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Saving a Town with Cannabis

How a dusty Oregon border town got its mojo back, and (presumably) doubled its city budget

The Associated Press and the Idaho Statesman, which I believe are a part of the deeply feared and dreaded “opposition party” Emperor Pussy Grabber has spoken of, both ran pieces this week that give us some insight to just how much people enjoy cannabis. The story looks at Huntington, an Oregon town so small I […]

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Angels of White Privilege

A cannabis delivery service skirts the laws in NYC—and seems to get away with it

(I’m a 40 something white guy. I share that because we are examining a topic that involves women, minorities and cannabis. Meaning that I will be writing about two topics that I may not be best suited to address.) From my time in NYC, I can assure you weed delivery services are not uncommon, albeit […]

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Weed Cash

As marijuana tax receipts roll in, city leaders look to direct dollars toward street maintenance and police

Marijuana tax receipts statewide have been steadily declining since Novemberโ€”but still, recent reports from the Oregon Department of Revenue indicate the state has already brought in $65.4 million in tax dollars from legal marijuana. January 2017 alone brought $5.3 million into state coffers, with retailers selling an estimated $7 million worth of marijuana each week […]

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Weed Jobs 101

As a weed columnist, the most frequent question I hear is “How the hell did you get this job? Of whom do you have compromising photos that allowed this to happen, and may I see them? I mean, seriously, you?” (My answer: “Mom, we’ve gone over this. Eat your space cake and settle down.”) The […]

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Zombie Kush Isn’t a Thing

Do you like zombies? Based on the ratings of all the shows that feature flesh-eating former humans having their rotting domes blasted off by sweaty survivors with 12-gauge shotguns, probably yes. Based on that info, would you be excited to hear that we have a drug on the market that is causing people to actually […]

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