I wonder what happens to the confiscated canabis?
Is it put into the legal market, if so where does the money go?
Is it put into the legal market, if so where does the money go?
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Haha who knows where it goes?!
I lived on the Big island for a decade. The cops constantly rip out there. Choppers always Never seen any footage of product being destroyed. And they always take it right at harvest time. They do not touch vegging plants. Hmm wonder why...
The saying in Hilo Hawaii is "the cops got the best weed"
Nothing more corrupt than a drug "task force"
I lived on the Big island for a decade. The cops constantly rip out there. Choppers always Never seen any footage of product being destroyed. And they always take it right at harvest time. They do not touch vegging plants. Hmm wonder why...
The saying in Hilo Hawaii is "the cops got the best weed"
Nothing more corrupt than a drug "task force"
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Robrites
Oregon man arrested in Nebraska with $1.1 million in cannabis extract
Oregon man arrested in Nebraska with $1.1 million in cannabis extract
An Oregon marijuana processor was arrested Thursday in Nebraska on drug trafficking allegations after deputies reported discovering about $1.1 million in cannabis extract in his U-Haul van during a traffic stop.
Mark Pettinger, a spokesman for the Oregon Liquor Control Commission, said this was the first known case of a licensed Oregon marijuana supplier arrested for allegedly trafficking in another state.
Richard Wilkinson, 38, of Damascus was stopped in downtown Lincoln for following another vehicle too closely, the Lincoln Journal Star reported.
Business filings with the Oregon Secretary of State Office show Wilkinson owns Rich Extracts, a Clackamas business licensed to process and sell cannabis extract.
Deputies with the Lancaster County Sheriff's Office searched the U-Haul van when they smelled marijuana and discovered 25 pounds of the extract, sealed packages of marijuana, vials of hash oil and 3,500 marijuana seeds, the newspaper reported.
Deputies said Wilkinson and a man with him, John E. Carlston of Cranston, Rhode Island, apparently were en route to a state where medical marijuana is legal, the Journal Star reported.
Wilkinson was arrested on an allegation of possessing marijuana with intent to distribute and Carlston was arrested on an abetting allegation, according to the newspaper's account.
Although Wilkinson's case is unique, at least one other Oregon licensed producer has been arrested on suspicion of unlawful export over the last year.
The Curry Coastal Pilot reported in May that O'Donnell Doyle, co-owner of the now-shuttered South Coast Dispensaries in Brookings, was arrested after he allegedly tried to ship marijuana products to California.
O'Doyle's license was suspended after the arrest, Pettinger said.
Oregon man arrested in Nebraska with $1.1 million in cannabis extract
An Oregon marijuana processor was arrested Thursday in Nebraska on drug trafficking allegations after deputies reported discovering about $1.1 million in cannabis extract in his U-Haul van during a traffic stop.
Mark Pettinger, a spokesman for the Oregon Liquor Control Commission, said this was the first known case of a licensed Oregon marijuana supplier arrested for allegedly trafficking in another state.
Richard Wilkinson, 38, of Damascus was stopped in downtown Lincoln for following another vehicle too closely, the Lincoln Journal Star reported.
Business filings with the Oregon Secretary of State Office show Wilkinson owns Rich Extracts, a Clackamas business licensed to process and sell cannabis extract.
Deputies with the Lancaster County Sheriff's Office searched the U-Haul van when they smelled marijuana and discovered 25 pounds of the extract, sealed packages of marijuana, vials of hash oil and 3,500 marijuana seeds, the newspaper reported.
Deputies said Wilkinson and a man with him, John E. Carlston of Cranston, Rhode Island, apparently were en route to a state where medical marijuana is legal, the Journal Star reported.
Wilkinson was arrested on an allegation of possessing marijuana with intent to distribute and Carlston was arrested on an abetting allegation, according to the newspaper's account.
Although Wilkinson's case is unique, at least one other Oregon licensed producer has been arrested on suspicion of unlawful export over the last year.
The Curry Coastal Pilot reported in May that O'Donnell Doyle, co-owner of the now-shuttered South Coast Dispensaries in Brookings, was arrested after he allegedly tried to ship marijuana products to California.
O'Doyle's license was suspended after the arrest, Pettinger said.
Why do legal guys make these moves?
Maybe dirty extract? Or no buyers?
F**k it lets load a van shoddily with no odor control and drive cross country.
Might as well get one of those dumbass "Perp" bumper stickers. Do it right.
My biggest local competitor just got shut down. Their huge production facility and 3 stores are gone.
They got 70 Acres of green houses etc.
