On 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

So 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 – 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

With $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

RWZ 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’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 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

Last 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

Longview’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.

A 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

The tangled web of I-502 could get even more interesting for Southwest Washington if, as many expect, Oregon legalizes marijuana this November. Many people think it will take at least a year after the vote

I got to visit Farmer Tom Lauerman Wednesday morning to check out the harvesting process on his farm. But as often happens when I spend time out in Washington’s highly creative cannabis community, I ventured

I went out to Tom Lauerman’s farm this morning to chat with him about the harvesting phase of farming. Most outdoor growers – both I-502 and medical – are entering their big harvest season right

Hey guys! I asked Jason Moore, a longtime Wikipedia contributor and wiki enthusiast, to share more about his work on the cannabis information portal he created called Weed.Wiki. It’s growing into a great resource for

Our first paid advertisement launched this weekend the Cannabis Chronicles blog – many, many thanks to Mary Jane’s House of Glass for being our first official sponsor! With that launch, I started to get curious

Attorney Frank Godfrey recently attended the International Cannabis Business Conference (ICBC) in Portland. I wasn’t able to make it that weekend, so I asked him if he could do a guest post for us about

A few of us in the newsroom thought we should spend some (frivilous?) time discussing possible specials for the “Doobie Dinner at Denny’s” that was jokingly suggested by Bob Dingethal, a Democrat running for Congress,

About 70 people — marijuana store owners, growers, processors and others hoping to sell services in the young cannabis industry — turned up Thursday for the first local meeting of the Marijuana Business Association. MJBA,

The state Liquor Control Board started sending out letters this week telling pot shops on the lottery list that they need to move forward in the next 60 days or they’ll be bumped off the

I finally got time to read the September 2014 report by the Global Commission on Drug Policy (GCDP) called “Taking Control: Pathways to Drug Policies That Work.” The report comes from some heavy hitters internationally,

Here’s a little lighthearted tidbit for a Tuesday afternoon. It seems like every time I write anything about Brian Budz, one of the owners of New Vansterdam, there’s always at least one person who comments,

The state Liquor Control Board reported recreational marijuana sales of $14.05 million and excise tax of $3.5 million in Washington through Sept. 15. Broken down by month, July sales (from the 8th to the 31st)

Edibles have been an incredibly tricky component of I-502 implementation, especially with the restrictions and pricing issues. So far, I think we’ve only seen one shipment of a small amount to one Vancouver store (New

Been a while since I did a consumer post so I thought I’d list a little info about the strains available in Vancouver right now. Main Street Marijuana and New Vansterdam expect to be open

Admittedly I’m not all that in the loop on the medical marijuana side of things here in Washington. I mostly write about legalization, I502 and Clark County businesses. But this may affect a bunch of

Michael Backes, author of Cannabis Pharmacy: The Practical Guide to Medical Marijuana, will be part of the “Science on Tap” lecture series at the Clinton Street Theater, 2522 SE Clinton Street, in Portland. Backes will

Brian Budz at New Vansterdam just called me to ask what was going on with a supposed lawsuit by Clark County retail stores against growers in the state for price gouging. He asked because he

The Marijuana Business Association will be in Vancouver on Thursday, Sept. 18 for a special free Meetup event at the Vancouver Community Library. The meeting will be at the 901 C Street location from 6-8

Sticky’s, a new retail marijuana store at 7831 N.E. Highway 99 in Clark County, was approved by the Liquor Control Board this week. The store is right on the border between Vancouver and unincorporated Clark

Here’s a kitchen sink update for everybody for this week (Starting Monday, Sept. 8, 2014): The Washington State Liquor Control Board reported marijuana sales of $12.09 million through Sept. 8, with $3.02 million in excise

I asked the folks at the International Cannabis Business Conference (Sept. 13-14 in Portland) to give us a little rundown of the event and who should go. Looks like it will be a good one

Got to talk to a great bunch of kids at Daybreak Youth Services drug and alcohol treatment program last week. They make an interesting point – that if you have an addictive personality, it’s probably

Got a question this morning from one of our stalwart readers, Alex Redbud, about when Oregon’s marijuana law would kick in if Initiative 91 passes in that state this November. After a failed search through

Frank Godfrey, a lawyer in Beaverton, Oregon, gave us a nice guest post today about legalization and its potential to bring folks together from different parts of the political spectrum. Godfrey also offered to give

I haven’t had a chance to watch it yet, but I’ve heard a lot of positive feedback on the “Evergreen: The Road to Legalization” documentary about I-502 in Washington. I may finally get the chance.

The launch of Mirth Provisions line of Legal beverages was supposed to happen a week ago, with three marijuana infused sodas. That didn’t happen. There was a problem and a delay, said Adam Stites, owner

Got an email this morning from Muraco Kyashna-tocha of the Green Buddha Patient Coop who had some comments on my story about THC counts being all over the map. He wanted to point out that

Learning about the immense variety of pot strains has been one of the most interesting aspects of the cannabis beat. I had no idea of the variety out there – and there are literally hundreds.

Got an email this morning from the Washington State Liquor Control Board with clarifications about I-502 advertising. You can check out the rules here: Frequently Asked Questions About I-502 Advertising I remember when things started

As the recreational marijuana business sector continues to grow, so does my realization that the rabbit hole of knowledge about the plant stretches far deeper than I could ever have thought. I thought I’d try

There’s no doubt that the rollout of I-502 has frustrated consumers with high prices, shortages and random store closures. But there is a silver lining to the dark cloud – Washington’s efforts to fully study

I saw an interesting piece in The Cannabist, the Denver Post’s pot portal, this morning and it got me thinking. The site has a great area for parents called Pot and Parenting. And the story

In case you guys missed it, my business story about the small but growing cannabis economy ran on Sunday. Conservatively, the sector has already launched at least 50 jobs in Clark County, and that’s not

Farmer Tom Lauerman, an organic medical grower in Vancouver, has offered to do a series of pot strain reviews for us here at Cannabis Chronicles. He did his fifth review for us on what he

Hey Guys! Little update on what’s available this weekend for you all: Main Street Marijuana has several sizes of Liberty Reach Blue Dream available, selling for $32.50 out the door after tax. They also have

I know Vancouver’s two pot shops are reluctant to name growers that they’ve had negative experiences with. In a severe shortage, it’s always a good idea to not irritate your suppliers. But fortunately for us,

Vancouver’s two marijuana stores have quite a bit of stock right now – especially if you like Blue Dream. This week both Main Street Marijuana and New Vansterdam got shipments of Blue Dream from BMF

We had a bit of a discussion today in the newsroom about kids and how to keep them from using marijuana. I don’t think anyone in the cannabis industry wants people under age 21 to

Thought I’d talk about a couple things in today’s post – CannaCon and (unrelated to that) the price spikes at pot shops. CannaCon I spent Friday at CannaCon, the biggest cannabis business conference in the

Adam Stites, owner of Mirth Provisions in Longview, sent us another great guest post with his thoughts on the launch of edibles in Washington. Mirth should finally start bottling on Sunday, Aug. 17 and I