Oregon Plans to Allow Bigger Pot Grows Than Washington, But a License Won't Come Cheap

Portland Mercury:

Planning to sell recreational pot products in Portland? Start saving. The Oregon Liquor Control Commission this afternoon finally unveiled the proposed fee schedule it'll charge businesses looking to bust into the state's cannabis market once OLCC licenses become available early next year. Taken in tandem with expensive new regulations the City of Portland just passed, the fees amount to $10,200 to apply for and receive permissions to sell pot within city limits.

That's about evenly split between the city's licensing fees ($5,150 to apply for and get a retail license) and the state's ($5,050). What's more, the majority of those fees will recur every year, as retailers look to renew their state and local licenses.

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