Shemia Fagan worked as a consultant for the owners of a troubled marijuana dispensary chain, while overseeing a state audit on cannabis regulation.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon’s Secretary of State is defending her decision to moonlight as a consultant for the owners of a troubled marijuana dispensary chain. At the same time, state Republican leaders accused Shemia Fagan of ethics violations and called on her to resign.
“An elected official cannot take funds for personal use from someone they regulate,” Senate Republican leader Tim Knopp and House Republican leader Vikki Breese-Iverson said in a joint statement.
As Willamette Week first reported, Fagan started working
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