Flying High
As the cannabis sector goes mainstream, a business accelerator aims to level the playing field for women entrepreneurs.
Cannabis
Black market for marijuana grows
As they grapple with an enormous excess of marijuana, state agencies are struggling to prevent it from going into the black market.
Lane Powell Attorney Ben Pirie Elected to Executive Committee of Oregon State Bar Cannabis Law Section
Lane Powell attorney Ben Pirie has been elected to the Executive Committee of Oregon State Bar’s Cannabis Law Section. Pirie counsels cannabis businesses on a wide range of corporate and regulatory legal issues, including mergers and acquisitions, negotiating complex contracts, and corporate governance, as well as regulatory compliance in the emerging cannabis and hemp industries.
Entrepreneurial shift
A new business incubator encourages members of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs to become independent entrepreneurs.
This week in law
An incubator nabs legal counsel; cannabis trafficking keeps law enforcement busy and Eugene firm takes on massage franchise sexual assault case.
This week in manufacturing
A roundup of deals, expansions and outright failures in the manufacturing sector.
Willamette Week founder launches indoor cannabis operation
Ron Buel and two partners launch Dank Bros., an indoor grow operation in Milwaukie.
Credit card practices hurt a pot business
The oversupply of marijuana has led to concerns of mass closures of producers and retailers struggling to make a profit because of falling prices.