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There’s a new threat to Oregon’s cannabis industry, which isn’t exactly hurting for more of those. It’s already creating a reduction in the number of flower options available, and some farms are considering stopping production completely. Great, what’s the crisis du jour for the Pacific Wonderland Weed industry? Aspergillus. That vegetable that makes my pee […]

It’s been an interesting few months for everyone’s favorite cannabis and alcohol police, the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, commonly known as the OLCC. The state agency oversees all aspects of alcohol and cannabis production, transportation, sales and consumption, after solely having alcohol under its purview before Oregon passed its Adult Use Cannabis program in […]

When Oregon legalized cannabis in 2014 it set off a gold rush among farmers, processors and retailers looking to capitalize on what’s now the sixth-biggest cash crop in the country. But like all commodities they go through boom and bust periods, when supply and demand play a dangerous game of tug of war that decrease […]

The secret to a lot of gourmet French cuisine is using enough butter to starve a calf. Celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain, who cut his teeth in French restaurants, once said if you eat at any good restaurant, “assume you’ve eaten a stick of butter.” Butter is also the base of edibles; just infuse some form […]

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 […]