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Oregon Senate OKs Temporary Freeze on Cannabis Production

The state will not issue new production licenses to marijuana growers, but current growers will be able to renew their licenses.

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April 30, 2019

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Senate moved forward with a plan to limit the state's supply of recreational, legal marijuana.

Lawmakers voted 18-10 Monday to freeze marijuana productions at current levels for the next two years. The state will not issue new production licenses to marijuana growers, but current growers will be able to renew their licenses.

Democrat Sen. Michael Dembrow from Portland said the state produces so much marijuana that Oregon has enough of the drug to last it for the next 6.5 years. That surplus has caused prices to plummet.

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