The Grass Shack

By Casey Jarman

6802 NE Broadway, 503-719-6192, thegrassshackpdx.com. 11 am-8 pm Monday-Thursday, 11 am-9 pm Friday-Saturday, noon-6 pm Sunday.

There's Hawaiian-themed and then there's HAWAIIAN-THEMED, and luckily this Northeast Portland dispensary went with the former. The owner, who apparently hails from our fair 50th state, dressed up a homey little shop with some decorative thatch, a couple of plants and, on my visit, some vaguely island-themed music. It's a nice touch for a tiny shop—I walked behind the counter after being checked in, thrown off by the layout, and was met with mild bemusement and courteous redirection—in an often-overlooked neighborhood, and the decor fits the laid-back vibe of the budtenders on duty. After chatting about Bernie Sanders and edibles freak-outs, I left with an eighth of sticky Green Crack for the market-ish rate of $35, and dude flashed me the peace sign as I left.

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Casey Jarman

Casey Jarman

Casey Jarman is a freelance editor and writer based in East Portland, Oregon. He has served as Music Editor at Willamette Week and Managing Editor at The Believer magazine, where he remains a contributing editor. He is currently working on his first book. It's about death.

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