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Oregon Officials Issue Certified Ballot Title For Measure To Legalize Marijuana Social Lounges

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The Oregon Purple General has issued a certified vote degree A measure to legalize the social halls of cannabis that activists want to put before voters in 2026.

The movement comes approximately since the initial draft initiative title was circulated when he received only one public response.

The organizers approach the organizers to launch state-level signature effort to qualify the measure of the General Election of November 2026.

Oregon Cannabis Cafe Coalition (OCCC) -A PORTLAND-based team Marijuana burning rooms and cafes for legalization defenders When the Infusions Edible consumption is permitted, first of all, the 1,000 voter signature must be validated, preparing the Title and Summary of State Lawyers Voting and Summary. The June campaign presented more than 1,400 signatures, and then verified the Secretary of the State Office Election Distribution before Issued Draft Title.

The only public comment on the sketch has said that the “word” is an ambiguous to receive the voting vote. The election would be better served as an objective and legally used terms such as “business establishments”. “

But state officials say they don’t agree with the comment.

The “living room” is usually used to describe public rooms, “Drawson,” Dawson, wrote the Secretary of State, in the definition of “Lounge”, in terms of voters, specifically defines measures in this sense. “

Now on Friday of 5 September, there is a period of 5 September, which introduced a single comment to make a request to review the Supreme Court of State. If such an appeal is received, the court can protect the current certificate title, it is about the state attorney to change or change.

When the title of the vote is complete, the organizers will be able to start their wide demand. The campaign must collect more than 117,000 valid voter signatures to put the initiative.

“The progress of the campaign is much better than planned,” Justyce Seith, the main applicant on the request of the Oregon Cannabis Social Lounge law, said OCCC’s founder from the moment Marijuana. “We are very happy to come to the challenges.”

The title and size of the certified vote reads:

It leaves open “living rooms” for the consumption of channel products; It requires a license process, government disclosure

The result of the “Yes” vote: “Yes” votes “microbusiness” allows “microbusiness” to “21 or more” open (21 or more) to consume cannabis products; Creates a licensing process; Local supervision; promises government disclosure.

The result of the “No” Vote: “Medication does not maintain the current law that prohibits the public consumption of cannabis products.

Summary: Currently, the Federal Law / State Act prohibits the public consumption of cannabis. The size directs the State Law, Oregon Liquor and the Cannabis Committee (OLCC) requires, to establish / issue licenses for qualified applicants to operate “social halls”. Adults can consume certain cannabis products in the public. “Microbusines” only (unspecified) right to license; Cannabis retail distributors cannot be licensed and operated on behalf of the legal entity. Adults must bring their own cannabis to consume, not allowed for consumer cannabis sales. The operator may sell non-cannabis food / drinks if the local health department is certified; Can sell products containing cbd derived from hemp. Alcohol / tobacco products / consumption is prohibited in premises. Local governments can provide permits, impose additional limitations / restrictions. OLCC / Public Health Authorities offer “educational materials and outreach programs”, the rules governed and the rules governed.

Previously said Marihuana at the moment, the early target of the campaign is to collect money, professional applicants, billboard ads, web design and paid community events. It also arrived for companies and individuals who could be able to amplify the efforts of the host campaign or organizers’ efforts.

“If someone can bring money funds or time and resources, they would be fantastic!” He said at the time, pushing the supporters to visit the campaign testament and Instagram page or I-mail Direct organizers. “I’m the only woman I’m trying to make a side.”

Presented at the beginning initiative April request after more than one month A separate proposal similar to the Cannabis Cafes. The later initiative, which refers to the facilities to be “social halls” is a measure that will try to put it before the voters.

If it passes, the state consumption of the authorized cannabis will legalize and regulate, which describes the state law that the initiative is “a safe and legal environment”.

“These living rooms will operate in a way that consumers offer public health, allowing consumers to consumers in social settings, and allowing the sale and consumption of obsolete food and drink,” the purpose of the application has been said.

The Cannabis social hall license determines that only cannabis business graduates, known as a microbusiness in the state.

According to the proposal, CANNABIS Social Cannabis may be 21 years and older sold, distributed, distributed, distributed, distributed, “distributed,” unavailable to “tired food and drinks and drinks, but they were unable to sell, distribute, or give sale on business premises.

Marijuana consumption should be limited to “smoking, territorial and edible product consumption,” says proposals.

Alcohol and tobacco – including Nicotine Vape products, would be forbidden in businesses. They should close 2 am

There is no light whether local governments may ban establishments. Applications could mean that they could be “number of social cannabis living rooms” and set more reduction, but it does not address direct bans. Local governments would also inspect the living room to meet the State and Local Law.

