I just returned from Colorado, where I explored a very small portion of the Denver cannabis scene. My schedule and reimbursable budget didn’t permit sampling dozens of products, so in no way should my experience serve as a comprehensive picture of what’s available. The next trip will focus more on small-batch craft cannabis, but I now […]
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CBD: Super legal and great
…Except when it’s not
Cannabis, and the devil’s cannabinoid, THC, are all the rage, but hemp and CBD are rapidly gaining as just as much attention and investment . The passage of the Farm Bill in December, which made hemp farming legal, led many to assume that hemp and CBD would immediately be freed from the concerns and regulations […]
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Tokin’ Tunes
The artists with the most mentions of the green stuff
It’s summer—which means getting together with friends and family, some who partake, and partaking with those who do. Do you have a playlist for these times? Much like a joint, it would be much cooler if you did have a banging summer soundtrack with you at these BBQs, parties and al fresco sessions. A cannabis-themed […]
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Legal Progress in Marijuana?
As the presidential election looms, legislators show their hands on where they stand
Regular readers of this column (hi, Mom) will attest I am a strong proponent of cannabis legalization at the national level. Not simply rescheduling cannabis from Schedule 1 to Schedule 2 or lower, but full out descheduling, and making it a legal commodity. Which is the dream, but that won’t happen until the great white […]
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Pride and Pot
June is LGBTQ+ Month
June is LGBTQ+ Month—established in homage to the Manhattan-based “Stonewall Riots” in 1969. Fifty years later, it’s grown to address the many concerns facing LGBTQ+ communities, including safety, housing and employment discrimination, and a multitude of other matters that our current dystopian fever-dream administration seems to be adding to on the regular. Cannabis has a […]
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Social Equity in Cannabis
A positive thing about the implementation of adult use cannabis programs in various states has been assurance that a portion of the cannabis tax/licensing revenue would be allocated for use in specific equity programs. Such programs are designed to address inequities for people of color—from the racist policies that placed the heaviest burden of the enforcement […]
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The Fuss with Phylos
The company started as a testing lab and a cannabis database. When they announced they’d start doing plant breeding, the industry erupted with anger. Josh Jardine sits down with Phylos’ CEO
to hear his side
Since April, the cannabis world has been reeling in response to news from Phylos Bioscience, about whose innovative “Galaxy” I have written in the past. The Galaxy is aimed at being “the world’s largest database of hemp and cannabis genetic insights featuring thousands of heritage and modern varieties from over 80 countries,” according to Phylos’ […]
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Las Vegas is Opening Cannabis Consumption Lounges
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 hosting more than 40 […]
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Know Your Grower: Nelson and Company Organics
This past year has seen a steady increase in my use of concentrates. The formats in which they are now available, and the brands which produce them, have exploded. The price has also dropped, as Oregon’s cannabis oversupply issue has resulted in increasing amounts of excess flower being processed into all forms of concentrates and […]
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Kosher Kush and Halal Hashism
Religion and cannabis
I recently spoke with a practicing Muslim friend who eschews all cannabis and alcohol. He asked about CBD, and the potential value it might have in addressing a condition with which he deals. He could treat it with pharmaceuticals, but wants to avoid their side effects and find something more in keeping with the other organic […]
