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Portland Permitting & Development fees for 2024-25

Learn more about the approved fee changes.

Updated September 6, 2024 10:00 am News article

Portland Permitting & Development launches

To better coordinate services, the City of Portland combines development review teams from five bureaus to form a unified building permit department.

July 1, 2024 8:00 am News article

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Interested in guiding the development of cannabis policies? Apply to serve on the Cannabis Policy Oversight Team.

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.

December 14, 2023 11:00 am News article

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Bureau of Development Services fee changes, effective July 1, 2023

Learn more about the new fees.

Updated June 16, 2023 8:35 am News article

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City of Portland Liquor, Cannabis and Noise programs move to Development Services

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.

March 29, 2023 1:00 pm News article

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Portland’s Cannabis Market Shows Signs of Optimism for 2023

$500K of Cannabis Emergency Relief Fund Available on Jan. 16.

January 12, 2023 11:42 am News article

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Portland’s Cannabis Program Announces Leadership Change

And Opens SEED Grant for Communities Impacted by Cannabis Prohibition

October 12, 2022 2:15 pm News article

Oregon’s Cannabis Industry Endures Sales Drop, More Crime, and Braces for More Challenges

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

July 29, 2022 2:38 pm News article

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City of Portland's Cannabis Program Adds LGBTQIA+ Sports Inclusion Activist to Oversee Multi-Million Dollar Social Equity & Education Development (SEED) Initiatives

June 14, 2022 4:26 pm Press release

The First SEED Initiatives Coordinator

Meet Akil Patterson, the first SEED Initiatives Coordinator!

March 8, 2022 4:06 pm News article

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Portland Begins Recovery Path for a Sustainable Cannabis Industry

February 2, 2022 1:55 pm News article

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Oregon's Cannabis Industry Could Be More Vulnerable Than Ever

Portland is the first in the country to allocate cannabis tax revenue to relieve the industry's impacts of robberies, COVID-19, and wildfires

December 3, 2021 9:07 am News article

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NEWS RELEASE: City of Portland approves $1.8M in Cannabis Equity, Restorative Justice & Community Reinvestment Grants

The Office of Community & Civic Life to administer the largest city-led grant initiative in the U.S. that prioritizes racial and social equity

May 26, 2021 4:25 pm News article

Building Equity in the Cannabis Industry

Civic Life’s Cannabis Program Supervisor Dasheeda Dawson was featured in a recent Refinery29 article talking about cannabis equity and legalization.

May 6, 2021 9:25 am News article

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Now Recruiting: CPOT Subcommittee Openings

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.

March 30, 2021 4:16 pm News article

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Dasheeda Dawson on Disrupted

Dawson spoke with Connecticut Public Radio (WNPR) show Disrupted about equity in the cannabis industry.

March 23, 2021 10:17 am News article

Six New Members Join CPOT

The Cannabis Oversight Team (CPOT) has added six new members to its advisory body!

March 18, 2021 4:49 pm News article

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The City of Portland and Cannabis Policy Oversight Team Advances on Three Focus Areas for 2021

The Cannabis Policy Oversight Team (CPOT) was convened in 2019 to provide recommendations on future cannabis policy to the Office of Community & Civic Life.

March 4, 2021 9:58 pm News article

Dec. 9, 2020-SEED Grant Fund: Spotlight on Beyond Black

December 9, 2020 4:45 pm News article

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Sept. 17, 2020-SEED Grant Fund: Spotlight on Portland Community College (PCC)

September 17, 2020 4:52 pm News article

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