Smoke Signals
A local grower weighs in
I have always been fascinated with the transition we've seen in cannabis, from a clandestine substance to a thriving legal adult-use product. In particular, this switch in legality has opened the door for conversations around proper cannabis consumption hygiene.
By Lindsey Pate
Mar 25, 2020
Smoke Signals
Commissioners return a serve to LUBA in the case of a farm application started over two years ago
As I type this, all Oregon schools are closed, the federal government has declared a national emergency, and toilet paper is darn near a currency of its own. Still, legal wrangling over more marijuana farms in greater Deschutes County managed to sneak its way into the agenda for our County leadership.
By Jeremy Dickman
Mar 18, 2020
Smoke Signals
Some of a weed writer's faves, in no particular order
There are thousands of growers, edible makers and concentrate processors in Oregon, and I partake in a great deal of cannabis in many forms. Despite my best efforts, I haven't tried everything, and new products drop all the time.
By Josh Jardine
Mar 11, 2020
Smoke Signals
Shaking up the weed industry's "dudebro" image in Central Oregon
That Fortune 500 companies tend not to be led by women isn't exactly news. Only 33 of the businesses on the famed Forbes list are helmed by women—still, I held out more hope for the burgeoning marijuana industry.
By Jeremy Dickman
Mar 4, 2020
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Smoke Signals
Even with vape-related illnesses strongly linked to unregulated products, price and other factors keep some in the shadows
The rapidly growing cannabis industry has a complicated relationship with a competing market segment, often described with a loaded term: the Black Market. "Black Market" references exchanges in which seller and buyer deal in illegal goods and/or avoid taxes and regulations by conducting their business "in the shadows," hence the "black market."
By Josh Jardine
Feb 26, 2020
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Even in an industry fraught with restriction, it sees 100% job growth
Leafly released its fourth annual Cannabis Jobs Report last month, and despite the troubling news of hundreds of recent industry layoffs, cannabis remains a fast-track growth industry. The numbers and industry expansion are impressive, but are still just a fraction of what's possible when cannabis is eventually made legal.
By Josh Jardine
Feb 19, 2020
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Judging a high-profile cannabis competition wasn't what I expected
Part 2 in a series highlighting this writer's experience as a judge in a high-profile cannabis competition.
By Josh Jardine
Feb 12, 2020
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The ongoing saga of the Youth Activity Center definition
The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners was roundly rebuked by the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals for its wandering "Youth Activity Center" definition as it relates to the location of marijuana farms. Given that, it seems the smart thing for a county to do would be a strategic retreat, saving itself and its legal resources for matters more worthy of the County's attention.
By Jeremy Dickman
Feb 5, 2020
Smoke Signals
Whereas a judge has to pay to attend the High Times event he's judging
As someone who writes for three newspapers, I've come to understand that publications usually have two sides: editorial, which produces what you read, and sales, which sells the ads and produces events that pay for what editorial creates. This can lead to conflicted feelings for the reader, as they enjoy the content created by the publication, but are troubled by how an event is produced, including ticket and refreshment prices, crowd management techniques, the quality of the experience for attendees, etc. You can love the team who wrote and designed the events guide but want to slap the taste from the mouths of those who execute it.
By Josh Jardine
Jan 29, 2020
Smoke Signals
If you're intent upon breaking into the Oregon cannabis industry right now, you'll find the regulatory sledding to be somewhere between tough and impossible.
Upon the passage of Oregon Senate Bill 218, signed into law by Gov. Kate Brown on June 17, 2019, the Oregon Liquor Control Commission instituted a moratorium on all new marijuana producer (farming) applications that will last until at least Jan. 2, 2022. As such, those who submitted a new producer application anytime within the past six months, are guaranteed to be waiting for at least two years, and likely much longer.
By Jeremy Dickman
Jan 22, 2020
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