Many have used a Volcano vaporizer at some point. It’s arguable the company that makes them, Storz and Bickel, set the platinum standard for precise vaporization. Markus Storz, a German graphic designer, used a heat gun to develop the first Volcano in his basement in 1996. In 1998, he received a patent for his soon-to-be […]
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OLCC Pulls Flavored Vaping Products from Dispensaries
The move comes after numerous serious lung illnesses reportedly related to vaping
In reaction to an apparent public health crisis, and Gov. Kate Brown‘s Oct. 4 executive order, the Oregon Liquor Control Commission and Oregon Health Authority last week filed temporary rules that prohibit marijuana dispensaries from selling flavored vaping products in their stores. The move comes after numerous serious lung illnesses reportedly related to vaping put […]
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Deschutes County: The Land of Endless Youth Activity Centers
Smoking dope probably doesn’t help a kid with math homework
The OLCC and local commissioners on youth and marijuana use.
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Pot vs. Pinot
Marijuana farm blamed for flagging grape sales
A case of allegedly tainted grapes in Yamhill County is a topic of conversation around the state. In April, Momtazi Family LLC, a vineyard located in McMinnville, filed a lawsuit under the Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act against a nearby marijuana farm. Yamhill Naturals, which runs the adjacent marijuana farm on property owned by Steven, […]
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To Quote Febreeze, “Have You Gone Noseblind?”
The effect of odor when selling a home
Humans have five basic senses: sight, hearing, taste, touch and smell. The sense of smell can have a direct effect on a person’s emotional response in any situation—even when selling a home. The smells of a home can tell the buyer a story, and that story is either a good story or a not-so-pleasant story. […]
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Opting Out, and Beyond
Deschutes County Commissioners add a measure to the 2020 ballot, and debate fighting LUBA on rule changes
At the Barnes Sawyer Room, where the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners holds public meetings, anytime the issue of marijuana is on the agenda visitors will find anti-marijuana activists staring down speakers, nodding solemnly and doing their darnedest to guide the Board in stamping out the scourge of marijuana that creeps like a bad dream […]
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Best Dispensary
Oregrown
It must feel good to be the best. For the last five years, Oregrown has been Bend’s highest-profile dispensary—sponsoring events, creating on-point swag and following their own guidelines for what a mellow weed shop can be. Bend is packed to the gills with dispensaries, but year after year, Oregrown takes the Best Of crown with […]
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Best Budtender
Hobey Weston
Everyone smokes or dabs or vapes or shatters for different reasons: maybe to calm anxiety, help with pain relief or just to get good and stoned. Whatever the reason, they all know what a bad budtender is like. You ask the budtender for a solid recommendation and get some strangely named strain you’ve never heard […]
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If Residents Want an Opt-Out on Marijuana, Let Residents Put It on the Ballot Themselves
An opt-out measure is looming, costing taxpayers money on a question they’ve already answered
Ahead of the November 2018 election, then-candidate Patti Adair ran for Deschutes County Commissioner on two key platforms: Fiscal conservativism and being anti-marijuana. Since winning that election—by a narrow margin—and serving on the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners, she’s held true to being against marijuana growing in the county. On being a fiscal conservative, however, […]
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County Commission Holding Marijuana Hearing
People invited to share their thoughts on the County’s new rules, ahead of LUBA review
The Board of County Commissioners is holding a public hearing to go over the regulations of growing marijuana on rural lands.