Tinnakorn Jorruang/Getty Images “Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty” stands true for all liberties, and that includes what we put into our bodies. So we kick off this week with a story that serves as a reminder of two truths: Despite the passage of the Farm Bill, CBD is NOT welcome everywhere, and can […]
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The New Billy Ray Cyrus Video Officially Makes Weed Uncool
It’s official. On May 10, 2019, weed became definitively uncool. While weed—AKA cannabis, AKA dope, AKA grass, AKA trees, AKA one of a million other nicknames—has steadily marched toward the mainstream since states began legalizing it this decade, its instant transition from “cool” to “uncool” status comes as something of a surprise. How did weed […]
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Las Vegas Is Opening Cannabis Consumption Lounges
HighGradeRoots / Getty Images Las Vegas has always had a lot to offer, and now Sin City also has the welcome recent addition of access to legal recreational cannabis. But, just like Oregon, there aren’t many legal options for consumption of cannabis after it’s been acquired. Homeowners may consume in their abode, but with Vegas […]
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The False Promises of Portland’s Cannabis Tax
It’s been two years since Portland voters approved a sales tax on cannabis, having been promised the revenue would go to programs designed to help reverse the decades of systemic damage that cannabis prohibition inflicted on communities of color. But a recent city audit shows that the majority of the money collected from Portland’s cannabis […]
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Know Your Grower: Nelson & Company Organics
Nelson and Company makes clean, consistent cannabis concentrates.
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Oregon’s Open Cannabis Project Is Closing on May 31
boonchai wedmakawand/Getty Images The last couple of weeks in the Oregon cannabis industry have been filled with confusion, accusations, and pain over announcements made by Phylos Bioscience. Last night, news broke that in relation to the still-developing situation, the Open Cannabis Project (OCP) is shutting down on May 31. The Open Cannabis Project was dedicated […]
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The Smoke Trap Helps You Keep Your Puff Puff on the DL
smoketrap.com Back when I was working with bands and touring these here fine United states, one of the biggest concerns was smell. Not so much the rich aromas of a dozen sweaty men with questionable bathing schedules and hygiene habits rolling across endless miles of highways in a submarine with wheels (although that was a […]
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The CEO of Soap Maker Dr. Bronner’s Is Getting into the Cannabis Game
Dr. Bronner’s, the largest natural soap-maker in the world with the smallest label font known to exist, has always seemed like a product used by people who also use cannabis. Call it a hunch. CEO David Bronner has done quite well for himself making a soap with 101 uses, and the company has donated more […]
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Oregon May Cap the Number of New Cannabis Grower Licenses
Mercury Staff Earlier this year, a state bill to limit new recreational cannabis licenses was defeated, with an argument coming from Republicans that the cannabis industry should be dealt with by the free market like any other commodity. A new bill could change that. Per KTVZ, a Central Oregon NBC affiliate, Senate Bill 218 came […]
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Oregon State Police Made a Record Pot Bust in Southern Oregon
JFsPic/Getty Images Earlier this month, Oregon State Police made what they are calling a record bust of illicit cannabis, and no matter where you stand on the unregulated marketplace, the chutzpah of those involved is impressive based solely the staggering volume of what was seized. But it touches on a question as to exactly how […]
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Cannabis Growers in California Face Tough Choices
DREW ANGERER / GETTY IMAGES California has a cannabis problem, in that the state is behind—waaaaay behind—in getting cannabis growers the licenses they need to grow legally. As Marijuana Business Daily explains, the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) issues these grower permits. As of April 16, the CDFA had issued 62 annual permits, […]
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Kosher Kush and Halal Hash: Religion and Cannabis
As our legal, societal, and economic attitudes toward weed evolve, so will our religious attitudes.