Cannabis industry safety conference comes to Bend

Published 12:00 am Thursday, September 5, 2019

By Bulletin staff report

: Ryan Brennecke / The BulletinEmployees at GXO Industries tend to a crop of marijuana plants in their Bend facility. Patrick Todd, the owner of the business, operates a 10,000-square-foot indoor marijuana farm as Green Cross Specialties in a light-industrial area in northeast Bend and was the first business in the county to receive a commercial license.

Cannabis growers, extractors, and processors are invited to a workshop focusing on safety and health for the cannabis industry.

Deschutes County Farm Bureau, the Oregon Farm Bureau Health & Safety Committee and the state Occupational Safety & Health Division, will host a workshop focusing on safe extraction methods, electrical safety and other topics.

The cannabis safety workshop is part of the larger Central Oregon Occupational Safety & Health Conference, which will tackle a range of other workplace health and safety issues. Speakers include representatives from OSHA, Oregon State University and Oregon-based grow and extraction operations.

The Cannabis Process Safety workshop is scheduled for Sept. 16 at the Riverhouse on the Deschutes.

Ticket prices range from $55 to $210.

To register, visit j.mp/marijuanasafety.