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Permitting & Development fee changes take effect July 10
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Learn more about the upcoming fee changes.
Portland Permitting & Development fees, effective July 1, 2025
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Learn more about the fee changes.
Portland Holds First Cannabis Public Safety Forum as Businesses Report Crime Surge
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Officials in Portland, Oregon met with marijuana business owners Friday for the city’s first-ever cannabis public safety forum, addressing a spike in crime that industry leaders say threatens their survival.
Portland Leaders Come Together to Address Safety In The Cannabis Industry
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‘Experienced criminals’: Portland leaders come together to address safety in the cannabis industry at first ever Cannabis Public Safety Forum.
Growing Concerns Facing Marijuana Businesses
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Cannabis Program staff testified at City Council on Wednesday about growing concerns facing marijuana businesses locally.
Portland Permitting & Development fees for 2024-25
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Learn more about the approved fee changes.
Portland Permitting & Development launches
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To better coordinate services, the City of Portland combines development review teams from five bureaus to form a unified building permit department.
Interested in guiding the development of cannabis policies? Apply to serve on the Cannabis Policy Oversight Team.
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The City of Portland seeks eight people to serve a one-year term on the Cannabis Policy Oversight Team. Persons of color are encouraged to apply. Applications are accepted through Monday, Jan. 15.
City of Portland Liquor, Cannabis and Noise programs move to Development Services
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This realignment, effective April 1, results from the ongoing restructuring of bureaus and offices following voters’ approval of Ballot Measure 26-228 in November 2022.
Portland’s Cannabis Market Shows Signs of Optimism for 2023
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$500K of Cannabis Emergency Relief Fund Available on Jan. 16.
Portland’s Cannabis Program Announces Leadership Change
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And Opens SEED Grant for Communities Impacted by Cannabis Prohibition
Oregon’s Cannabis Industry Endures Sales Drop, More Crime, and Braces for More Challenges
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Portland’s Council Responds by Approving Additional $500K for First-in-the-Country Cannabis Emergency Relief Fund and Advancing $1.05M in Social Equity & Educational Development Grants
City of Portland's Cannabis Program Adds LGBTQIA+ Sports Inclusion Activist to Oversee Multi-Million Dollar Social Equity & Education Development (SEED) Initiatives
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The First SEED Initiatives Coordinator
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Meet Akil Patterson, the first SEED Initiatives Coordinator!
Portland Begins Recovery Path for a Sustainable Cannabis Industry
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Oregon's Cannabis Industry Could Be More Vulnerable Than Ever
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Portland is the first in the country to allocate cannabis tax revenue to relieve the industry's impacts of robberies, COVID-19, and wildfires
NEWS RELEASE: City of Portland approves $1.8M in Cannabis Equity, Restorative Justice & Community Reinvestment Grants
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The Office of Community & Civic Life to administer the largest city-led grant initiative in the U.S. that prioritizes racial and social equity
Building Equity in the Cannabis Industry
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Civic Life’s Cannabis Program Supervisor Dasheeda Dawson was featured in a recent Refinery29 article talking about cannabis equity and legalization.
Now Recruiting: CPOT Subcommittee Openings
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The Cannabis Policy Oversight Team (CPOT) is currently recruiting members for 3 subcommittees: Community Impact, Competency, and Small Business Support. Deadline to apply is Monday, April 5, 2021.
Dasheeda Dawson on Disrupted
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Dawson spoke with Connecticut Public Radio (WNPR) show Disrupted about equity in the cannabis industry.
