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The group, Women Leaders in Cannabis, turned to the Oregon Department of Human Services, hoping the agency would get the baskets to families.
At first, an agency employee based in the Eugene office welcomed the gift, said Lindsey Jacobsen, a founder of the group. But a few days later, the state reversed course, saying staff was spending too much time making arrangements for the gift.
The real reason, as Jacobsen suspected, was the gift's connection to cannabis.
"It was related to the fact that it was a marijuana-related business and the discomfort by the DHS office that it would give the appearance of some kind of endorsement," said Gene Evans, a department spokesman.
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