MJ firm owners charged with felony for Oregon extraction blast

The owners of an Astoria, Oregon, marijuana processor were indicted in a county circuit court on charges of felony assault and misdemeanor reckless endangerment after their business experienced a butane-extraction explosion in October, seriously injuring a worker at the facility. The Clatsop County District Attorney Josh Marquis said he believes the indictment is the first Oregon state prosecution of a licensed butane hash oil facility involved in an explosion, The Daily Astorian reported. Marquis charged in his indictment that William “Chris” West and Jason Oei “unlawfully and recklessly, under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life,” ... MJ firm owners charged with felony for Oregon extraction blast is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

MJ firm owners charged with felony for Oregon extraction blast

The owners of an Astoria, Oregon, marijuana processor were indicted in a county circuit court on charges of felony assault and misdemeanor reckless endangerment after their business experienced a butane-extraction explosion in October, seriously injuring a worker at the facility. The Clatsop County District Attorney Josh Marquis said he believes the indictment is the first Oregon state prosecution of a licensed butane hash oil facility involved in an explosion, The Daily Astorian reported. Marquis charged in his indictment that William “Chris” West and Jason Oei “unlawfully and recklessly, under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life,” ... MJ firm owners charged with felony for Oregon extraction blast is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs