I’VE NEVER BEEN in the military. It would have been a poor fit for me: I look bad in camo, and the idea of carrying a backpack with 80-plus pounds of gear in high heat sounds really bad. Plus, the whole killing/not being killed thing. However, I have tremendous respect and awe for those who […]
Josh Jardine
Joshua Jardine Taylor is the Mercury's Senior Cannabis columnist and correspondent, and has written "Cannabuzz" since 2015.
Cannabuzz: It’s a Pot News Roundup!
So much happening, so little space. Let’s jump in… YOU CAN FLY WITH POT FROM PDX—As I’ve written in a previous column, you can fly with up to a pound and a half if you have your Oregon Medical Marijuana Program (OMMP) card (I have several times). But if you don’t have a card, you […]
Cannabuzz: Grow Your Own
DID YOU HEAR? Cannabis is now legal in Oregon for adults 21 and older! I know, it’s pretty great. And provided you live at least 1,000 feet away from a school, you may grow up to four plants. Which is also pretty great. Considering this is a state that encourages its residents to make their […]
Cannabuzz: Weed the People, for the People
How was your Friday, July 3? You get out of town? Barbecue with friends? I spent mine facilitating growers from around the state in gifting nearly 2,000 people with about 40 pounds of cannabis. It was called Weed the People—an all-day celebration of legalization and education, where participants were given cannabis samples. How did it […]
Cannabuzz: The Week in Cannabis
Weed the People was for the people.
His Name Is Earl: Congressman Blumenauer on Cannabis’ Progress
THE CONGRESSMAN handed me a ROOR bong filled with fresh ice, which he had crushed with a bike wrench. The bowl was packed with OG Blueberry Bowtie Kush, a signature strain created by master growers in Bend. He cranked up the Hendrix, settled into the patched-up beanbag chair in his office, and grinned at me […]
His Name Is Earl
Congressman Earl Blumenauer and the progress on cannabis.
