Biography/Memoir

A federal task force is moving up the ranks of Portland’s fentanyl trafficking rings

January 2, 2024By

…a new criminal complaint suggests the outlines of the case that federal authorities are building. That criminal complaint, filed Dec. 12, 2023, in U.S. District Court in Portland, reveals that law enforcement are investigating a trend of drug trafficking organizations using “Honduran nationals to distribute bulk amounts of fentanyl…in the western United States.” It names…

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Politics

In Southern Oregon, illegal cannabis has overwhelmed the legal industry

January 1, 2024By

Next year marks the 10th anniversary of legalizing the cultivation and sale of recreational cannabis in Oregon.  Economist Beau Whitney estimates 1 million pounds of dried pot were grown legally this year in Oregon. But Whitney estimates another 3.1 million pounds of illegally grown Oregon cannabis will be diverted across state lines. By Whitney’s calculations,…

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