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Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan resigned her post as secretary of state just five days after a story in Willamette Week touched off an avalanche of reporting about her work as a consultant for an embattled cannabis company. It was an unlikely end for a politician who was considered a rising star and a potential future governor or U.S. senator.

When the news broke that Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan will resign, KOIN 6 News was interviewing Rosa Cazares and Aaron Mitchell, the co-owners of La Mota cannabis. They

Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan resigns, says was trying to make ends meet with 10k/ month cannabis job while office doing cannabis audit.

Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan has resigned following a week of controversy over her a side consulting job.

Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan, a Democrat, saw her public career go up in smoke Tuesday after resigning over a lucrative cannabis consultation contract.

The owners of the marijuana business that hired Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan to do consulting work made significant campaign contributions to the secretary – and other Democratic candidates – long before their recent troubles landed them in the spotlight. 

Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan acknowledges her “poor judgment” in accepting a $10,000-a-month consulting contract from two cannabis entrepreneurs — who are also powerhouse Democratic donors — while her

In a meeting with reporters, Fagan struck a far more contrite tone than she had when news of the contract broke last week.

Secretary of State Shemia Fagan has abandoned a $10,000-a-month contract consulting for an Oregon cannabis company, amid mounting pressure that could pose a threat to her political future.

A basic guide to the scandal over Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan's cannabis consulting work.