Oregon Launches Online Applications For Recreational Marijuana Licenses

Oregon’s license application process for recreational marijuana opened Jan. 4, building on a year of public meetings and an early recreational sale last October. 

The state’s licensing process runs differently than others like Florida, where licenses are limited to a specific number of players in the market. In Oregon, anyone is able to apply for a recreational license.

The application was available online at 6 a.m. Monday. According to an article in the Oregonian, more than 70 people had already filled out the application by noon, including 36 applications from producers, 18 for retail locations, eight for processors and eight for wholesalers. 

Steve Marks, director of the Oregon Liquor Control Commission, says in the article the agency will prioritize applications, reviewing outdoor production facilities and laboratories first.

A focus on labs early on is no surprise, as the Oregon Health Committee’s temporary rules for legal marijuana requires testing for...

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