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October 17, 2013
10/17/2013
Kief Cones, a Dispensary Work Perk

Kief Cones, a Dispensary Work Perk

Every job has its work perks and I felt obligated to share my latest indulgence. I have raided the bottom of the shake bin to make kief...
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October 17, 2013
10/17/2013
Portable Vaporizer Pen Review: Vapor Dome Wax Kit

Portable Vaporizer Pen Review: Vapor Dome Wax Kit

Dabs using full melt concentrates have become a popular option for medical marijuana patients because wax, shatter, and other kinds of hash have such high levels of...
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October 16, 2013
10/16/2013
Great Video Games While High: A Link to the Past

Great Video Games While High: A Link to the Past

Continuing my retro gaming excursion, I have moved on to The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. I’m playing this game because I decided I...
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October 16, 2013
10/16/2013
A Call to Action for Industrial Hemp in Oregon

A Call to Action for Industrial Hemp in Oregon

In 2009, the Oregon Legislature legalized industrial hemp growing and processing in our state. The approved legislation has languished, waiting for the federal government to lift its...
By: Anna Diaz
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October 15, 2013
10/15/2013
“Excuse Me, Are You Smoking Weed?”

“Excuse Me, Are You Smoking Weed?”

“Excuse me, are you smoking weed?” This is what my roommate said to me as he was walking down the front yard and saw me chilling having...
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October 15, 2013
10/15/2013
What’s in a Name? Marijuana Strain Names Will Have to Change if We Want to Win the Drug War

What’s in a Name? Marijuana Strain Names Will Have to Change if We Want to Win the Drug War

In 2010, at the first High Times Medical Cannabis Cup in San Francisco, the marijuana strain that took home the top prize went by the not-so-appropriate name “God’s...
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October 14, 2013
10/14/2013
Weedist Destinations: Roslyn, WA

Weedist Destinations: Roslyn, WA

“Northern Exposure was filmed here,” he found himself saying. The expanse and beauty that sidelines Washington’s patch of Interstate 90 (a crazy straw of a road with intricate...
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October 14, 2013
10/14/2013
How to Make Cannanaise: Marijuana Mayonnaise

How to Make Cannanaise: Marijuana Mayonnaise

As a sandwich aficionado, I cannot stress the importance of a good mayonnaise. I once knew an old man who referred to mayonnaise as “slider.” I agree....
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October 14, 2013
10/14/2013
TSA May Allow Medical Marijuana on Flights

TSA May Allow Medical Marijuana on Flights

In a surprising twist, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is considering relaxing their response towards people trying to travel with their medical marijuana. So far, 20 states...
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October 11, 2013
10/11/2013
Piece of the Week | D.M. Pipes

Piece of the Week | D.M. Pipes

D.M. Pipes handcrafts one pipe to rule them all. There’s a lot of expensive glass and ceramic wonders out there: Blown tentacular intricacies with prehensile tubes or...
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October 11, 2013
10/11/2013
Edibles Review: The Growing Kitchen Zoom Ball

Edibles Review: The Growing Kitchen Zoom Ball

Edibles from a medical marijuana dispensary can often be overwhelming to the un-seasoned Weedist. Even the most experienced smoker can often find themselves in over their head...
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October 10, 2013
10/10/2013
My Favorite Strains: Papaya Ice Wax (Dabs)

My Favorite Strains: Papaya Ice Wax (Dabs)

  Medical marijuana has advanced medicating into some great new levels, including high tolerance edibles and, of course, earwax and dabs. Those who aren’t fortunate enough to...
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October 10, 2013
10/10/2013
Colbert Report on Marijuana Legalization Re-Names States “Cheech-orado” and “Washing-Chong”

Colbert Report on Marijuana Legalization Re-Names States “Cheech-orado” and “Washing-Chong”

Last night on Comedy Central satirical news show The Colbert Report, The Rev. Sir Doctor Sen. Stephen T. Mos Def Colbert, D.F.A., Heavyweight Champion of the World** covered recent...
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October 9, 2013
10/09/2013
Tales From the Grow: 24-Hour Lease

Tales From the Grow: 24-Hour Lease

The summer sun still crested the October sky on one of those northwest days that brought piercing heat at its zenith and winter cold once it fell...
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October 9, 2013
10/09/2013
Great Music While High: Parquet Courts, “Stoned and Starving”

Great Music While High: Parquet Courts, “Stoned and Starving”

I know the Great Music While High series generally covers artists, but I gotta tell ya, I’m so hooked on this one jam. I’ve not heard shit else the...
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October 9, 2013
10/09/2013
USA v. Gutierrez: Oaksterdam University Protestor Beaten by Federal Officers Found Guilty of Assault

USA v. Gutierrez: Oaksterdam University Protestor Beaten by Federal Officers Found Guilty of Assault

“My children are going to grow up without a father! Over what?!” shouted Sarah Schrader, longtime girlfriend of Jose Gutierrez and the mother of his two young...
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October 8, 2013
10/08/2013
My Favorite Strains: Dutch Treat Haze

My Favorite Strains: Dutch Treat Haze

Wow. Just wow. I just got the chance to try Dutch Treat Haze, a sativa dominant strain that is everything that a connoisseur could possibly want in a...
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October 8, 2013
10/08/2013
Cantheism: The Religious Use of Cannabis

Cantheism: The Religious Use of Cannabis

There are many reasons why people smoke marijuana. Some do it recreationally, some for medical purposes, and even some who consider it a part of their religion...
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October 8, 2013
10/08/2013
Weedist Destinations: Mount Pilatus, Switzerland

Weedist Destinations: Mount Pilatus, Switzerland

In the light of Switzerland’s new law decriminalizing marijuana possession (up to 10 grams), I want to share one of my favorite places in the world: Mount...
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October 7, 2013
10/07/2013
Product Review: Vape OR

Product Review: Vape OR

Vape OR has been making the rounds of the summer festivals here in Oregon. I found them at Portland’s Hempstalk, where they were very well-received. There is...
By: Anna Diaz
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