Congressman Earl Blumenauer and the progress on cannabis.
Josh Jardine
Joshua Jardine Taylor is the Mercury's Senior Cannabis columnist and correspondent, and has written "Cannabuzz" since 2015.
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He Hath Rosin
Making Solvent-Free Concentrates: A DIY Tutorial
Making solvent-free concentrates: a DIY tutorial.
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Dispensing the Possibilities
Three Medical Dispensaries Make the Case for Putting Recreational Cannabis in Their Hands
Three medical dispensaries make the case for putting recreational cannabis in their hands.
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Celebrate Legal Weed at the State Capitol
CAPITOL STEPS Mr. Bill here kind of looks like a fatty, doesn’t he? If you’re going to be in Salem tomorrow and want to celebrate your weed-ependence, stop by the State Capitol. To usher in Measure 91 and to celebrate marijuana legalization, organizers have reserved the Capitol steps. (The actual steps, not that horrible NPR-wet-dream […]
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Cannabuzz: Pot Brownies for a Friend
MY HISTORY with cannabis has made my life immeasurably richer in more ways than I can describe. I have also been keenly aware of its medicinal benefits from an early age. But it wasn’t until I moved to Portland that I was asked to share those benefits with others. I arrived in 1988. At that […]
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Cannabuzz: The Week in Cannabis
A batch of special brownies helped a friend leave the hospital.
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Cannabuzz: The Angriest Budtender I Ever Met
Illustration: Ryan Alexander-Tanner It’s been a loooooong few weeks getting ready to launch “Weed the People” with the Mercury (hit weedthepeoplepdx.com for your tickets now!). I’ve been visiting all kinds of canna-businesses to inform them about the event, to get word out to the growers who want to participate, and—as all those porta-potties need to […]
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Cannabuzz: The Week in Cannabis
Don’t Kill My Vibe, Budtender
The angriest budtender I’ve ever met was wrong about Oregon’s cannabis supply.
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Cannabuzz: Mark Your Calendar for Weed the People!
What do y’all have planned on Friday, July 3? Would you like to come to a party celebrating the legalization of cannabis? If you are 21 or over, please continue reading. The Portland Mercury, the CO2 Company, and Oregon’s Cannabis Concierge (full disclosure: my new company) are throwing an event called Weed the People on […]
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Cannabuzz: The Week in Cannabis
Weed the People: Mark Your Calendar!
Mark your calendar for Weed the People!
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Cannabuzz: Confusion in the Capital
This week, I’m going to fail you as a cannabis columnist. This is not to say I have accepted a god that frowns upon using a plant that said deity itself created. Nor does it mean the title of this column has changed to “Cokebuzz, the Week in Cocaine News!” (“As part of our 25-part […]