PHOTOS BY JAN FRIES / EYEEM AND YANGYIN / GETTY IMAGES. COLLAGE BY MERCURY STAFF I woke up on Saturday in my hotel room on Lombard Street in San Francisco, alarmed by the smell of smoke permeating the room. I ran and opened the door to the hall, but didn’t see any flames. Suddenly I […]
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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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The Golden State Goes Green
California Makes Adult-Use Weed Legal on January 1. What’s Coming?
California makes adult-use weed legal on January 1. What’s coming?
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The Stoned Grandmother You Always Wanted
TRAFFIC_ANALYZER / GETTY IMAGES Elvy Musikka is the stoned grandmother I always wanted, and if you meet her, you’ll feel the same. The OG cannabis activist lives in Eugene, and she’s the definition of a firebrand. She’s also something of a rarity in this country—someone who receives cannabis from the federal government, at no charge. […]
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Does Cannabis Sing? You Can Find Out This Weekend
Plantoid Am I high a fair portion of the time? As in, most waking hours? I am, thank you for asking. So I would totally understand if you think what I’m about to tell you is nothing more than a cannabis-induced bit of fiction. But it’s not… It’s happening. It’s really happening. And you should […]
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Rolling a Rose Blunt in the Rose City
@simple_sasha There are, to put in in exceedingly charitable terms, a great number of challenges I face in my day to day life. The struggle is real (for me), be it basic housekeeping, feeding myself something other than 20-ounce cold-brew coffees, and on and on and on. That I have not become a ward of […]
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Elvy Musikka, Living Cannabis Legend
The OG Cannabis Activist Gets Her Weed from Uncle Sam
The OG cannabis activist gets her weed from Uncle Sam.
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Free Weed with Purchase? Yes, This Is a Thing Now
A couple Mondays ago at about 5 pm, I got an Instagram message on my business account. “Hey XXXX! We are a DC based food delivering company that has just expanded into the Portland area. We specialize in delivering local foods products through an on demand service while providing a gift of cannabis with all […]
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Quick Hits: Cool Cannabis Products
New Weed Toys to Check Out
New weed toys to check out.
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Decarb Your Weed the Easy Way with the Nova Decarboxylator
(Don’t Worry, We’ll Explain What Decarboxylating Is)
(Don’t worry, we’ll explain what decarboxylating is.)
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Two Promising New Cannabis Products Disappeared from Oregon Shelves. What Happened?
Drip Ice Cream and Luminous Botanicals Discuss the Speed Bumps in Oregon’s Maturing Market
Two new craft cannabis companies suffered speed bumps in Oregon’s maturing market.
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One Person’s Junk Is Another Person’s Treasure
A New Line of Edibles Offers a Backlash to the Backlash
A new line of edibles offers a backlash to the backlash against stoner Culture.
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Cannabis Community Fair and Book Launch
If you enjoy cannabis science, free chocolate, and smart womxn, and you’re one of those eggheads who love their bookie books, here’s a fantastic way for you to spend Wednesday evening, and it’s free to those 21 and over. This Wednesday, September 27, from 6 to 10 pm, Holocene will be the place to be, […]