Lauren Yoshiko

Oregon’s Cannabis Industry Is In Crisis. The Craft Cannabis Alliance Has a Solution: Let Other States Buy Our Weed.

With October’s harvest of sungrown cannabis on the horizon, the pot surplus is about to double. Adam Smith has a single answer he believes can solve all the problems of this toxically saturated market at once.

Terasa Gilliam Makes the Clothes Portland’s Strippers Love to Take Off

“Clothes for strippers” might read like an oxymoron. But stripping requires a work wardrobe far broader than that of a typical office drone.

The New Revenue Coalition Is Pushing Lawmakers to Legalize Social Cannabis Consumption

Led by Sam Chapman and Anthony Johnson, co-authors of the House bill that legalized medical marijuana dispensaries in Oregon, the NRC is organizing effort to make social consumption a reality.

A New Documentary Explores the Life and Legacy of Portland Author Ursula K. Le Guin

The documentary Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin, which will have its U.S. premiere in Portland, is a celebration of her work from the point of view of readers, fellow writers and Le Guin herself.

XRAY’s “This Is Cannabis” Discusses the Science of Weed In Terms Everyone Can Understand

This Is Cannabis is the latest addition to XRAY’s Thursday evening lineup, making it the first FM radio show in Portland devoted entirely to weed.

Lunchbox Alchemy’s New Gummy Edibles Are Like Stony Sour Patch Kids

Lunchbox Alchemy is getting into the 5 mg gummy game with its latest confection, Tangos. Each pack holds 10 chewy, sour edibles infused with 5 mg THC apiece.

Crazy Rich Asians is First Major Hollywood Film in 25 Years With All-Asian Principal Cast

Director Jon M. Chu accomplishes a couple things by kicking off this adaptation of Kevin Kwan’s 2013 book of the same name in this manner. He addresses the elephant in the room (everyone is Asian!) and demonstrates these people are rich. Crazy rich. Perhaps too rich ever to have been marginalized.

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Lauren Yoshiko

Oregon’s Cannabis Industry Is In Crisis. The Craft Cannabis Alliance Has a Solution: Let Other States Buy Our Weed.

Terasa Gilliam Makes the Clothes Portland’s Strippers Love to Take Off

The New Revenue Coalition Is Pushing Lawmakers to Legalize Social Cannabis Consumption

A New Documentary Explores the Life and Legacy of Portland Author Ursula K. Le Guin

XRAY’s “This Is Cannabis” Discusses the Science of Weed In Terms Everyone Can Understand

Lunchbox Alchemy’s New Gummy Edibles Are Like Stony Sour Patch Kids

Crazy Rich Asians is First Major Hollywood Film in 25 Years With All-Asian Principal Cast

The Dream of Social Smoking Is Alive at Flight Lounge

How Portland Cannabis Stylists Ladies of Paradise Went From Etsy to Instagram to Brick-and-Mortar

LTRMN Wants to Move Stoner Style Away From Tie-Dye and Toward High-End Streetwear

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