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CapitalPress.com
November 25, 2016
Oregon
Law firms turn their attention to
an emerging ag crop: marijuana
By ERIC MORTENSON
Capital Press
Portland pot attorney Amy
Margolis has joined a Florida
firm that is expanding its can-
nabis law practice group across
the U.S. as more states legal-
ize production, sale and use of
medical and recreational mari-
juana.
At least two other attor-
neys join Margolis in the new
Portland office of Greenspoon
Marder, which is based in Boca
Raton, Fla., and has offices in
Miami, New York, Denver,
Las Vegas, San Diego and else-
where. Attorneys Sara Bateman
and Kristin Stanckiewicz will
work in Portland with Margol-
is, who joins the law firm as a
shareholder.
Margolis is a significant
figure in Oregon’s marijuana
industry, and the Florida law
firm’s expansion into Oregon
is part of a noteworthy trend
as well. Other Pacific North-
west law firms have agricultur-
al practice lawyers who work
with producers and processors
on a wide range of business and
environmental issues, and some
of them have recently added or
assigned cannabis work to their
ag teams.
Tim Bernasek, head of the
agricultural practice group at
Portland’s Dunn Carney law
firm, said the company’s lead-
ership analyzed the issue thor-
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oughly and de-
cided to take on
marijuana work.
The decision is
consistent with
the
approach
many trade as-
Amy
sociations have
Margolis
taken, Bernasek
said, including
the Oregon Farm Bureau.
“The voters have spoken,”
Bernasek said. “This is a legit-
imate agricultural crop and it’s
important for people getting
into the business to have good
legal representation in dealing
with, number one, understand-
ing the agricultural regulatory
environment that they are now
formally a part of.”
It’s important that cannabis
producers and entrepreneurs
understand the risks of lending
and other transactions, because
marijuana remains illegal under
federal law even though states
have legalized it, he said. Some
traditional farmers are diversi-
fying into marijuana, and need
solid advice.
“That’s the analysis our firm
went through,” Bernasek said.
“It isn’t a values judgment. If
we serve an industry, this is
part of that industry. The big-
ger thing as a legal community,
particularly when it’s so tricky
and difficult, is people need
good legal counsel.”
Veteran attorney David
Zehntbauer is Dunn Carney’s
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point person on cannabis is-
sues.
Margolis, head of the new
Greenspoon Marder branch
in Portland, founded and was
executive director of the Or-
egon Cannabis Association, a
nonprofit professional organi-
zation representing growers,
processors, dispensaries and
other businesses. Margolis has
testified and lobbied before the
Oregon Legislature and other
governing bodies on legaliza-
tion issues.
Margolis previously worked
at the Emerge Law Group,
which drafted Measure 91. The
measure legalized recreational
cannabis use, possession and
cultivation in Oregon. Voters
approved it in 2014 and it took
effect July 1, 2015. Emerge
Law, based in downtown Port-
land, remains focused on can-
nabis business and regulatory
compliance issues.
In a prepared statement is-
sued by Greenspoon Marder,
Margolis said she is “thrilled”
to join the firm as it expands its
national cannabis practice.
“Having represented clients
in the cannabis movement and
industry for more than fifteen
years, I am excited to partner
with a firm that has (a) deep
bench of experience with heav-
ily regulated industries coupled
with a commitment to cannabis
reform,” Margolis said in the
statement.
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Sharon Livingston honored as
Oregon Agriculturist of the Year
By RYLAN BOGGS
EO Media Group
LONG CREEK, Ore. — It
rained last night, and Sharon
Livingston couldn’t be happier
about it.
Recently named Oregon’s
Agriculturalist of the Year, the
welfare of her ranch is never
far from her mind.
Born and raised in Long
Creek, Livingston, now 77,
still works the ranch she grew
up on. She leases her Angus
and Angus-cross cattle to a
local rancher, Jim Jacobs, and
helps when she can.
Livingston works seven
days a week and doesn’t take
vacations outside work. She’s
deeply involved in Oregon
agriculture and is a former
president of the Oregon Cattle-
men’s Association and a mem-
ber of both the Oregon Board
of Agriculture and the Oregon
Beef Council.
In recognition of her work,
Livingston has been named
the 2016 Agriculturist of the
Year by Oregon Aglink. She
received the award at the an-
nual Denim & Diamonds Din-
ner and Auction in Portland on
Nov. 18.
Livingston is one of only
two women who have been
president of the state cattle-
men’s association.
Grant County Commis-
sioner Boyd Britton has
known Livingston for roughly
two decades.
“Sharon Livingston is one
of the reasons Grant County
will always be strong,” Britton
said. “She loves the land, and
she stands up for the rights of
the agricultural community.”
Oregon Aglink is a non-
profit association whose goal
is to educate urban Oregonians
about where their food comes
from and how it is produced,
Executive Director Geoff
Horning said.
Agriculturist of the Year is
“the most prestigious award” in
the agriculture industry, Horn-
ing said.
“It’s something that has
to really be a career achieve-
ment,” Horning said. “It’s real-
ly more of an award to present
someone who has gone above
and beyond over a long period
of time.”
It’s for this dedication that
Livingston is being honored.
“Sharon has been an extraor-
dinary advocate for Oregon ag-
riculture on so many fronts for
her entire life,” Horning said.
“She represents everything that
is good about our industry and
about her community. She’s
very selfless, very outgoing and
very willing to do whatever it
takes to help her industry do
better.”
Livingston is appreciative
of the recognition, but gets her
satisfaction from being a stew-
ard of the land, a provider for
her community.
“I just try to pay my bills, be
a good citizen, honor the Con-
stitution and flag, and vote,”
she said.
Livingston said many in the
agricultural industry are excited
about President-elect Donald
Trump and the chance to have
a Republican in the White
House.
However, she is worried
about Trump’s stance against
the Trans-Pacific Partnership,
which would help facilitate
trade with 11 other nations
around the Pacific Rim.
She also says she remains
committed to helping give Or-
egon ranchers a voice in state
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Nursery producers honor state legislators
who have helped them solve problems
By ERIC MORTENSON
Capital Press
Five legislators have been
named “Friends of Nurseries”
by the Oregon Association of
Nurseries, the trade associa-
tion representing the growers,
retailers, landscapers and sup-
pliers who work in the state’s
ornamental horticulture in-
dustry.
As described in an asso-
ciation news release, honors
went to:
Rep. Caddy McKeown,
D-Coos Bay, who spoke up
for agriculture as the Legis-
lature considered increasing
the minimum wage. McKe-
own also supported the state’s
“right to farm” rules and fa-
vors improving transportation
systems to help move prod-
ucts to market.
Sen.
John
Lively,
D-Springfield, who enjoys a
good relationship with nurs-
ery producers. He met with
industry leaders at a local
nursery to discuss the min-
imum wage issue and other
labor problems, and voted
against the wage hike.
Rep. Mark Johnson,
R-Hood River, known for his
bi-partisan approach. He led
the effort to create a condi-
tional driver’s license card for
residents who are not eligible
for a full license and has cast
tough votes for the nursery as-
sociation.
Rep. Brian Clem, D-Sa-
lem, considered well-versed
in the details of agriculture.
He was chief sponsor of a
2007 estate tax bill favored by
ag, supported the urban and
rural reserves land-use pro-
cess to protect farmland and
worked with House Speaker
Tina Kotek to make the min-
imum wage bill less harmful.
Sen. Fred Girod, R-Stay-
ton, a veteran legislator
known as a strong supporter
of the nursery and greenhouse
industry and a respected voice
on both sides of the aisle. He
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