accredited and licensed laboratory. Testing rules
apply to both medical and retail marijuana items.
Below is a summary of the changes to the testing rules made effective December 15, 2016,
and some general guidance on the testing rules.
The full rule text should be reviewed and may be found at: healthoregon.org/ommprules
Temporary Testing Rule Changes Effective December 15, 2016
OAR 333-007-0350: Batch Requirements
 Cannabinoid products must be separated into process lots of not larger than 35,000 unit
batches, up from 1,000 unit batches.
OAR 333-007-0360: Sampling and Sample Size
OAR 333-007-0440: Control Study
 Samples from batches of usable marijuana of the same strain may be combined for
purposes of testing potency regardless of the combined total weight of the multiple
batches.
 The sample increments required to be collected for cannabinoid concentrates, extracts
and products depend on the process lot size and have been amended in Exhibit B,
Tables 5 and 6.
 The sample increments required to be collected for cannabinoid concentrates, extracts,
and products that have successfully passed a control study have been amended and
can be found in Exhibit B, Tables 7 and 8.
OAR 333-064-0110: Reporting Marijuana Test Results
 Laboratories have until January 31, 2017, to report certain quality control information on
test report results.
General Guidance on Testing Rule Changes
Below is some general guidance for the transition between the old and new testing rules.
 A processor that received certification approval from OHA for process validation for a
particular product may still have their certification valid for two years if:
(a) No changes to the standard operating procedures for that product have
occurred.
(b) No changes in the type of ingredient in the product, except for a difference in
the strain of usable marijuana, or the purity of an ingredient have occurred.
 Laboratories should use sampling increments found in Exhibit B, Tables 7 or 8, for
subsequent testing lots for processors that have received certification approval from
OHA for process validation. Future sampling of batches should be performed as
outlined in OAR 333-007-0440(9).
If a change listed above has occurred, the process validation is considered invalid and
the processor must follow requirements to complete a control study if they would like.
 Any processor that completed one round of process validation may use the test results
as a control study and submit the required documentation to OHA or OLCC, as
appropriate. See the marijuana testing page for more information.
healthoregon.org/marijuanatesting
 For tests performed after October 1, 2016, if a processor only failed a solvent test due
to exceeding action levels for Butanol, Propanol, or Ethanol, that test result may be
submitted to OHA for review and if approved, the test results may be used and the
product may be transferred.
 The process lot size used in the control study defines the lot size that a processor must
use for that product for one year.
Again, this is just a summary of the rule changes. The full rule text should be reviewed and
may be found at: healthoregon.org/ommprules
For an updated full summary of the temporary testing rules please review Bulletin 2016-30.

 

[Aota1]

Secretary of State
STATEMENT OF NEED AND JUSTIFICATION
A Certificate and Order for Filing Temporary Administrative Rules
accompanies this form.
FILED
ARCHIVES DIVISION
SECRETARY OF STATE
12-23-16 9:28 AM
Oregon Health Authority, Public Health Division 333
Agency and Division Administrative Rules Chapter Number
Transfer of marijuana items from processor applicants to dispensaries; processor applicant requirements; dispensary ODA licensure
Rule Caption (Not more than 15 words that reasonably identifies the subject matter of the agency's intended action.)
Printed Name Email Address
Administrative Rules Unit, Archives Division, Secretary of State, 800 Summer Street NE, Salem, Oregon 97310. ARC 925-2007
Brittany Hall [email protected]
In the Matter of:
Statutory Authority:
Temporarily amending and adopting Oregon Administrative Rules in chapter 333, division 8 related to the transfers of cannabinoid products,
concentrates and extracts from processing site applicants to registered dispensaries; date for Oregon Department of Agriculture licensure for
registered dispensaries; and application of processing site rules to applicants for processing site registration.
ORS 457B.435, 475B.450 & 475B.525
Other Authority:
Statutes Implemented:
ORS 475B.435, 475B.450
Need for the Temporary Rule(s):
Under ORS 475B.435 the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) must accept applications for and register qualifying medical marijuana processors.
The application process for processors opened on April 1, 2016. Under the current rules, in order for dispensaries to accept cannabinoid
concentrates, extracts and products from processors, the processors had to be registered by January 1, 2017. At the time of this filing there
were no registered processors. OHA is adopting temporary rules to amend Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR) 333-008-1200 and 333-008
-1230 to permit a registered dispensary to continue to accept cannabinoid concentrates, extracts and products from a processor applicant who
applied on or before October 1, 2016, but who has not yet been registered. On and after April 1, 2017, registered dispensaries will only be
able to accept cannabinoid concentrates, extracts and products from an OHA registered processor. This change will ensure that processors
have sufficient time to get registered and that medical marijuana patients have access to a sufficient supply of medical marijuana items from
dispensaries. The temporary rules also give dispensaries until April 1, 2107, to be licensed for food safety by the Oregon Department of
Agriculture.
In addition, OAR 333-008-9910 is being adopted to make it clear that those processors that applied for a registration on or before October 1,
2016 may continue operating, though they must operate in accordance with rules applicable to processors. A processor who applied after
October 1, 2016, may not operate unless the application is approved for registration.
Justification of Temporary Rule(s):
The Authority finds that failure to act promptly will result in serious prejudice to the public interest, the Authority, and medical marijuana
patients and caregivers. These rules need to be adopted promptly so that additional time is given for medical marijuana processors to become
registered by the medical marijuana program. Failure to extend the deadline would likely result in very few medical marijuana products being
available for medical marijuana patients at medical marijuana dispensaries.
Documents Relied Upon, and where they are available:
Oregon Revised Statutes chapter 475B
https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors475B.html

 

[PDX Dopesmoker]

Has anybody heard of new medical delivery service rules? I was just talking to a dispensary manager who was disgusted with the latest rule dump. He interpreted them as allowing anybody with a medical license to open up a delivery service that could sell to med AND rec customers. He showed me a rules summary that I've been trying to find myself, I've looked on the OLCC and OHA pages but I've come up dry.

