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The EVO Vaporizer Review: Big Bucks For Big Hits

- January 7, 2015July 19, 2020 0820

I'M NOT GOING TO FRONT. There have been times in my life when I have been reduced to smoking weed from a soda can. I'm not proud of this, no, but I'm sharing this information to set the bar real low when it comes to what I actually need to indulge my

Cannabis Concentrates 101: What’s A Dab, And Do You Need One?

- December 17, 2014August 9, 2020 0695

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Dabbing is hot right now. Flip through an issue of High Times, and you'll find full-page ads for dabbing tools and "the purest butane on earth." Maybe you're just curious, or maybe you're seeking the ultimate extreme high—but whether dabs are for you depends on a variety of factors. Dabs are servings of

Cannabis Is Now Legal In Oregon. What’s Next May Not Work For Everyone.

- November 26, 2014August 2, 2020 0833

An image of a cannabis leaf superimposed over an outline of the State of Oregon

NOW THAT Measure 91 has passed, it's worth examining the fresh challenges awaiting those in the cannabis industry. First, consider that this is an industry started and developed by outlaws. These are people who have spent years, if not decades, working and living in the shadows. Because of their source of income, most

Dispensary Don’ts: Cue The Cannabis Clowns

- October 14, 2014August 11, 2020 0744

A woman dressed as a clown holds a large piece of paper

A COMMON MISPERCEPTION among my friends is that, as your cannabis columnist, I have a never-ending supply of High Times pot-porn centerfold-quality buds, concentrates, and edibles, all free and provided by smiling growers who have hand-tended each and every plant with the love one would show to a firstborn. Not exactly. While

Cannabis Grower Wanted: Must Work For Free

- September 17, 2014June 14, 2020 0720

A grow room is filled with numerous blooming cannabis plants

SO, YOU HAVE your Oregon Medical Marijuana Program (OMMP) card, and you've checked out the local dispensaries. But let's say you want to try a particular strain the dispensaries don't carry, or maybe you want to save some money. In Oregon, you can designate a third party as your grower. There

A Short Glossary Of Cannabis Terminology

- August 23, 2014June 14, 2020 0820

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AS RECREATIONAL cannabis stores in Washington State open this month, a new demographic emerges: the clueless-but-cannabis-curious. If you still use the term "doobie" and are flummoxed by the endless array of newfangled acronyms and terminologies, get with the now, hippie. THC (tetrahydrocannabinol)—There are over 400 chemical compounds in cannabis, with more

(From 2014) Meet New Approach Oregon, Organizers Behind The Cannabis Legalization Ballot Measure

- August 20, 2014June 14, 2020 0709

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I SPOKE with Peter Zuckerman, communications director for New Approach Oregon (newapproachoregon.com), whose marijuana ballot initiative qualified last month for the November ballot. I asked him to break down exactly how the measure, if passed, would work. "Treating marijuana as a crime has failed," he says. "Instead of letting the current

Some Cannabis Terms Demystified

- August 13, 2014July 20, 2020 0896

If you have visited a medical cannabis dispensary in Oregon, or if you've checked out the recently opened recreational stores in Washington, you've noticed the labels that list THC and CBD content—along with CBN, and any residual pesticides, molds, mildews, or other horrible things that you don't want to ingest. Where