Off a major road leading to Creswell, camouflaged in a world of ranch houses and rural agriculture land, is a tall nondescript building. Driving by, it could appear to be a barn, a garage or some dorm...Read More
A flock of birds glides across the late afternoon sky as a gentle breeze blows through a tall stand of cannabis plants that are filled with thick nuggets. “What a shot,” Joshua Stroud remarks o...Read More
To say there’s a lot of weed in the Oregon market right now is an understatement. With about five million pounds of cannabis grown in 2021, that’s enough for every person — and child — to ha...Read More
Jim Belushi is in a good mood. Is it the cannabis that he says he microdoses? Or is it that he’s too happy with his life to complain? He assures me it’s because he’s in Chicago to watch the Cubs...Read More
When you think of essential workers in a pandemic, budtender is probably one of the last that comes to mind. Five years ago, people saw weed as a gateway drug, Nathan Southers, a manager at Nectar, te...Read More
Maybe there’s a silver lining to all this weed because where it’s legal, college students are apparently binge drinking less. A study conducted by Harold Bae and David Kerr, both from Oreg...Read More
If it weren’t for the strong odor of weed inside the former Oakridge Motel, where A Vant Garden is located, the building could pass for a laboratory. In fact, operations manager and co-owner Ryan Jo...Read More
In the old days, you had to meet your trench coat-wearing dealer in a dark alleyway to buy weed (at least that’s what TV has told me). Nowadays, in Eugene and Bend, there’s a weed platform called ...Read More
In the old days, you had to meet your trench coat-wearing dealer in a dark alleyway to buy weed (at least that’s what TV has told me). Nowadays, in Eugene and Bend, there’s a weed platform...Read More
Maybe they should call it “Baked” County. Baker County’s marijuana retail sales from 2017 brought in more than $16 million. Considering their population, that means, per capita, it’s $960 per ...Read More