11134 NE Halsey St., 971-254-9982. Cash only, ATM onsite.
Housed in a strip mall next to a pawn shop (yes, with guns) and across the street from an urgent care clinic and a bar, the family-owned Shaman Fine Cannabis stands out as the least potentially harmful store on the block. The décor could use a little less white space, but the budtender and girlfriend of the owner were exceptionally courteous and knowledgeable, easily rattling off uses for every strain. They always have $20 to $25 specials for eighths, and it's the good stuff: Its God Bud knocked out even a daily-use stoner. Highlighted growers include Mad Farms and Busy Bee, and the budtender said they have glass on the way for recreational customers.
Willamette Week