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Industry seeks rule changes to allow B2B cannabis samples and on-site wholesale transfers
Summary
At a May 5 hearing, industry representatives urged the House committee to approve Senate Bill 558 to allow business-to-business trade samples, on-site wholesale transfers at registered events, and limited producer-to-producer transfers; the OLCC’s hemp stakeholders said they were neutral and would review amendments.
The House Committee on Economic Development, Small Business and Trade held a public hearing May 5 on Senate Bill 558, a package of changes to Oregon’s cannabis sampling and business-to-business rules. Industry witnesses said the bill would modernize outdated restrictions, reduce transportation costs for rural businesses, and improve product training and quality control; hemp stakeholders registered neutrality pending review of possible amendments.
Supporters described five principal reforms in the bill: allowing exchange of trade samples among licensees and permitted marijuana workers at OLCC-registered B2B events; permitting wholesale sales or transfers at those registered events; eliminating an ownership-based…
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