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Welcome to Potlander.

New cannabis consumers are born every day. I’m one of them.

Until a few weeks ago, I’d never set foot inside a dispensary, and hadn’t indulged the sweet leaf in any form for almost a decade.

Perhaps that’s an admission better kept to myself.

But if you’re reading this, I suspect you can relate.

After all, a state doesn’t rake in half a billion dollars in recreational sales—as Oregon did last year— through the spending power of vandwellers and High Times subscribers alone. In Portland, cannabis, as an industry, has normalized faster than anyone predicted, economists included.

Of course, it was an essential part of the culture here long before voters elected to make it legal in 2015.

Since legalization, though, weed has weaved itself into the landscape to such a degree that it’s easy to forget how new it is, and that not everyone is starting from the same point.

It’s a fact we at Willamette Week—the newspaper that publishes this magazine—sometimes take for granted when covering other areas of the city’s culture. Somewhere, a nascent beer drinker is taking that first sip of an IPA, and having his or her palate exposed to a whole other level of connoisseurship. And about two months ago, I was inhaling my maiden hit of legally purchased Dogwalker OG. Once I stopped coughing, it struck me loud and clear: The game has changed in ways I’ve only begun to realize.

Chances are, it’s happened to you at some point in the past three years, too. So you can believe me when I tell you—navigating Portland cannabis is no simple matter.

Oregon literally has more weed than it knows what to do with right now. Even with 540 licensed dispensaries carrying jar upon glistening jar of high-quality flower, there’s still so much being grown across the

state that prices have plunged to the cheapest in the nation. It’s not just the sheer volume of choice that’s overwhelming, but how we talk about it. Unfiltered conversation with experts who know their stuff inevitably turns into a cyclone of scientific jargon. No longer is getting high discussed in terms of abstract “vibes.” It’s all terpenes and cannabinoids and phenotypes and THC-to-CBD ratios. For the newcomer, it can be dizzying, confusing, even a little intimidating.

Well, uncross your eyes. We’re here to help.

What you’ll find in this issue of Potlander is a curated road map to the dispensaries, edibles, strains and products most worth your time and money. Our writers—the sort of expert consumers who know their linanool from their caryophyllene but also know those terms give the layman a migraine—have sorted the schwag from the dank, so to speak, to provide you with a clear point of entry. Or so we hope.

And as for you, the career pothead: This is an industry still just coming into being, and the pace of change is beginning to accelerate. Years of prohibition stalled study into the science of this exceedingly complex plant, but strides are finally being made, and the possibilities of what it can do—and the experiences it can provide—seem limitless. As Dr. Adie Poe, one of the country’s leading cannabis researchers, tells us on page 71, “even the seasoned stoner has so much room for optimization and improvement.”

And that, really, is what this year’s guide to all things pot in Portland is about. While dedicated professionals work to build a better cannabis industry, our goal is to create a better cannabis consumer. Whether you’ve already cataloged every strain at your neighborhood dispensary or just picked up your first preroll, we hope you’ll learn something—because when it comes down to it, we’re all pretty new at this.

— Matthew Singer Editor, The Potlander

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6 Ways Oregon Is Building a Better Cannabis Industry

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62 Dispensaries We Love Our directory of recommended pot shops, from A to Z

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Herbs and Spices Best new edibles, from bonbons to breath mints

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Gear Up Weed products for under $50

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Stoned and Starving Munchies for the refined palate

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Big ’Grams Portland weed's must-follow Instagram accounts

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Farm to Doorstep Portland's cannabis delivery services

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Q&A With Dr. Adie Poe The cannabis researcher talks about Cultivation Classic and optimizing the stoner experience

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EXTRAS! Strain Picks 31 Trippy 39 Buzzy 34 Sleepy 41 Busy

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Ways Oregon Is Building a Better Cannabis Industry.

The honeymoon is cashed.

For the first few years of legal cannabis in Oregon, the simple, surreal experience of being allowed to walk into a building, buy a gram or two of weed, and go home to smoke without fear of legal reprisal was enough.

Now comes the hard part.

With the dust kicked up by the initial Green Rush beginning to settle, a view of the nascent cannabis industry is coming into focus. And like any industry, it’s got some problems.

Thankfully, there are also a lot of people within the industry committed to solving those problems before they become entrenched. Here are six innovative ideas that are helping build a better cannabis industry.

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Portland’s “Wizard of Weed” wants to make medical marijuana as reliable as ibuprofen.

With most cannabis, what you feel is what you get.

A nug of Blue Dream from one grower might make you feel energized, while another might help with your insomnia. If you’re looking for a specific effect, especially a therapeutic one, you might be subject to a long process of trial and error, with no guarantee of consistency. And since cannabis was outlawed for so long, there’s precious little high-level scientific research to help guide your decisions.

Portland’s Jeremy Plumb is trying to change all that. He wants to help make cannabis every bit as reliable and predictable in its effects as ibuprofen or caffeine. Plumb, often cutely called the “Wizard of Weed” in stories by national outlets, is a ubiquitous presence in Portland marijuana.

He’s the co-founder of Farma dispensary, the WW-sponsored Cultivation Classic cannabis competition (see page TK), and the Open Cannabis Project, dedicated to documenting the cannabis genome.

But last June, Plumb inaugurated yet another role: director of production science at high-tech Portland-area grower Pruf Cultivar. At Pruf, Plumb is trying to use tightly controlled growing experi-

Jeremy Plumb wants to map the genetic and environmental factors that give cannabis specific therapeutic effects. ments to attain results that hadn’t previously been possible: He wants to map the genetic and environmental factors that give cannabis specific therapeutic effects.

The problem Plumb is trying to overcome at Pruf is also the thing that makes cannabis so promising as a therapeutic drug: the almost unrivalled complexity of the plant. Even when amounts of THC and CBD are the same, the therapeutic and psychoactive effects of a given cannabis plant are greatly affected by a vast number of chemicals called cannabinoids and terpenes, which can vary widely from plant to plant.

“The kind of diversity in this one species of plant is really extreme,” he says.“It’s like growing tomatoes and tobacco in the same facility.”

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Even if you give the same seed to four different growers, Plumb says you’re likely to end up with four plants with radically different chemistries, which arise during growing because of differing light wavelength, temperature, humidity and carbon-dioxide density in the air.

“The different chemistry will have pronounced effects,” he says. “There will be subtle differences. These states are subjective in many cases, and human physiology is diverse.”

This variability also affects medical doctors’ willingness to prescribe.

“If you talk to many doctors,” says Plumb,“the key to being taken seriously is to have consistent attributes. So long as there is a huge range of effects, doctors don’t want to make referrals.

Leading hospice providers believe in the therapeutic benefits but are concerned about the ways it can provoke anxiety and have negative and harmful effects.”

The key to cataloging therapeutic benefits more consistently, Plumb believes, is the ability to conduct controlled, reproducible experiments in growing.

This isn’t a new goal for Plumb—he began this work at a now-defunct farm called Newcleus Nurseries two years ago, and his Farma dispensaries test for individual terpenes rather than just display CBD and THC percentages. But at Newcleus, he didn’t have the resources he has at Pruf.

“At Pruf, one of the great things is that we have controlled environments,” he says. The team at Pruf can modulate temperature, light, humidity and other factors and record the effects on the chemotype of the plant. “I was the luckiest guy ever to find this team that had all kinds of other talents: operational capacity, technical capacity.”

Plumb and his team hope to help pinpoint the mix of cannabinoids and terpenes that help bring about the desired therapeutic result.

There’s still a lot of ground to cover, but Plumb is optimistic about harnessing cannabis’s medical potential.

“If we can nail this down, in controlled environments with many different [growing] chambers, we’re really creating a revolutionary supply chain. Long-term, quality-of-life improvement programs can begin,” Plumb says. “In a time of commercial recreation, people have become jaded about medical cannabis. We’re hoping to help the poor and the sick and the dying—not just the new, hip recreational customer.” MATTHEW KORFHAGE.

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The Open Cannabis Project is tapping the public to protect cannabis from corporate monopolization.

Finding a strain or particular genetic attribute that works for your specific needs is a uniquely satisfying triumph.

If I catch a whiff of that familiar, funky scent of Girl Scout Cookies, I rest easy knowing it will give me a boost of cheery motivation for my gloomy variety of stress. I don’t know how every strain will taste or feel just based on smell, but I do know that some mix of those GSC genes gives me exactly what I need to unwind worries without turning my brain off.

I also know that one day, the wrong company could patent the Girl Scout Cookies strain and I wouldn’t be able to find anything other than a watered-down copy. The actual growers who invented the strain wouldn’t be allowed to cultivate it without infringing on some corporation’s rights. Thinking about the corporate monopolization of cannabis makes me need something heavier than GSC. Fortunately for us Girl Scouts, local cannabis genome lab Phylos Bioscience has collected samples from more than 50 varieties of Cookies, which are to be posted publicly by the Open Cannabis Project. Now if someone wants to file a patent on any of these varieties, those genetic reports serve as “prior art,” or evidence that the strain existed already.

This open-sourced approach to a comprehensive scientific cannabis database could not only save the soul and botanical integrity of the industry, but also show that we can take control of the scientific progress we believe in—proof that we have a chance at maintaining accurate and ethical databases in a post-algorithm world.

