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Bend Session Set for Tuesday July 9th

OREGON: The Oregon Liquor Control Commission launches its first in a series of listening sessions with the marijuana industry this Tuesday, July 9, 2019 in Bend.

The listening session will be held at the Riverhouse Convention Center from 6 PM to 9 PM.

The listening sessions provide an informal setting for Commissioners to learn about the issues facing the marijuana industry.

In particular the Commission wants to hear from the marijuana industry on: the Producer License moratorium (Senate Bill 218), exporting, social consumption, and changes to the Marijuana Program.

The OLCC will hold four additional listening sessions for the marijuana industry in: Ashland on July 17, Eugene on July 30, Ontario on August 6, and in Portland on August 12.

The Commission will also hold its regularly scheduled July 18, 2019 meeting at Southern Oregon University.

Licensees and stakeholders can register to attend the listening tour sessions on the OLCC Eventbrite page at: www.bit.ly/2AGaYUS

Marijuana Industry Listening Sessions

Tuesday, July 9, 2019 – 6 to 9 PM

Riverhouse on the Deschutes Convention Center

2850 NW Rippling River Court, Bend 97703

Wednesday, July 17, 2019 – 6 to 9 p.m.

Southern Oregon University – Stevenson Union

1250 Siskiyou Blvd., Ashland 97520

Tuesday, July 30, 2019 – 6 to 9 p.m.

Lane Community College – Center for Meeting and Learning

4000 E. 30^th Avenue, Eugene 97405

Tuesday, August 6, 2019 – 6 to 9 p.m.

Four Rivers Cultural Center

675 SW 5th Avenue, Ontario 97914

Monday, August 12, 2019 – 6 to 9 p.m.

OLCC Headquarters – Commission Meeting Room

9079 SE McLoughlin Blvd., Portland 97222

OREGON: The day after Oregon voters said yes to legalized marijuana last fall, the Oregon Liquor Control Commission chairman pledged to hit the road to hear what Oregonians have to say about what the industry should look like.

The agency is still pinning down dates and location for seven of the nine stops in the statewide “listening tour,” but the first two are already set: Baker City and Pendleton.

The liquor control commission will hold a meeting at 11:30 a.m. Jan. 22 at the Baker City Armory, 1740 Campbell St. It will meet at 7 p.m. that day at the Pendleton Convention Center, 1601 Westgate St.

Future stops are planned in Eugene, Bend, Salem, Portland, Ashland, Klamath Falls and the Oregon Coast. The details of those stops are still being worked out, said Karynn Fish, a spokeswoman for marijuana programs at the liquor control commission.