Oregon has too much pot. To be specific: According to a recent report from the Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC), the state’s legal cannabis inventory system currently has enough cannabis to last us six and a half years. There’s some debate among those in the industry as to whether that estimate is accurate, but there’s […]
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It’s Dumb That It’s Still Illegal to Consume Weed at Concerts—But That’s Not Changing Anytime Soon
A primer on why it’s still illegal to consume weed at concerts.
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A Beginner’s Guide to SPLIFF—the Portland Mercury’s New Film Festival, Made by the Stoned for the Stoned!
SPLIFF is the Portland Mercury’s new stoner film festival, made by the stoned for the stoned.
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This Stoner Card Game Promotes Conversation—and Pot, of Course
Higher Thought There’s a new card game designed specifically for the stoner set, with the worthy and admirable goal of getting players to get high and talk to one another. For some of you, that sentence sends shudders down your spine and activates sweaty palms, but take a deep breath and stay with me. The […]
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Does Topical Cannabis Even Work?
Solace’s makers got outside help to formulate recipes for maximum absorption. COURTESY OF GREEN REVOLUTION Editor’s note: This piece was originally published by our sister paper The Stranger in Seattle. Tami Mendonca’s first experience with topical cannabis was a letdown. She rubbed the lotion on her skin—but instead of getting medicated pain relief, she just […]
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Oh Great, the Street Hash in Madrid Contains Actual Shit
Stephen Barnes / Getty Images If you’re reading this while enjoying a beverage or perhaps some food, I’m about to do you a big favor and suggest you hold off partaking of those pleasures while you read this. Trust me. Many Americans will be traveling to Europe this summer, and some of them will be […]
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The Beach Bum Review: Garish, Gross, and Gorgeous, with McConaughey 2 the X-Treme
Neon “That was profoundly meaningless” said my friend as we left the theater after Harmony Korine’s The Beach Bum, and she was profoundly correct. Whether you think “profoundly meaningless” is a good thing, in this case, likely depends on how much entertainment value you derive from watching Matthew McConaughey, as titular beach bum Moondog, get […]
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The Best Paying Cannabis Jobs Are Mostly on the East Coast
GETTY / YARYGIN Cannabis is rapidly becoming a big business, raising hundreds of millions in tax revenue on combined cannabis sales from various states in the billions of dollars. That’s a lot of green. (Get it? Because money and weed are both… never mind.) A new survey by Marijuana Business Magazine pulls back the curtain […]
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UW Launches Clinical Trial on CBD Treatment for Autism
Scientists at the University of Washington are starting a clinical trial using CBD to treat autism.
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The Cannabis Used for Federally Funded Research Barely Qualifies as Cannabis
THOM_MORRIS / GETTY IMAGES A new study has made some revealing discoveries about the cannabis grown at the University of Mississippi. That’s the infamous and sole source of cannabis being used in federally funded cannabis research. I’ve written before about the numerous reports of poor quality flower, possible mold, and absurdly low THC levels. That […]
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Science Says: Better Orgasms through Cannabis!
A preliminary study shows that cannabis may aid satisfaction for women in the bedroom. juhy13/Getty Images A new study published the Journal for Sexual Medicine (a periodical I only read for the articles, I swear) reports that women who use cannabis have more intense orgasms, an increase in desire, and overall are more satisfied with […]