Willamette Week

Toke Up For Pride With Six Queer-Friendly Cannabusinesses

Here’s a little Pride month history lesson for you: Back when the Plague Years were in full swing and AIDS was still a mysterious scourge, the government and medical community weren’t exactly rushing to find a cure.

Oregon House Will Vote Tuesday on Bill Clearing the Way for Shipping Cannabis Across State Lines When Feds Approve It

Oregon lawmakers are gearing up for the inevitable federal legalization of cannabis by proposing a framework for shipments to other states.

Weed Strain Pairings For Each of Oregon’s Seven Wonders

Stevie Nicks once sang that if she lives to see the seven wonders—if she makes it to the rainbow’s end—she’ll never live to match the beauty again.

Readers Respond to Cannabis-Industry Betrayal: “Welcome to Capitalism”

Last week, WW wrote about a betrayal by Phylos Bioscience, a leader of Oregon’s cannabis industry (“Paradise Lost,” WW, May 22, 2019). Phylos is a startup that collected DNA samples from small farmers’ plants to keep the data from being patented.

A New Store Attempts to Reinvigorate Lloyd Center With CBD

Portland’s Guide to All Things Cannabis

Portland may no longer look at the world through green-colored glasses. But the dream of legal cannabis—as a cash crop, as a medical marvel, as an all-around force for good—is still very much alive.

Eight Portlanders Shaping the Future of Cannabis in Oregon—and Possibly the World

“I know for a fact a good number of [our] customers voted for [President] Trump,” Raja says. “It’s hard to hate when you’re high.”

Cannabis Farmers Continue to Produce More Weed Than the State Can Consume. Without a Market For the Product, Prices Have Been Spiraling Downward.

Oregon grows too much weed. The long-standing cannabis surplus has been driving wholesale weed prices down since a bumper crop in fall 2017 flooded the market.

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