Josh Jardine
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Shatter and Live Resin

Two companies colab on a sun-grown product produced in Central Oregon
Josh Jardine

Truth: I’m primarily a flower guy, with the occasional foray into resin and old school hash. This isn’t to say I’m anti-hydrocarbon-based extracts, but I don’t dab on the daily, or even weekly. But if I did, I would include the product line of concentrates from the forward-looking folks at Bend-based Lunchbox Alchemy. Having gained […]

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Black History. In March!

A primer on cannabis-related injustice in communities of color
Josh Jardine

We didn’t forget about Black History Month this February. It’s just that we don’t necessarily think black history should be relegated to a single month. With that, who better to examine the centuries-long relationship between black people and cannabis than a white dude? Huh? Right? Wait, come back. … According to the 2014 paper published […]

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Cannabis Summit Inhales Oregon’s Plethora of Pot

Josh Jardine

On Feb. 2, the U.S. Attorney for Oregon, Billy “Stop calling me Lando” Williams held a “Marijuana Summit” and invited Gov. Kate Brown, law enforcement, the Internal Revenue Service, regulatory agencies and industry professionals to attend. (The press wasn’t allowed, because fake news, or democracy thrives in darkness, or something.) Major props to Williams for […]

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High and Lonesome

Will smoking weed find you a partner?
Josh Jardine

It’s fairly subtle, so you may not have noticed, but this week was Valentine’s Day! A “holiday” of realistic expectations and endless possibilities for bitter self-recrimination about love lost. Be it canna-infused chocolates or lubes (note: don’t mix those up), cannabis plays a growing role in industries built around love in its many forms. But […]

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Dennis Peron, Americanna Hero

Cannabis industry wouldn’t exist without “The Father of Medical Marijuana”
Josh Jardine

With the explosion of states legalizing cannabis for both medical and adult rec use, a barrage of new cannabis-infused products—from diamond dabs to dog treats—and a growing acceptance that those who use cannabis maybe aren’t destroying the moral fabric of ‘Murica, it’s easy to forget that not so long ago, it was very, very different. […]

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How to get your old school high back

Finding ways to access the desired effect you achieved with cannabis in your past is viable
Josh Jardine

I’m hearing a variation of a complaint/question with increasingly frequency, in both my personal and professional life. (Kidding. I have no personal life.) “I used to get high back in high school/college, and it was great, I was giggly/creative/happy/had a great time with my friends or by myself. Then I stopped and returned to it/kept […]

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The C Word: Consolidation

Don’t be surprised to see craft growers consumed by corporations
Josh Jardine

Although no one asked, I have some predictions for the cannabis landscape in Oregon, having nothing to do with the corrupt, race-baiting shitholes ruining this country. July will mark three years since Oregon passed Measure 91, our Adult Use, aka Recreational Use, program. It’s been great for adults who, prior to Measure 91, didn’t have […]

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Think of the Children!

Oh wait, we did—and Central Oregon gets a 100 percent rating on checking minor IDs
Josh Jardine

I was planning to do a column regarding our batshit-crazy, Mad Hater Attorney General and his racist, prohibitionist rescinding of the Cole Memorandum and its tenuous protections. That would have been a fun read, and I would have been the only one to have thoughts on the matter! But that story’s just starting, so while […]

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Everyone Hurts

In the realm of topicals, one getting broad thumbs-ups
Josh Jardine

In the realm of topicals, one getting broad thumbs-ups. For someone who has lived the life that I have “lived,” I’m amazed to the degree that it’s a pain-free existence. (Physical pain only—you don’t want to know about the rest.) As such, this doesn’t make me a great candidate for using, and reporting on, topical […]

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Give Thanks for the Danks

A year to celebrate cannabis, when everything else seems to be falling apart.
Josh Jardine

As 2017 draws to a close, we look back with fondness upon a year filled with joy, laughter and good times, with sharing, love and—ha ha! No, not really. 2017 was a deranged fever nightmare of unheralded poisonous despair, with heartbreaking loss and division. Many people, places and things are under attack from the horror-show […]

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