Oregon Marijuana Extract Industry Temporarily Shuts Down Amid Legal Limbo
The Oregon Health Authority says the production of cannabis extract is now a class B felony.
An Oregon Health Authority announcement that unlicensed production of marijuana concentrates will be considered a felony has effectively shut down Oregon's extraction industry for more than two weeks.
At a March 15 forum hosted by the Oregon Cannabis Association at Refuge PDX, marijuana business owners were surprised to learn that, under a law that went into effect March 3, unlicensed production of cannabis extracts—potent oils used to make concentrates and edibles— is considered a class B state felony.
The state law is a side effect of new regulations requiring marijuana concentrate manufacturers to be licensed by the Oregon Health Authority. Extraction companies will be able to operate legally after Friday, April 1—but that has left businesses in legal limbo for nearly a month.
The news has caused panic in Oregon's cannabis industry.
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