marijuana farming
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On The Farm With Belushi

A visit to the actor’s Southern Oregon farm, supplying cannabis to Central Oregon and beyond
Avatar photo Nicole Vulcan

Icy niblets of snow are starting to fall from the sky when I leave Central Oregon in mid-February, headed for Jim Belushi’s cannabis farm in southern Oregon. When I get there, the fertility of spring abounds.  The sun is out, casting whitish-yellow beams onto the Rogue River. Jaunty squirrels dart across the dirt driveway leading […]

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Domiciliary Dope

Mastering home-grown cannabis outdoors in the High Desert
Avatar photo K.M. Collins

So you want to join the rest of bourgeoisie Bend by home growing buds in a post-black market, above the board, private, small-scale venture? The good news: you could need less than $10 to get started! The bad news: there’s no cookie cutter, one-size-fits-all approach. Still, we asked some local experts for tips to make […]

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Deschutes County Farm Bureau Appeals New Pot Rules

Will right-to-farm rules apply to marijuana after next legislative session?
Chris Miller

After the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners used an “emergency” clause Oct. 24 to quickly change some of its rules for growing recreational marijuana in the County, the Deschutes County Farm Bureau filed a motion to have the changes appealed. Matt Cyrus from the Deschutes County Farm Bureau says the agriculture advocacy group on Nov. […]

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