Its worse than he thinks, you don't even need a medical license to do that although I haven't seen anything in the laws which specifies that its legal with or without the medical card.

 

[NordVest Canna]

I found the summary he showed me, they were from the City of Portland not any state agencies. The full text of the rules appear to have been adopted, but not posted online yet, probably within the next week. I will be very curious to see how the security rules, license fee, etc. shake out.
http://www.portlandoregon.gov/oni/article/620346

New License Category for Retail Courier
Amend PCC 14B.130.020 N.7, PCC 14B.130.040 C, D.1, E, &
G; create new license category for Marijuana Retail Courier
Businesses. The new category would allow the licensee to
deliver marijuana and marijuana items to recreational
marijuana consumers and registered medical marijuana
patient card holders; however, it would NOT allow on-site
sales

 

[NWNR]

Oregon Kelp *organic growers*

Oregon Kelp *organic growers*

I was recently thinking about harvesting beached kelp to add to my compost. Being that I live about an hour from the coast it would be great to take advantage of what many growers don't have access to. Plus it's free.

I didn't want to come across any grief from Johnny Law and decided to look up the current regulations about collecting kelp in Oregon. This was for 2015:

Statute 274.895¹
"Removing kelp without lease
Except in the case of a person harvesting or removing less than 2,000 pounds of wet kelp each year for the purposes of human consumption for the persons personal use, a person may not harvest or remove any kelp or other seaweed from any submerged lands owned by the State of Oregon unless the person has first obtained a lease from the Department of State Lands. [Formerly 274.030; 1967 c.421 §174; 2011 c.713 §5]"

Basically you can take 2k lbs a year legally without a permit. That's way more than I would need. Hope to take advantage of this soon.

Anyone else done this? Thoughts? Know of any areas where kelp washes ashore often or at a certain time of year, etc. ?

 

[Phenome]

I was recently thinking about harvesting beached kelp to add to my compost. Being that I live about an hour from the coast it would be great to take advantage of what many growers don't have access to. Plus it's free.

I didn't want to come across any grief from Johnny Law and decided to look up the current regulations about collecting kelp in Oregon. This was for 2015:

Statute 274.895¹
"Removing kelp without lease
Except in the case of a person harvesting or removing less than 2,000 pounds of wet kelp each year for the purposes of human consumption for the persons personal use, a person may not harvest or remove any kelp or other seaweed from any submerged lands owned by the State of Oregon unless the person has first obtained a lease from the Department of State Lands. [Formerly 274.030; 1967 c.421 §174; 2011 c.713 §5]"

Basically you can take 2k lbs a year legally without a permit. That's way more than I would need. Hope to take advantage of this soon.

Anyone else done this? Thoughts? Know of any areas where kelp washes ashore often or at a certain time of year, etc. ?

Do not forage kelp that has washed ashore. It's probably rotten.
Don't pick blue-green kelp found in lakes and streams. It's probably poisones.
When at the ocean, get as far away as possible from shorelines near industrial zones, anything they dump in the water will leach into the kelp.
Get some clamming overall boots and explore the shallow water at low tide.
Get a kayak if you want species that are rarely foraged.
Keep your eye out and get used to the kelp varieties, most people will only take a small percentage of what is forageable, to maintain proper sustainability to the kelp varieties.
I'll give you a link to help you identify kelps.
http://www.northernbushcraft.com/seaweed/
When you forage your kelp, bring it home and hang it in the sun for a day so it dries out before you chop some up to add to your compost pile. Kelp can contain up to 60 elements including all the trace elements plants need. It also contains natural plant growth hormones. When kelp meal is added directly to soil, it's available in 1-2 months, then slow releases the next 4-5 months while the meal decays.
Powder kelp (fine ground kelp meal) is almost availible instantly, and last up to one month to fully break down.
If your composting it, I'm sure most nutrients become availible after the compost is finished.
Be carefull to not be too heavy handed. Trace minerals are a good thing, but like all good things, too much can be a bad thing.

 

[NWNR]

Do not forage kelp that has washed ashore. It's probably rotten.
Don't pick blue-green kelp found in lakes and streams. It's probably poisones.
When at the ocean, get as far away as possible from shorelines near industrial zones, anything they dump in the water will leach into the kelp.
Get some clamming overall boots and explore the shallow water at low tide.
Get a kayak if you want species that are rarely foraged.
Keep your eye out and get used to the kelp varieties, most people will only take a small percentage of what is forageable, to maintain proper sustainability to the kelp varieties.
I'll give you a link to help you identify kelps.
http://www.northernbushcraft.com/seaweed/
When you forage your kelp, bring it home and hang it in the sun for a day so it dries out before you chop some up to add to your compost pile. Kelp can contain up to 60 elements including all the trace elements plants need. It also contains natural plant growth hormones. When kelp meal is added directly to soil, it's available in 1-2 months, then slow releases the next 4-5 months while the meal decays.
Powder kelp (fine ground kelp meal) is almost availible instantly, and last up to one month to fully break down.
If your composting it, I'm sure most nutrients become availible after the compost is finished.
Be carefull to not be too heavy handed. Trace minerals are a good thing, but like all good things, too much can be a bad thing.

Thanks man. I figured someone would say something about the proximity of the kelp to boats/water dumps. Definitely something I will stray from. I could also look at tide charts for the area to make my hunt more specific in avoiding those contaminants.

Rotting kelp should be fine for the compost bin right? I'm not eating it. Won't it just rot and break down anyway?