Oregon Lawmakers propose tweaks to legal marijuana production, sales

SALEM — Lawmakers on Wednesday proposed a flurry of tweaks to Oregon's legal marijuana market, including to how pot is grown and sold.

Two bills set for the upcoming legislative session would allow recreational and medical marijuana to be grown and processed in the same facility, and let medical dispensaries sell nontraditional pot products such as edibles and THC oil.

The joint committee on marijuana implementation rolled out its so-called "base bill" — a slew of procedural tweaks that lawmakers hope to tackle in the 35-day short session starting Feb. 1.

It would repeal a law passed in the last legislative session that requires budding marijuana entrepreneurs to prove they've lived in Oregon for at least two years, and would lighten sentences for many marijuana-related crimes.

It also includes smaller, more technical changes, such as letting the state administer local pot taxes. Lawmakers also want to let medical patients buy...

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