Cue me taking the lions share. And you can bet your ass I won't be in the paper for BM action...
Maybe dirty extract? Or no buyers?
F**k it lets load a van shoddily with no odor control and drive cross country.
Might as well get one of those dumbass "Perp" bumper stickers. Do it right.
My biggest local competitor just got shut down. Their huge production facility and 3 stores are gone.
They got 70 Acres of green houses etc.
Cue me taking the lions share. And you can bet your ass I won't be in the paper for BM action...
OregonBorn
Active member
Turns out that the plants were delivered to the warehouse, not grown there. And of course this just gives the OHA more reason to inspect multi card grow sites. The more this shit happens, the worse it is for the rest of us.
In another report on this they said
A 2007 study by the Oregon Health Authority found 19 percent of Oregon State Police investigations into OMMP grow operations are out of compliance.
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OregonBorn
Active member
It gets tagged, weighed, sampled, extensively photographed, some is kept for evidence, and the bulk is incinerated. It most certainly does not go onto the legal market.
Here is a photo of the Portland warehouse bust (I can smell the weed just looking at this!)
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I think the reason he did it might have been to fix a financial crunch. There was a company that invested a few million in his business this past May. They had negotiated a settlement with a company he had not paid for their product. Then he didn't follow thru on the payment terms. So maybe he was having some kind of financial issue.
Whatever the reason. He was clearly on one. Still never understand why you would look like a total wook and be driving around with tons of work out of state. Don't like to see anyone have these issues, but man you've got to at least try and play your part.
Whatever the reason. He was clearly on one. Still never understand why you would look like a total wook and be driving around with tons of work out of state. Don't like to see anyone have these issues, but man you've got to at least try and play your part.
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Robrites
We used to call it Urban Camouflage. If you look like a druggy, The Man is going to fuck with you.
PDX Dopesmoker
Active member
I was a shorthair from after my first bust in the 1980s until they made public possession legal in 2015 and didn't get bothered the whole time.
Apparently there is a batch of sulfur contaminated BHO going around some shops from Hush. Apparently its considered fully safe and legal legal by OLCC standards, but its safe & legal to drink piss too.
I started growing my hair out about 2 years ago when I was going into the rec market up here. I cut it off about 6 months ago, because it was too much of a hassle. It's just less of an issue if you blend in. Like I said. I don't wish it on anyone over a plant, but he definitely was not helping himself.
That's interesting. So when you say sulfur, do you mean from the burners onto flowering plants? The testing standards and procedures leave a lot to be desired.
We won't be drinking any piss
That's interesting. So when you say sulfur, do you mean from the burners onto flowering plants? The testing standards and procedures leave a lot to be desired.
We won't be drinking any piss
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Robrites
Oregon man accused of shipping marijuana in fake boulders
Oregon man accused of shipping marijuana in fake boulders
EUGENE -- Police say an Oregon man shipped more than $1 million worth of marijuana to another state via UPS last week, packing the drugs inside of artificial boulders he made himself.
The Eugene Register-Guard reports that Curran Millican Manzer, 36, of Waterville, Oregon, made shipments to another state where marijuana is illegal. Springfield Police Lt. Scott McKee declined to identify the state and said the number of shipments is still being determined as part of an ongoing investigation.
Marijuana is legal in Oregon, but it remains illegal at the federal level, and shipping it across state lines is considered drug trafficking.
Manzer faces charges of felony laundering a monetary instrument, felony unlawful manufacturing of marijuana, and misdemeanor charges of unlawful delivery of marijuana and unlawful possession of marijuana. It wasn't immediately clear if he had an attorney.
pics http://www.oregonlive.com/marijuana...an_accused_of_shipping.html#incart_river_home
Oregon man accused of shipping marijuana in fake boulders
EUGENE -- Police say an Oregon man shipped more than $1 million worth of marijuana to another state via UPS last week, packing the drugs inside of artificial boulders he made himself.
The Eugene Register-Guard reports that Curran Millican Manzer, 36, of Waterville, Oregon, made shipments to another state where marijuana is illegal. Springfield Police Lt. Scott McKee declined to identify the state and said the number of shipments is still being determined as part of an ongoing investigation.
Marijuana is legal in Oregon, but it remains illegal at the federal level, and shipping it across state lines is considered drug trafficking.
