Vince Sliwoski, Author at Portland Mercury

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Ask a Pot Lawyer: State of the Rest of the State

Not All of Oregon Supports Legal Weed

Vince SliwoskiMay 25, 2016 4:00 amJuly 12, 2022 3:49 pm

Not all of Oregon supports legal weed.

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Can I Patent My New Strain of Weed?

Vince SliwoskiMay 21, 2016 11:59 amJuly 12, 2022 9:33 pm

Ryan Alexander-Tanner DEAR POT LAWYER, I cultivated an innovative new strain of weed. Can I patent it? Yes, you probably can. The first weed strain patent was issued last August to a group of California breeders. This raised some eyebrows, and the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has since confirmed that it is processing […]

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Ask a Pot Lawyer: Can I Patent My New Strain?

Patenting Isn’t Easy, But It Can Be Done

Vince SliwoskiMay 18, 2016 4:00 amJuly 12, 2022 3:50 pm

Patenting isn’t easy, but it can be done.

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Here’s What You Need to Know About Pot Edibles, Topicals, and Concentrates

Vince SliwoskiMay 14, 2016 11:59 amJuly 12, 2022 9:33 pm

Ryan Alexander-Tanner DEAR POT LAWYER, I heard we all get to buy cannabis edibles soon. How does this work? Mark your calendar for Thursday, June 2. Those who are 21 and over will be able to buy edibles—and extracts and topicals, too. You may recall that a few months back, the Oregon Legislature passed an […]

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Ask a Pot Lawyer: Edibles Are Coming Your Way

Vince SliwoskiMay 11, 2016 9:46 amJuly 12, 2022 9:33 pm

I heard we all get to buy cannabis edibles soon. How does this work? Mark your calendar for Thursday, June 2. Those who are 21 and over will be able to buy edibles—and extracts and topicals, too. You may recall that a few months back, the Oregon Legislature passed an “emergency” raft of weed bills. […]

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Ask a Pot Lawyer: Edibles Are Coming Your Way

Here’s What You Need to Know About the New Rules for Edibles, Topicals, and Concentrates

Vince SliwoskiMay 11, 2016 4:00 amJuly 12, 2022 3:50 pm

Here’s what you need to know about the new rules for edibles, topicals, and concentrates.

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Moving Weed from Schedule I Classification Isn’t Good Enough

Vince SliwoskiMay 7, 2016 11:59 amJuly 12, 2022 9:33 pm

Ryan Alexander-Tanner DEAR POT LAWYER, I heard that the feds may relax the legal status of weed. That’s good, right? It’s okay. Actually, I don’t really like it. The federal Controlled Substances Act is a statute that regulates certain substances, including their manufacture, distribution, and use. One of those is weed. The act contains five […]

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Ask a Pot Lawyer: Relaxing Weed’s Legal Status

The Feds May Move Weed from Schedule I Classification. That’s Not Good Enough.

Vince SliwoskiMay 4, 2016 4:00 amJuly 12, 2022 3:50 pm

The feds may move weed from Schedule I classification. That’s not good enough.

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Did the Feds Finally Let Up on Medical Marijuana?

Vince SliwoskiApril 30, 2016 11:59 amJuly 12, 2022 8:05 pm

Ryan Alexander-Tanner DID THE FEDS just give up on enforcement actions against state medical marijuana programs? Yes, they did. They threw in the towel. Last October, I wrote in this fine publication about a case where a federal judge smacked down the US Department of Justice (DOJ) for trying to shutter a medical marijuana dispensary […]