Your guide to dispensaries and all things cannabis.
Want to absorb the health benefits of CBD, but not into smoking? CBD products have infiltrated the marketplace in a variety of forms, from tinctures to gummies to a wide array of beverages. We scoped out the local CBD beverage scene and found lots of options to please palates. Ablis Ablis may be the best […]
There’s a lot going on out there in the world of cannabis, including rule changes at the county level, overproduction, the black market and hemp. So sit back, maybe even light a doob, and read on. Deschutes County Rule Changes The current Deschutes County Commission, made up of Tony DeBone, Phil Henderson and Tammy Baney, […]
Two times a year, the staff at the Source Weekly gets the pleasure of turning its focus to an industry that many of us didn’t believe would emerge in our lifetimes. But recreational cannabis is indeed a reality, and one the world is waking up to, as well. Canada legalized marijuana country-wide Oct. 17. Yay, […]
When Alex Berger noticed a lack of infused beverages within the Oregon medical marijuana industry in 2014, he wasted no time co-founding Magic Number. Originally a technical consultant from Cincinnati turned Oregonian, Berger saw the cannabis industry on the verge of recreation legalization and charged the scene. His goal: produce the best craft cannabis-brewed beverages […]
Pot Pop Quiz: When you go into a dispensary and see jars of flower, you probably look for three things: strain name, the THC content and whether it’s a sativa, indica or hybrid. What should you add to that list, and perhaps make most important? The answer is terpenes—or for those of you who are […]
Whether joints or vapes are your method of consumption, here are a few items we like right now. Princewoodart portable rolling/stash box Sometimes, you just want a joint—the analog, OG method of consumption. Carrying around papers and weed in your pocket is fine, but a flat, stable rolling surface isn’t always readily available. This is […]
It’s a Green Revolution. Imagine this pastoral scene: a sea of green, swaying in the breeze, happy workers carefully tending their crops, meticulously nurturing each tender leaf. Fueling it all: solar panels, LED lights and maybe even a wind generator. This is not a utopian dream; for some growers in Central Oregon, it’s a sustainability […]
In light of recent proposed changes to cannabis policy in Deschutes County, the Source sat down with Sheriff Shane Nelson to talk pot. Source Weekly: Have you ever smoked marijuana? Shane Nelson: I do not discuss personal questions. I was opposed to Measure 91—recreational marijuana legalization—and educated citizens on my view. SW: Do you object […]
HELLO THERE! Do you enjoy reading? How about reading about cannabis? I ask because if you’re reading this column (or if it’s being read to you by a service monkey using typing-to-speech-recognition software), it seems like you might enjoy some books on cannabis. I certainly hope so, because this week’s column is about four of […]
Truth: I’m primarily a flower guy, with the occasional foray into resin and old school hash. This isn’t to say I’m anti-hydrocarbon-based extracts, but I don’t dab on the daily, or even weekly. But if I did, I would include the product line of concentrates from the forward-looking folks at Bend-based Lunchbox Alchemy. Having gained […]
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