Question: Is there really a newly discovered secret multi-agency federal government committee, currently drafting prohibitionist anti-cannabis policy, to generate reports to be spoon-fed to the rapidly diminishing-mental-capacity Commander in Chief ? Wow…How high would I need to be to believe that? [Takes hash hit off bong.] That’s how high. Late last month, BuzzFeed news broke […]
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Products We Didn’t Love
If we could invent the worst cannabis products, these would be them. Oh wait, we DID invent these
Having this platform to share canna-centric news, viewpoints and historical insight is a great privilege. It also means being besieged with new products for review, and that can be… problematic. What seems awesome to the team that produced the item/product in question is sometimes not viewed with the same enthusiasm by those asked to test […]
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Cannalyzed: “Dispensaries Attract Crime”
It’s time for the second installment of our new series, “Prohibitionist Arguments Cannalyzed,” in which I examine arguments made by cannabis prohibitionists, refute them with facts and opinions, and am rewarded by angry emails and comments from aforementioned prohibitionists telling me what a stupid, useless, stoner I am. Serenity, now! Argument: Dispensaries attract crime to […]
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Reefer Regs Roll Hard
While Oregon’s recreational cannabis industry strives—and often succeeds—in being Daniel Day-Lewis (aka, a “good actor”), there are times when we take actions more like Adam Sandler (aka, “bad actor”). Growers, producers, dispensaries and others face judgement and penalties on two fronts: the electronic public square of social media, and the more fearsome regulatory agency smackdown, […]
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Drudge Report
New cannabis report is getting a lot of attention—but maybe not for being entirely accurate
A new report is out, examining how Oregon is doing with our recreational cannabis program. Much like Thomas Kinkade, it paints an ugly picture. Oregon Attorney General Billy Williams says Oregon’s cannabis is “out of control.” The “Insight Report: An Initial Assessment of Cannabis Production, Distribution, and Consumption in Oregon 2018,” was prepared by a group […]
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Addicted to Weed?
You may have made or heard comments about “jonesing for weed,” “needing” to smoke or having a “pot habit.” The idea that someone has a fever for cannabis that can only be treated with more cannabis implies a “cannabis addiction.” Is that a real thing? Can someone become addicted to cannabis in the same manner […]
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Should We Legalize All Drugs? Discuss
Having just celebrated the third anniversary of cannabis legalization in Oregon, it’s safe to say it has been a success. While its had a negative impact on the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program (OMMP), and 28,975 licensed growers have depressed prices—and the lack of social consumption spaces and events is mind boggling—the numerous benefits still outweigh […]
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Prohibition Arguments Cannalyzed
You know something that truly bothers me? Yes, high treason by a flaccid, racist, sociopathic Nazi lover who lost the popular vote by 2,864,974 votes, of course. But I’m none too wild about the arguments used by prohibitionists in their opposition to a regulated cannabis program, either. Now that legalization has had a few years […]
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Weed Replacing Wine
When living in Northern California, I spent many weekends doing the most Northern California thing possible, (aside from practicing nude goat yoga and crafting small-batch organic, free range chia kombucha), which was visiting wineries. Some of my favorite memories involve downing bottles of delicious, jammy Napa reds. Some of my least favorite memories were the […]
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Cannabis Sales Languish in Tax-ifornia
California activated its recreational Adult Use cannabis program on Jan. 1, and as the nation’s most populous and prosperous state, expectations were “high.” (Get it? Like when you use cannabis, is the joke. #thisisgonnabeagreatcolumn.) The state would prosper greatly, raising abundant tax revenue, and the fact that ‘it’s gonna be great, so great you guys!’ […]
