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Portland Business Journal: Viewpoint: How Gov. Brown can propel Oregon’s cannabis industry to national prominence

https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2021/04/21/how-gov-brown-can-propel-oregons-cannabis-hemp-i.html

April 1, 2021

Hartford Courant: Interstate cannabis commerce is a path to prosperity

https://www.courant.com/2020/02/13/interstate-cannabis-commerce-is-a-path-to-prosperity/

February 1, 2020

The Source Weekly: Marijuana: Let “Oversupply” Become “Export”

https://www.bendsource.com/opinion/marijuana-let-oversupply-become-export-9391690

February 13, 2019

Statesman Journal: Oregon should remove barriers to legal export of cannabis

https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/opinion/2019/01/04/oregon-should-remove-barriers-legal-export-cannabis/2483477002/

January 1, 2019

Statesman Journal: It’s time for Oregon to incentivize export of pot

https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/opinion/editorials/2018/12/31/its-time-oregon-incentivize-export-pot/2452089002/

December 31, 2018

Bend Bulletin: Editorial: Open up out-of-state shipping for pot

https://www.bendbulletin.com/opinion/editorial-open-up-out-of-state-shipping-for-pot/article_b97d80c6-78ce-54e4-b2bd-72755a0ae824.html

September 23, 2018

The Oregonian: Billy Williams has a chance to save Oregon’s pot industry: Guest opinion

https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2018/06/billy_williams_has_a_chance_to.html

June 1, 2018

Portland Business Journal: Guest opinion: Why it’s time to let Oregon cannabis cross state lines

https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2018/05/02/guest-opinionwhy-its-time-to-let-oregon-cannabis.html

May 1, 2018

In the news

Green Rush Podcast: Adam Smith, Founder of Alliance for Sensible Markets

https://www.greenstate.com/podcast/green-rush-podcast-adam-smith-2/

Regulators And Advocates Discuss Next Steps For Marijuana Interstate Commerce

https://www.marijuanamoment.net/regulators-and-advocates-discuss-next-steps-for-marijuana-interstate-commerce/

Washington Governor Signs Interstate Marijuana Commerce Bill Into Law

https://www.marijuanamoment.net/washington-governor-signs-interstate-marijuana-commerce-bill-into-law/

Washington State Joining Interstate Cannabis Efforts

https://www.cannabisbenchmarks.com/wholesale-market-observer/washington-state-joining-interstate-cannabis-efforts/

From California to New York: How Interstate Commerce Will Reshape the American Cannabis Market

https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/news/from-california-to-new-york-how-interstate-commerce-will-reshape-the-american-cannabis-market/

California Officials Take Key Step Toward Interstate Marijuana Commerce, Requesting Legal Opinion On Federal Risk

https://www.marijuanamoment.net/california-officials-take-key-step-toward-interstate-marijuana-commerce-requesting-legal-opinion-on-federal-risk/

Sensible Markets’ Adam Smith on How and When Interstate Cannabis Commerce Could Happen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Krmknajpafk

‘It’s Going to Happen Quickly’: Advocates Predict Interstate Cannabis Compacts Are Coming Soon

https://www.law.com/therecorder/2022/09/22/its-going-to-happen-quickly-advocates-predict-interstate-cannabis-compacts-are-coming-soon/?slreturn=20240102145659

Should Marijuana Legalization Include Interstate Commerce?

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kriskrane/2022/09/01/should-marijuana-legalization-include-interstate-commerce/?sh=2d13ce594772

Advocates push Brown on interstate cannabis commerce; she says her hands are tied

https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2021/04/26/advocates-push-brown-on-interstate-cannabis.html

Oregon Marijuana Surplus a Cautionary Tale for Other States

https://stateline.org/2019/07/11/oregon-marijuana-surplus-a-cautionary-tale-for-other-states/

Oregon has too much cannabis. Two laws may help the state manage its surplus

https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-oregon-legislature-tackles-supply-marijuana-20190624-story.html

Oregon Senate takes steps to allow marijuana exports

https://kcby.com/news/local/springfield-man-charged-with-domestic-violence-child-pornography-illegal-mushrooms

Oregon Lawmakers Consider Exporting Cannabis Surplus

https://www.theskanner.com/news/northwest/28471-oregon-lawmakers-consider-exporting-cannabis-surplus

Oregon has 1 million pounds of unsold cannabis, and it reveals the state’s marijuana-surplus problem

https://www.businessinsider.com/why-oregon-has-1-million-pounds-of-unsold-cannabis-2019-4

Oregon lawmakers move to prepare for interstate pot commerce

https://apnews.com/article/marijuana-judiciary-bills-wa-state-wire-id-state-wire-df49ba79ad394d6cb76dc7edc28b37cd

Oregon takes step toward out-of-state pot sales

https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2019/04/03/oregon-takes-step-toward-out-of-state-pot-sales.html

News Roundtable | Cannabis Export | Oakridge

https://www.opb.org/radio/programs/think-out-loud/article/news-roundtable-cannabis-export-oakridge/

Oregon Pot Export Bill Gets Hearing, and a Warning

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/oregon/articles/2019-02-07/oregon-pot-export-bill-gets-hearing-and-a-warning

CannaBiz Takes a Deep Dive into Oregon’s Great Marijuana Glut

https://cheddar.com/media/cannabiz-takes-a-deep-dive-into-oregon-cannabis-and-supply-surplus

New Senate Bill would allow export agreement for Oregon marijuana

https://kval.com/news/local/new-senate-bill-would-allow-export-agreement-for-oregon-marijuana

What Is Oregon Going to Do With Over a Million Pounds of Excess Weed?

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/oregon-excess-weed-mairjuana-export-plan-774986/

Oregon hemp farmers celebrate US legalization

https://www.koin.com/news/oregon/oregon-hemp-farmers-celebrate-us-legalization/1684397368/

Is pot the next pinot noir? Oregon may consider exporting weed to other states

https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2018/12/31/oregon-pot-marijuana-exporting-weed-out-state/2415786002/

Oregon pot growers want to export excess weed

https://katu.com/news/local/oregon-pot-growers-want-to-export-excess-weed

Adam Smith & The ONE Fix

https://xray.fm/broadcasts/25574

Oregon’s Cannabis Industry Is In Crisis. The Craft Cannabis Alliance Has a Solution: Let Other States Buy Our Weed.

https://www.wweek.com/potlander/2018/09/18/oregons-cannabis-industry-is-in-crisis-the-craft-cannabis-alliance-has-a-solution-let-other-states-buy-our-weed/

Glut of marijuana in Oregon is cautionary tale, experts say

https://apnews.com/article/us-news-ap-top-news-ca-state-wire-oregon-north-america-4ef6f816a8784e109f1a639bdf5c9855