Rural Oregon cities say yes to cannabis businesses

The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the migration of millennials from US cities to the suburbs and rural areas, and some businesses are booming. Ariel Skelley/Getty Imag.....»»

The SPAC wave has sent a ripple into Oregon cannabis. Greenrose Acquisition Corp. on Monday announced deals to buy four cannabis businesses, including Shango Holdings Inc., which was founded in Oregon in 2014 and operates two grows and a ret.....»»

Oregon’s rural communities are facing a talent gap. Fewer young people are returning to these communities to take over family businesses or embark on their own entrepreneurial pursuits. As one example, according to a report by Oregon State Univ.....»»

Oregon's largest cannabis businesses represent the growing diversification and consolidation of the young industry. Click on the images above to see the state's five largest recreational cannabis businesses with the most Oregon employees. Paid s.....»»

The rush to market has been dizzying. In a just few short years, a diverse array of legal cannabis businesses has sprouted up all over Oregon. The sector spans from farms, greenhouses and sophisticated indoor grow operations to processors and oil.....»»

The name Golden Leaf Holdings Ltd. might not register with many in the public, even though it's one the biggest cannabis businesses in Oregon with 163 employees. More familiar, surely, is Chalice Farms, the enterprise at the heart of the company. .....»»

Oregon is getting its first cannabis-industry accelerator, and it’s focused on women. Industry attorney Amy Margolis is behind The Initiative, which plans to take applications in September for an initial class of businesses "with a preference toward.....»»

Mary Lou Burton's gone from planning weddings to helping businesses in need find each other......»»

Federal rescheduling could help and there are signs that a two-year sales decline might be over......»»

Cannabis company owners in Illinois welcomed the news that the federal government is expected to reclassify marijuana as a drug with medicinal value and lower potential for abuse. .....»»

Cannabis businesses have long contended that community impact fees are exploitative and inequitable. Recently, more courts and many towns are listening......»»

The Kentucky Medical Cannabis Program filed new regulations Thursday, which will serve as guidelines for businesses to apply to become licensed medical marijuana businesses in the state......»»

Good morning, Boston, and Happy National Haiku Poetry Day. Here are the five things you need to know in Boston business news to start your workday. Cassie McGrath reports that cannabis social equity businesses are finally set to see an infusi.....»»

Fifty grants have been distributed to cannabis businesses, ranging from $20,000 to $50,000, after months of delay......»»

Seattle-based Shield Compliance helps financial institutions manage risks and regulations around working with cannabis businesses......»»

Can homeless people be fined for sleeping outside? A rural Oregon city asks the US Supreme Court.....»»

"Competition is great, but I think the key challenge for most businesses right now is what is their business differentiator? What sets them apart from their competition?".....»»

Several companies, including Costco and Trader Joe's, are relying on the honor system. Oregon's new mandate is avoiding this route. People wearing masks in Lake .....»»

Oregon keeps attracting newcomers from other states......»»

"Idaho respects traditional morality and justice, and i.....»»