Pot plants on display at Oregon State Fair

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Published Aug 29, 2016  •  1 minute read
  1. In this Aug. 13, 2016, photo, from left, Daniel Demeulle, Danny Grimm and Nathan Martinez display their first prize ribbons at the Oregon Cannabis Growers' Fair in Salem, Ore. The winners of the marijuana plant judging competition will display their live pot plants at the Oregon State Fair between Aug. 26 and Sept. 5. It's the first time real pot plants have been open for public viewing at the annual agricultural showcase in Oregon, where voters legalized recreational marijuana in November 2014. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus)
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  2. In this Aug. 13, 2016 photo, a marijuana grower examines his plant during a judging to select nine specimens for display at the Oregon State Fair in Salem, Ore., The exhibit of live marijuana plants will run from Aug. 26 to Sept. 5 and will be the first time real pot plants have been open for public viewing at the annual agricultural showcase. Oregonians voted to legalize recreational marijuana in November, 2014. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus)
    In this Aug. 13, 2016 photo, a marijuana grower examines his plant during a judging to select nine specimens for display at the Oregon State Fair in Salem, Ore., The exhibit of live marijuana plants will run from Aug. 26 to Sept. 5 and will be the first time real pot plants have been open for public viewing at the annual agricultural showcase. Oregonians voted to legalize recreational marijuana in November, 2014. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus)Photo by AP
  3. In this Aug. 13, 2016 photo, Ed Rosenthal, nicknamed the "Ganja Guru," judges marijuana plants at a competition designed to select nine specimens for display at the Oregon State Fair. The exhibit of live marijuana plants will run from Aug. 26 to Sept. 5 and will be the first time real pot plants have been open for public viewing at the annual agricultural showcase. Oregonians voted to legalize recreational marijuana in November 2014. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus)
    In this Aug. 13, 2016 photo, Ed Rosenthal, nicknamed the "Ganja Guru," judges marijuana plants at a competition designed to select nine specimens for display at the Oregon State Fair. The exhibit of live marijuana plants will run from Aug. 26 to Sept. 5 and will be the first time real pot plants have been open for public viewing at the annual agricultural showcase. Oregonians voted to legalize recreational marijuana in November 2014. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus)Photo by AP
  4. In this Aug. 26, 2016 photo in Salem, Ore., Billy Jean Clay, left and Roxanne Hunt, of Silverton, Ore., look at marijuana plants at the Oregon State Fair during the first day of an exhibit of living pot plants. Oregon voters legalized recreational marijuana in late 2014 and the state is the first in the nation to allow live marijuana plants at the state fair. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus)
    In this Aug. 26, 2016 photo in Salem, Ore., Billy Jean Clay, left and Roxanne Hunt, of Silverton, Ore., look at marijuana plants at the Oregon State Fair during the first day of an exhibit of living pot plants. Oregon voters legalized recreational marijuana in late 2014 and the state is the first in the nation to allow live marijuana plants at the state fair. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus)Photo by AP
  5. In this Aug. 13, 2016 photo, marijuana plants await judging at a competition to select nine specimens for display at the Oregon State Fair in Salem, Ore.The exhibit of live marijuana plants will run from Aug. 26 to Sept. 5 and will mark the first time real pot plants have been open for public viewing at the annual agricultural showcase. Oregonians voted to legalize recreational marijuana in November 2014. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus)
    In this Aug. 13, 2016 photo, marijuana plants await judging at a competition to select nine specimens for display at the Oregon State Fair in Salem, Ore.The exhibit of live marijuana plants will run from Aug. 26 to Sept. 5 and will mark the first time real pot plants have been open for public viewing at the annual agricultural showcase. Oregonians voted to legalize recreational marijuana in November 2014. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus)Photo by AP
  6. Greg Seybert, head farmer at marijuana grower Synergy Farms in Carver, Ore., inspects a marijuana plant with his girlfriend, Samantha Aune in Salem, Ore., Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016. In a sign of how mainstream the once-illicit marijuana industry is becoming in Oregon, one of four states to have legalized it, exhibitors are heading to the state capital to set up for the inaugural Oregon Cannabis Grower's Fair running through the weekend. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus)
    Greg Seybert, head farmer at marijuana grower Synergy Farms in Carver, Ore., inspects a marijuana plant with his girlfriend, Samantha Aune in Salem, Ore., Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016. In a sign of how mainstream the once-illicit marijuana industry is becoming in Oregon, one of four states to have legalized it, exhibitors are heading to the state capital to set up for the inaugural Oregon Cannabis Grower's Fair running through the weekend. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus)Photo by AP
  7. FILE - In this Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016 file photo, judges rate marijuana plants at the Oregon Cannabis Grower's Fair marijuana plant competition in Salem, Ore. Nine winners will be on display at the Oregon State Fair between Aug. 26 and Sept. 5, 2016, for the first time ever. Nine live marijuana plants will be on display starting next week at the Oregon State Fair. The exhibit is the first time the public has been able to view pot plants at the fair and brings pot cultivation a little more into the mainstream in a state where voters legalized recreational bud less than two years ago. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus, File)
