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On March 5, Humboldt County residents will weigh in on the cannabis proposal known as Measure A.

State officials said a Humboldt County cannabis operation took water from streams and damaged wetlands for years without authorization. The owner called the fine extreme and unfair but agreed to pay and restore wetlands.

Leaders of Oregon’s cannabis industry are calling for the state to permanently restrict the number of new marijuana businesses.

Under two new laws, employers in California can’t ask workers about their use of cannabis outside the workplace and can’t use hair or urine tests. Employees in construction are excluded, as are applicants for federal jobs with background checks.

Jackson County has seen fewer violations of water laws this year among cannabis growers. The state water agency chalks that up to increased enforcement and education.

The groups unanimously decided to combine resources as the industry contends with low prices.

A group of cannabis farmers in Humboldt County, California is suing to block a citizen initiative that they say would completely overhaul cannabis regulations.

Marijuana in Oregon can no longer be recalled over a pathogenic mold, until a court decides if the state’s zero-tolerance policy went too far.

Oregon State University researchers find that frequent use and addiction rates also increase among non-college young adults.

In recent years, state lawmakers in Oregon have given over $25 million dollars in funding to combat illegal cannabis production in the state.

Frustration runs deep among medical cannabis patients and advocates who say the commercial market created by Proposition 64 in 2016 isn’t meeting their needs.

Oregon has long been known as a mecca for high-quality cannabis, but that reputation has come with a downside: illegal growers who offer huge amounts of cash to lease or buy land and then leave behind pollution, garbage and a drained water table.