In State v. Lang, the Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that an affidavit that supported a search warrant did not contain facts sufficient to show that the smell of marijuana coming from the defendant’s residence was “physically offensive.” 273 Or App 113 (2015). The affidavit supported probable cause to believe that the defendant had committed the [...]

I have been studying the new marijuana legislation in Oregon. I am now actively looking for clients that desire to open recreational marijuana retail outlets, or a wholesale operation. Currently the rules have not been finalized for doing this. It is likely that the requirements will be similar to those currently in place for the [...]