Smoke Honest’s Capsule Water Pipe MASON PALMER Although known in my circles as an advocate of vaping over smoking, I’m not an absolutist—always down for a well rolled joint, or an icy bong hit. There’s a staggering array of vaporizing and smoking gear, though price (and quality) points vary. Here are three tested and recommended […]
Josh Jardine
Joshua Jardine Taylor is the Mercury's Senior Cannabis columnist and correspondent, and has written "Cannabuzz" since 2015.
Posted inCannabis
Where Do My Weed Taxes Go? The Fight For a Slice of the Cannabis Tax Pie
ALEKSANDR KHARITONOV / GETTY IMAGES As we attempt to sunset this whole global pandemic—which killed millions, devastated economies, and left countless people with underdiagnosed and untreated mental health issues—thingamajig, we’re left to imagine: What if we’d tried to do all of that without cannabis? Oregonians spent their downtime partaking, as COVID converted many non-users to […]
Posted inCannabis Guide 2022
Where Do My Weed Taxes Go? The Fight For a Slice of the Cannabis Tax Pie
As we attempt to sunset this whole global pandemic—which killed millions, devastated economies, and left countless people with underdiagnosed and untreated mental health issues—thingamajig, we’re left to imagine: What if we’d tried to do all of that without cannabis? Oregonians spent their downtime partaking, as COVID converted many non-users to cannabis consumers. Thanks to a […]
Posted inCannabis Guide 2022
Advances in Vaping and an Oregon-Made Sectional Bong Make it Even Easier to Blaze the Great Outdoors
Although known in my circles as an advocate of vaping over smoking, I’m not an absolutist—always down for a well rolled joint, or an icy bong hit. There’s a staggering array of vaporizing and smoking gear, though price (and quality) points vary. Here are three tested and recommended products for staying elevated while reacquainting yourself […]
Posted inCannabis
Know Your Cannabis Grower (Edibles Edition): Hapy Kitchen
The “Han Solo Burger + Dark Chocolate” bar from Hapy Kitchen. Hapy Kitchen In 2020, a lot of Oregonians got through the pandemic with the assistance of cannabis. For many, edibles were the preferred option—or at least preferable to hitting a bong while your 5th grader is doing remote learning in the next room. 2020 […]
Posted inCannabis
Cannabis: The Unsung Hero of the Lockdown
VLADYSLAV DANILIN / GETTY IMAGES [The following article is from our “High-Brr-Nation Cannabis Guide” which is packed with fun, interesting stories about surviving the winter with weed. Check ’em out here!—eds.] This pandemic has taught us at least three things: • Teachers deserve twice what we pay them. • Americans have, at best, a rudimentary understanding […]
Posted inHigh-Brr-Nation Cannabis Guide 2021
Cannabis: The Unsung Hero of the Lockdown
This pandemic has taught us at least three things: • Teachers deserve twice what we pay them. • Americans have, at best, a rudimentary understanding of how to properly wash their hands. • Oregonians found the lockdown to be far more bearable with the addition of cannabis. TONS of cannabis, literally. It also may have served […]
Posted inCannabis
Holiday Edibles: Making Cannabis Cookies Is Easier Than You Think!
EYEGELB / GETTY IMAGES [Here’s another great article from our 2020 Holiday Food & Drink Guide! Check the rest out here to make your holidays extra festive!—eds.] Homemade gifts rule, and that includes cannabis edibles. You know who could use some cannabis-infused edibles this holiday season? Every adult in this batshit country. Cannabis edibles can […]
Posted inHoliday Food & Drink Guide
Holiday Edibles: Making Cannabis Cookies Is Easier Than You Think!
Homemade gifts rule, and that includes cannabis edibles. You know who could use some cannabis-infused edibles this holiday season? Every adult in this batshit country. Cannabis edibles can help with the common physical and psychological manifestations of the stresses of the pandemic, including insomnia, anxiety, and pain. (“Just wanting to be high right now” is […]
Posted inCannabis Guide 2020
Cannabis Guide 2020: Screw Going Out—Get Your Cannabis Delivered!
gmast3r /Getty Images Among the many gifts 2020 has bestowed upon us, “the fear of others” and “the fear of the outside world” are the gifts that just kept on giving. While Amazon and DoorDash have helped replace dealing with real humans, neither handle cannabis—and unless you’re growing your own, how are you gonna stay […]
Posted inCannabis Guide 2020
Cannabis Guide 2020: What Products Are Best For Quarantine
Lightfield Studios / Getty Images Unless you’re 102, this is probably your first pandemic. The challenges we face in the COVID crisis are both psychological and physiological and we’re addressing them with myriad tools (including Pelotons, power napping, and pie). And more than ever, those tools include cannabis and CBD. But different products produce different […]
Posted inCannabis
Cannabis Guide 2020: What Products Are Best For Quarantine
Unless you’re 102, this is probably your first pandemic. The challenges we face in the COVID crisis are both psychological and physiological and we’re addressing them with myriad tools (including Pelotons, power napping, and pie). And more than ever, those tools include cannabis and CBD. But different products produce different outcomes: The search for a […]