Manzer faces charges of felony laundering a monetary instrument, felony unlawful manufacturing of marijuana, and misdemeanor charges of unlawful delivery of marijuana and unlawful possession of marijuana. It wasn't immediately clear if he had an attorney.
pics http://www.oregonlive.com/marijuana...an_accused_of_shipping.html#incart_river_home
PDX Dopesmoker
Active member
Good to know the state government feels bound to follow the guidance given to it by the majority of citizens who made measure 91 state law. Of course a long entrenched single party government might not feel a need to be responsive to the desires of their voters.
http://registerguard.com/rg/news/lo...ijuana-out-of-state-in-fake-boulders.html.csp
Look at those grinning shitheads and their $7000/pound weed bust, is this the 1990s?
http://registerguard.com/rg/news/lo...ijuana-out-of-state-in-fake-boulders.html.csp
Look at those grinning shitheads and their $7000/pound weed bust, is this the 1990s?
Aota1
Member
November 15, 2017
OLCC Suspends License of Oregon Marijuana
Licensee Arrested in Nebraska
Licensee Faces Major Violation Charges
Portland, OR -- The Oregon Liquor Control Commission has suspended the Recreational Marijuana processor license of Rich Extracts, LLC on November 15, 2017. Rich Wilkinson, managing member at Rich Extracts was arrested November 8, 2017 by law enforcement in the state of Nebraska on criminal charges for possession of marijuana with intent to deliver.
The OLCC issued the Order of Immediate License Suspension has been issued to Rich Extracts because continued operation of Rich Extracts represents a serious danger to public health and safety.
Prior to Wilkinson’s arrest the OLCC had been investigating the Rich Extracts processing operation for potential license violations. As part of its initial investigation the OLCC contacted law enforcement to investigate possible criminal activity beyond the OLCC’s enforcement authority, and the licensed premise and all marijuana products located there were secured on site at that time. The OLCC continues to coordinate with law enforcement on this matter.
“We want to make it clear to our licensees that if you operate ‘out of bounds’ we are going to act with certainty,” said Steve Marks, executive director of the OLCC. “The vast majority of our licensees support our efforts to root out shady operators, and certainly it’s what Oregonians expect of us.”
Wilkinson is prohibited from allowing the sale, delivery to or from, or receipt of marijuana items at Rich Extracts licensed premises until further order by the OLCC. The suspension is based upon three alleged Category One violations, which the OLCC will act upon separately. A Category One violation is the most serious type of violation, one that if proven, would lead to a license revocation.
“Our agency is committed to using our own resources and working with all levels of law enforcement to pursue all illegal market activity,” said Marks.
The OLCC is working with law enforcement to seamlessly handoff suspected criminal activity to law enforcement for further investigation. In September, 2017 the OLCC and the Oregon State Police announced the co-location of its offices in southern Oregon to improve engagement with law enforcement to combat illegal marijuana activity. Also, the OLCC is in the process of hiring additional licensing and enforcement staff.
Since OLCC enforcement powers extend only to license activity on the licensed premises and in transport of marijuana between licensees, coordination with law enforcement is essential. Generally the OLCC oversees administrative violations of its rules and criminal conduct is pursued by law enforcement and criminal prosecutors.
Administrative hearings differ from criminal proceedings. The State of Oregon provides an OLCC liquor or marijuana licensee the right to a hearing under Oregon’s Administrative Hearings Procedures Act. A licensee may request a hearing within 90 days of the date of the order. If a hearing is requested it takes place in a closed hearing before an Administrative Law Judge.
Rich Extracts has until February 12, 2018 to request a hearing. The OLCC investigation is continuing.
OLCC Suspends License of Oregon Marijuana
Licensee Arrested in Nebraska
Licensee Faces Major Violation Charges
Portland, OR -- The Oregon Liquor Control Commission has suspended the Recreational Marijuana processor license of Rich Extracts, LLC on November 15, 2017. Rich Wilkinson, managing member at Rich Extracts was arrested November 8, 2017 by law enforcement in the state of Nebraska on criminal charges for possession of marijuana with intent to deliver.
The OLCC issued the Order of Immediate License Suspension has been issued to Rich Extracts because continued operation of Rich Extracts represents a serious danger to public health and safety.
Prior to Wilkinson’s arrest the OLCC had been investigating the Rich Extracts processing operation for potential license violations. As part of its initial investigation the OLCC contacted law enforcement to investigate possible criminal activity beyond the OLCC’s enforcement authority, and the licensed premise and all marijuana products located there were secured on site at that time. The OLCC continues to coordinate with law enforcement on this matter.
“We want to make it clear to our licensees that if you operate ‘out of bounds’ we are going to act with certainty,” said Steve Marks, executive director of the OLCC. “The vast majority of our licensees support our efforts to root out shady operators, and certainly it’s what Oregonians expect of us.”
