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New Vansterdam bridges cultural gap between cannabis and beer
A guide showing recommended pairings for different kinds of beer and a variety of marijuana strains. New Vansterdam’s marketing team put together the guide for last weekend’s Vancouver Brewfest at...
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Washington Medical Marijuana: Evictions And Unlawful Detainers
A number of Washington cities and counties are moving to shutter medical marijuana dispensaries (“access points”) and collective gardens as the July 1, 2016 drop dead date set forth in Senate Bill 5052...
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Big things are happening for Farmer Tom
In addition to growing cannabis, farmer Tom Lauerman has a large garden with a variety of vegetables. (Ariane Kunze/The Columbian) It’s a big weekend for Tom Lauerman, one of Clark County’s most...
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GreenHead to host first post-prohibition celebration today
Vancouver pot shop GreenHead Cannabis is hosting its first post-Prohibition-themed festival this afternoon. The store, located in an old gas station building at 2815 St. Johns Boulevard in the Rose...
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Oregon Marijuana and the “Local Option” — May You Live in Interesting Times
Portland in 1890. Some Oregon counties and cities want to freeze the state in time. Last Tuesday, I wrote about Oregon’s “Local Option”, which allows cities and counties to legislate against marijuana...
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New Vansterdam launches new website
A screen shot of the home page on New Vansterdam’s revamped website, which launched Thursday afternoon. The new site is part of a larger effort to step up branding as the Vancouver store prepares to...
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New pot sales figures show staggering growth continues
Looking at Washington’s most recent recreational marijuana sales data, it’s easy to see how the young industry could become a multibillion moneymaker for the country if legalization continues to...
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Portland Marijuana Rules: The New Draft
Oregon allows for each city to have its own marijuana rules. As our Oregon clients gear up for recreational marijuana license applications, most of the focus has been at the state level. We recently...
View ArticleMan named Roach tries to rob pot dispensary
You’ve probably heard of Mary Jane, who founded Washougal-based Mary Jane’s House of Glass with her son Brandon Brock. And I’m sure seen some stories quoting Brian Budz, one of the owners of Vancouver...
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August another record-breaking month for marijuana sales
Washington’s recreational marijuana industry made a strong push toward the end of August to round out yet another record-breaking month for sales. Altogether, the market made more than $66 million in...
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Suquamish Tribe signs nation’s first state-tribal marijuana compact
Sally jewell,right, the U.S. Department of Interior secretary is escorted by Suquamish Tribal Chairman Leonard Forsman as she visited with nine local tribes in Suquamish on Thursday, April 24, 2014....
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State to allow more marijuana shops
Washington state officials will accept applications for new pot shops starting next month. On Wednesday, the state’s Liquor and Cannabis Board voted to begin aligning the state’s recreational and...
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The Oregon Dispensary Checklist for Early Marijuana Sales
Less than a week from today, on October 1, Oregon’s licensed medical marijuana dispensaries may begin selling certain types of marijuana to everyone 21 years or older (unless you have the bad fortune...
View ArticleFarewell, Cannabis Chronicles and other news
With a headline like that, you know where this is going. Yes, after a little more than four glorious months of running Cannabis Chronicles, I’m calling it quits here at The Columbian. For more than...
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