“Live at HiFi Farms” is a series of private house shows that will be hosted by HiFi Farms, a Portland-based cannabis cultivation founded by several friends who come to Portland from the music scene in

There’s another Women Grow Networking Event coming this November and it will be the last one of 2015!! This event is the second part in their educational series. I missed last months event which would’ve

Have you thought about what you’re dankful for this year? I’m dankful for life, love, and the fact that there’s so much good weed where I live and that I have access to it. I’m

ALBANY, Ore. — Linn County officials are reminding parents of all middle- and high- school students that marijuana remains illegal for minors, even though adults can now buy it in stores. Juvenile Department Director

Camas cannabis connoisseurs will have to import their indulgences after the Camas City Council voted Monday night to ban retail recreational marijuana stores in city limits. “We had a 5-2 vote that basically said

TACOMA — Washington State University researchers say they’re close to having a portable breath test that police can use to detect if someone has recently consumed marijuana. The News Tribune reports WSU professor Herbert

MILWAUKIE, Ore. — Marijuana stores will be prohibited from selling both recreational and medical marijuana and pot cannot be used on site under preliminary regulations approved Thursday by the Oregon Liquor Control Commission. The more

DENVER — Colorado’s attempt to create a bank to service its marijuana industry has suffered another setback by the federal government and could be facing an impossible dilemma. The Federal Reserve — the guardian of

WASHINGTON — In a scathing decision, a federal court in California has ruled that the Drug Enforcement Administration’s interpretation of a recent medical marijuana bill “defies language and logic,” “tortures the plain meaning of the

PORTLAND — A Portland dispensary is out $2,500 after the state fined the establishment for allowing a vendor to give away marijuana concentrates and pre-rolled joints in the parking lot on the opening day or

A fifth of small-business owners say they would allow an employee with a medical marijuana prescription to use the drug while at work, according to a survey released Wednesday by insurance company Employers Holdings. The

RENTON — Renton police say about 60 local and federal law enforcement officers raided eight homes in Seattle and Renton to bust an organized criminal marijuana growing operation. Thursday’s raid was the result of a

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GZvD4nuseE?feature=oembed&w=1200&h=675] The Shop is a mini-webseries starring comedians Felipe Esparza and Chris Storin, and details the daily lives of two dispensary workers in L.A. and the shenanigans that ensue. In their second episode, Felipe geeks

SEATTLE — A new group at the University of Washington law school will spend the next academic year studying existing and emerging markets for marijuana. The project will help inform the state as it prepares

I wanted to share an upcoming event with you guys that looks like it might be something many of you would enjoy. Freedom Fighter Farms & Prism House PDX are joining forces for a “Farm

Here’s another review from the Cannabis Daily Record, if you missed the last review for GSC please check it out. I’m so happy

SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Retailers of Cannabis Association estimates that marijuana stores sold more than $11 million of marijuana during the state’s first week of legal re creational sales. The Statesman Journal in Salem

Running from April 2016 through November, a brand new exhibit will be opening at the Oakland Museum of California (OMCA). “Altered State: Marijuana in California” is an exhibition exploring marijuana, its uses, and the evolving public

Hey guys, it’s been a whole week since recreational cannabis sales started in Oregon and it’s off to a mighty big bang! I’ve been reading a couple articles this morning and wanted to summarize them into

Washington announced new rules for pesticide testing in pot as the first product liability lawsuit was filed against the pot industry in Colorado over pesticide use. New emergency rules, which took effect this week in

The owner of one of Vancouver’s highest-grossing marijuana stores envisions a future where the Southwest Washington-Portland region is “the Napa Valley for marijuana.” “It’s not Oregon versus Washington,” said Ramsey Hamide, the owner of

DENVER — Two marijuana users in Colorado have filed suit against a pot grower they say used an unhealthy pesticide on the weed they later bought. The lawsuit filed Monday in Denver is thought to

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLGCoi22AQo?feature=oembed&w=1200&h=675] Earlier today comedian Felipe Esparza debuted a new mini-webseries titled, the Shop. Brought to us by the folks over at the All Things Comedy Network, the Shop is a show that gives us

With Voodoo doughnuts in hand, some Portlanders got their first taste of legal, recreational, purchased-in-Oregon weed early Thursday morning. With cheaper taxes, legal home grow and a regulated medical marijuana system, some in the Washington

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/226458560″] Sometimes when you’re having a bad afternoon the karma gods come and place little treats in your life to let you know that all is well. This happened to me yesterday, I was coming

The presence of recreational marijuana stores in Vancouver and Battle Ground is finally paying off for the two cities, which received their first cut of marijuana excise tax revenue from the state this week.

PORTLAND — Oregon marijuana stores have begun sales to recreational users, marking a big day for the budding pot industry in the state and elsewhere in the nation. Some of the more than 250

Just as Portland’s medical dispensaries gear up to begin selling recreational marijuana in October, a new grower has taken root right here in Vancouver. Cannanbis Cowboys, a Tier 2 recreational marijuana producer, is likely

GUUUUUUYS! After a week of being back from LA, I think I’m ready to get back into the swing of things….sorta…..forever lazy! By now you should all be familiar with Charlo Greene (SHE HAS A

A while ago a friend gifted me a Qi Pop from QiCo Pdx, a Portland based OMMP compliant

Nogales, Ariz. — Maya Donnelly awoke to what sounded like thunder in the early morning hours, but dismissed it as a typical monsoon storm and went back to sleep. Later that morning, she looked in

With a headline like that, you know where this is going. Yes, after a little more than four glorious months of running Cannabis Chronicles, I’m calling it quits here at The Columbian. For more than

Less than a week from today, on October 1, Oregon’s licensed medical marijuana dispensaries may begin selling certain types of marijuana to everyone 21 years or older (unless you have the bad fortune of being

  Washington state officials will accept applications for new pot shops starting next month. On Wednesday, the state’s Liquor and Cannabis Board voted to begin aligning the state’s recreational and medical marijuana systems, a necessary

OLYMPIA — The state on Wednesday began the process of aligning the medical marijuana market with the existing recreational market for cannabis. The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board’s actions are the result of new

ASOTIN — A prosecutor in Washington’s southeastern corner is reducing felony marijuana charges he filed against three teenagers because his office misinterpreted recent changes in state law. The teens, ages 14, 15 and 17, were

LEWISTON, Idaho — A prosecutor in Southeastern Washington has charged three teens with felonies for marijuana possession, saying a new law demands the higher level of offense. The Lewiston Tribune in Idaho reported that the

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SUQUAMISH — North Kitsap may be getting the state’s first tribe-owned pot shop. The Kitsap Sun reports the state Liquor and Cannabis Board decided Monday to approve a compact that says the Suquamish Tribe can

NEW YORK — New York law enforcement officials have announced a crackdown on synthetic marijuana use, saying it has become a health crisis of near epidemic proportions nationwide. At a news conference Wednesday, officials announced

Well, here’s something we haven’t seen before in the wide world of legal weed. The Suquamish Tribe just signed the first state-tribal marijuana compact in the nation, the Liquor and Cannabis Board announced Tuesday. For

Came across this event on FB and thought it was worth sharing since it’s FREE! Cannacea Inc will be holding their grand opening event Thursday Oct 1st and will have swag bags just for showing