When I got this press release, my first thought was the missed opportunity of not having an attached .wav file that played this reworked Van Halen "classic": "Ow, got it bad, got it bad, got it bad... I'm hot for Cheeba. I got it bad, soooooo bad, I'm hot for
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Oregon Medical Cannabis Patients See Purchase Limits Deeply Reduced
On Thursday, the OLCC passed a temporary rule which radically changed, without warning, the amount of flower that an Oregon Medical Marijuana Program (OMMP) patient may purchase. Previously, an OMMP patient or caregiver could purchase up to 24 ounces per day from a dispensary. Beginning today, Friday, August 24, that amount
Florida Candidate Loses Wells Fargo Account Over Cannabis Contribution
It's not breaking news that cannabis businesses and the banking industry have a contentious and ugly relationship fueled by paranoia and fear. The vast majority of US banks will neither make loans to, nor open and maintain accounts for, cannabis businesses. Therefore, these businesses are shut out of access to credit and
Florida And Oklahoma Advance Medical Cannabis Programs
DEA Says Term “Cannabis” Is Out, New Term is “Dinkie Dow”
Hey, you’re cool, right? You have a hip haircut, on-point non-prescription glasses, a wardrobe that’s trailblazing without being too Donner Party, and your apps are all beta. You and your squad are certainly “down” and “woke” about “what” is “up,” and that includes the nicknames you use for cannabis. I mean, there’s “weed,” “cheeba cheeba,” “pot,”
Cannabis By Mail Order? Big mistake.
Eco Firma Farms: Sustainable Cannabis Produced With Lower Costs
I’m checking in again with Jesse Peters, who, along with his wife Kate Guptill, co-founded and operates Eco Firma Farms in Canby, Oregon, out of a former jam-making facility. I’ve talked with Peters for this column before—about CBD oil for pediatric patients, medical growers selling in the recreational system, and other
Eat Cannabis Chocolate To Help Babies In Cages
The horrific images of children being taken away from their undocumented parents, assigned numbers, and locked into rows of cages inside of repurposed Walmarts is a new subterranean level of vileness that hasn't been seen in generations. The resulting degree of heartbreak and defeat is nearly immeasurable, leaving good people struggling
A Program To Target Minneapolis Cannabis Users Of Color Has Been Discontinued
While there are legit issues with cannabis here on the West Coast, overall we have it pretty good. Supplies are plentiful, selection is bountiful, and new strains and products are refined and released regularly. And in cities everywhere along the coast, there continues to be discussion and action around the issues
Cannabis and Race Have an Intertwined History of Imperialism
Cannabis history is nearly as long as the history of human civilization, but unlike other agricultural products, the story of this plant has often been shrouded in the dark. This is true especially in America, where cannabis’ legacy has long been connected with our country’s institutionalized racism. It’s time for this to
Women’s (Cannabis) History Deserves It’s Own Month
March is Women’s History Month, or as disgraced former President Trump once called it, “The who what now? Really? A whole month, huh?” Women’s contributions to cannabis—past and present—have been (brace yourself) overlooked, ignored, and forgotten. This is a plant that 99.5 percent of us actively seek out in its female
Give Thanks To Elvy Musikka, Legendary Cannabis Trail (And Joint) Blazer
Elvy Musikka is the stoned grandmother I always wanted, and if you meet her, you’ll feel the same. The OG cannabis activist lives in Eugene, Oregon, and she’s the definition of a firebrand. She’s also something of a rarity in this country—someone who receives cannabis from the federal government, at no
Weed Industry Professionals, Please Stop Doing These Things
When I’m not writing this weekly “weed comedy” column, I’m involved in numerous other aspects of the cannabis industry. It’s a great way to spend long hours making a shocking, depression-inducingly small amount of money, so I strongly encourage all the children reading this to stay in school. And to
Philando Castile, Cannabis and White Privilege
If you say it wasn’t racial When they shot him in his tracks Well, I guess that means that you ain’t black It means that you ain’t black —Drive-By Truckers, “What It Means” We recently passed a terribly sad one-year anniversary on July 6, and I’ve been struggling to frame the tragedy properly. It addresses something
Why is 4/20 a “Cannabis Holiday”?
Happy high holy day holiday! Even the most numeric challenged mathlete among us knows that 4/20 is Stoner Christmas, Puff Puff Passover, and Kwanzaa Kush Day rolled into one special day or dispensary discounts and comically large joints. But why 4/20? What mystical connection does this number have to cannabis? Grab a mop