    FILE - In this Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016 file photo, judges rate marijuana plants at the Oregon Cannabis Grower's Fair marijuana plant competition in Salem, Ore. Nine winners will be on display at the Oregon State Fair between Aug. 26 and Sept. 5, 2016, for the first time ever. Nine live marijuana plants will be on display starting next week at the Oregon State Fair. The exhibit is the first time the public has been able to view pot plants at the fair and brings pot cultivation a little more into the mainstream in a state where voters legalized recreational bud less than two years ago. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus, File)Photo by AP
  8. FILE - In this Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016 file photo, marijuana plant awaits judging in the Oregon Cannabis Growers' Fair marijuana plant competition in Salem, Ore. Nine live marijuana plants will be on display starting next week at the Oregon State Fair. The exhibit is the first time the public has been able to view pot plants at the fair and brings pot cultivation a little more into the mainstream in a state where voters legalized recreational bud less than two years ago. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus, File)
    FILE - In this Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016 file photo, marijuana plant awaits judging in the Oregon Cannabis Growers' Fair marijuana plant competition in Salem, Ore. Nine live marijuana plants will be on display starting next week at the Oregon State Fair. The exhibit is the first time the public has been able to view pot plants at the fair and brings pot cultivation a little more into the mainstream in a state where voters legalized recreational bud less than two years ago. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus, File)Photo by AP
  9. In this Aug. 13, 2016 photo, Emilio Gurule, right, a plant tender at a hydroponic marijuana farm called Uplifted, helps a customer fill out a raffle ticket during the Oregon Cannabis Growers' Fair in Salem, Ore. Uplifted won two of three blue ribbons at a contest sponsored by the Oregon Cannabis Business Council and will display their pot plants at the Oregon State Fair from Aug. 26 to Sept. 5. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus)
    In this Aug. 13, 2016 photo, Emilio Gurule, right, a plant tender at a hydroponic marijuana farm called Uplifted, helps a customer fill out a raffle ticket during the Oregon Cannabis Growers' Fair in Salem, Ore. Uplifted won two of three blue ribbons at a contest sponsored by the Oregon Cannabis Business Council and will display their pot plants at the Oregon State Fair from Aug. 26 to Sept. 5. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus)Photo by AP
  10. Greg Seybert, head farmer at marijuana grower Synergy Farms in Carver, Ore., inspects a marijuana plant with his girlfriend, Samantha Aune in Salem, Ore., on Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016. In a sign of how mainstream the once-illicit marijuana industry is becoming in Oregon, one of four states to have legalized it, exhibitors are heading to the state capital to set up for the inaugural Oregon Cannabis Grower's Fair running through the weekend. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus)
    Greg Seybert, head farmer at marijuana grower Synergy Farms in Carver, Ore., inspects a marijuana plant with his girlfriend, Samantha Aune in Salem, Ore., on Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016. In a sign of how mainstream the once-illicit marijuana industry is becoming in Oregon, one of four states to have legalized it, exhibitors are heading to the state capital to set up for the inaugural Oregon Cannabis Grower's Fair running through the weekend. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus)Photo by AP
  11. In this Aug. 26, 2016 photo in Salem, Ore., fairgoer Jay Engers of Paso Robles, Calif., looks at marijuana plants at the Oregon State Fair during the first day of an exhibit of living pot plants. Oregon voters legalized recreational marijuana in late 2014 and the state is the first in the nation to allow live marijuana plants at the state fair. Engers drove with his wife from California to see the marijuana exhibit. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus)
    In this Aug. 26, 2016 photo in Salem, Ore., fairgoer Jay Engers of Paso Robles, Calif., looks at marijuana plants at the Oregon State Fair during the first day of an exhibit of living pot plants. Oregon voters legalized recreational marijuana in late 2014 and the state is the first in the nation to allow live marijuana plants at the state fair. Engers drove with his wife from California to see the marijuana exhibit. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus)Photo by AP

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SALEM, Ore. -- Living pot plants are on display at the Oregon State Fair and organizers say it marks a first for any state fair in the nation.

The exhibit of nine marijuana plants is sponsored by the Oregon Cannabis Business Council and will run through Sept. 5 in Salem.

Oregon voters legalized recreational marijuana in late 2014.

Recreational pot remains illegal in 46 states and is banned under federal law.

Oregon State Fair spokesman Dan Cox says one of the fair's roles is to reflect to evolution of social and cultural values.

The plants are in a translucent tent and no one under 21 can enter.

Recreational weed is a booming business in Oregon.

Anticipated state revenue from recreational marijuana through June 2017 was recently quadrupled by Oregon's Legislative Revenue Office, from $8.4 million to $35 million.

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