Smoke Signals

Deschutes County's marijuana blues turn a darker hue

The "Blue Wave" that swept dozens of Democrats into the U.S. House didn't mean much to those of us residing in what is still decidedly Trump Country.

By Jeremy Dickman Nov 14, 2018

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Beyond Buds is Beyond Badass

There's no shortage of books about cannabis out there.

By Josh Jardine Nov 7, 2018

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Deschutes County Commissioners Vote Emergency Declaration for New Marijuana Regulations

The new rules will go into effect in 30 days

The Deschutes County Commission voted on Oct. 24 to approve recreational grow rule changes within the county.

By Jaclyn Brandt Oct 31, 2018

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Tokin' Times

The latest in cannabis news

The overproduction myth

By Jeremy Dickman Oct 24, 2018

Flying with Weed: Clarifications

Canada is officially legal as of this week.

By Josh Jardine Oct 17, 2018

Marijuana Canada LA Times

News Updates

The latest in Deschutes County marijuana news

For a brief, shining moment in Deschutes County (and beyond), progressives, pro-cannabis activists and marijuana business owners felt the rudder of progress was slowly steering in the direction of sanity.

By Jeremy Dickman Oct 10, 2018

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Tokin' and Teslas

Hot take: I love Teslas.

By Josh Jardine Oct 3, 2018

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OLCC to Growers: "I Like to Watch

This month, a new rule went into effect for licensed outdoor cannabis growers.

By Josh Jardine Sep 26, 2018

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Celebri-weed

Lately, some of the people I've seen play pretend on my "story box," or people whose music I listen to, or people who I watch do things with a sportsball that earn them millions of dollars, are becoming involved in cannabis.

By Josh Jardine Sep 19, 2018

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A Secret Committee Revealed

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?

By Josh Jardine Sep 12, 2018

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