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Cannabis
Shop Local: Giving the Gift of Cannabis
If youโre thinking about giving your friends cannabis this holiday season, YOU ARE THE BEST PERSON IN THE WORLD. And if you need help on where to search out these gifts, here are a few of our fave dispensaries, and good places to start your search. La Mota Oregonโs cannabis shops are quickly being gobbled […]
A Portland Cannabis Facility Was Robbed Last Week
Shadowbox Farms Stealing isn’t cool. It never has been, and never will be. Be it a candy bar or an election, you shouldn’t take things that don’t rightfully belong to you. Of course, dear reader, this is something you already know, nor do you need the admonishment that you should not purchase things that have […]
Is This the Largest Cannabis Grow Bust Ever, or Another Example of Regulatory Overreach?
NASTASIC / GETTY IMAGES The plant that produces the flowers you smoke to get all high and stuffโwhich we will call “cannabis”โdiffers in appearance from the hemp plant that doesn’t get you high but is capable of producing the CBD that’s going to fix everything wrong with you. It doesn’t differ by much, but it […]
Know Your Bro-wer: MedMen, Poster Child for Excess
A shot from MedMen’s “The New Normal” commercial. Iโve recently written about the downward trend in cannabis stocks, looking primarily at Canadian cannabis companies. The amount invested into their brands is literally in the billions of dollarsโstaggering amounts for the average cannabis brand. My favorite cannabis brands are craft cannabis, and like most craft commodities, […]
LA’s Cannabis License Rollout Questioned by Social Equity Advocates
nattrass / Getty Images A crucial component of any medical or recreational cannabis program should be the concept of โsocial equity.โ Much like the terms โorganic,โ โnatural,โ and โsocial media influencer,โ it can be overused and void of any real meaning, but in general, social equity in cannabis is the idea that support and preference […]
The Volcano Hybrid: Return of the OG
The new Volcano Hybrid allows you to bypass the only annoying feature of previous models.
Canna Charity: Support the Oregon Food Bank at MindRite Dispensary
MindRite’s Facebook page Don’t start crying or having a panic attack, but the holidays are upon us. Next week is already “Dress Up Sexy or Slutty for a Profession That Is Traditionally Neither Day,” and then, it’s time to gird yourself for the Big Three. The holiday season drives a sizable uptick in cannabis use, […]
Greater Goods, a CBD Products Store, Opens in Southeast Portland This Week
Greater Goods As great as it is to be able to buy your CBD at the Gas ‘n’ Sipโand it is, reallyโyou may want your CBD offerings to be produced and presented in a slightly more… Pacific Northwesterly manner. Artisan. Organic. Small batch. Women positive/owned. Innovative. And probably bearded. A place you can go when […]
Oregon Appeals Court Halts Ban on Flavored Tobacco Vape Products
Nijat Nasibli/Getty Images On October 4, Governor Kate Brown announced plans to implement a temporary six-month ban on flavored vape cartridges, which went into effect two days ago, on October 15. Today, a state appeals court put a halt to that ban. The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) released a statement this afternoon on the decision, […]
Pot Stock Profits Are Going Up in Smoke
Darren415/Getty Images Until recently, there was much ado about investing in the โGreen Rushโ of cannabis stocks. Those with a stomach for the risks of investing in cannabis saw some returns hit 400 percent or more. But those high returns wonโt be happening for many other investors, as 2019 has thus far served as a […]
Vapocalypse 2019: Tell Me When Itโs Over Edition
HAZEMMKAMAL/Getty Images I know itโs as grim for you to read these updates as it is for me to write them, but this is a huge story that just keeps growing in scope and seriousness, so here we are. Grab some indica, and letโs take another look at whatโs up. Diagnosed cases and deaths on […]