After founding her own open-source mapmaking website, Beth Schechter, executive director of the OCP, is optimistic about the potentially radical difference these efforts could make.

“I see design, technology and community engagement as tools to unfuck the world,” says Schechter. “Our job [at OCP] is to help protect people from facing unwarranted cease-and-desist orders for growing the same strain they’ve been growing for decades.”

It’s not about filing your own patent faster than your competition. It’s about getting as much info into the public so that we’re collectively free, not just individually protected.

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"I see design, technology and community engagement as tools to unfuck the world," says Beth Schechter, executive director of the Open Cannabis Project.

There are thousands of patent applications on cannabis-related products and processes currently pending. Since the prior-art approach has a two-year window, this public database also cuts any illegitimate patents already in process “off at their knees.”

“If we do our job well, we can create one of the largest and most robust open-source, scientifically verified collections of cannabis data that the world has ever seen,” says Schechter.

“And that’s rad for all kinds of reasons.”

Schechter points out that without a baseline for cannabis data, “there’s not a great way to parse through all of the new information being introduced to the public. We want to aggregate as much data as possible so that we can

truly understand what’s new or anomalous and what’s not.”

If you grow cannabis, have ever gotten a sample tested and still have a copy of that lab report, visit the OCP website at opencannabisproject. org to reach out about contributing your data to the database.

“The older the better,” Schechter says. “Anything to prove that x or y genetic or chemovar reading has been around for a long time. Some patents have been on the books since 2013.”

Expired or not, your crinkled, 4-year-old Sour Diesel test result from a lab that doesn’t exist anymore is one piece closer to ruining some patent-hungry ghoul’s day and protecting that strain for decades to come. LAUREN YOSHIKO. Will amette Week

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Not sure if you’re too high to drive? The Druid app will tell you.

It’s a scenario all weed smokers face at some point or another:

You’ve enjoyed a touch of the green, hours have passed, and the effects seem to have come and gone. You feel OK to drive, but you’re just not sure which side of sobriety you’d fall on if your level of intoxication were judged by a trained professional.

Well, now there’s an app for that.

Over the last year and a half, retired Massachusetts psychology professor Michael Milburn has built a sobriety test app called Druid designed specifically with the cautious cannabis user in mind. Milburn hatched the idea over a bag of vapor while celebrating a friend’s purchase of a shiny, new Volcano. The recently retired professor, who’d spent 40 years “figuring out ways to measure things,” wondered, in his words, “Gee, how would you measure how stoned a person is?”

Considering Milburn’s long career researching and developing “ways to measure things”— the intellectual artifacts include a book called Sexual Intelligence, which introduced Milburn’s scale for sexual intelligence—the idle academic was the perfect person to examine the methods by which cannabis intoxication is measured.

Milburn discovered that current tests for determining whether a person is high—which vary from state to state—are flawed.

If you’re pulled over in Oregon and an officer thinks you’re stoned, you’ll be asked to perform a series of field sobriety tests. These are the ones you’ve seen on Cops for decades: walk a line and pivot, follow the flashlight with your eyes, count backward from 70 to 50, etc.

If the officer deems a driver unfit to operate a vehicle based on the performance of these tests, the driver is then referred to a drug recognition expert who administers additional assessments, as well as a Breathalyzer to rule out alcohol and a urinalysis to detect and measure the presence of cannabis metabolites. Should cannabis metabolites be found in the driver’s urine, DUII charges are filed.

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The problems with this procedure are several and severe: First off, field sobriety tests are tailored to expose alcohol intoxication, and they’re notorious for producing false positives when it comes to weed. These tests also rely on the subjective judgment of a police officer.

Perhaps more controversial is urinalysis, which detects the presence of THC-COOH—a substance that can linger in the human body for weeks after a person last ingested cannabis.

Sure, you might catch a stoned driver with these methods, but false positives are just as plausible.

Druid, Dr. Milburn’s sobriety test app for the stoner set, offers a better way.

“Druid is an app that provides a general measure of impairment using neuropsychological testing,” says Milburn. At the intersection of video game and roadside sobriety test, Milburn claims the methods are backed by “data that shows [the app’s] reliability and validity in predicting impairment.”

Druid works like this: Users sign in and are given the option to take a two- or five-minute test, after which they are prompted to choose from Practice, Baseline and Test modes. Next, they’re tasked with five modules that test for cannabis intoxication by measuring skills such as reaction and decision-making times, handeye coordination and time estimation.

The module to gauge users’ reaction and decision-making times has them click on or not click on different shapes that rapidly appear and disappear on their screen. The module that assesses intoxication by testing time-estimation abilities asks the user to judge when a minute has passed while tapping on circles at random spatial and time intervals. A third module has users stand on one leg for 30 seconds while trying to keep perfectly still, and a hand-eye coordination section asks users to track a moving dot with their finger while counting the number of shapes that flash on the screen.

New users are advised to practice the tests a few times before setting their baseline scores.

Milburn recently lent his technology to a police academy in Randolph, Mass., where Druid was employed during training sessions. Druid, Milburn claims, was more reliable and accurate in detecting intoxication than traditional officer assessments.

In this way, Druid removes the subjective element that is human judgment, opting instead for quantifiable, data-driven analysis to determine whether a person is indeed too stoned to drive.

Milburn can see applications in the insurance industry—a possible future in which drivers use Druid before they get behind the wheel, submitting the results to their insurance provider to secure cheaper premiums. Personally, I’d be surprised if companies like Uber and Lyft don’t eventually adopt technologies similar to Druid—both as a safe-ride guarantee and as a way to lower their insurance premiums. MATT STANGEL.

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Portland just got its first store selling exclusively CBD products.

In January, Oregon’s first CBD-only cannabis boutique softly opened on Southeast Morrison Street.

The CBD Hemp Store’s goal is to offer CBD cannabis products to people who don’t want to have to go to a dispensary. CBD is the nonintoxicating substance in cannabis often used for anxiety and pain relief.

“A lot of people who use CBD products, some of them don’t want to come into the dispensary,” says manager Nyno Thol.“They feel weird about coming in. This is not a dispensary—it’s more like a boutique retail store.”

The idea for the CBD Hemp Store came after its founders attended a national conference and saw that CBD stores were going to be the next wave in the cannabis industry. They wanted to get in on the ground floor before

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Eco Firma Farms is on an obsessivecompulsive quest to go carbon neutral.

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Jesse Peters has set himself what may be an impossible goal.

Jesse Peters worries about the phone book.

He worries about junk mail, and snack wrappers, and the brown bags his cannabis growers at Canby’s Eco Firma Farms use to carry their sandwiches to work. And he’s also lost a lot of sleep worrying about where to put the veg room where his nursery plants grow.

“We’re trying to decide,” he says. “Do we put our veg room next to the flower rooms, or separate them because of the possibility of an outbreak of a pathogen or pest? Do we want our veg room separate so we don’t cross-contaminate?”

The decision matters: Every extra footstep he takes brings him further away from total sustainability.At Eco Firma’s new indoor grow site, home to his line of hand-rolled Pacheco cigarettes and 55 marijuana strains from Voodoo Child to Alaskan Thunder Fuck, Peters has set himself what may be an impossible goal. Like Bhutan and Vatican City, he wants to be completely carbon neutral, growing energy-intensive cannabis while releasing no net carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. It’s something almost no other cannabis farm is even attempting.

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people in other states took over, and expect the majority of the sales to be online.

The selection is still building, says Thol, but includes CBD tinctures, pet treats, edibles, extracts and lotions. He is hoping to offer outof-state products like Colorado’s Charlotte’s Web, which famously helped a little girl named Charlotte Figi control her seizures.

CBD Hemp Store joins a wealth of online stores and dispensaries like Southwest Portland’s Little Amsterdam, which also houses a room devoted to CBD-only products.

“There are CBD stores popping up all around the U.S.,” Thol says. “There are CBD stores in Texas, Ohio and all over. Eventually it’ll be here, and we thought we’d stay ahead of the industry.

We want to focus on the medical patient, and veterans.” MATTHEW KORFHAGE.

“Going out and saying we want to be Oregon’s first carbon-neutral farm is different from saying sustainable gardening,” says Peters.

“Carbon neutral is very specific.

You’ve got to alienate people. We deal with contractors, we get mail. How do I control for this?

These things are coming to our COURTESY OF ECO FIRMA FARMS farm: Are they on recycled paper?

I didn’t make the phone book, but it’s here—this is a massive rabbit hole, but kind of containers does it come in? Can you it’s one we have to go down.” recycle the lid? Can you recycle the container the Some of the largest steps, Peters says, were the lids came in?” most straightforward. It meant checking that box Peters says that his current goal is to completeon his PGE bill to receive all of his energy from ly rid himself of garbage service—which partly wind power, which he says only a couple other means handing out reusable containers to his growers do. And it also meant drawing all of his four employees so they don’t have to throw away water out of a well instead of getting it from the garbage they bring. local utility.

