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

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

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

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

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