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US (OR): Cannabis facility loses crop in fire, employees unharmed

Hundreds of cannabis plants likely will need to be discarded in the aftermath of a two-alarm structure fire at a Medford cannabis business Wednesday.

Obie Strickler, CEO of Grown Rogue, said his team of more than a dozen employees made it out safely when the fire sparked at about 7:48 a.m. Wednesday, at 655 Rossanley Drive, but hundreds of cannabis plants may have to be thrown out, and an entire storage room containing them was destroyed.

Strickler looked past the lost cannabis and expressed gratitude that his staff was uninjured. "This is the first time for us," said Strickler. "Overall, we feel — I don't think 'lucky' is the right word by any stretch — but it could have been way worse. We're disappointed we might lose a crop, but we'll manage through that."

He added that Grown Rogue has insurance and is working with the agency to recover from the damage. "It will be impactful," Stickler said. "The smoke damage will require us to completely rebuild that portion of the building."

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