Steve Marks, executive director of the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission (OLCC), submitted his resignation — effective as of this afternoon at 5 p.m. — on Monday to OLCC’s board of commissioners. “Governor Kotek has requested that I resign from my position as Executive Director of the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission,” he writes. “Because I believe that the Governor is entitled to have her own management team, I will honor that request.” Marks has served in the role since October 2013.
The state agency is currently embroiled in a scandal after an internal investigation revealed that top officials, including Marks, had diverted bottles of the rare Kentucky bourbon
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