Some nugs from a walkthrough I did when i first hit up Ascend in PDX. Nothing beats that feeling you get when you open a jar of chronic.   LOCAL: One Year Later, Here Are The

Weed has been legal in Washington for about a year now, and Oregon is just now newly legalized, so that means a lot of new customers. With a lot of these new customers comes many

I’m hoping I will see some of you at the Cannabis Creative Conference this month, on July 29 & 30 at the Expo Center, attendees will be treated to 20+ sponsors & investors, 50+ industry

The fine folks over at Main Street Marijuana are looking for edible testers for a video they’re recording soon. The video will feature people trying edibles for the first time and would love those who

A Vancouver man accused of running an illegal marijuana business made a first appearance Monday in Clark County Superior Court. Adam L. Alexander, 31, faces allegations of 14 counts of possession of marijuana with the

As more U.S. states are choosing to scale back cannabis prohibition, an industry that has long been forced underground is becoming one of the fastest growing markets in the country. The guerrilla basement gardens that

SEATTLE — Washington launched its second-in-the-nation legal marijuana market with just a handful of stores selling high-priced pot to long lines of customers. A year later, the state has about 160 shops open, tax revenues

Welcome to what is likely to be the biggest sales weekend yet for Washington’s recreational marijuana market. Oh, and welcome to Friday Deals. Sales figures for pot shops have continued to skyrocket this year, especially

Though state-licensed recreational marijuana storefronts have been open and operating in Washington State since July of last year, the ability of cities and counties to prohibit I-502 businesses through ordinances and moratoria remained an unresolved

Under the blazing sun, uniformed and plain-clothed officers spent several hours Thursday carting off marijuana plants, money and equipment to grow the drug from a business on St. Johns Boulevard in Vancouver. The scene may

Now here’s something you don’t see everyday, yesterday, Oregon State Senator Ginny Burdick was gifted a killer bong as a gift for all the hard work she’s put in as co-chair of the Legislature committee

I’m not quite sure how many times I’ve said the words “now that weed is legal *insert state*”, but now that weed is legal in Oregon, a lot of people have a lot of questions

When recreational marijuana possession became legal Wednesday in Oregon, Vancouver pot shops reaped the benefits, as Oregonians flocked across the border to get their fix. Vancouver’s six pot shops saw far more foot traffic than

They took their time, but the Washington legislature finally passed its budget for this biennium. This is good news for those who love regulators, as it means that your favorite Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB)

WILLIAMS, Ore. (AP) — Forty-two years after Oregon became the first state to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana, the state is taking its first steps along a road leading to state-licensed stores selling limited amounts

Q & A: Everything You Need To Know About Legal Weed In Oregon DEA Statistics Reveal Cannabis Cultivation Trends Study: Breaking Up Nugs Can Make You Fail A Drug Test – This was an interesting

HAPPY LEGALIZATION DAY OREGON! As you know, it’s July 1st and in Oregon that’s a big deal because it means WEED IS NOW LEGAL TO CONSUME AND CARRY ON YOUR PERSON! WHOOOOOOO! To celebrate I

C.R. Roberts with The News Tribune reports that the Northwest Cannabis Classic is seeking out judges to sample flower and edibles during its two-day stop in Tacoma this August. The event is scheduled for Aug. 28

Gov. Jay Inslee is scheduled to sign a fairly comprehensive recreational marijuana bill this afternoon. For anyone struggling to make money in the business, the measure is the big change they’ve been waiting for. The bill

OLYMPIA — Washington state’s recreational marijuana law has a new tax structure under a measure signed into law Tuesday by Gov. Jay Inslee. The new law eliminates the current three-tier tax structure and replaces it

Recreational marijuana continues to prove an ever hotter commodity in Washington as the latest data dump from the state shows sales yet again breaking records in June. Friday, June 26, was the best sales day

DENVER — Republican presidential hopeful Rand Paul planned Tuesday to court donors from the new marijuana industry, making the Kentucky senator the first major-party presidential candidate to publicly seek support from the legal weed business.