Regulators of the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Committee (OLCC) would exceed new businesses. The application explains the license application process, as well as basic sanctions, such as any provisions of the action may result in the suspension of fines and / or the suspension of the license. It also says that the unrestrained living room can carry civilian and criminal penalties.

In terms of public education, living rooms would be requested to publish signals or other visual aid … About the risks of caregivers and the operating rules of the living room, “says proposals.

OLCC would also work with public health authorities to ensure “teaching materials and outreach programs, the people of Oregon’s inhabitants regulate the consumption halls of cannabis.”

The new measure would appear in November 2026 in Oregon. It would be carried out on January 1, 2027 if accepted.

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Fluent to sell New York license and operations

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Fluent has entered into a definitive agreement to sell Etain, LLC, the Company’s New York-based operating entity. The purchase agreement was signed on July 22, 2026. The transaction provides for the sale of Etain’s Registered Entity license, certain of the Company’s New York operating assets and related New York leases for cash, subject to customary purchase price adjustments.

The Company believes the Transaction advances its strategic objectives and expects the Transaction to comply with applicable regulatory requirements in connection with the Company’s previously announced plan of arrangement for Vireo Growth Inc. (the “Deal”) while providing for an orderly transition of the New York operations to an experienced operator committed to serving patients and consumers.

Completion of the free transaction is subject to closing conditions, including, among other customary conditions, approval of the change in ownership by the New York State Cannabis Control Board and the completion of all conditions to the completion of the Agreement.

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Marijuana Has ‘Horrific Health Risks’ And No Medical Value, Former Trump Attorney General Claims

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A former US attorney general who served in President Donald Trump’s first term says marijuana poses “tremendous health risks,” has no medical value and should not be rescheduled under federal law.

“Marijuana redistricting would create a false impression that it is safe, reduce penalties for illegally selling the drug, and provide a large tax windfall to those who legally supply it,” William Barr wrote in a Wednesday op-ed for The Washington Post, Kevin Sabet, CEO of the prohibitionist organization Smart Approaches to Marijuana. “That would be a disaster.”

The opinion comes as the Trump administration moves forward with cannabis reregulation.

According to an order issued in April by US Attorney General Todd Blanche, Marijuana products regulated by a state medical cannabis license were immediately changed from Schedule I As did marijuana products approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA).

an administrator The hearing is looking at the broader rescheduling of marijuanawith The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has been tasked with advocating for cannabis reform highlighting the testimony about the medical benefits of marijuana and its relative safety compared to other substances such as alcohol and opioids. It included appearances by a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) scientist and a doctor from New Hampshire. Medical marijuana provides relief to pain patients and can serve as an alternative to opioids.

But Sabet and Barr, who served as Trump’s attorney general from 2019-2020, argued that “the evidence presented at the hearing did not support the rescheduling of marijuana” and instead “confirmed what decades of data have shown: raw marijuana has no scientifically established medical value and is highly susceptible to abuse.”

After the parties to the hearing have filed termination rights, the DEA administrative law judge overseeing the proceedings will make a recommendation regarding rescheduling, and the agency administrator will make a final decision.

DEA Administrator Terrance Cole only organizations and individuals opposed to marijuana reform have been invited to the hearing as a designated participant – telling supporters that they do not meet the definition of “interested person” to participate because they have not been “affected or prejudiced by any rule or proposed rule that may be issued.”

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The former attorney general’s new opinion says “the stakes couldn’t be higher”, arguing that “marijuana today is more dangerous than ever” and that it is “addictive”, throwing out a list of alleged harm to mental and physical health.

“These unhealthy effects are a predictable result of a powerful and addictive drug being normalized, commercialized and marketed as a medicine,” Barr and Sabet say. “It would be one thing if marijuana had medical value. But there is no credible evidence that marijuana is an effective treatment for any medical condition, despite the millions of dollars spent trying to prove otherwise.”

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a 252 analysis in 2023 that concluded that marijuana had accepted medical value and should be rescheduled.

The new opposition piece also says that “rescheduling would unlock enormous revenue for the corporate marijuana industry by bringing it into a category that has not been covered by a longstanding reduction in federal drug tax deductions,” referring to a law known as 280E, which repeals Sections I and II.

“This, in turn, would allow the industry to spend even more on advertising and marketing to young people,” Barr and Sabet. he wroteArguing that “those who would lose this dragon in society are laying the foundations for another Big Tobacco”.

The Sabet organization, SAM, is one of several parties Challenging the Marijuana Redistricting Process which have been upheld by a federal Court of Appeals. those separate parts State attorneys general have filed lawsuits against cannabis reform, Opponents of marijuana legalization and a a cannabis-based biopharmaceutical corporation.

SAM’s lawsuit was signed by attorneys at Torridon Law PLLC, where Barr is a partner.

