Vapocalypse: 2020

Just one month in, 2020 has proved to be a... challenging... year on many fronts, but some small comfort can be taken that the EVALI crisis seems to have substantially abated. New cases have slowed to a trickle, and the educational campaign strongly encouraging people to cease purchasing and consuming vape

Washington State Wants To Water Down Concentrates

A group of Washington State lawmakers have put forth a bill which, while being well intentioned, could result in greater harm to the group of cannabis consumers they're expressing concern over protecting. It would also drastically reduce the quality and selection of products available to cannabis consumers, and send Washington consumers

Vapocalypse 2019: Avoid Illicit Cartridges

We still don’t have all the answers about the recent rash of vaping-related hospitalizations and deaths, but among the information recently emerging is that some of these cases are related to illicit THC cartridges, AKA products from the black market. Such markets thrive in states that do not have a regulated

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

Cannabis Grow Licenses In Oregon May Be Limited

Earlier this year, a state bill to limit new recreational cannabis licenses was defeated, with an argument coming from Republicans that the cannabis industry should be dealt with by the free market like any other commodity. A new bill could change that. Per KTVZ, a Central Oregon NBC affiliate, Senate Bill 218