Interesting news blowing out of tiny Tumalo, Oregon last week, where the Oregon Board of Pharmacy placed a pharmacy and its pharmacist under a rare, emergency suspension. The cause? Board findings that the pharmacy manufactured

Wednesday marks the dawn of a new era in the Northwest recreational marijuana market. While possession becomes legal in Oregon for adults 21 and older that day, a bill ushering in a number of sweeping

In case you missed the big news over the weekend, the Legislature passed a bill that will make a number of sweeping changes in Washington’s recreational marijuana industry. For more, here’s a story from Rachel

It seems like now that weed is inching closer to being legal in Portland, cannabis conferences and expos are popping up all over. With DispensaryNext just ending, and the Cannabis Creative Conference coming this July,

The Legislature adjourned early Friday without a new budget deal for Washington, but not without moving a crucial recreational marijuana bill one step closer to passage. The measure, House Bill 2136, proposes a number of

Oregon’s House-Senate marijuana committee is on a roll. Nine days after recommending HB 3400 (See Oregon’s New Recreational Marijuana Market for more on that), which is already on its way to the Senate—the same committee

Welcome to Friday Deals, everyone. It’s the last weekend before marijuana possession becomes legal in Oregon, so that could make things real interesting at Clark County pot shops over the next few days. Stores won’t

It’s coming, it’s coming, legal weed is coming to Portland! That’s right! If you’ve been living under a rock, or have been away at some Dooms Day Pepper camp, the consumption and possession of certain

State lawmakers came pretty close Wednesday to finally passing a long-awaited bill that promises to shake up Washington’s recreational marijuana market. Then, they decided to table it for another day. Ah, the suspense… House Bill 2136

With just one week left until marijuana possession becomes legal in Oregon, many questions loom around how to successfully launch a business in the new industry. Here are some smart tips on that from the

SALEM, Ore. — After months of negotiations and right before recreational pot becomes legal, Oregon House legislators passed a bill Wednesday setting up the state’s legal marijuana market. The measure creates regulations for medical and

Tuesday was a pretty big day for medical marijuana news. If you missed it, the Journal of the American Medical Association analyzed 79 studies into the medical potential of marijuana. From that, the reviewers concluded that

Hey guys, don’t forget that this Sunday June 28 at H.E.M.P. they’re doing their Sunday Sessions event where you can meet with Mo the head grower from Bondi Farms. In addition to Bondi being in-store,

With cannabis and it’s culture being new to so many out there, even me, someone who’s smoked for years, it’s so nice to see so much content being shared that shows what it’s all about.

(This is another pic from my Solstice visit…this was me trying to be a photographer.)   All The Drug Dealers You’ll Meet In Your 20’s 15 Summer Essentials Every Stoner Needs – I think I’m

CHICAGO — Medical marijuana has not been proven to work for many illnesses that state laws have approved it for, according to the first comprehensive analysis of research on its potential benefits. The strongest evidence

Washington’s recreational marijuana market obliterated yet another sales record last week. On Friday, June 19, stores across the state sold $2,069,130 worth of marijuana products, according to figures released Tuesday morning by the Washington State

YAKIMA — Yakima police have shut down a retail marijuana shop after it opened despite the city’s rule banning pot sales. The Yakima Herald-Republic reports that Happy Time owner Jaime Campos on Friday cited an

Oregon’s House-Senate marijuana committee unanimously approved House Bill 3400, a significant milestone in regulation of the commercial cannabis market. HB 3400 was approved after weeks of wrangling in the legislature. A primary sticking point was

Love it or hate it, Washington state is ground zero for the great social experiment of legal marijuana. And big tax changes for recreational pot sales and where that tax revenue goes are on the

SEATTLE — The federal government has agreed to pay for an analysis of sewer samples to determine levels of marijuana use in Washington state. The University of Puget Sound said Monday the National Institutes of

Tacoma — Fescue grass isn’t the only grass making news during the U.S. Open. Along with hats, caps, polo shirts and posters depicting Chambers Bay, U.S. Open golf fans are buying marijuana. “There’s definitely an

I just wanted to quickly share these dope stickers I got from the Nugshots store. There’s 3 versions: Girl Scout Cookies, Grand Daddy Purp, and Jacker Herer. You can buy each separately for $2.50, or

When smoking weed we sometimes experience this thing called “the munchies”, and when we get these “munchies” we often times feel intimidated by all the choices out there. Do I want something sweet, or salty? Chewy,

I was recently selected to sit on the Oregon Liquor Control Commission’s (“OLCC”) Wholesale Technical Advisory Committee. This committee will meet throughout the summer to craft regulations for Oregon’s recreational marijuana program under Measure 91.