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While you were getting high, things happened. Here are some of them now. Fentanyl gummies: This is the story most of you may have already heard — a scary news item, but it looks to be fiction, which is scary as well. On Feb. 24, news outlets reported that fentanyl and heroin were found in […]
Many of my friends live in states which don’t have regulated Adult Use cannabis programs, in cities such as Nashville, Tennessee, Austin, Texas, and Birmingham, Alabama. They don’t offer residents options to legally produce, purchase or partake of Delta-9 THC, everyone’s favorite cannabinoid found in, you know, the pot weed. For those seeking a head […]
Like any state, Oregon has its problems, and for cannabis producers, 2022’s biggest problem was oversupply. Our Adult Use cannabis program, established in 2014, moved cannabis from an illicit drug to a heavily taxed and regulated commodity. And as with any commodity, supply and demand drives rising, or falling, prices. In 2022 we saw historic […]
Somehow, we’ve made it through another year, and for many the sands falling through the hourglass were made brighter, calmer and overall better with the use of cannabis. But if that Critical Haze makes recalling 2022’s news stories about cannabis, well, hazy, I’ve rounded them up. Don’t thank me, but do drop off cannabis to […]
Last month, I found myself in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, for 46 hours to help my Canadian friends The Sadies and Kacy and Clayton kick off a tour. Although I’ve visited B.C. frequently, I hadn’t been back since the country passed national cannabis legalization in 2018. My Canadian cannabis experiences began in 2003 when I […]
Though arguably a world away, New York City is a mere 2,789 miles from Bend. Its population of 8.8 million is mind-numbing when you consider its small geographic size, and no doubt accounts as a primary reason so many New Yorkers use cannabis. After decades of draconian, racist policies in arresting and prosecuting cannabis producers, […]
The expansion of Medical and Adult Use cannabis programs across the U.S. has led to—brace yourself—more cannabis use. It’s also led to more studies about cannabis use, including how it impacts the users, and what effects the growing use is having on other commodities. Here’s an overview of some recent research findings. Cannabis isn’t making […]
Recently, while running a backstage budtending cold brew coffee and iced tea bar at a concert, one of the artists playing asked if I could infuse the cold brew coffee with some CBD-only tincture. I was happy to oblige, even more so when she explained she had recently completed a stint in rehab, and this […]
Summer is here! The great outdoors, longer days, vacations and engaging in social situations with others, which for many will result in frequent cannabis consumption sessions. In other words, y’all are gonna get hiiiiiighh with your friends every damn where, all the damn time, for the whole damn “Hot Stoned Summer.” Smoking circles are back […]
In the before times, prior to the establishment of Oregon’s Adult Use recreational cannabis program, the list of things to consider when purchasing weed was fairly short, including but not limited to: “Is it, like, chronic?” “How much?” and “How late from the time my dealer says they will arrive will they actually show up?” […]
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