Our mission is to improve communication between industry leaders, lawmakers and regulators to help produce policy and regulatory outcomes that benefit Oregon's cannabis industry.  We work extensively with the legislature, the OLCC and various stakeholders throughout Oregon and provide current insight and analysis regarding industry trends and happenings. 

Our main focus is the modernization of the Oregon cannabis regulatory framework to help licensees and auxiliary businesses streamline and optimize operations and to prepare Oregon businesses for success in a nationwide market. 

Full License Moratorium 

• Oregon's current licensure system is entirely unsustainable
• We have a cannabis retailer for roughly every 5000 residents and a producer for roughly every 3200
• Licensees are forced into perpetual financial distress by the state's open licensure system 
• We must pass a full moratorium on new licenses to stop this crisis from getting worse 

No New Cannabis Taxes 

• Strong and coordinated attempts by Oregon Cities to increase cannabis taxes in Oregon by nearly 25% are an existential threat to the industry 
• We oppose any new cannabis taxes and support redistribution of the current cannabis revenue to meet the needs of our partners in local government 

Modernizing Tracking Requirements  

• Oregon's current rules framework concerning the cannabis tracking system was constructed based on the market and public sentiments from 2014. Both have evolved significantly since then and a review of tracking requirements is necessary 
• Much of the existing rules were designed around the Cole memo, which is no longer in existence
• Licensees are bearing the cost and burden of the creation of data that is neither accurate nor serving any legitimate regulatory purpose
• We must work to create a tracking system that works for both industry and regulators, and does not place needless burdens on either

The Future of METRC in Oregon

• The investment of resources in supporting METRC, both by the OLCC and the industry, is far out of proportion to the benefits the software platform provides
• The state's contract with METRC expires in August, 2020
• An assessment of the best way to move forward with METRC must be completed before negotiations over the renewal are conducted.