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What if cannabis can prevent and/or cure cancer? This is not a question that comes only from the wide-eyed rantings of stoned hippies. There is a substantial and growing body of research published in scientific journals after peer review that indicates this is a reasonable question informed by the best evidence available on the topic. […]
Maybe you’re sitting on the couch right now, reading this as you light up a joint. And maybe you’re in one of the states where what you’re doing is no longer a crime, so you’re feeling pretty good because your leisure activity will no longer lure the police into your home. Sorry to harsh your […]
Editor’s note: As rural Central Oregon grapples with whether or not—and how—to allow marijuana-related business, we take a look at the industry’s growth in rural Colorado. Mark Morley looks out over 30 acres he owns east of Pueblo, Colorado, and imagines the future. On this blustery summer afternoon in early summer, there’s little more than […]
Now that recreational marijuana is legal in Oregon, more publications are beefing up their cannabis coverage. Some publications—chiefly the alt-weeklies—have regular pot columns. And now, the Oregonian is getting in on the action. The O is looking for a freelance “cannabis critic” to, according to the job posting, “critique marijuana strains, infused products and highlight […]
Following last week’s public hearings, the Deschutes County Commission has decided not to opt out of allowing marijuana-related businesses in the unincorporated county, and will instead discuss regulatory options further at its September meeting. While an opt out could re-emerge, commissioners say they hope to find a middle ground between the needs of the growing […]
To be fair, the City tried to “save” the not-quite-an-acre of grass enclosed in chain link across from City Hall. It made an offer on the parcel but Bend-La Pine Schools wanted more. While no one would disclosed what the City offered, it was clearly less than the $1.9 million price tag on the property’s […]
Bend City Councilors will be making local rules that impact the time, place, and manner in which recreational marijuana is grown, processed, and sold. So we asked them about their past, present, and future marijuana use. Here’s what they had to say (or not). Councilors Sally Russell, Nathan Boddie, and Barb Campbell did not respond […]
We caught up with Melissa Etheridge while she was staying in Niagra Falls in preparation for a performance at the Artpark Festival in Lewiston, New York, to talk about the changing landscape for LGBT equality, the future of legal weed, and the role her spirituality plays in her music. She performs at the Athletic Club […]
Melissa Etheridge has been making raw, personal music for nearly 30 years. And while it’s been alternately referred to as folk and blues, to Etheridge it all comes back to rock. “I’ve just got to call it rock ‘n’ roll,” she tells the Source. “Because in the end, rock ‘n’ roll can only be defined […]
Now that recreational weed is legal in Oregon, one major concern is whether employees can be fired from their jobs for cannabis use. Just last month the Colorado Supreme Court cleared things up with its opinion in the Coats vs. Dish Network case. Coats sued Dish Network for firing him on the basis of his […]
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