ISTOCK / YARYGIN I WROTE A JOKE to make you feel better. Q: What’s the difference between Trump and cancer?A: You stand a chance of surviving cancer. Ha, ha! No, but seriously, we are all so sadly fucked. Let’s look at President Trump, and what this means through canna-tinted glasses. (That last sentence is proof […]
Josh Jardine
Joshua Jardine Taylor is the Mercury's Senior Cannabis columnist and correspondent, and has written "Cannabuzz" since 2015.
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Where Cannabis Stands After This Nightmare of an Election
Four States Legalized Recreational Use, But There’s a Bad Moon on the Rise
Four states legalized recreational use, but there’s a bad moon on the rise.
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Other Herbs You Can Smoke or Vape
Sprinkle Them in with Your Cannabis or Try Them on Their Own
Sprinkle them in with your cannabis or try them on their own.
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Patent Hypocrisy with Cannabis
ISTOCK/ALEKS LABUDA YOU MAY have seen the number 6630507 online—maybe posted in selfies, written on someone’s hand or arm. It’s a US patent number, issued in October 2003 to the Department of Health and Human Services. The patent is titled “Cannabinoids as antioxidants and neuroprotectants,” and it was filed in 1999 by researchers with the […]
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Patent Hypocrisy with Cannabis
The Feds Patented CBD, but They Can’t Have It Both Ways
The Feds patented CBD, but they can’t have it both ways.
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Drink Your Greens
Portland Juice Company’s New Juice Includes Actual Hemp Leaves
Portland Juice Company’s new juice includes actual hemp leaves.
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I Was a Human Fog Machine
A Recent Video Shoot Employed My Specialized Skills
A recent video shoot employed my specialized skills.
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Cannabuzz: Stupid Stoner Moments, 2016 Edition
The Best Worst Ideas of the Year So Far
The best worst ideas of the year so far
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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime (Bag)?
Alabaster Pizzo It’s estimated that on any night, Portland has nearly 4,000 people either sleeping in shelters or on the street. Adjust those numbers to include those couch surfing, camping in cars, and those in transitional housing, and the number skyrockets to more than 16,000. The explosion of ramshackle tents and lean-tos along Portland city […]
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Cannabuzz: Brother, Can You Spare a Dime (Bag)?
Should You Give Weed to the Homeless?
Should you give weed to the homeless?
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Welcome to Oregon. Please (Don’t) Enjoy Our Weed.
ISTOCK.COM / PAUL VELGOS When Oregon legalized cannabis last year, one of the expected benefits to our state economy was a wave of curious tourists, escaping the tyranny of canna prohibition in far less enlightened places such as Texas, Florida, and about 30 other states. Even before legalization, it’s not as if Oregon was a […]
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Cannabuzz: Welcome to Oregon. Please (Don’t) Enjoy Our Weed.
The State of Canna Tourism
The current state of canna tourism.