Peters says he doesn’t know whether he’ll ever “We’re 90 percent of the way there,” says Peters, get to complete sustainability, or whether it’s even whose grow site is currently Green Mountain Enpossible without buying carbon offsets. But he ergy Gold-certified. He expects to reach platinum also says he feels the need to try so he “can know status within the year.“But 90 percent is easy. That when I see a deer in the yard or a child being extra 10 percent is so many little pieces.You can’t born or a bird in the sky, I’m trying not to contribjust recycle.You have to look at everything: What ute to their demise.” MATTHEW KORFHAGE. Will amette Week

“This is not a dispensary—it’s more like a boutique retail store,” says CBD Hemp Store's manager Nyno Thol.

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Sativa Science Club is Portland’s first independent source of cannabis education.

Not everyone who enters the cannabis industry has time to work harvests, process flower and study the plant on a scientific level.

Most new business owners are pulling themselves up by their bootstraps and don’t have the resources to put a cost-efficiency consultant on retainer.

Enter Mary J Poppins and the Sativa Science Club.Poppins saw the industry moving at a faster pace than individuals in the cannabis community could keep up with, so she formed a cannabis science and business school aimed at anyone and everyone. Along with Emma Chasen, former education director at Farma, she created the first organized cannabis education program that’s independent of a single dispensary, law office or investment firm.

Sativa Science Club’s classes weave between hyperspecific advice about social media use for small businesses and the vascular passageways transferring nutrients throughout the plant, to beginner-level stuff like distinguishing male and female plants and crafting a tax-sensitive, sciencebased approach to employee training.

When I attended a terpene-focused course within their “Budtending 101” program, the packed room of 30 to 40 people was a mix of budtenders and dispensary managers from throughout Oregon and California, patients with chronic medical conditions, and entrepreneurs entering the industry at various angles and ages, some in cannabis media, others interested in trademark law and licensing. There was even one curious Australian tourist.

“There is a lack of education for budtenders, who are the face of the industry,” begins Chasen at the start of the class.“If a new customer has a negative or confusing experience, they may not try cannabis again, never discovering a certain product that could really help them or a loved one.”

After graduating from Brown University with a degree in medicinal plant research, Chasen worked in oncological research before moving to Oregon and landing a job at Farma in 2015.

Now she’s regularly introduced as the “Ms. Frizzle of the cannabis industry.” (In late March, Chasen announced she is leaving Sativa Science Club to focus on her cannabis consultation business.)

She starts with the basics, which is the new front against the overly simplistic “sativa or indica” distinction, which most high-end dispensaries are working to get away from.

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“‘Indica’ got its name essentially because it looked different than the sativa sample, and was found in India,” Chasen says.“These words aren’t enough, they just don’t work.”

She explains how taxonomy of that era was based on observations, not inhalation, so the three defined species of cannabis (sativa, indica, ruderalis) really have nothing to do with the effects.

Chasen also dives into the entourage effect, which is why extracting individual cannabinoids isn’t as effective, using the history of aspirin to explain how compounds exist synergistically, in a matrix.

“When white imperialists noticed that Native Americans ate willow bark to remedy a variety of discomforts, they analyzed the willow bark,” she says. “They isolated the compound that seemed like it was doing the most, and manufactured that to create aspirin. You know how aspirin can give us a stomach ache? That’s because we aren’t getting the other fibers and compounds that were present in the whole plant effect of consuming willow bark, which are vital in order to process the medicine efficiently.”

Members can pay for a variety of packages, and the club offers business-friendly packages that enroll staff in specialized classes for a group price.

I’ve worked as a harvest manager, flower vendor, budtender and medical dispensary manager, and I learned plenty of new things during the Sativa Science Club class I attended. Increasing the ranks of educated cannabis employees, business owners and investors—the same people who will spread evidence-based knowledge and shine a light on misconceptions—can only strengthen the legal cannabis industry as it continues to spread across the United States.

Fortunately, information can pass freely across state lines even if cannabis can’t yet.

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“‘Indica’ got its name essentially because it looked different than the sativa sample, and was found in India. These words aren’t enough, they just don’t work,” says Emma Chasen, cofounder and educator at Sativa Science Club.

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The Directory Amberlight 2407 SE 49th Ave., 503-2330420, amberlightcannabis. com. 10 am-9 pm MondaySaturday, noon-5 pm Sunday.

A few months back, I stopped by Amberlight Cannabis House on a sleepy Tuesday morning. The staff was exceptionally bright-eyed— friendly, attentive and refreshingly excited to answer the laundry list of questions I’d prepared. When I asked what unique products they offered, I was shown limited-edition Lief Goods spiced chocolate, CBD dog treats and an infused water that I’d never seen before.

The flower selection included a lot of the usual suspects, but I was also handed a jar of a small-batch release of Doc OG from the shop’s vertically integrated farm, Amberlight Gardens.“It’s our budget strain right now,” the budtender told me, explaining it was an early release from Amberlight’s new garden.“Five bucks a gram.” My eyes lit up. It rivaled or upstaged the third-party flowers three times its price, had THC content above 20 percent and smelled fantastic.

To boot, once I got my sample home, I found it to be tasty and potent and wished I’d picked up more, despite having bought 4 grams for $20, tax included. MATT STANGEL. NEARBY: Once one of Portland’s few true honky-tonks, Landmark Saloon (4847 SE Division St.) was recently forced to suspend live music due to alleged “zoning” issues, but its expansive patio is still the best place for cornhole in the city, if’n that’s what you’re looking for.

AmeriCanna Rx 8654 NE Sandy Blvd., 971-254-4581, americannarx.com. 8 am-10 pm daily.

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If you’ve ever been to a banana show in Amsterdam, the waiting room at AmeriCanna Rx will feel, shall we say, nostalgic. Maybe it’s the frosted, bulletproof window under which identification is exchanged for access, or the blacklight-sensitive mural of outer space that closes around you upon entry. But none of that matters, because once you’re through ID check, your view is overwhelmed by the dense wall—that is, perhaps the largest selection of sale flower in Oregon, stored in glass jars lined up the width of the showroom. Given the sheer quantity of product, it’s impossible not to find something that suits your needs. AmeriCanna’s menu encompasses more than 20 producers and upward of 120 flower options, with prices ranging from $3 to $17 per gram. The wide selection doesn’t stop at the flower: AmeriCanna stocks an array of dabs from roughly 20 extractors, offering grams of shatter for as low as $16.

It’s a Costco-scale weed parade packed into a shipping-container footprint, but it manages to keep around some best-in-class deals as well

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as higher-end flower options from numerous reputable growers. MATT STANGEL. NEARBY: Getting blitzed and wandering around the Grotto (8840 NE Skidmore St.)—a Catholic botanical garden and shrine that’s objectively beautiful and also deeply weird, just like church itself—was a rite of passage for Portland stoners long before legalization.

Archive Portland 10645 SE Henry St., 503-719-4229, archiveportland.net. 9 am-8 pm MondaySaturday, 10 am-8 pm Sunday.

If you’re at all into cannabis genetics, you’ve heard of Archive Seedbank. Hell, even if you casually smoke weed, there’s a strong likelihood one of Archive’s creations has found its way into your pipe. As a breeding entity, Archive is responsible for some of modern cannabis’s landmark cultivars, like Do-Si-Dos—possibly the most well-known and high-performing progeny of the lauded but finicky OG Kush Breath genotype of Girl Scout Cookies. So when you’re looking for plants to put in your backyard this summer, you might as well go straight to the creators of such strains as Scooby Snacks and RudeBoi OG to source your precious four.

What’s more, as Archive’s name might suggest, the collective is dedicated to cannabis preservation, so if you absolutely need an old-school Sour Diesel clone that verifiably dates back 20 years, Archive’s your place. Apart from Archive’s sought-after seeds and uncommonly diverse stable of heritage, cloned genetics, it stocks some of the nicest flower you’ll find in the state. Resin Ranchers, a grow operation I once described as “the Multnomah Falls of chronic,” frequently fill the jars at Archive, as do selections from Archive’s own vertically integrated garden. It’s a destination for weed heads that’s sure to level out even the most upturned of noses. MATT STANGEL. NEARBY: Bike down the Springwater Corridor about 10 minutes and let your appetite loose at Cartlandia (8145 SE 82nd Ave.), where you’ll DIRECTORY

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room is the size of an average mini-mart, and the budtenders are as laid-back as the baristas at the coffee shop at the end of the block. With edibles from standard-bearers Wyld, Grön and Leif Goods, a selection of flower that includes high-CBD options from East Fork Cultivar and a staff that’ll steer you toward the product you might not even know you’re looking for, it’s an ideal icebreaker for the first-time buyer. MATTHEW SINGER. NEARBY: Wonder Ballroom (128 NE Russell St.) doesn’t have a springy floor or psychedelic artwork like that other music venue with “ballroom” in its name, but thanks to concert promoter Monqui, the booking is top-flight, catching global-buzz acts on their way up to bigger stages.

Botanica 128 SE 12th Ave., 503-462-7220;4124 SE 60th Ave., 503–388-7663; botanicapdx. com. 10 am-9 pm daily.

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find everything from fried catfish to Voodoo Doughnuts to Mongolian dumplings, plus a bar called the Blue Room.

Attis Trading Co. 7737 SW Barbur Blvd., 503-841-5462; 4920 NE Cully Blvd., 503-477-8981; 2606 SE Gladstone St., 971-544-7685; attistrading.com. 8 am-9:45 pm Monday-Saturday, 9 am-9 pm Sunday.

