Shemia Fagan apologized and said she “exercised poor judgment” by contracting with a company regulated by state audits that she oversees.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan has terminated her contract with Veriede Holdings, LLC., an affiliate of the marijuana dispensary chain La Mota.
Fagan made the announcement in a news release on Monday, a few days after her spokesperson argued that she faced no conflict of interest working as a paid consultant for the owners of the marijuana dispensary chain while overseeing a state audit on cannabis regulation.
“I owe the people of Oregon an apology. I exercised poor judgment
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