The team announced in January that it was Hiring Barr’s firm to fight cannabis rescheduling After Trump signed an executive order directing officials to quickly complete the process.

During the first Trump administration, Barr was accused by a Justice Department official Directing improper anti-company investigations into multiple cannabis company mergers– Accounting for almost a third of the division’s cases in 2019.

Several Democratic members of Congress introduced a resolution calling for an investigation into Barr’s possible impeachment, saying “abused the power of his office” to improperly investigate marijuana businesses while engaging in other allegedly illegal conduct.

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How much red light does cannabis really need?

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When growers pull out two LED fixtures side by side, the first number they usually discuss is percent red. This is an easy specification to fix. They are efficient at producing red photons and incredibly efficient at photosynthesis, and cannabis eats away at the flower. So more red must be better, right?

Not so simple. Red is an input to a spectrum, and the spectrum is an input to a room. There is no single spectrum that wins everywhere. An indoor room pushes hard, a greenhouse that soaks up sunlight, a temperamental cultivar, and aggressive yields call for something different. Knowing what each light strip actually does allows you to choose a tool that fits your grow instead of one that just has a big number on the sales page.

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Blue: structure
Blue (approximately 400-500 nm) gives shape to the plant. It maintains dense growth, strong stems, tight internodes and allows it to develop as desired. It also encourages stomatal opening, so the plant manages water and gas exchange better. Get blue and you’ve built a plant that can carry heavy flowers with no problem.

Green: access
Green was eliminated as the wavelength is “reflected” by plants. It turns out that it does a real job. Blue and red are absorbed above; the green goes deep into the fat and reaches the leaves that are never touched by the above photons. In a compact room, it’s the difference between plants photosynthesising from the top down and those that work only from the top. Green won’t replace your red or blue, but it does carry usable light where they can’t reach.

Red: engine
Red is the horse of the flower. It absorbs as efficiently as anything in the spectrum, and is responsible for most of the biomass you’re after. Redder generally means faster flower development, more weight and better efficiency per watt.

But red has a ceiling, and it’s tied to what you run. Push PPFD upwards with a heavy red spectrum and some cultivars begin to whiten at the top: the flower should be dense with pale, washed tips. Genetics, intensity, barrel temperature and your general environment all feed into it. If you’re using aggressive light levels, a lower red spectrum will buy you room before that becomes a problem, leaving you almost no photosynthetic punch to get it.

Far Red: More than Emerson
Far-red (700-750 nm) appears in more devices every year. It contributes little to photosynthesis on its own, but it moves plant morphology and works with red through the Emerson Enhancement Effect. Used properly, it helps to deepen the light, encourage uniformity of the canopy and encourage the response of the bloom. The key word is small. A touch of far red rounds out a spectrum; he’s not there to make a show.

Matching the red percentage with the room
Cannabis addresses the entire spectrum, not a line on a spec sheet. Reds cause flowers, but blues, greens and crimsons give the plant something it needs. Where you land in red refers to how you grow.

A lower red spectrum (30-40%) captures more blue and green, gives you better morphology, reduces the risk of photobleaching, and holds up when you’re running extreme PPFD. Moderate spectrum (40-55%) is the sweet spot in commercial greenhouses: strong photosynthetic efficiency, strong flowering, balanced growth. A high-red spectrum (70%+) makes the most sense in a greenhouse, where the sun is already giving you lots of blue and green and your supplemental light can cast effective red to fill the gap.

Where does the ETS MAX series fit in?
This is the thinking behind the JumpLights ETS MAX series. Instead of forcing a spectrum into each room, it rarely comes up because a greenhouse and a high PPFD indoor flower room are not the same problem.

  • ETS MAX 4C41% red: for indoor rooms operating at very high intensity, where photobleaching is a real risk. The wider, red bottom balance allows you to push the tops without overcooking them
  • ETS MAX 4A48% red: balanced internal spectrum that maintains high output while controlling bleaching.
  • ETS MAX 5B57% Red: A high-performance indoor option. Moderate red, marked with efficiency and flower at the same time, up to 3,450 μmol/s, with efficiency that holds the spectrum.
  • ETS MAX 7A76% red: built for the greenhouse. The sun already supplies blue and green, so this leans heavily on the complementary red, up to 3,900 μmol/s in the infrastructure most greenhouses already have in place.

Bottom line
Choosing an activity is not a competition for the highest red number. The winning spectrum is the one that matches your environment, your intensity, your genetics, and what you’re trying to produce. Combine spectrum, intensity, environmental control, light distribution and genetics, and you’ve got a lighting strategy. Keep a spec isolated and all you’ve got is a bright room.

The ETS MAX line was created around this idea: choose the spectrum of the room you actually have, indoor or greenhouse, and let the device work with your grow rather than against it.

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