At this point, a handful of dispensaries have found enough success (or investors) to open multiple locations, and Attis Trading Co. is one of the chains that has retained its character without getting a McDonald’s feel. Each location has an inventory that differs depending on the neighborhood, with more affordable products like $15 eighths of Attis house flower and $20 grams of Buddies wax in abundance at the residential locations.You’ll find a tropical paint job and a handful of top-of-theline products at every shop, like the $55 Pax pods half-gram and Evolvd cartridges for $35.

Barbur’s spot has the largest range of products, with flower ranging from $12 to $50 an eighth and a huge variety of Winberry CBD half-gram cartridges for $40. The edibles selection caters to those with a sweet tooth, serving Serra’s Woodblock chocolates and vegan treats like the $15 fruit bar by Laurie and Mary Jane. Attis budtenders pride themselves on being open and patient with rookie customers who want to feel comfortable asking lots of questions— at Northeast Cully, one of the closest recreational dispensaries to the airport, their approachable reputation brings in out-of-state referrals daily. LAUREN YOSHIKO. NEARBY: Bring your dog along to the Cully location, where the Sacajawea Dog Park (Northeast 75th Avenue and Roselawn Street) is a 10-minute walk away and your pup can play off-leash. If you’re at the Gladstone shop, it’s only right to head downstairs to the Natural Mart (2606 SE Gladstone St.) and make lots of wonderfully remorseful decisions in the snack aisle.

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Belmont Collective 2036 SE Belmont St., 503-477-8953, belmontcollective.com. 11 am-10 pm daily.

Belmont Collective makes no bones about its Portland roots. On the walls behind the budtender counter, pictures of Really Old Portland—we’re talking the 1800s, when Stumptown was actually full of stumps—are hung in all their cracked and faded glory.You’ll probably recognize the distinctive pattern on the carpet, which is an authentic remnant pulled up from the floors of Portland International Airport.

Grams range in price from $8 to $15, and for those with the tolerance to handle a bigger punch of THC, $20 oil-infused 1.5-gram pre-roll twax joints hit like a haymaker. Most of the flower comes from Southern Oregon growers, while waxes and resins come from producers that include Clay Wolf Concentrates and Cosmic Treehouse Concentrates, along with pods for the Pax Era vape system. If you need to produce some clean piss in a jiffy, Belmont Collective offers Ürine, a synthetic urine kit for those who aren’t put off by the rampant abuse of the umlaut in cannabis product branding. ZACH MIDDLETON. NEARBY: Lone Fir Cemetery (Southeast 26th Avenue and Stark Street) was the burial grounds for the Oregon Hospital for the Insane in the 1800s. Nothing like burning one during a latenight cemetery seance to wake up your spirits!

Bloom 2637 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd., 503444-7538, bloomportland.com. 10 am-9 pm Monday-Saturday, Noon-7 pm Sunday.

Bloom, in some ways, is the dream of legalization personified. An unassuming storefront advertised with modest signage, it’s the embodiment of the friendly neighborhood dispensary—the sort of place you’d pop into to pick up a $4 pre-roll just like you would a cheap bottle of wine from the nearest corner store on the way to a dinner party. Although housed in a two-story brick building, the bud

Both of Botanica’s Southeast Portland dispensaries strike a desirable balance. With their warm wood paneling, verdant houseplants and sparse product arrangements, they’re definitely cool, and yet they don’t make you feel like you’re dressed wrong. At a recent visit to the 60th Avenue location, Tyler the Creator bumped from unseen speakers as the budtender pulled out jars of flower from growers that included Kerby Kush Farms, Grizzly Farms and the house product, Botanical Innovations. The menu offers helpful descriptions for each strain that include CBD and THC percentages along with the cognitive effects of each strain, so you can get an idea beforehand whether your indica-dominant hybrid will be more of the “pleasantly tingly before bed” type or the “fear paralysis fever dream” type. Unless you plan on buying a full ounce, Botanica sells flower in gram increments only.

You still get bulk discounts, however, even if you mix and match different strains. Select strains can be had for $6 a gram, and a full ounce of some strains comes in at $100. The selection of concentrates and edibles come from local producers like Willamette Botanicals, Cascadia Herbals and Grön. A full gram of BHO shatter is just $20 for medical patients, and all prices include tax. ZACH MIDDLETON. NEARBY: About eight blocks from Botanica, you’ll find one of Portland’s most reliably lit dance halls, Holocene (1001 SE Morrison St.).

Let the THC take hold among the lights and pulsing music, and if you get the munchies, the guajillo-braised shortrib tacos are always a satisfying choice.

Bridge City Collective 4312 N Williams Ave., 503-384-2955, 215 SE Grand Ave., 503-477-9532, bridgecitycollective.com. 10 am-10 pm Monday-Sunday.

Bridge City Collective is among the class of medical-gone-recreational shops that have always struck a perfect balance between stylized New Portland retail and old-school visits to your favorite dealer. At the North Williams location, a sprawling botanical mural covers the white hallway that leads to the warmly lit bud room, while the location on the Industrial Eastside breaks Will amette Week

up the clean, white walls of the reception area with a vibrant mural of the Fremont Bridge. They carry several of the most affordable CBD-heavy strains in the city at $6 a gram by Sweden Farms, along with primo THC-centric buds like the extremely stony Voyager #1 by 7 Points Oregon ($14 a gram). While perusing the 30-plus strains of oils and concentrates, be sure to check out the huge selection from Evolvd, an industry favorite for cartridge vaporizing, coming in halfgrams for $35. In the edibles arena, they carry the entire Leif Medicinals chocolate bar line and Purefectionary gummies, plus more unique products like Muru syrup for anyone who wants to experiment with infused mocktails. The product selection targets legit stoners, but details like the wearable smoking accessories by High Society Collection step things up a notch without making you reconsider coming by Sunday morning in sweatpants. LAUREN YOSHIKO. NEARBY: At the North location, simply walk down Williams. If you don’t find a boutique or hyped eatery that catches your interest, take a turn into the neighborhoods to see the story of gentrified Portland told through the aging and renovated Victorians.

Brothers 3609 SE Division St., 503-894-8001, brothers-cannabis.com. 9 am-10 pm Monday-Friday, 10:30 am-8 pm Sunday.

Take a step past the fellow asking for ID and you’ll be met with a giant rainbow—namely, the obscenely large product menu posted on several widescreen TVs around the shop. Broken down into groups based on pricing, it’s a neat idea that’s probably too much for the average customer, who could easily spend 20 minutes squinting up at it. There’s some glass for sale, a moderate selection of edibles (including plenty of Squibs) and flower. Boy oh boy, is there flower.

A preliminary count yields over 40 strains ranging $5 to $13 per gram, including a terp-heavy Sour Banana Sherbet clocking in at 29.3 percent THC, and three different types of meteorites on

the menu to boot. The pre-roll menu also features plenty of twax joints, including a 1.5-gram Blue Dream x Durban Poison going for $20.40.

You can also get your hands on a wide array of high-CBD, low-THC tinctures, including a blend for sleep, as well as CBD dog treats for your pup.

JANELLE LASSALLE. NEARBY: A four-minute walk will lead you to St. Honoré Boulangerie (3333 SE Division St.), where you can stock up on gourmet snacks, including eclairs, cream puffs and plenty of cake.

Canna-Daddy’s Wellness Center 17020 SE Division St., 971-279-4932, canna-daddys.com. 10 am-10 pm MondaySaturday, 11 am-7 pm Sunday.

A diamond in the rough amid the desolation of Southeast Division and 170th, Canna-Daddy’s is a colorful miracle Willy Wonka would be proud of. It’s filled to the brim with just about every product you can think of, which is no happy accident given that Canna-Daddy’s won Best Cannabis Store Product Selection at last year’s Dope Cup. There are hundreds of strains to choose from, with multiple glass cases devoted exclusively to shatter, a CBD area (that has CBD face masks!), a wall of pre-rolls and unique edibles that would delight even the most jaded stoner, including medicated hot sauce, fruit leathers and Coava coffee.You can even get transdermal patches here in either pure CBD or 1-to-1 THC-CBD varieties. Budget-conscious?

Check out $5 grams of Lemon Kush, or grab $42 quarters of strains like Creme Brulee from Green Choice Farms. On Saturdays, $15 nets you an eighth, and edibles like Gia chocolate bars run $12 for 50 mg. JANELLE LASSALLE. NEARBY: Head over next door to the Lariat Lounge (17238 SE Division St.)—you’ll know it by the neon cowboy beckoning from the roof— for a beer and a round of video poker complete with a signature Lariat Burger and fries.

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Delivered. Late.

Cannabliss & Co.

Collective Awakenings

2231 W Burnside St., 971-279-5570, cannablisandco.com. 10 am-10 pm daily.

2823 NE Sandy Blvd., 503-206-7090, collectiveawakenings.com. 10 am-10 pm daily.

While most dispensaries are still figuring out the nuances of running one location, Cannabliss & Co. already has five: three in Portland, one in Eugene and another in Springfield. The fact that Cannabliss is a chain with long-standing relationships with growers means that it has dibs on deals that newer shops don’t have access to. At Cannabis & Co.’s Burnside location, there’s always some kind of sale, and you can usually get top-shelf strains at a discount.

