Portland, OR — At a special meeting on January 30, 2020, the Commissioners of the Oregon Liquor Control Commission approved one marijuana violation stipulated settlement agreement.
Cura CS, a licensed recreational marijuana wholesaler, will pay a fine of $110,000 for two violations.
Licensees are: Cura CS, LLC; Cura Partners, Inc., Member; Cameron Forni, President/Director/Stockholder; Nitin Khanna, Director/Stockholder; David Thompson, Secretary; Nicholas Slinde, Director; Kali Mata, LLC, Stockholder; Nitin Khanna, Member; Karan Khanna, Member; Serpico, LLC, Stockholder; Nicholas Slinde, Member; Phil Nelson, Member.
The Commission also undertook the initial step to rescind previous rulemaking that established a definition of “milk” for determining whether or not specific categories of beverage containers are exempt from collection and redemption under the Oregon Bottle Bill. The Commission initially adopted the rule in December 2019 (OAR 845-020-0005(11)).
To better align with the barriers to accepting empty containers of milk and plant-based milk beverages that do not fall under the statutory exemption, the OLCC has initiated rulemaking to again look at the definition of “milk.”
This rulemaking could result in rescinding the language that was added during the 2019 rulemaking process. OLCC will work with the Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative, grocers both large and small, and manufacturers of milk and milk-beverage products that are or might be exempt from bottle bill redemption, to provide for and ensure orderly compliance within the marketplace.
