Exploding sodas, part 3
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017On Sept. 30 we had a post about carbonation problems causing bottles to pop caps or explode on Mirth Provisions’ line of Legal sodas, a story which seems to have hit the news again today
Sundays apparently aren’t pot shopping fun days
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017So I was looking through the new marijuana sales details from the Washington Liquor Control Board (they update here every Tuesday: http://www.liq.wa.gov/records/frequently-requested-lists) and got curious about what the best sales days are every week. So
Rick Steves, marijuana advocate, tours Oregon
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017Rick Steves – a University of Washington graduate, travel expert and marijuana advocate – will tour Oregon over the next week with a lecture series in support of that state’s measure 91, which would set
Pot stores say supply situation is improving
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017With $15 1-gram joints out in the Vancouver market this weekend, it looks like pot prices in Vancouver are finally starting to settle down. The folks at New Vansterdam and Main Street Marijuana said they
Lease signed at Vancouver’s third pot shop
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017RWZ LLC, the company that won two lottery spots from the Liquor Control Board for marijuana stores in Vancouver, has signed the lease for its first Vancouver pot shop. It may be the third store
Peter Zuckerman: Oregon Measure 91 update
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017Peter Zuckerman, Oregon’s Yes on 91 communications director, sent me a quick update on how legalization efforts are coming along for our southern neighbors. Here’s what he said: Here are three updates on the Oregon
Heidie McCall: Memories of head shops past
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017Heidie McCall is a local artist, ceramicist and producer of the series “Patrishaa’s Workshop,” which she makes with her husband, Doug “D.A.” McCall, in Clark County. The pair used to run a head shop in
Meet the grower: Urban Farms
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017Last week I joined the folks at Main Street Marijuana and New Vansterdam on a trip to a new grower in Longview that they’ve both signed an agreement with. The deal should bring prices down
Mirth Provisions faces more carbonation issues
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017Longview’s Mirth Provisions ended up with another carbonation glitch after the company’s first delivery to Main Street Marijuana and New Vansterdam on Sunday and Monday. The cannabis-infused pomegranate sodas were, once again, popping their caps.
Ryan Griego: An update from Colorado
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017A few weeks ago the folks at Cannasseur, a recreational dispensary in Pueblo, Colorado, contacted me and asked if I was interested in writing about them. It’s a bit out of our area (we cover