But even at full price, the rates are a reasonable $6 to $10 per gram. For the chemicalcomposition illiterate, Cannabliss graciously organizes its extensive flower menu into categories like “Drift Away on a Cloud of Smoke” and “Enlightenment Looks Good on You.” NEARBY: The Burnside location is the closest dispensary to Washington Park, and both the Rose Garden (400 SW Kingston Ave.) and the Japanese Garden (611 SW Kingston Ave.) are 15 minutes away by foot or bus.

Order: 503-236-8067 1711 SE Hawthorne, Blvd.

Open Daily 5pm - 3am

Chalice Farms 13315 NE Airport Way and four other locations, 503-477-7626, chalicefarms.com.

10 am-7 pm Monday-Sunday.

Clocking in at five locations, with an outpost in Jantzen Beach slated to open in 2019, Chalice Farms is no ordinary dispensary chain. Despite being open for three years, the airport location feels sleek and new. The minimalist déecor is mirrored inside, but the addition of wood accents provides needed warmth. Chalice’s strength lies in its clinical understanding of the power of cannabis—budtenders here are more inclined to talk about the specific benefits of a strain rather than the ways it may inebriate the user. Science is clearly prized at Chalice; extracts are made on the premises, and the company even sponsors a cannabis science conference every year. When discussing industry updates with one employee, his eyes lit up as he describes the molecular structure of THC-delta, and how it is being modified to reduce paranoia in patients. "They’ve perfected the process, it’s called isomerization!" he says, with infectious enthusiasm. The 10-cent words don’t mean an exorbitant price tag, though.

Pre-rolls start at $6 for a half-gram and go up from there, capping off with a 2-gram Youth in Asia joint for $20. Flower is listed as low as $7 a gram. Chalice’s daily deals, weekly giveaways and frequent sales mean everyone can toke like a high roller, and if you happen to be flush, you can find something fancy, too, like perhaps some $72-a-gram THCa Crystalline. ALISON GOOTEE. NEARBY: The downtown location is two blocks from Luc Lac (835 SW 2nd Ave.), a Vietnamese-infused lounge with an ultra-’Grammable ceiling of parasols, Asian street food and tropical cocktails.

Collective Awakenings is one of the Green Mile’s original medicinal spots, and it certainly shows throughout its mildly groovy lobby. A massive tree coated in lacquer is an instant eye-catcher, but it’s the oil painting of a hazy forest covered in mushrooms that brings to mind the ’90s stoner art aesthetic Spencer’s Gifts helped make popular in the alt-rock era. The sales area, on the other hand, has cleaned up quite nicely since the switch to rec, offering a bright and sleek space in which to browse. After the front desk calls back for help with a walkie-talkie, you’re paired up with a budtender who offers flower at one of three identical stations. Clients are given a pair of wooden tongs and a lighted magnifying glass to inspect the nugs, while a smattering of commonly available edibles and a small amount of vapes and oils round out the rest of the case. Be sure to check out the budget-bin selection of eighths, which had strains like Thin Mist GSC and White Tahoe Cookies starting at just $35. PETE COTTELL. NEARBY: Pop in at Centaur Guitar (2833 NE Sandy Blvd.) to plug in, turn up and enjoy the timeless pleasure of noodling around on a gently used guitar.

Electric Lettuce 203 NE Weidler St.; 1450 SW Marlow Ave.; 1279 Molalla Ave., Oregon City; electriclettuce.com. Hours vary at each location.

Serra knew its high-end approach wouldn’t be everyone’s cup of tea. That’s why it created the chilled-out sister brand Electric Lettuce, which leans into classic stoner culture with a polished touch.You’ll see the same products you see at Serra, like Pruf Cultivar flower, Woodblock Chocolate and Mr. Moxey’s Mints. But the bubble letters and psychedelic paint job embody marijuana’s golden age in American culture.

Electric Lettuce wants people to come in to buy weed, but also to get lost in nostalgia, listen to records, and look at the old posters and cannabis memorabilia. The little lobby area looks like your stoner uncle’s house—the one you visited for really strong brownies and stories from his days as a Deadhead, complete with a ’60s-era TV set and a frayed copy of The Old Man and the Sea. LAUREN YOSHIKO. NEARBY: Upright Brewing’s subterranean tasting room in the Leftbank Building (240 N Broadway) makes a great pregame before an actual Blazers game across the street at Moda Center (1 N Center Court St.).

Farma 916 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 503-206-4357, farmapdx.com. 10 am-9 pm MondayWednesday, 10 am-9:50 pm ThursdaySaturday, 11 am-7 pm Sunday.

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Farma has been, from its inception in 2014, something more intricate than a dispensary— it’s part neighborhood bar, part think-tank, part spaceship. Farma is where bright minds chat about the cutting edge of cannabis with industry vets and wide-eyed tourists alike. On weekend nights, especially, there’s a good energy to the place. There’s a reason California’s new rec chains follow its model and why its been named Oregon’s best dispensary for years running by basically everyone. For all its forward-thinking, though, Farma excels at basic shopkeeping. The staff is uncommonly friendly and well-versed in each strain’s many effects. The flower selection is brightly lit, neatly organized and ever-rotating with the best available bud. The entire industry should adopt Farma’s color-coded labeling system, which is both simpler and more accurate than rote sativa-indica-hybrid classifications. A display case of high-quality cannabis wares lines the back wall. Prices here aren’t cut-rate, but affordable options are available. For sampling, great jars of top-quality flower are offered up for inspection, an olfactory experience on par with the city’s finest meals and rose gardens. WM. WILLARD GREEN.

NEARBY: Since one of weed’s simplest pleasures is compelling laughter, you might as well make a night of it and head next door to Helium Comedy Club (1510 SE 9th Ave.), Portland’s hottest standup venue.

Five Zero Trees 909 NE Dekum St., 503-954-3844; 5336 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway., 971-544-7828; fivezerotrees.com. 8 am-9:45 pm daily.

What started as an OG medical dispensary with a massive selection of crystally, high-THC flower, oil and a totally separate glass room brimming with pieces, has grown into a strong chain of accommodating superstores that offer as chill a shopping experience as ever. These days, all locations—two in Portland, two on the coast— offer the same lifetime-stoner-approved menu within a more sophisticated environment, displaying the range of 20-plus strains from custom wooden shelves and showing the selection of identically sized plant clones from a windowed room where the little leaves can be seen dancing from the circulating air flow. Think you’ve dabbed it all? Five Zero Trees carries more than 30 strains of BHO, rosin and resin for $25 to $80 per gram.

Gummies your thing?

It’s got every flavor by Wyld, Smokiez and Lunchbox Alchemy Squibs. If you’re newer to dispensaries and seek one-on-one assistance, head to the Woodlawn location and take your time. If you know what you want, or are hard to please, head to the Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway location, where the regulars go for the largest selection and quick, efficient service. LAUREN YOSHIKO. NEARBY: On the eastside, it’d be difficult to resist walking past Good Neighbor Pizzeria (800 NE Dekum St.) right across the street.You can grab a slice made from scratch to go for $3 or a 10- to 18-inch whole pie if it’s going to be one of those nights. If you’re hitting the westside location after 5 pm, might as well stop by the Clubhouse Bar & Grill (5134 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway) for some good ol’ suburban sports bar karaoke.

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Grass Shack is a Hawaiian-themed affront to the glitz and gloss of big-money cannabis.

Flowershop Powellhurst 12550 SE Division St., 971-254-9185, theflowershop.net. 8 am-10 pm daily.

Tiny but mighty, the Flowershop space is reminiscent of an industrial art gallery. It’s small with a tin roof, wood accents, stained-glass window panels and great, big colorful paintings hanging across the walls, giving it an edgy but friendly aesthetic. The selection here is pretty humble: You’ve got about a dozen strains to choose from, with a small offering of edibles that amounted to little more than the full line of Fully Baked cookies and a few gummies. Flower ranges from $5 to $12 a gram, with “flower hour” deals (4-6 and 8-10 pm) knocking $2 off per gram and $3 off eighths. What Flowershop lacks in quantity it more than makes up for in quality. Not only was my budtender incredibly kind, patient and courteous, but the buds themselves were some of the finest-looking specimens I’d seen. Each flower smelled more vibrant than the last, with Kosher Tangie and Orange Crush varietals erupting with citrusy goodness and a potent pineneheavy Chernobyl clocking in at 25.9 percent THC. JANELLE LASSALLE. NEARBY: Head across the street to Half Price Smokes (12641 SE Division St.) if you’re in need of additional smoking supplies, and wrap up your journey over a chalupa at Taco Bell (12605 SE Division St.).

Gnome Grown 719 Molalla Ave., Oregon City, 503-9081491; 2005 Beavercreek Road, Oregon City, 503-344-6729; gnomegrownorganics. com. 10 am-9 pm Monday-Friday, 10 am-8 pm Saturday-Sunday.

