Republican Sen. Ann Rivers of La Center is earning a reputation in Olympia as the lawmaker determined to tame the state’s great weed experiment she’s dubbed the “wild, wild West” of pot. One of her

Welcome to week two of our new Friday Deals feature. I asked all the Clark County recreational pot stores to give me two featured product deals each week, which we will run here on the

If medical marijuana joins the recreational sector, Clark County stores say they’re more than willing to expand their operations to accommodate that market. But doing that will require some changes, and also will also add

Mrs. Nice Guy, who runs a great blog on all things marijuana here in Clark County, has offered to let us share some of her recreational marijuana strain reviews here on Cannabis Chronicles. This week,

Paula Lauerman, wife of Farmer Tom Lauerman, a Vancouver medical marijuana grower, has some comments to share as the state looks at combining the medical marijuana system with the recreational system. The farm was recently

Got a message this morning about a bill to fix excise tax issues that’s making its way through the Washington Senate Ways and Means Committee. A post, from Susy Wilson of WOW Weed, reads: “If

I popped by Clark County’s first I502 grower, CannaMan Farms on Monday – and the small Tier 1 facility has a lot going on, both in terms of new products and in the way of

Our video guru, Ariane Kunze, is working on a new series that will follow Vancouver’s Farmer Tom Lauerman through the season as he plants, grows and harvests his medical marijuana crop. She just finished up

Unfortunately I wasn’t able to get up to CannaCon in Seattle this past weekend. (We don’t have much of a travel budget here). But the folks at High End Market Place and many other Clark

The Cannabis Country Store in Battle Ground has finished collecting Cannabis Country Club feedback on the second strain in the program. The club card lets customers buy four strains for $10 each in a four

Interested in taking a video stroll through pot legalization history in Clark County? I thought I’d share some of the great marijuana-related work that our video folks at The Columbian have put together over the

Mrs. Nice Guy, who runs a great blog on all things marijuana here in Clark County, has offered to let us share some of her recreational marijuana strain reviews here on Cannabis Chronicles. This week,

We’re launching a new feature this week here at Cannabis Chronicles. I asked all the Clark County recreational pot stores to give me two featured product deals each week, which we will run here on

Looking around at Clark County’s five stores and their menus, it’s easy to think that THC percentages are the most important thing when you’re buying marijuana. In fact, many stores base their pricing structure on

The folks at the Cannabis Country Store put together this fun little strain history video about Agrijuana‘s G-13 strain this week. They were nice enough to give Cannabis Chronicles a copy so we could share

The Cannabis Country Store in Battle Ground just sent me the first compilation of customer feedback from its Cannabis Country Club. The club card lets customers buy four strains for $10 each in a four

There’s a lot of chatter going around about what will happen in the legislature with Washington’s medical marijuana structure, where it will go and whether it will be rolled into the recreational system. Several people

We came very close to breaking the record sales day for marijuana in Washington state on a very odd date. On Wednesday, Feb. 11, the Liquor Control Board reported more than $1.1 million in daily

Mrs. Nice Guy, who runs a great blog on all things marijuana here in Clark County, has offered to let us share some of her recreational marijuana strain reviews here on Cannabis Chronicles. If anyone

Vancouver’s Farmer Tom Lauerman, a medical marijuana grower, recently appeared on CNBC talking about the glut in Washington’s marijuana market and problems that growers are facing. While the story seems to indicate he’s an I-502

Update: Here are the 10 strains – the store switched them up a little since earlier in the week. The promotion begins Friday! Lemon Sour Diesel from Life Gardens Permafrost from Life Gardens Skunk #1

Stores that have been trying to cut prices through bundling product with pipes or other items have been told to stop by the state Liquor Control Board, effective immediately. The bundling allowed stores to charge

Seattle musician Sir Mix-a-Lot plans to visit The Herbery, at 212 N.E. 164th St., Suite 11 in Vancouver on Saturday (Feb. 14) from 3-4 p.m. The 51-year-old hip hop artist, who’s single “Baby Got Back”

I have to say I’m thoroughly impressed by the innovation going on at Fairwinds Manufacturing, of one of Vancouver’s newest I-502 marijuana grower-processors. The company’s owner, James Hull, has put together a broad line of

I got to pop by The Herbery, Vancouver’s newest pot shop, for its grand opening on Saturday and the place looks great. Both it and High End Market Place, which opened a week earlier, are

