An Exclusive Interview with Phylos Bioscience CEO Mowgli Holmes

On May 10, 2019 I sat down with Phylos Bioscience CEO Mowgli Holmes and Phylos Director of Marketing Paige Hewlett for an interview. I wanted to talk about the negative response from the cannabis community to Phylos' announcement that they would be entering the cannabis breeding business. You can read more about

Cannabis Social Equity Grants Now Available

You have until tomorrow to apply for a Cannabis Social Equity Grant from the City of Portland. Now, this doesn't mean you can get free money to have an ice cream social with your friends, except swapping out the ice cream with cannabis. (But that's a really good idea, right,

Illegal Cannabis Grows On Federal Lands Down in Oregon, Washington

Among the bad things cannabis prohibition wrought was the environmental damage brought on by illicit growers who secretly set up shop in our big, beautiful national forests. These growers weren't striving for permaculture—no Clean Green organic certification in these operation. In fact, one of the not-so-secret shames of the cannabis industry

35 Cannabis Strains for Five Dollars A Gram (or Less)

“I got five on it; grab your 40, let’s get keyed I got five on it; messin’ with that Indo weed I got five on it; it’s got me stuck and I’m tore back I got five on it; partner, let’s go half on a sack” - Luniz, “I Got 5 on It” From local billboards

A Cannabis Card Game Encourages Talking With People. Play It Anyway.

There's a new card game designed specifically for the stoner set, with the worthy and admirable goal of getting players to get high and talk to one another. For some of you, that sentence sends shudders down your spine and activates sweaty palms, but take a deep breath and stay

Get Cannabis Delivered To Your Door With Eaze

One of the greatest things you can do for your fellow human is a simple but underrated act: fulfilling a shopping list for them, and bringing the haul to their front door. Amazon made themselves a quadrillion dollars by following that model, but they are not yet able to take orders

Peak Extracts Is an Oregon Cannabis Brand You Should Know

Oregon’s cannabis industry is in a major state of flux. Our massive oversupply, plummeting prices, and widespread industry consolidation have been a boon for consumers and for tax revenue, but it’s come at the cost of overshadowing the value of Oregon’s craft cannabis producers. To be fair, sometimes consumers simply want

There’s Too Much Cannabis In Oregon Right Now

Oregon produces more cannabis than it consumes, causing endless consternation from regulatory and law enforcement agencies. This oversupply has resulted in threats from the state’s attorney general that authorities needed to step up their efforts to deal with it. It’s also sent weed prices plunging 50 percent last year, and predictions

Check Out the National Cannabis Diversity Awareness Convention March 8th

I attend many cannabis conferences in many places, and have recounted, dear reader, my experiences. To save you having to search for these columns and posts, here is a quick summation: The attendees, speakers, and vendors are primarily male and white. On the other hand, the War on Drugs—and on cannabis in

Shine Papers Has Hidden Gold in Portland

Do you have plans for February 4? I'm asking because I can't recall if I mentioned it last time I saw you—again, sorry about your rug—and there's an event on that date which any cannabis consumer will probably want to take part in, an honest-to-god scavenger hunt for a gold briefcase

Cannabis Caramel Sauce? Yes Please, Now!

Our Discreet Methods for Cannabis Consumption series continues with a new product that I'm giving fair warning on to you now—this stuff is so good, it would be very, very easy to over-consume it. Then again, one person's over-consumption is another's really fantastic four to six hours, so exercise restraint, or

Cannabis Deals For Black Friday

A red neon Sale sign is seen in a store window

This week, we gather together to share and express our gratitude—for friends, family, and super-duper low prices on cannabis. This isn't a new thing. In a market where cannabis prices just keep falling, it's hard to imagine that prices can get any lower. But they can, so instead of trampling, pushing, and

The City of Portland’s Cannabis Program Needs You To Do Your Civic Doobie

The marquee sign for the Portland Center For The Performing Arts is shown on a downtown Main Street in Portland, Oregon

Just because the elections are over doesn't mean your civic duty is done. If you have a strong interest in cannabis policy, your city needs you. Consider this the cannabis equivalent of the Bat Signal. The City of Portland is accepting applications until this Thursday, November 15, 2018 to apply for

Portland To Lower Cannabis Businesses Fees

The Tilikum Crossing Bridge spanning the Willamette River

Licensed cannabis businesses throughout Oregon face numerous challenges—an oversupply has led to continual falling prices, the OLCC has changed packaging requirements yet again, and no one can get a goddamn bank account. But in Portland, there's about to be some relief, and it's just the first step of an ongoing effort. Brandon

Seeking Sexy Stoners For The Northwest’s “Sexiest Cannabis Person”

A Black woman in lingerie lays upon a pink silk sheet on a bed posing in a boudoir photography style

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