Having the word “gnome” in its name may call to mind images of mischievous imps tending to forests of towering plants, but Gnome Grown’s pair of stores in Oregon City are a tad more refined than you’d think. From the meticulously assembled wooden diffusion wall in the lobby right down to the plaid carpet squares inspired by a shirt-pattern lead grower Dan McAllister wore while tending crops throughout the Willamette Valley, Gnome Grown has natty lumberjack chic dialed in to a T. A recent visit to the Molalla Avenue location found 12 strains of impossibly fresh bud grown sustainably and pesticide-free

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at the brand’s farm in Canby, with grams ranging from $7 for a super-tangy Tillamook Strawberry to $15 for some of the dankest, piniest Durban Poison in the area. A small but strong selection of oils and concentrates was on offer as well, with $20 grams of Tree Honey Extract standing out as one of the best deals in a case that also featured extracts from White Label, Claywolf, Buddies and Yerba Buena. PETE COTTELL. NEARBY: Make your way to Tacho’s Mexican Restaurant (515 Molalla Ave.) for karaoke, massive margaritas and family-style Mexican fare that’s just as good when you’ve got no family to speak of.

Gräs Cannabis 621 SE 7th Ave., 503-477-4580, grasdispensary.com. 10 am-9:45 pm daily.

Gräs Cannabis is the dispensary of choice for everyone drinking in the Southeast Industrial District who find themselves frantically searching for dispensaries open at 9:30 pm. The prime location is the main reason business is especially busy on weekend nights, but the low prices definitely don’t hurt matters. Grams on special can be had for about $5, and the $7-pergram shelf features a broad offering of flower.

You’ll also find a decent selection of ice creams, cookies, candies, and even CBD bath bombs. The selection of glass is small but well-curated, and like many things in the shop, it feels designed for people who want to leave with everything they need to enjoy their purchase immediately. While the name Gräs evokes a certain Scandinavian sterility of aesthetic, the décor is mostly perfunctory. In the waiting room, there’s a large poster of POTL ANDER 2018

James Dean, while in the dispensary, there’s Jeff Bridges as the Dude. No matter—the brisk pace of business will have you in and out with your purchase before you notice. ZACH MIDDLETON. NEARBY: Step out the front door of Gräs and in just about every direction you’ll find a great bar within only a few blocks. If you went with a sativa strain, head to Pips & Bounce (833 SE Belmont St.) for some pingpong and drinks.

If you went with indica, try putting yourself the rest of the way to sleep with a food coma courtesy of the Slow Burger at Slow Bar (533 SE Grand Ave.).

Grass Shack 6802 NE Broadway, 503-719-6192, thegrassshackpdx.com. 11 am-9 pm Monday-Thursday, 10 am-9 pm FridaySaturday, 11 am-7 pm Sunday.

As its name connotes, this quaint little dispensary tucked away in the Madison South neighborhood is a Hawaiian-themed affront to the glitz and gloss of big-money cannabis. A dry erase board displaying pricing for flower, which our budtender weighed out with little cardboard french-fry containers, adds to the homey feel of the operation, which enjoyed a steady trickle of elderly patients from the glut of nearby apartment buildings. Swing by on a Monday for a 20 percent discount on its impressive selection of edibles, which has billowed from a small scattering of Grön bars and That Taffy to a cornucopia of delights for all palates. Our budtender declared an allegiance to Bula Farms and pointed to a nice batch of GG #4 as proof, but the Lodi Dodi from Eugene’s SugarTop stuck out as the DIRECTORY

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highest-quality bud of the bunch, and the $11.90 price tag was well worth it. PETE COTTELL. NEARBY: Head two doors down to Binh Minh Bakery & Deli (6812 NE Broadway) for banh mi sandwiches that are as flaky, meaty and wonderfully underpriced as they come.

Green Front 6814 NE Glisan St., 503-252-0036, thegreenfront.org. 8 am-10 pm.

Green Front is known as a North Tabor destination for budget cannabis products.“Best pricing in Oregon,” reads its Leafly bio—a bold, self-bestowed superlative that invites, if not active scrutiny, a raised eyebrow. When I stopped

by Green Front recently, I expected some jaw-slackening deals. What I found, though, was less cut-rate than what I’d anticipated.

Grams of flower from growers like Heroes of the Farm, NUGZ and Albion Farms sell for anywhere from $9.60 to $15, while extracts from budget-BHO slingers Hood Oil run $20 a gram and higher-end options like Oregrown’s Caviar Diamonds are priced at $67.20. Green Front’s most competitive deal—$100 ounces of select flower—was out of stock when I was on the floor, so I can’t speak to how the quality indexes with cost, but its a price point that can be found elsewhere. As Oregon’s cannabis prices have seen a downward curve since last season’s outdoor crops hit the market, a new landscape of increasingly affordable flower and better and better deals has reset the bar for budget destinations—a bar that Green Front is sliding under only when it flattens its hair. MATT STANGEL. NEARBY: East Glisan Pizza (8001 NE Glisan St.) makes the best Detroit pies in town—traditional red-tops with a hearty sauce applied in careful rows atop a thick blend of mozzarella and brick cheese.

Green Goddess Remedies 5435 SW Taylors Ferry Road, 503-7649000, greengoddesspdx.com, 10 am-8 pm Monday-Saturday, 10 am-7 pm Sunday.

Green Goddess Remedies is nestled along a quiet, tidy stretch of Taylors Ferry Road near the Tigard city line. Previously a neighborhood convenience store and candy shop, it now resembles a French country cafe, with a small parking lot and garden off to one side. Green Goddess is also one of Portland’s most venerable shops, dating to medicinal days. The waiting room keeps up the Gallic ambience with a Parisian glam décor. The shop’s budtenders fit the vibe—sophisticated, yet earthy. The flower selection is wide-ranging, with around 32 strains, mostly grown at the offsite Goddess Garden.

The shop floor’s shining jewel is its eye-popping array of edibles, including Chalice Farms truffles and gummies, Elbes’ cakeballs in three different flavors, and all sorts of Grön chocolates. Rotating specials mean every day offers its own deal.

WM. WILLARD GREENE. NEARBY: Escapism Portland (10505 SW Barbur Blvd.) is a locked-room mystery game (“the newest craze in entertainment”) wherein

patrons try to escape a room by finding hidden clues. Foodies should stop in at Barbur World Foods (9845 SW Barbur Blvd.).

Green Hop 5515 NE 16th Ave., 971-301-5859, gogreenhop.com. 10 am-2:30 pm MondayWednesday, noon-9 pm Thursday-Sunday.

Given rap’s relationship to weed, Green Hop’s claim to being “the world’s first historical hiphop dispensary” is either dubious or an idea so head-smackingly obvious it’s astounding no one thought of it sooner. Standing out like a pair of Cross Colours on a residential block just off Northeast Killingsworth, the green-and-yellow converted Craftsman home is, nonetheless, a breath of fresh, pungent air in Portland’s cannabis scene, for more than one reason. Where most new dispensaries resemble acupuncture studios, Green Hop, which soft-opened at the end of 2017, is truly like a chill session at your best DJ friend’s house. Graffiti seemingly transposed from the side of a Bronx-bound subway train in the ’80s runs up the lobby wall. A Tribe Called Quest is on the stereo, with classic records from Nas, Method Man and, of course, Dr. Dre propped up for display. Strains even have names like Illmatic and Grandmaster Flowers.

More than the unique vibe, the shop is also one of the few black-owned dispensaries in Portland, started by career educator Karanja Crews as a means of paying homage to the culture that raised him. In June, Green Hop celebrates its grand opening with a block party headlined

by Dead Prez and an all-star lineup of local rap luminaries. If you’re wondering if you can you kick it—yes, you can. MATTHEW SINGER. NEARBY: In a neighborhood that’s suddenly the fastest-growing restaurant district in town, crispy-skinned, tender fried chicken at Hat Yai (1605 NE Killingsworth St.) is one of the best plates in Portland, especially especially when you add the deep, spicy earthy curry and Indonesian roti bread.

Strain Picks

TRIPPY BANANA CREAM OG

by Vagrant Hill Farms This sativa-leaning hybrid is a heavy-hitting creeper, opening with subtle euphoria before ballooning in intensity to incorporate that classic OG body stone. At its peak, the high is foggy and giggly, a potentially dayerasing experience in large doses.

NANA’S FIX

by Kleen Karma Gardens The candy-store scent is the bait, but the two-worlds high is the hook. A cross of Grandma’s Sugar Cookies and Loud Sour, Nana’s Fix delivers shooting-star moods and equally prominent physical relaxation.

When smoked, the candied scene lifts away to reveal a coconutty banana flavor and a high that morphs from the euphoric to the psychedelic and on to the sedating.

Home Grown Apothecary 1937 NE Pacific St., 503-232-1716, homegrownapothecary.com. 11 am-8 pm daily.

If People’s Food Co-op had a corner of its store devoted to cannabis, it would look a lot like Home Grown Apothecary. A health-and-wellness shop first and foremost, this iconic, flowery bungalow is fully stocked with herbal remedies and apothecary of all stripes. It just so happens cannabis is one of them, which drives a significant portion of the business that happens in the secured room beyond the herbs and essential oils that fill the lobby. Home Grown prides itself on carrying flower from cultivars that operate net-positive sustainable farms, with Cannaflo and Kumba Hills as two examples that go above and beyond the now-basic tag of being “organic.”While more stony shops may consider CBD products a concession, the cannabidiolcurious will appreciate a warm and welcoming opportunity to get their feet wet. Affordable CBD-dominant oil and flower options abound, with great prices on Luminous Botanicals tinctures ($6 for a two-dose trial size) and Beaux from Canna Co ($6 a gram) providing low-risk

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by Pilot Farm The scent is like warm bubblegum, with a sharp nail-polish note, while the high is all in your head. A few hits will summon happy feels that other cultivars only match after bowls and joints. It’s an expansive, elated stress reliever that gets giggly, pudding-headed and drowsy in larger doses, with only moderate body notes.