Wilkinson is prohibited from allowing the sale, delivery to or from, or receipt of marijuana items at Rich Extracts licensed premises until further order by the OLCC. The suspension is based upon three alleged Category One violations, which the OLCC will act upon separately. A Category One violation is the most serious type of violation, one that if proven, would lead to a license revocation.
“Our agency is committed to using our own resources and working with all levels of law enforcement to pursue all illegal market activity,” said Marks.
The OLCC is working with law enforcement to seamlessly handoff suspected criminal activity to law enforcement for further investigation. In September, 2017 the OLCC and the Oregon State Police announced the co-location of its offices in southern Oregon to improve engagement with law enforcement to combat illegal marijuana activity. Also, the OLCC is in the process of hiring additional licensing and enforcement staff.
Since OLCC enforcement powers extend only to license activity on the licensed premises and in transport of marijuana between licensees, coordination with law enforcement is essential. Generally the OLCC oversees administrative violations of its rules and criminal conduct is pursued by law enforcement and criminal prosecutors.
Administrative hearings differ from criminal proceedings. The State of Oregon provides an OLCC liquor or marijuana licensee the right to a hearing under Oregon’s Administrative Hearings Procedures Act. A licensee may request a hearing within 90 days of the date of the order. If a hearing is requested it takes place in a closed hearing before an Administrative Law Judge.
Rich Extracts has until February 12, 2018 to request a hearing. The OLCC investigation is continuing.
OregonBorn
Active member
Why? Why? Why?
Marijuana possession remains one of the single largest arrest categories in the United States, accounting for over 5 percent of all arrests last year. More than one in 20 arrests involved a marijuana possession charge, amounting to more than one marijuana possession arrest every minute.
From:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...-and-robbery-combined/?utm_term=.a7efbf124417
Marijuana possession remains one of the single largest arrest categories in the United States, accounting for over 5 percent of all arrests last year. More than one in 20 arrests involved a marijuana possession charge, amounting to more than one marijuana possession arrest every minute.
From:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...-and-robbery-combined/?utm_term=.a7efbf124417
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Robrites
OregonBorn
Active member
Indeed, that looks obvious. I was referring to US pot busts in general. This tool was bound to do something stupid, regardless.
As for sulfur in concentrates, I have to assume that they were using propane for making BHO. Propane and natural gas have ethyl mercaptan (Ethanethiol) added to make them stink. Ethanethiol is a hydrocarbon with sulfur in it, and smells like rotten eggs on purpose, as propane and natural gas have no smell to them.
She don't lie,
She don't lie,
She don't lie...
PROPANE!
OregonBorn
Active member
More OLCC news....
November 16, 2017
Portland, OR -- At its monthly meeting November 16, 2017, the Commissioners of the Oregon Liquor Control Commission ratified the following fine and/or marijuana license suspension based on stipulated settlement:
Three Kings Organics, 224 Terminal Ave., Suite A, The Dalles; will pay a fine of $11,055 or serve a 67-day recreational marijuana retail license suspension for three violations. The first violation is for operating other than as the license permits when immature marijuana plants were transferred or delivered to the licensee’s home. The second violation is for operating other than as the license permits when the licensee received marijuana items from a person other than a licensed marijuana producer, processor, or wholesaler. The third violation is for failing to accurately enter data into the Cannabis Tracking System that fully and transparently accounted for all inventory tracking activities. Licensee is Three Kings Organics, LLC; Jeromy Posey, James Wilson, Lee Olheiser, and James Olheiser, members.
OregonBorn
Active member
December 1 OLCC/OMMP decision time
December 1 OLCC/OMMP decision time
A reminder that the time is only 10 days away that you have to come to terms and decide to stay OMMP or move to OLCC. December 1 is the deadline, people. It is all listed here. According to my research, the "estimated" $480 fee for using METRC for OMMP will be an ANNUAL fee. The details of how it will work and what will be required has yet to be worked out though, and the OHA/OLCC/state will not release that information until February of 2018. The fees for the CTS system (METRC) will not be due in 2018 until July 1, and it will be pro rated for the period of 2018 that it is actually implemented and used. You will also have to be trained and certified on using the METRC system as well. I set up the hyperlinks below to point you to the proper places on the web.
This new system will incur higher costs for OMMP growers and patients than before, and the new OMMP/OLCC paperwork and tracking will likely be be more time consuming. In my opinion, they are just slowly, but surely, doing away with OMMP altogether. It has been the stated intent all along (directly or indirectly) that OHA really wants nothing to do with OMMP. They are still mired in the mess they made of Obamacare and implementing and managing Medicaid. And like ODOT, the OHA is hopelessly mismanaged from the top down. That is my experience with them anyway.
