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OLCC Pulls Flavored Vaping Products from Dispensaries

The move comes after numerous serious lung illnesses reportedly related to vaping
Jeremy Dickman

In reaction to an apparent public health crisis, and Gov. Kate Brown‘s Oct. 4 executive order, the Oregon Liquor Control Commission and Oregon Health Authority last week filed temporary rules that prohibit marijuana dispensaries from selling flavored vaping products in their stores. The move comes after numerous serious lung illnesses reportedly related to vaping put […]

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Cannabis + Other Plants for Medicinal Tinctures

An ancient way of delivering active ingredients in plants
Josh Jardine

Cannabis tinctures are a great delivery system. Cannabis and hemp can be soaked in high percentage alcohol, or a fat like coconut oil, and deliver whole plant extracts, including THC/CBD and other cannabinoids, terpenes etc. It’s an ancient way of delivering the active ingredients in the plants, as well as being portable, discreet, fast acting […]

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Moving CBD Along

Lawmakers urge the FDA to give clarity to CBD stakeholders
Jeremy Dickman

Hemp is an ancient plant. The Romans and Babylonians recognized its useful properties in creating rope, textiles and even pharmaceuticals. Hemp stalks helped build bridges in medieval Europe. George Washington himself grew hemp to construct sails and nets for fishing the Potomac River. That is to say, humans have had some 5,000 years to study—and […]

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Vapocalypse 2019

What to know, what to be concerned about
Josh Jardine

It’s been a scary couple of weeks for those who use vaporizers, and for the companies which make the products and equipment used to do so. Every day provides more information about what’s happened, and the potential reasons behind this increasingly deadly health crisis. We still don’t have all the answers, but we know a […]

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Pot vs. Pinot

Marijuana farm blamed for flagging grape sales
Jeremy Dickman

A case of allegedly tainted grapes in Yamhill County is a topic of conversation around the state. In April, Momtazi Family LLC, a vineyard located in McMinnville, filed a lawsuit under the Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act against a nearby marijuana farm. Yamhill Naturals, which runs the adjacent marijuana farm on property owned by Steven, […]

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Weed Oversupply?

A case for Oregon supply projections being overblown
Josh Jardine

The biggest story about Oregon cannabis this year has been just how much of it we have—by most accounts, a six-year supply. Much like a six-year-old joint, this story caught fire quickly and burned hot. The Oregon Liquor Control Commission made that claim at the end of January. It was viewed with dubious skepticism amongst […]

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Opting Out, and Beyond

Deschutes County Commissioners add a measure to the 2020 ballot, and debate fighting LUBA on rule changes
Jeremy Dickman

At the Barnes Sawyer Room, where the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners holds public meetings, anytime the issue of marijuana is on the agenda visitors will find anti-marijuana activists staring down speakers, nodding solemnly and doing their darnedest to guide the Board in stamping out the scourge of marijuana that creeps like a bad dream […]

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Colorado Kind

A Mile-High cannabis experience
Josh Jardine

I just returned from Colorado, where I explored a very small portion of the Denver cannabis scene. My schedule and reimbursable budget didn’t permit sampling dozens of products, so in no way should my experience serve as a comprehensive picture of what’s available. The next trip will focus more on small-batch craft cannabis, but I now […]

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Opt Out Afoot

Deschutes County plans to add a measure to the 2020 ballot, asking residents to weigh in on future marijuana growing operations
Jeremy Dickman

In making a decision during their Aug. 8 Deschutes County Board meeting to “opt out” of allowing further marijuana business applications, commissioners have ensured that the country mouse/city mouse fight over cannabis farms will go through the 2020 election. And perhaps beyond. If you haven’t been closely following the county’s marijuana soap opera, here’s a […]

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