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portals of entry to the medicinal functions of cannabis. Home Grown also carries an expansive and ever-changing lineup of clones as well, which offers backyard botanists the chance to grow their own medicine. PETE COTTELL. NEARBY: Culmination (2117 NE Oregon St.) is one of Portland’s most ambitious and evenhanded new breweries—and as luck would have it, it actually makes two CBD beers.

Ivy Cannabis 11850 N Center Ave., 503-278-4560, ivypdx. com. 9 am-10 pm Monday-Saturday, 9:30 am-9 pm Sunday.

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Ivy Cannabis has one of the best views of any dispensary in town. Situated on the edge of the Columbia in a standalone building at Jantzen Beach, with an entrance flanked by palmettos and backed by floating homes, it’s a welcome change of pace from the censored windows that dot most dispensaries. It feels like you’re visiting a beachy skate shop, not a pot shop. The vibe continues inside, where a colossal mural by local artist Serringe infuses the room with color. For a smaller store, Ivy has a surprisingly broad collection, half of which is ready-to-use cannabis, and—through a short walkway— rounded out by apparel, accessories and even clones. The budtenders here are cool, but not too cool to help you out.You’ll be greeted promptly and given recommendations, but you won’t feel tempted to linger. Grams range from $6 to $16 with a visible difference in quality at either end of the spectrum. The Kosher Tangie for $15 a gram smelled deliciously orange and looked fluffy and fresh, but the lower-tier Northern Lights appeared crumbly and dry. Pre-rolls start at $3 but are a gamble—some appear to be older stock, with harvest dates as far back as June 2017. But if you’re in need of a tie-dyed Homer Simpson sweatshirt and your very own Blue City Diesel baby, this is your spot. ALISON GOOTEE. NEARBY: It seems like anachronistic entertainment from the days before Netflix and legal weed, but spending the afternoon betting on the ponies at Portland Meadows (1001 N Schmeer Road) carries a certain retro patriotic charm.

Jayne 2145 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., 503-7195665, jaynepdx.com. 10 am-9:45 pm daily.

Maple glazed pork belly on a homemade english muffin with grilled jalapeño goat cheese,scrambled egg and arugula.

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$4.20 on 4/20 and every Wednesday in 2018 only at TOAST.

Upon arriving at Jayne the first time, I held the door open for a pair of elderly women chatting as they left the dispensary on a Friday afternoon.

It was the perfect introduction to the first dispensary in town to earn a reputation as particularly woman-friendly. Centrally located, Jayne is an oasis of high-quality products in a serene, plantfilled space, totally free of the pretension or vape-bro vibes that keep consumers from feeling comfortable going into a dispensary. That isn’t to say I didn’t see a mix of all genders perusing the analog flower menus and non-medicated candy shelves for post-sesh snacks. With a major selection, both in variety and substance, there’s literally something for everyone. Flower starts at $6 a gram for Pineapple Trainwreck by Arnow Browne Grow, and can get up to $17 a gram for top-shelf buds like the Real McCoy by High Noon Cultivation. The comprehensive oil selecWILL AMETTE WEEK

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tion includes Pax pod half-gram cartridges ($60), the latest industry fave, and multiple live resins by processors like Oregrown, Karma Originals and Viola Extracts. Several types of concentrated tinctures, most effective for versatile treatment of chronic medical ailments, are available by Luminous Botanicals, Pacific Daze and TJ’s Gardens.

LAUREN YOSHIKO. NEARBY: Grab a latte at Goldrush Coffee Bar (2601 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.) before diving through the punk and metal vinyl selection at Black Water Records (223 NE Russell St.).

Jeffrey’s Joint 4027 N Interstate Ave., 971-339-3149, jeffreysjoint.com. 10 am-10 pm MondaySaturday, 11 am-7 pm Saturday.

Jeffrey’s is Portland’s first true cannabis bodega, a one-stop for tinctures, drinks and munchies.

With its reclaimed wood, wall art and electric chandeliers, the mood inside is somewhere between subdued boutique and Portland bar— leaving aside the DayGlo candy wall spanning Swedish Fish, Haribo and Ritter Sport candy bars and the meat and cheese board near the registers. The weed prices reward the everyday shopper: Prices for flower range from $4 to $14 a gram on good product from farms like Eco-Firma, Phyre and Mindful. The shop is named after the famous Jeffrey joint from the movie Get Him to the Greek, Russell Brand’s fat blunt of "a little POTL ANDER 2018

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SLEEPY MEATBREATH

by Gadsden Gardens Thug Pug Genetics—the seed company and constituent strains produced by breeder Gromer—have in recent years become some of the most hyped on the Weed Internet. Luckily, a few Oregon farms have managed to onboard their goods, including a cut of Meatbreath in the possession of Gadsden Gardens. It incorporates burnt rubber and woody fuel scents, and the effects are sedate and decidedly stony. Keep an eye out if you’re in the market for a sleep-starter.

bit of this, a little bit of that.” Owner Sam Watson has no plans to make joints like that. But he does hope to offer Oregon Liquor Control Commission-approved pre-roll joints mixing different strains of cannabis to take advantage of different aromatics. But the most interesting blend at Jeffrey’s is the simplest—the idea that you can pick up weed and a snack as casually as you’d pick up a sixer and some chips at the Plaid. MATTHEW KORFHAGE. NEARBY: Despite an ownership change and upgraded menu, the fundamentals of the Alibi (4024 N Interstate Ave.) remain the same.You will be blinded by the enormous neon sign and captivated by the tacky tiki décor.You will be forced to wait an inordinate amount of time to sing karaoke. And you will return as often as possible.

Kaleafa 5232 SE Woodstock Blvd., 971-407-3208, kaleafa.com. 9 am-10 pm daily.

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by Liontree This one has a wild nose, an unmistakable Tiger Balm quality—cool, camphorous and minty—that accurately translates to flavor when smoked. Expect an indica-leaning experience composed of drowsy mood enhancements and mild cognitive stupefactions. In small doses, the cultivar pairs just fine with low-energy social activities, and in larger servings provides a gateway to restful sleep.

SALMON RIVER OG

by Deep Creek Whereas, in small doses, strains like MAC1 contain fast-acting concentrations of moodenhancing terpenes, Salmon River OG is a bit more slow-building. A moderate to strong initial body high accompanies an airy emotional suggestion that in larger servings crests into a slothy euphoria. The strain’s sedative vibes sequester it to sundown—it isn’t particularly thinky or active, so plan accordingly and make sure you don’t have any calculus homework.

Although the company is quickly colonizing the map with what will soon be five locations in Oregon and Washington, the original Kaleafa can be found in an unassuming Craftsman-style home in the Woodstock neighborhood near the New Seasons. The dispensary is split into two rooms: flower and concentrates. Kaleafa doesn’t offer the usual gram of garbage for “bargain” prices that you’ll find at other dispensaries. At the lower end of the price spectrum for the dozens of flower options, an $8 gram will get you a few quality nugs, often with THC north of 20 percent. On what the budtender referred to as her “Costco shelf,” several strains could be purchased in bulk, at discount, with prices that start at $20 for an eighth. Dispensaries with a large flower selection sometimes have trouble moving product quickly enough to keep it all fresh. But the gram of Dutch Treat hybrid purchased on a recent visit was clean-smoking and smelled like a Grasshopper cookie. Speaking of cookies, a dazzling array of edibles—including THC gummies, cake bites and sodas—can be found on the concentrate sides, along with an apothecary of tinctures, salves, shatters, butters and more. Both medical and recreational products are available with same-day or next-day delivery. ZACH MIDDLETON. NEARBY: Travel about six blocks toward Reed College on Woodstock and you’ll come to the Lutz Tavern (4639 SE Woodstock Blvd.).

The massive quantity of Pabst Blue Ribbon served here helped to establish the tallboy as Portland’s drink of choice in the ’90s.

Kings of Canna 1465 NE Prescott St., 971-319-6945, thekingsofcanna.com. 10 am-8 pm SundayWednesday, 10 am-10 pm ThursdaySaturday.

By look, Kings of Canna is more upscale whiskey bar or swanky curio shop than cannabis retailer. Entering the showroom, customers are greeted by a luxurious horseshoe of aged wood. Can-styled lights are suspended above the arced display case, each casting a dim circle to accent the glass-enclosed, built-in cub-

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bies where flower selections are displayed like antique pocket watches or model ships built in empty bottles. Over the years, I’ve discovered a number of gems in the Kings’ coffers: Nana’s Fix by Kleen Karma Farms is a personal benchmark for strong-armed, psychedelic sativas, while the $3 grams and $80 ounces of sungrown flower from Kings’ vertically integrated outdoor farm, Everest Holdings, have become a staple in my household. Aside from the hallmark bouquet of connoisseur-oriented flower options, Kings also stocks an extensive stable of edibles and a more curated collection of concentrates. MATT STANGEL. NEARBY: Kings is a weekend destination when combined with any number of neighboring complements: baked goods at VilleVelo Bake Shop (1465 NE Prescott St.), brunch at Grain & Gristle (1473 NE Prescott St.), wings at Pok Pok Noi (1469 NE Prescott St.) or the cup of coffee to complete your hippy speedball at Extracto Coffee (1465 NE Prescott St.).

