Nobody else in Oregon has the same job as Erich Berkovitz. Berkovitz is the owner of PharmEx, a medical cannabis processing company in Salem. Licensed medical growers and patients bring their plants to PharmEx, where the cannabis is infused into oil concentrates, edibles, suppositories, and other forms that make it possible for patients to take […]
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What’s Up with Cannabis Beverages? Why Haven’t They Caught On?
Cannabis beverages have yet to catch on.
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An Anti-Porn Crusader Has Started a Cannabis Church
Craig Gross is a man on a mission.
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Delta-8-THC Is a Better Hangover Cure Than CBD
Sometimes a syringe full of pot is what the doctor ordered.
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Vapocalypse 2019: Illicit Cartridge Edition
HighGradeRoots/Getty Images We still don’t have all the answers about the recent rash of vaping-related hospitalizations and deaths, but among the information recently emerging is that some of these cases are related to illicit THC cartridges, AKA products from the black market. Such markets thrive in states that do not have a regulated cannabis program, […]
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The DEA Insists on Making Cannabis Research as Difficult as Possible
BOONCHAI WEDMAKAWAND/GETTY IMAGES Go ahead and mock my Reynolds-Wrap-hat mentality, but I think there may be a government agency working against the interests of legitimate cannabis research. Is it a conspiracy? Ha ha, no, it’s just the Drug Enforcement Administration, doing what they do best: getting in the way and slowing things down like three […]
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Vapocalypse 2019: JUST WTF IS GOING ON?
6okean/Getty Images (An updated edition of this report can be found here.) This has been a scary time for people who vape, and for the companies that make vaping products and equipment. Although I reported on the situation a couple of weeks ago, every day since has provided more information about what’s happened, and the […]
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Five Great Cannabis Products Made by Locals
Corporations suck, and so does corporate cannabis. Buy and get high locally with these stellar Oregon brands. 7 Points Oregon Cannabis The first time I heard of a “veganic growing” method, I thought was being punked for an episode of Portlandia. But the choice to forgo all animal products, such as manure or bone/blood meal, […]
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What Weed Oversupply?
Reports that Oregon has a six-year surplus of weed may have been overblown.
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Massachusetts Mayor Busted in “Bribes for Buds” Indictment
Worawee Meepian/Getty Images Any cannabis business owner will tell you that among the challenges in establishing and running a business are the numerous opportunities for learning intense patience and developing a buddha-like nature when dealing with city governments. Now, to their credit, cannabis is just as new to governments as it is to the private […]
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Blowing Clouds: Researchers Announce a Breathalyzer for Bud
A breathalyzer machine for alcohol. Could one for cannabis be on the way? AlexLMX/Getty Images Both cannabis prohibitionists and supporters agree that operating a motor vehicle after consuming cannabis is not a good idea. The “effects of cannabis versus alcohol” argument aside—in which some researchers believe cannabis is safer than alcohol when driving—no one is […]
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A Rash of Weed Thefts in Washington State
FatCamera/Getty Images With all the expensive and visually intimidating security equipment and other measures that licensed cannabis producers are required install and maintain, you wouldn’t think weed thefts would be a concern. Sun-grown and greenhouse crops are a different story, based on the tens of thousands of square feet they occupy. But indoor? To paraphrase […]