March 30 2021
Sales top $1 billion, but the state s marijuana economy faces federal tax code woes, crime, wildfires and lawmakers eager for revenue
They ve never been higher.
Oregon recreational marijuana sales have climbed to record highs, but some say the industry s woes also have reached an apex. The difficulties range from an unfavorable federal tax code to a dangerous crime wave, wildfires, and cities and counties hungry for a larger slice of the tax pie. Businesses are still struggling, says Kim Lundin, executive director of the Oregon Cannabis Association. High sales don t transfer to overall industry success.
But the marijuana milestone $1.1 billion in sales in 2020, blowing past the $795 million benchmark set in 2019 has started a battle for cash at the state Capitol regardless.
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A trailer with two telescopes inside, including a 14-foot-long custom telescope, was reported stolen.
Authorities are asking for the public s help in locating a trailer containing two valuable telescopes that was reported stolen from the Laurelwood area this week.
The Washington County Sheriff s Office said a rural property owner reported a 1997 Wells Cargo enclosed trailer he had been storing went missing overnight. He discovered it was gone on Thursday, March 11.
Among the items in the trailer was a 14-foot-long telescope valued at $15,000, the sheriff s office said. The telescope was custom-built, and the owner had reportedly been working on it for decades.
Beloved telescopes stolen from Carlton couple
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Since he was a kid, Forrest Babcock has always been focused on the sky.
The optical engineer has had a longtime love for astronomy and has poured thousands of hours into building and rebuilding telescopes.
On Wednesday night, however, two of those telescopes were stolen from the rural property
near the Washington-Yamhill County line
where Babcock kept them.
The Washington County Sheriff’s Office said someone broke the lock on a forest green 1997 Wells Cargo enclosed trailer with a ramp door, nabbing a pair of prized telescopes worth over $16,000.
Deputies are now searching for the thieves. And Babcock and his wife, Janet Zuelke, said the telescopes hold more sentimental and community value than can ever be replaced.
Montana winters bring many joyful activities to the table. Skiing and snowboarding are perhaps the most popular activities many Bozemanites take part in, but snowshoeing is typically underrated. According to a study conducted by Tubbs Snowshoes, roughly 5.5 million people participated in a snowshoeing activity in the previous year with over 500 middle and high schools requiring snowshoeing as a part of the physical education curriculum nationwide. Snowshoeing is considered a high-energy activity with a study from the University of Vermont adding that snowshoers can burn 420-1000 calories per hour, twice the amount of calories one would burn when walking at the same speed. This is perhaps in part due to the added weight. Snowshoeing has also been proven to help with balance, endurance and coordination.Â