The holidays are fast approaching, and over the coming weeks I'm going to be looking at cannabis products and tools which may be used for discreet consumption—for a couple reasons. One, because there isn't always a safe space to spark one up when visiting family or in-laws, and two, not having
Tag: recreational cannabis
Pax Has A Pod For Pride Month
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
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
The Creative Process With Cannabis: How I Write This Column
Legally Growing Your Own Cannabis? You’ll Need Two Things You Can’t (Yet) Buy.
DIY Getting High: Making Cannabis Rosin With John “Green Bodhi” Bayes
(The original title of this piece was "He Hath Rosin", a title I still prefer.) Cannabis concentrates go by many names: shatter, wax, dabs, sweat of Freddie Mercury (no, not really). Oftentimes, concentrates are made by using butane or propane as a solvent to extract THC and terpenes from cannabis, resulting in
Get High On The Capitol Steps in Salem
If you're going to be in Salem tomorrow and want to celebrate your weed-ependence, stop by the State Capitol. To usher in Measure 91 and to celebrate marijuana legalization, organizers have reserved the Capitol steps. (The actual steps, not that horrible NPR-wet-dream politico singing troupe. Seriously, who enjoys that?) As the press
When Cannabis Edibles Become Regretibles
It's easy to overdo it with cannabis-infused edibles. Stories of overindulgence are a dime a dozen, and the topic of "ODing" on marijuana food products keeps popping up in the news. On one front, you have the eye-rolling first-person account of Maureen Dowd eating part of a pot-laced chocolate bar and melting
Vote Yes On Measure 91 To Legalize Cannabis In Oregon
I hope you will vote "yes" on Measure 91. This paper has already endorsed a yes vote, as have other Oregon publications of note. To restate the reasons: We have been fighting a racist, expensive war on drugs that failed us decades ago. The taxes raised from legal marijuana will support schools, law enforcement,
Dispensary Don’ts: Cue The Cannabis Clowns
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
How Oregon Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Work
Weed's still not legal in Oregon without an Oregon Medical Marijuana Program (OMMP) card, but as the vote for Measure 91 approaches in November, it's worth examining how our state's legal medical marijuana program currently works for cardholders. Let's say, in theory, you've got your card. When does the state
A Short Glossary Of Cannabis Terminology
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
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