Weed Porn: Blue Shark
PUBLISHED: January 13th 2018I got this strain Blue Shark as a sample from one of Oregon’s first organic competetions called the Cultivation Classic. It was one of many samples I received that day. The post Weed Porn: Blue
Study: Legal pot nationwide would spur jobs, revenue
PUBLISHED: January 11th 2018Legalizing marijuana nationwide would create at least $132 billion in tax revenue and more than a million new jobs across the United States in the next decade, according to a new study. New Frontier Data,
Some fans of Trump and pot feel allegiances go up in smoke
PUBLISHED: January 11th 2018PORTLAND, Maine — The Trump administration’s anti-marijuana move has some members of the president’s voting base fuming. Fans of President Donald Trump who use marijuana say Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ move to tighten federal oversight
Universities eye hemp for the future
PUBLISHED: January 7th 2018If you believe the enthusiasts, industrial hemp could be the comeback story of our time – if given a chance. Potential uses abound for the plant, a primary cash crop as clothing, oil and rope
Medical marijuana at risk following move by Sessions
PUBLISHED: January 5th 2018SALEM, Ore. — When U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions green-lighted federal prosecutions of marijuana lawbreakers, the vast majority of U.S. states that allow some form of medical marijuana were unexpectedly placed at risk of a
A crackdown could push banks out of the marijuana industry
PUBLISHED: January 5th 2018Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ decision Thursday to scrap an Obama administration policy that offered legal shelter for state-sanctioned marijuana sales does not necessarily mean a wave of federal drug busts. But it could crimp California’s
Vancouver relies on marijuana tax revenue for 6 police officers
PUBLISHED: January 4th 2018As of December 2017, the city of Vancouver received $361,773 in marijuana excise taxes. Those funds pay for an additional six police officers each year. Natasha Ramras, interim finance director, said they expect to keep
Oregon politicians push back against federal pot enforcement
PUBLISHED: January 4th 2018SALEM, Ore. — Oregon’s governor said Thursday that the state will fight U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ move to roll back a lenient policy on federal enforcement of the drug. “Voters in Oregon were clear
‘Fear and uncertainty’ for Clark County marijuana industry
PUBLISHED: January 4th 2018Newly announced plans to tighten enforcement of federal marijuana laws have jolted the recreational marijuana industry, which has flourished in recent years but never seemed complacent. U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced Thursday he would
Ferguson: Sessions won’t meet on pot issues
PUBLISHED: January 4th 2018OLYMPIA — The Latest on Washington state reaction to the rescinding by the Trump administration of policy by president Barack Obama’s Justice Department generally barred federal law enforcement officials from interfering with marijuana sales in