KOCO TV Before Oregon legalized cannabis, and even before the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program was in place, I was an avid consumer of cannabis. A steady supply of high-quality craft cannabis was not always available to me, though, so I was at times reduced to partaking of whatever was available. That meant smoking some pretty […]
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Joshua Jardine Taylor is the Mercury's Senior Cannabis columnist and correspondent, and has written "Cannabuzz" since 2015.
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Wezzer’s Cannabis Caramel Sauce Is What’s Up
Our Discreet Methods for Cannabis Consumption series continues with a new product that I’m giving fair warning on to you now—this stuff is so good, it would be very, very easy to over-consume it. Then again, one person’s over-consumption is another’s really fantastic four to six hours, so exercise restraint, or go forth and gluttonize […]
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NYC Loves THC: Governor Cuomo Comes Around on Cannabis
MBPROJEKT_MACIEJ_BLEDOWSKI / GETTY IMAGES Long overdue, yet seemingly coming faster than most thought possible, a recreational cannabis program may finally be coming to New York. Last week, New York Governor (and former fan of Sex and the City) Andrew Cuomo announced that he making cannabis legalization in New York a priority for 2019, his reasoning […]
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The King of Beers Wants to Get You High
AlexLMX / Getty Images The company that makes an inexplicably popular beer that gives me cringe shivers when I choke it down because it tastes so bad has made a joint $100 million investment to find a way to make THC- and CBD-infused beverages. The industry that contributed untold dollars to prohibitionist efforts has now […]
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2018: The Year in Weed
As 2018 draws to a close, let’s look back on the year’s big stories, assess where the cannabis industry stands—both in Oregon and on a national scale—and what we might expect from weed in the new year.
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Dirty Arm Farm’s Cannabis Sublinguals Hit a New High
Today my holiday series of Discreet Cannabis Consumption looks at a new line of sublingual cannabis tinctures from Dirty Arm Farm, producers of tippy-top-shelf extracts which consistently rank as a favorite of dab connoisseurs. The comprehensive care and quality control standards which has gone into making their brand one of the most sought-after on Oregon […]
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Big Tobacco Is Getting into Cannabis in a Major Way
Tobacco companies are buying in to the burgeoning legal cannabis market. GETTY / YARYGIN In “news that is sure to thrill Canadian (and potentially global) consumers of both cannabis and tobacco,” Marijuana Business Daily reported last week that Big Tobacco has made its largest investment to date into North American cannabis. This news validates the […]
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The 2018 Farm Bill, All But Passed, Will Legalize Hemp
NASTASIC / GETTY IMAGES By the time you read this, it’s entirely possible that the 2018 Farm Bill will have just passed. That’s notable for several reasons, none more so than the provision which would legalize hemp production. This would then radically change the landscape for CBD extracted from hemp, which is the source of […]
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Blow Off Holiday Stress with Two Nights of Woo
Your free time probably has enough constraints placed upon it this week by holiday parties, shopping to buy things you can’t afford for those you have minimal affection for, or consuming various combinations of narcotics and alcohol to get you through these last dark, cold, foggy weeks leading up to the winter solstice. But a […]
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Gummies Gonna Getcha: Fox and Friends Spread Idiotic Cannabis Fears
Fox and Friends has a long list of things to fear, including but not limited to: • Anyone with skin that isn’t a shade of cottage cheese• Socialists• The LGBTQIA community• Vaginas, and those who own one• Democrats• Truth• Universal healthcare and education• Any holiday that isn’t Christmas But much like shooting fish in a […]
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas at This Year’s MJBizCon
A report from this year’s MJBizCon in Las Vegas.
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After OLCC Inspections, 41 Oregon Cannabis Growers Face Losing Their License
NASTASIC / GETTY IMAGES Operation Good Harvest—AKA “I Like To Watch”—has concluded, a first-time undertaking which sent OLCC inspectors onto the outdoor farms of recreational cannabis producers across the state to inspect, verify, and validate that growers were in full compliance. How did it go? Mmm… not so great. Marijuana Business daily summed it all […]