Cannabis Chronicles
Farewell, Cannabis Chronicles and other news
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017With a headline like that, you know where this is going. Yes, after a little more than four glorious months of running Cannabis Chronicles, I’m calling it quits here at The Columbian. For more than
The Oregon Dispensary Checklist for Early Marijuana Sales
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017Less than a week from today, on October 1, Oregon’s licensed medical marijuana dispensaries may begin selling certain types of marijuana to everyone 21 years or older (unless you have the bad fortune of being
Suquamish Tribe signs nation’s first state-tribal marijuana compact
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017Well, here’s something we haven’t seen before in the wide world of legal weed. The Suquamish Tribe just signed the first state-tribal marijuana compact in the nation, the Liquor and Cannabis Board announced Tuesday. For
August another record-breaking month for marijuana sales
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017Washington’s recreational marijuana industry made a strong push toward the end of August to round out yet another record-breaking month for sales. Altogether, the market made more than $66 million in sales last month, according to
Man named Roach tries to rob pot dispensary
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017You’ve probably heard of Mary Jane, who founded Washougal-based Mary Jane’s House of Glass with her son Brandon Brock. And I’m sure seen some stories quoting Brian Budz, one of the owners of Vancouver pot shop
Marijuana Payment Processing
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017We have written a ton on cannabis banking issues and on the many problems that stem from the industry’s lack of access to banking. Even when a marijuana business does have banking, it can face
Portland Marijuana Rules: The New Draft
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017As our Oregon clients gear up for recreational marijuana license applications, most of the focus has been at the state level. We recently saw top-down rules from the Oregon Health Authority(OHA) for the re-styled medical
New pot sales figures show staggering growth continues
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017Looking at Washington’s most recent recreational marijuana sales data, it’s easy to see how the young industry could become a multibillion moneymaker for the country if legalization continues to spread. Last fiscal year, Washington’s budding legal pot market
New Vansterdam launches new website
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017If you’re a regular at New Vansterdam, you’ve probably noticed the place looks a little different every time you’ve stepped inside this summer. The lucrative Vancouver pot shop is nearing the end of a major
New Rules for Oregon’s Early Recreational Marijuana Sales (and the Medical Program, too).
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) published its draft rules yesterday for the early, temporary, highly anticipated recreational pot sales set to begin statewide on October 1. These rules apply to all cities and counties that