Andrew Selsky

Associated Press

Today in Manufacturing Podcast

Today in Manufacturing Podcast

Today in Manufacturing has a new podcast brought to you by the editors of Industrial Media. In each episode, we discuss the five biggest stories in manufacturing, and the implications they have on the industry moving forward.

Vanessa Caudel, a nurse, sits at her work station in the Great Circle treatment center where she provides doses of methadone, which can relieve the 'dope sick' symptoms a person in opioid withdrawal experiences in Salem, Ore., on Feb. 24, 2022.

Mixed Results for Oregon's Pioneering Drug Decriminalization

The program is being watched as a potential model for other states.

Aerial photo of a marijuana grow in Alfalfa, Ore., Sept. 2, 2021.

Awash in Illegal Farms, Oregon Plans Millions for Relief

One lawmaker says his region is starting to look like a failed state.

A jar of medical marijuana sits on the counter at a dispensary in Sherwood, Ore., April 8, 2019.

Legal Growers Frustrated by Illegal Operations

Many are operating under the guise of being legal hemp farms.

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Migrant Workers Face Threats Amid Illegal Boom

Thousands are living in squalid conditions and being cheated and threatened by gangland bosses.

Marijuana bud before harvest near Corvallis, Ore., Sept. 30, 2016.

Calls to Send National Guard Increase Amid Illegal Grows

On the same day that local officials declared a state of emergency, police raided a site that had about 2 tons of processed marijuana.

Investigators load marijuana plants onto a Colorado National Guard truck outside a suspected illegal grow operation in north Denver, April 14, 2016.

Overwhelmed by Illegal Farms, Oregon County Declares Emergency

Local officials appealed to the governor for help.

Aerial photo of a marijuana grow raided by law enforcement, Alfalfa, Ore., Sept. 2, 2021.

Illegal Marijuana Farms Take West's Scarce Water

Some jurisdictions are fighting back.

Volunteers deliver boxes containing signed petitions to the Oregon Secretary of State's office in Salem, June 26, 2020.

Oregon Decriminalizes Drug Possession

Under the new system, addiction recovery centers will be funded by tax revenue from marijuana.