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

Recreational cannabis prices in Oregon have reached record lows, and that’s hurting business owners across the marijuana industry.

Southern Oregon and Northern California are historically popular places to grow cannabis. But recent challenges – including violence against undocumented workers and wage theft on illegal farms – have brought unwanted attention to the cannabis industry.

A newly published study confirms for the first time that heavy pesticide use on illegal cannabis grows in Northern California is contaminating local waterways.

Oregon state lawmakers allocated $6 million to community groups this year to help with what they’ve called a humanitarian crisis for workers in the state’s cannabis industry.

Part of a $6 million Oregon state grant is being rolled out to help treat mental health issues among cannabis farm workers stemming from poor working conditions.

Authorities from the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission visited Southern Oregon to hear from lawmakers, state officials and stakeholders Wednesday about the issues they expect to face with the cannabis market during 2022.

As Oregon lawmakers convened in a special one-day legislative session at the capitol on Monday, two of the issues they took up were central to communities in Southern Oregon: drought and illegal marijuana.

Officials in Southern Oregon are trying to get more state funding to combat the explosion of illegal marijuana cultivation over the past year.

Yesterday, the Josephine County Sheriff's department raided a ranch in the Illinois valley that is being investigated on charges of illegal marijuana cultivation, involuntary servitude, human trafficking and forced labor.

A proposed cannabis tax in Trinity County, California would encourage small cannabis growing operations by taxing them at a lower rate than large producers. It’s an effort to promote environmentally-friendly operations and bring in money for the county.

Despite marijuana use being legal in California, there’s still a thriving illicit market intended primarily for export to other states. Officials in Siskiyou County are teaming with state and federal law enforcement to get the situation under control.