Entrepreneurs learn the rules of pot business
About 1,000Ā people interested in becoming marijuana growers, processors or retailers packed into Salem's Armory Auditorium on Wednesday for two workshopsĀ about the rules governing the cannabis industry.
There were presentations from state agencies, advocacy groups andĀ Rep. Ken Helm, D-Beaverton, on energy use, agricultural regulations, water rights, food safety, conflict resolution and more.
Dave Dillion, executive vice president of theĀ Oregon Farm Bureau, a non-governmental organization representing agricultural interests thatĀ sponsoredĀ the workshop with theĀ Oregon Association of Nurseries, said he knew that cannabis entrepreneurs were running out of patience when it cameĀ to state rulemaking.
"We're not quite there yet, but we're getting close," he said during the afternoon session.
Yet in presentations on pesticides and laboratory testing, attendees learned that the rulemaking process is far from over.
In fact, the draft rules are changing so frequently, David Farrer, a toxicologist at theOregon Health Authority, said the information on his presentation slides...
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