News Several lawmakers this legislative session have alleged that the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program is being abused. They point to the number of registered patients—39,774 and counting—and have proposed more than 20 bills aimed at reining in the program. But despite complaints about alleged abuse, the proposed budget for the Oregon Health Authority shows that some lawmakers also see the program ...   More

News The Washington County Sheriff's Office has confirmed the news—first reported by WW—that narcotics officers on Wednesday raided a medical-marijuana club in Aloha.A press release (PDF) from the sheriff's office calls the raid the first of its kind in Oregon. Dozens of such establishments have opened statewide despite the defeat of a 2010 ballot measure that would have regulated dispensaries. No ...   More

News The Washington County Sheriff's Office today raided a medical-marijuana club in Aloha—the first such action since U.S. Attorney Dwight Holton warned earlier this month that establishments selling cannabis "will not be tolerated" in Oregon.A law-enforcement official confirmed that Wake n Bake, a dispensary-style outlet that opened last fall, has been shut down by deputies. A spokesman for the she...   More

News One passage from today's cover story about the business of marijuana in Oregon may have jumped out at you—Kat Cambron, co-owner of Wake n Bake Cannabis Lounge in Aloha, had three foster kids removed from her home last week. Here's a fuller account of how authorities removed those three teenage boys from the home Cambron shares with her husband in Aloha. Cambron and Michael Balter, exe...   More