The governor of Oregon has signed a bill into law that will allow marijuana businesses to offer samples of their products at trade events, while removing restrictions on wholesale transactions between cannabis companies at those gatherings.
About a week after the measure from Sens. Floyd Prozanski (D) and James Manning, Jr. (D) advanced through the legislature, Gov. Tina Kotek (D) gave it final approval on Wednesday.
The law will allow licensed marijuana producers, processors, wholesalers and retailers to provide "trade samples" of their products to other cannabis companies at trade shows and temporary events registered with the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission (OLCC). It will not, however, allow the general public to receive samples if they aren't permitted workers in the industry.
The measure also removes a restriction that currently mandates a 24-hour waiting period after a wholesaler transaction is made with another company before the product could be provided, with the goal of minimizing costs associated with transporting cannabis after the event ends.
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