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 fourth review for us on a popular

I put out a call online for user-recommended links to learn more about cannabis. If we get more I’ll keep adding them to this post, and feel free to make your own suggestions in the

Brandon Brock, owner of Mary Jane’s House of Glass at 212 N.E. 164th Avenue, won the Liquor Control Board lottery to license the first pot store in Washougal back in June. But bans and moratoriums,

Great story today by Columbian Reporter Justin Runquist about what’s going on in Washougal. Looks like their City Council extended its ban on marijuana businesses and collective gardens for another two years. A few lawsuits

I called Rep. Denny Heck’s office while looking for some answers on the excise tax issues I’ve been learning about. They referred me to another agency, but they also gave me some details on the

Steven H. North, an accountant in Spokane, got in touch with me after problems arose at local stores over taxes. The BiotrackTHC software that many cannabis businesses in Washington use added in a federal tax

UPDATE (8/14/14): Main Street Marijuana is closed, will reopen Friday afternoon after expected shipment arrives. New Vansterdam has been closed all week, will reopen Saturday at 11 a.m. with new stock. Just a little update

Lots of folks have been waiting for the first edibles to get to stores. They arrived last week in some parts of the state, and should be getting to Vancouver in the next week or

The Washington State Liquor Control Board has a plethora of information available about I502 or legal marijuana on its website. I thought I’d put a post up with links, since I’ve had some requests for

UPDATE: Just added some comments to the story from Biotrack’s COO, who just called me. Just as stores were starting to level out with at least a somewhat steady supply to keep their doors open,

While the recreational side of marijuana legalization is supposed to be aimed at people who want to use the drug for fun, I’m often surprised by how many folks are buying from recreational stores to

The Camas Liberty Theatre will host a regional premiere of “Evergreen: The Road to Legalization in Washington” from August 8-14. Looks like an interesting film to check out if you’re interested in I502 and marijuana

A new grower – the fourth in Clark County – has been approved by the Liquor Control Board to set up shop in Brush Prairie. The tier two farm, Welwater, appeared on the approved list

The Liquor Control Board has released a list of approved infused products, which one would assume we could see in stores relatively soon. Products are listed here and will be updated every Tuesday: http://www.liq.wa.gov/records/frequently-requested-lists The

Couple stories out there this week out of Europe that say cannabis use can cause cardiovascular problems, including one that tries to link two heart attack deaths to it. But the science here looks iffy

Most folks have heard about Seattle’s Hempfest, to be held Aug. 15-17 this summer. But there’s another interesting event running parallel to it up north that looks equally interesting. CannaCon, held Aug. 14-17 in the

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 third review for us on a strain

People can no longer smoke marijuana at the outdoor smoking tent at Mint Tea in uptown Vancouver. A representative from the state Liquor Control Board visited the store, at 2014 Main Street, after seeing news

In late July issues came to a head in Vancouver over the lack of a place for out-of-town folks to smoke the marijuana they purchase at local stores. Reporter Justin Runquist did a great job

In what seems like a good sign that the statewide recreational marijuana shortage is improving, both of Vancouver’s pot shops will be open this weekend, each with about 15 strains available from different growers. Main

I got a chance to go over and visit with Farmer Tom Lauerman, a Vancouver organic medical grower, on Wednesday afternoon. Lauerman’s farm, which isn’t supplying I502 recreational stores (although he is trying to license

Alex Redbud on Facebook has been trying several pot strains from different growers that she’s purchased at Vancouver’s two shops, Main Street Marijuana and New Vansterdam. She shared her pictures of those products with us

Some folks have complained that they don’t want us to cover marijuana issues, that they want us to not write about stores or growers or strains. Apologies if you’re offended, but we will continue to

Justin Runquist, The Columbian’s small cities reporter, has another great story today about the legalities of Mint Tea’s pot smoking tent. Beyond the story in today’s paper, Justin checked in with Jenna Eckert, Mint Tea’s

They’re baaaaack. Main Street Marijuana reopened Monday after last week’s standoff against price gouging and bad quality product. Prices remain high, but at least there are more assurances for the consumer about quality. And growers

