GOP Fails in Effort to Gather Enough Signatures to Begin Recall of Gov. Kate Brown

Oregon GOP Chairman Bill Currier made that announcement today in an interview with KXL talk-show host Lars Larson.

Eleven Things You May Not Know About Gordon Sondland

Sondland is active in local politics—except in the most basic way.

A Tour of Portland Convenience Stores Shows Little Compliance With an Impending Flavored-Vape Ban

Plaid Pantry says it will comply, reluctantly.

Oregon’s Cannabis Industry Scrambles to Respond to the Vaping Crisis

It is not hyperbole to suggest the vaping crisis is the greatest challenge the nascent cannabis industry has yet had to face.

Multnomah County Health Department, Stuck With Enforcing Oregon’s Vape Ban, Will Not Add Additional Inspections of Tobacco Retailers

The Multnomah County Health Department inspects tobacco retailers once a year to make sure they’re complying with state regulations. Those visits won’t increase after the flavor ban is implemented.

Gov. Kate Brown Issues Six-Month Ban on All Flavored Vaping Products

Brown’s ban arrives one week after the Oregon Health Authority announced the second death of an Oregon patient who had used cannabis vaping cartridges.

A Vape Ban Would Crush Oregon Cannabis Oil Extractors. Gov. Kate Brown May Do It Anyway.

Oregon State Officials Weighing Legal Consequences of an E-Cigarette Sales Ban

Only one of the six options provided by the Oregon Health Authority would ban vaping products.