Vancouver’s fourth (and Clark County’s fifth) pot shop is set to open for its soft-launch on Saturday, Feb. 7, at 11 a.m. The Herbery, at 212 N.E. 164th St., Suite 11, will be the first

High End Market Place, Vancouver’s new pot shop at 1906 Broadway, officially opened on Jan 31, 2015 at its uptown location not far from Main Street Marijuana. I wasn’t able to make the grand opening,

The Cannabis Country Store in Battle Ground has an interesting new plan for customers that want to learn more about the variety of strains out there. On Wednesday, it will launch the “Cannabis Country Club” –

I finally got a chance to check out Agrijuana about a week ago – and the Battle Ground grower did not disappoint. The T3 farm opened a few months ago and has been selling product

High End Market Place, Vancouver’s third marijuana shop (and fourth in Clark County), will hold its grand opening on Saturday. Morgan Hutchinson, CEO, says the store will have some $40 8ths (3.5 gram bags), along

Hi Folks! I asked Vancouver’s Farmer Tom Lauerman, a medical grower, if he could give us a post talking about the situation with medical marijuana in Washington state. Here’s his response. Check it out! Cheers,

Update: Unfortunately I didn’t get much input (I’ve also been out sick most of this week), but I know the local stores have some special discounts going on. If you want to recommend a strain,

Marijuana prices have continued to drop to the point where there are now several strains available for $15 a gram at all three of Clark County’s operating pot shops. And while new growers are finding

The folks at Cedar Creek Cannabis, a new Tier 2 grower in Vancouver, were nice enough to invite me out for a visit Thursday afternoon – and I have to say it’s an impressive operation.

We got an interesting press release in the newsroom today from Totally High Country Brownies. The Colorado company is marketing pot-free novelty brownies it calls “Washington State Totally High Country Brownies” – or “Washington THC

Looks like New Year’s Eve is a popular holiday among marijuana enthusiasts. Dec. 31, 2014 set a new statewide sales record of $1,217,025.96. That broke the old sales record set on Nov. 26, 2014 (the

Battle Ground’s Cannabis Country Store will hold its two-day grand opening sale this week on Dec. 10 and 11, and it looks like they’ll have some really nice deals. The store had a soft opening

There’s been a slow but steady increase in pot sales month by month since the first stores opened in the state on July 8 (and the first one in Vancouver, Main Street Marijuana, opened on

Update: I checked the state sales figures this morning and we broke a record – not for Green Friday but for the day BEFORE Thanksgiving. Check out my story with details here: Statewide, pot sales

I admit I’ve never been a big fan of the over-commercialization that comes with the launch of holiday shopping season every year. This year, though, there’s an odd twist to the Black Friday phenomenon that

I hadn’t heard about this before, but apparently there’s a service called Tugg that lets people set up screenings of films they like at some movie theaters, including Kiggins Theatre in Vancouver. The service lets

Great piece in the Oregonian today about the High Times Cannabis Cup heading to Portland. It’s nice to see the High Times Magazine competition move into new areas as legalization progresses. Apparently the cup is

And then there were three… Clark County’s third recreational marijuana shop (in a non ban area) opened quietly last week. The shop, Cannabis Country Store in Battle Ground, definitely has a more rural, homey feel

Db3, the parent company of Zoots, makes a variety of drops, energy shots and infused lozenges under the Zoots brand. Patrick Devlin, one of the co-founders of the company, visited New Vansterdam in November, 2014

Most of the I-502 growers I’ve talked to say that their marijuana is grown using organic practices. But how do you know for sure? That’s a more problematic issue than you might think. Only the

The folks at Vancouver’s CannaMan Farms are working on a new high CBD strain, something eagerly awaited by many local customers. CBD is used on the medical marijuana side as a pain medication, anti-inflammatory and

Black Alpaca, a grower in Southwest Washington, recently came online and started selling some of his marijuana buds in Vancouver’s two stores. The small company’s next products should be welcome news for those who’ve been

The Liquor Control Board’s frequently requested lists section continues to be a treasure trove of interesting information. They recently put a new section up called “Marijuana; Education and Enforcement Data,” which shows violations, fines and

I thought I’d dig through the Liquor Control Board’s sales data again, this time looking at what grower/processors made (meaning companies that have both licenses and sell as processors). It would take some time to

The Liquor Control Board told me how to drill down into some of the pot sales data they provide, which netted some interesting information. I found sales and excise tax numbers for Main Street Marijuana