I had an educational discussion with one of our Facebook readers this past weekend and wanted to pass along some of the information to you folks. Alex Redbud (which may or may not be her

No police showed up to arrest anybody at the first official “cannabis friendly” event at Mint Tea since the first marijuana store in Vancouver, Main Street Marijuana, opened down the block on July 9. It

Curious about what folks in Southwest Washington are looking for at Vancouver’s two neighborhood pot shops? Jessica Lenderts at Leafly asked the folks there to compile some stats from their Website for Cannabis Chronicles. Here’s

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 second review for us on a strain

The nice folks at Leafly sent us this handy introduction to recreational cannabis – with some good tips and information for folks new to legal pot. The company, based in Seattle, has a great phone

I put out a call on social media for input on any strains people have tried so far from local shops. I got a few responses, and if I get more on this post I’ll

High prices have been a bit of the expected norm over the past few weeks since the state’s first pot shops opened. It’s a basic supply and demand issue, with growers that have any product

Jenna Eckert, co-owner of Mint Tea, thinks its about time for legal marijuana to come even further out into the open. So she’s holding Vancouver’s first “cannabis friendly” event at her shop at 2014 Main

Columbian reporter Scott Hewitt has an interesting story in today’s paper looking at pot rules and apartments. Several apartment complexes don’t want people smoking anything – tobacco or pot – because it damages walls, carpets

Despite shortages, sales continue to be brisk at Vancouver’s two retail marijuana stores: Main Street Marijuana and New Vansterdam. Main Street Marijuana released sales figures to The Columbian for marijuana products purchased from its opening

If you missed it this weekend, Columbian health reporter Marissa Harshman had a great piece about conflicts between pharmaceutical pain meds and medical marijuana use. Looks like health care providers are generally unwilling to let

You’d think jumping through all the i502 hoops would be enough stress for one grower to deal with, but with wildfires spreading through the state, one outdoor grower ended up with an even bigger headache.

Quick update today on who’s open with what Friday through the weekend: New Vansterdam ran out of stock Friday at 3:30 but is getting a new shipment on Saturday morning. Main Street Marijuana ran out

Here’s a little update on stores and supplies for today: Main Street Marijuana reopened with 1,200 packages of marijuana product on Tuesday at 11 a.m. – they sold 700 packages that day and are expecting

A new tier 3 grower called “Agrijuana” has been approved to set up shop in Battle Ground. The company was approved by the Washington State Liquor Control Board for both producer and processor licenses sometime

Once again, the line of customers stretched around the block at the reopening of Main Street Marijuana today. The store had to shut down over the weekend because it ran out of stock, but it

Maybe this is a little too inside baseball for the newspaper, but I find it fascinating. Brian Stroh, owner of CannaMan Farms, let me check out the lab reports from Analytical 360 for the three

Over the first five days or so of marijuana sales in Vancouver, store hours and supply amounts have changed it seems almost hour by hour. Here’s a quick update of what’s going on. New Vansterdam

The scene was a lot more mellow today at the grand opening of New Vansterdam, Vancouver’s second recreational pot store to open this week. About 35 people were lined up at 8 a.m. when the

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. I asked him to do his first review on Cinex,

Main Street Marijuana once again had customers lined down the street for its Thursday opening. About 100 people waited for the doors to open at 11 a.m. The store was able to stay open until

Brian Budz at New Vansterdam, which opens at 8 a.m. on Friday, was nice enough to send us his expected stock list for the day. Budz said opening day prices will be somewhere in the

I’ve been Tweeting like a mad fiend all morning at @Col_Cannabis, taking pictures and filing stories, but I wanted to get at least a small post out to all you wonderful blog readers. Thanks so

Opening day is here folks! The first recreational marijuana store, Main Street Marijuana, 2314 Main St., will open its doors after an 11 a.m. ribbon cutting. I’ll be out live Tweeting the scene this morning

This morning I got to chat with Ethan Nadelmann, executive director of the national Drug Policy Alliance, who’s in Oregon working on that state’s legalization efforts. As a national expert, Nadelmann said he thinks Washington’s