Oregon Secretary of State faces backlash over marijuana job.

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Oregon Secretary of State faces backlash over marijuana job.
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Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan, a Democrat, is facing calls for her resignation from Republican lawmakers and an investigation from the Democratic governor after it was revealed that she took a consulting job with a marijuana firm. Fagan recused herself from an audit of the state's marijuana regulators due to her affiliation with the firm. The audit called for reforms to some rules for marijuana businesses, and for Oregon to prepare for the eventual legalization of marijuana at the federal level.

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