The Oregon Medical Marijuana act of 1998 opened the door for highly organized economic systems to be built around the medical marijuana industry, most of which go unregulated by the state. The creation of a new quasi-underground shadow market (defined as an unregulated private market) for labor and services provided a social safety net of sorts for many Oregon residents, especially in the aftermath of the economic crash of 2007. Through a series of interviews I will map and describe social networks, roles and economic relationships in this underground market. Interviews will provide this study with perspectives, attitudes and opinions of individuals who participate in the local shadow market, their views on environmental and economic impacts and the liminal state of the medical marijuana industry in our local area.