December 1 OLCC/OMMP decision time
A reminder that the time is only 10 days away that you have to come to terms and decide to stay OMMP or move to OLCC. December 1 is the deadline, people. It is all listed here. According to my research, the "estimated" $480 fee for using METRC for OMMP will be an ANNUAL fee. The details of how it will work and what will be required has yet to be worked out though, and the OHA/OLCC/state will not release that information until February of 2018. The fees for the CTS system (METRC) will not be due in 2018 until July 1, and it will be pro rated for the period of 2018 that it is actually implemented and used. You will also have to be trained and certified on using the METRC system as well. I set up the hyperlinks below to point you to the proper places on the web.
Who is required to respond?
Everyone registered with the OMMP as a grower, processor, or dispensary.
What decision is to be made?
Registrants are required to provide notice on a >>>form<<< prescribed by OMMP of their decision to:
Everyone registered with the OMMP as a grower, processor, or dispensary.
What decision is to be made?
Registrants are required to provide notice on a >>>form<<< prescribed by OMMP of their decision to:
- Remain registered with OMMP, use the Cannabis Tracking System (CTS) and pay an additional fee of approximately $480 (additional info on CTS will be available in early 2018, fee is not due at this time); or
- Apply for a license with the OLCC. A complete application must be submitted to OLCC before January 1, 2018; or
- Indicate they are a patient growing for themselves and there are no more than 12 mature plants and 24 immature plants at their grow site. A grow site where a patient is growing for themselves and where there are not more than 12 mature and 24 immature plants at their grow site is exempt from CTS tracking.
Who will be required to track using CTS?
All growers (except as outlined below), processors, and dispensaries.
Are there exemptions to CTS tracking?
Yes, only for a patient growing for themselves and growing at a grow site where there are no more than 12 mature plants and 24 immature plants is exempt from tracking in CTS.
What happens if I don’t respond or do not follow through with my selection response?
If a registrant does not notify OMMP of their decision by December 1, 2017, the registration will not be renewed.
If the registrant notifies OMMP with their decision to apply to be licensed with OLCC but does not submit a complete application with OLCC by January 1, 2018, the registration will not be renewed.
All growers (except as outlined below), processors, and dispensaries.
Are there exemptions to CTS tracking?
Yes, only for a patient growing for themselves and growing at a grow site where there are no more than 12 mature plants and 24 immature plants is exempt from tracking in CTS.
What happens if I don’t respond or do not follow through with my selection response?
If a registrant does not notify OMMP of their decision by December 1, 2017, the registration will not be renewed.
If the registrant notifies OMMP with their decision to apply to be licensed with OLCC but does not submit a complete application with OLCC by January 1, 2018, the registration will not be renewed.
Additional Grower Info
All growers at a grow site must collectively make the decision to remain registered with OMMP or move to OLCC and submit only one form to OMMP. Submitting more than one form for a grow site may result in the grow site not being renewed.
Growers that are not required to use CTS will still be required to report transfers monthly into the OMMP online system as outlined on the >>>reporting webpage<<<.
The Oregon state METRC web site is >>>here<<<. All growers at a grow site must collectively make the decision to remain registered with OMMP or move to OLCC and submit only one form to OMMP. Submitting more than one form for a grow site may result in the grow site not being renewed.
Growers that are not required to use CTS will still be required to report transfers monthly into the OMMP online system as outlined on the >>>reporting webpage<<<.
This new system will incur higher costs for OMMP growers and patients than before, and the new OMMP/OLCC paperwork and tracking will likely be be more time consuming. In my opinion, they are just slowly, but surely, doing away with OMMP altogether. It has been the stated intent all along (directly or indirectly) that OHA really wants nothing to do with OMMP. They are still mired in the mess they made of Obamacare and implementing and managing Medicaid. And like ODOT, the OHA is hopelessly mismanaged from the top down. That is my experience with them anyway.
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I hope people are up to speed on this. I am surprised non renewal is the penalty. Hell of a lot more work for everyone to say the least.
OregonBorn
Active member
There is actually a double non-renewal of OMMP penalty:
1) If you do not file the OMMP papers (or they fuck them up)
2) If you elect to go the OLCC route, and do not follow through on all the OLCC papers (or again, if they fuck them up)
My experience with OHA is that they fuck up a lot of stuff.
1) If you do not file the OMMP papers (or they fuck them up)
2) If you elect to go the OLCC route, and do not follow through on all the OLCC papers (or again, if they fuck them up)
My experience with OHA is that they fuck up a lot of stuff.
