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Reefer Madness: A True Scary Story on the Origins of Cannabis Regulation and Propaganda

Reefer Madness: A True Scary Story on the Origins of Cannabis Regulation and Propaganda

Savannah Brown October 27, 2025

On top of the colorful leaves, the awesome sweaters, and the hot drinks, autumn is not complete without the spooky season celebrations. In honor of Halloween and to commemorate this marvelous time of year,...

Cannabis On Time Protects Consumers' Wallets From Cannabis Taxes

Cannabis On Time Protects Consumers’ Wallets From Cannabis Taxes

Madisyn MacKay October 27, 2025

Taxes are a problem regardless of the industry, putting pressure on retailers and consumers alike. The cannabis industry is no exception, constantly facing changes in regulations and increases in taxes....

D.A.R.E And the Black Community: The Insidious history

D.A.R.E And the Black Community: The Insidious history

Savannah Brown February 17, 2025

In 1986, the popular children’s show character Pee Wee Herman, with his goofy high voice and red polka dot bowtie, barrelled a TV camera in a dark room holding up a vial of crack cocaine. In one of the...

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Native Growers and Federal Strong-Arming

Zohar Wacks February 17, 2025

Indigenous law is complicated; various reservations and nations are all recognized differently, at different times, by different laws. They don’t all have the same rights, and there are plenty of cases...

The Dark Side of Cannabis Legalization

The Dark Side of Cannabis Legalization

Javay Frye-Nekrasova October 25, 2024

It has been a decade of legal marijuana in the state of Oregon. With so many positive goals and aspirations attached to the legalization of marijuana, looking back over the past ten years, the question...

The Detriment of Cannabis Charges and Moving Forward in Triumph

The Detriment of Cannabis Charges and Moving Forward in Triumph

Jess Coronado April 17, 2024

The United States has the highest incarceration rate on the planet. As of 2021, the U.S. incarceration rate stands at 664 per 100,000 people. The state of Oregon holds 555 people per 100,000. When counted...

Pre-Employment Cannabis Drug Testing in the State of Oregon

Pre-Employment Cannabis Drug Testing in the State of Oregon

Armando Ramirez March 19, 2024

With cannabis consumption becoming more common and accepted across the United States, many states have begun loosening restrictions regarding pre-employment drug testing for cannabis. For example, starting...

The State of the Union

The State of the Union

Dominic Adams March 19, 2024

To many, labor unions evoke an image of blue-collar workers on the East Coast: rough-and-tumble teamsters who hang out at their union clubhouse and may or may not have mob affiliations. This image has...

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Paul Loney: Oregon’s First Cannabis Attorney

Armando Ramirez May 31, 2023

Being an attorney for 31 years, Paul Loney has been involved in cannabis legalization since the beginning. “I was the first attorney in the state to start representing legal marijuana businesses back...

Barriers to Banking in the Cannabis Industry

Barriers to Banking in the Cannabis Industry

Armando Ramirez May 1, 2023

Despite cannabis being legal both recreationally and medically in the state of Oregon, there are still many barriers regarding cannabis not being federally legal. One of those barriers is banking. Currently,...

The Historical and Cultural Significance of 4/20

The Historical and Cultural Significance of 4/20

Daniel Friis April 21, 2023

Something about this time of year just seems so bud-iful.  As another 4/20 is rolling around the corner, let’s take a look at the significance behind the day and how this simple number...

The Last Prisoners of Cannabis Incarceration

The Last Prisoners of Cannabis Incarceration

Sydney Johnson March 4, 2023

The United States has the second-largest inmate population in the world. With 1.7 million incarcerated individuals, over 20% of the world's inmate population is found in the U.S. An estimated 40,000...

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