Audit: Marijuana-rich Oregon must prep for US legalization

Oregon has huge stockpiles of the drug and would be competing with other pot-producing states for the export market if marijuana is ever legalized nationally.

SALEM, Ore. — Oregon should prepare for the U.S. government eventually legalizing marijuana and position the state, with its huge stockpiles of the drug, as a national leader in the industry, state auditors said Friday.

Oregon, long known for its potent marijuana, would be competing with other pot-producing states — particularly California, which also has a vast oversupply — for the export market if marijuana is ever legalized nationally.

“Now is the time for Oregon to prepare its system for a future

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