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Marijuana businesses likely to see restrictions on Oregon advertising

Submitted by Marijuana News on Mon, 07/20/2015 - 08:45

You don't have to be Don Draper to dream up a pitch for pot. In Portland, home to a thriving culture of marijuana use and a fast-growing medical marijuana industry, the product practically sells itself.

But retailers and producers, scrambling for a share of an increasingly crowded market, are taking steps to promote their brands. Competition is likely to intensify as Oregon approaches October, when the state is expected to allow limited cannabis sales to recreational consumers.

"Everybody is doing lots of angles right now," said Andrew Shenker, an owner of Uplift Botanicals, a Northeast Portland dispensary. "That's what it takes in a market this crazy."

For now, the marijuana industry, already booming under Oregon's medical marijuana program, faces few restrictions on advertising, but that's likely to change. Though Oregon has strong free speech protections, the state has some limits on alcohol and tobacco advertising and expects to do...

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