La Cannaisseur 10700 NW St. Helens Road, 503-285-0355, lacannaisseur.com. 9 am-10 pm MondaySaturday, 10 am-7 pm Sunday.

As you head out of St. Johns toward Scappoose, La Cannaisseur’s unassuming exterior contrasts starkly with its dark, luxe interior.

A crystal chandelier dominates the waiting area, where IDs are swiftly checked before the door opens and you’re enveloped by the grand French boudoir interior, complete with additional chandeliers. Where some dispensaries are clearly trying to maximize profits by turning transactions quickly, La Cannaisseur is so seductively welcoming, you could spend hours inside and the staff would hardly mind.

La Cannissuer’s vast menu contains 35 strains of flower, extensive edibles, and an impressive assortment of extras, including three varieties of moon rocks, four strains of kief, and live resin diamonds. The bang-to-buck ratio here is high: Top-shelf strains max out at $14 a gram, and if you go with offerings grown at La Cannaisseur’s own farm—five strains are currently on the menu; look for the white-highlighted entries—you can walk out with crystalline, dank nugs for only $12 a gram. One budtender, happy to chat while he packed pre-rolls, explained that the shop’s done a lot of market research and has tried to offer the best prices possible. We even got a discount when checking out, just because,“It’s the weekend.” ALISON GOOTEE. NEARBY: Right next door, you’ll find the robust offerings of the confusingly named Decoy (10710 NW St. Helens Road). While the name provides no indication of such, you’ll find some of the area’s finest Chinese and American food under one roof.

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Social Smokers Six cannabis events worth leaving the house for.

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What to Bring: Cannabis, your BFF, that sequin tube dress you’ve been waiting for an excuse to wear.

What to Bring: Yoga mat, cannabis.

Admission: $20-$35

Make & Mary makeandmary.com What to Bring: Cannabis, your mom.

What To Expect: An elegant, consumption-friendly crafternoon at the Tillamook Station warehouse in North Portland. Curator Yvonne Perez Emerson organizes a wide range of M&M workshops, collaborating with local artisans like Rairfield Hard Pipes for unique classes teaching such skills as wood-burning custom pipes via pyrography. All materials, food and mocktails are included in the price, and you’ll take home the etched wood pipe, watercolor painting or infused bath salts you made in class.

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What To Expect: A series of themed parties exclusively for woman-identifying smokers hosted at a private residence. Though it’s BYOC, you’ll end up sharing joints with new friends as you wander the three-story Prism House. One room may be set up as a photo booth, another packed with supplies so you can make your own mala bracelet. Pro tip: Sign up for your tarot card reading and massage table slot early on, then go check out the rest of the vendor booths and start up a conversation with everyone you run into.

What to Expect: After an introductory portion of getting situated and adequately high, instructor Karli Janine Erickson brings the class through a one-hour yoga routine, with adjustments to accommodate different experience levels. Classes take place at Yoga Shala and always end with snack time, when Erickson joins up with local companies like Bridge City Collective to provide a tasty and educational wind-down.

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Live at Hifi hififarms.com What to Bring: A friend or two and a cushion to sit on

Arcane Revelry

What to Expect: Dispensary bigwigs and non-industry folks alike taking in a grown-up house show from the living room floor of the historic McCormick House. Hosted at the home of Lee Henderson, founder of HiFi Farms, attendees can enjoy a joint on the private covered patio before finding a place on the hardwood before the music begins. Shows vary from open-mic nights with spoken-word and poetry readings to a classical piano concert featuring Kyle O’Quin of Portugal the Man.

Who/What to Bring: An appetite and an open mind.

Admission: $5-$15

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What to Expect: An over-the-top, all-inclusive pop-up dinner series with infused gourmet bites. Some events have been as low-key as a vegan tapas and mocktail night, others are a more dynamic experience, including Empower Body Care topical massages and living art installations of painted women. Keep an eye on the schedule for dinners featuring menus by your favorite local chefs.

Admission: $20-$80

Mary Jane Fonda instagram.com/mjfonda.pdx What to Bring: Your gym buddy and a yoga mat.

What to Expect: Women and men in brightly colored spandex trying their best to twerk. Amarett Jans organizes and leads the three-hour fitness extravaganza, bookending the Booty Luv workout with a yoga stretch session that includes time built in to run out to the High 5 tour bus parked outside. Bring whatever strain you’ll need to feel comfortable getting on all fours and testing your control of your individual cheeks.

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La Mota 7435 SE 52nd Ave., 503-777-9333; 4450 NE Sandy Blvd., 503-282-9333; 4999 NE 99th Ave., 503-254-9333; 3695 SW Elliott Place, Beaverton, 503-747-4654; lamota. com. 8 am-10 pm daily.

With 15 locations in Oregon, it’s almost expected for a company the size of La Mota to succumb to the antiseptic aesthetic of brazen commercialism. The chain’s four locations in the Portland area, however, are anything but, offering clean and cheery environs that feel more like tidy bodegas than sterile outposts for Big Cannabis. Its newest location, in Hollywood, may be its most sleek and spacious operation, with a brilliant, all-white aesthetic that’s offset by a colorful selection of bongs above rows of Ball jars filled with vivid flower. La Mota is consistently staffed with enthusiastic stoners who are quick to tell you exactly what they smoked last night and why, which is helpful in navigating the massive red binder of prices and specs. There’s a good chance the flower they’re hyped on will be included in the weekly Flower Friday deal, an offer good for half-off pricing on a small handful of strains like 9lb Hammer, Triangle and Orange Cookies. La Mota is also the best place to turn couch-cushion change into one of LOa Mota’s famous $4 grams, with recent offerings like ChocoX and Dutch Treats far exceeding the dankness of similar deals throughout town. PETE COTTELL.

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NEARBY: Once you wrap up at the Hollywood location, follow the neon to Chin’s Kitchen (4132 NE Broadway), one of Portland’s best Chinese restaurants, and order the mind-shatteringly good pork-stuffed sweet-and-sour eggplant.

Little Amsterdam Wellness Center 7035 SW Macadam Ave., 503-384-2751, littleamsterdampdx.com. 10 am-9 pm daily.

Little Amsterdam is stashed at the south end of John’s Landing in a dark, wood-shingled storefront built in the early 20th century, back when the property was rumored to be a brothel.

These days, there’s a Zupan’s across the street and Oregon Public Broadcasting offices within earshot. Little Amsterdam is owned by a motherdaughter duo who also run a second shop near Gladstone. The waiting area’s fake fireplace is cozy and keeps up the building’s historic vibe.

The receptionist buzzed me back to the shop floor without making eye contact, but Little Amsterdam’s budtender made up for the spacey front desk by dispensing strain details with enthusiasm and evident joy in her job. The interior décor recalls the building’s past, with dark wood cabinetry and Roaring ’20s-era furniture. The store’s selection is vast, and includes cannabis in most of its forms. The flower list is around 20 deep, an assortment of glassware is available, and maybe most impressive, there’s a wellstocked beverage cooler. WM. WILLARD GREENE. Will amette Week

La Mota is consistently staffed with enthusiastic stoners.

NEARBY: Willamette Park (6805 SW Macadam Ave.) is a long stretch of floodplain lined with walking paths, tennis courts, soccer fields and a boat launch. Maybe it’s not the flashiest park in Portland, but there’s a pleasant view of the river, a playground and often many angry geese.

MindRite 1780 NW Marshall St., 503-477-4430, mindritepdx.com. 10 am-10 pm Monday-Sunday.

Similar to the quaint residential vibe of the surrounding tree-lined streets between the Pearl District and 21st Avenue, MindRite sets a polished standard for a cozy neighborhood shop. The marigold exterior is a pop of color on the quiet block, with lighter yellow walls inside that give an already fun errand a little extra cheer. The store accommodates those with a tight time frame and encourages customers to call ahead so budtenders can begin preparing orders.Visit before 6 pm and the shop will take 10 percent off your order, and flower, which is primarily priced at $10 a gram across the board of 25-plus strains from farms like Bula and Sky High Organics, is 10 percent off all day Friday.

There’s a huge selection of half-gram cartridges for vaporizing, from a $30 Blue Dream cartridge

by OCO or Nightmare Cookies by OM Extracts to a $40 CBD-dominant option by Green Dragon Extracts. For the dabbers, there are $50 grams of live resin and dab syringes by Select. If you’ve wanted to try topicals but hate their usual greasy consistency, opt for fast-absorbing CBD spray by Apothecanna or Pure Ratios’ 1-to-1 transdermal patch for focused pain relief.

LAUREN YOSHIKO. NEARBY: Pok Pok NW (1639 NW Marshall St.)—and its legendary fish sauce wings and refreshing drinking vinegars—is only a block away.

Nectar 4709 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway, 503-477-9850; 8601 SW Terwilliger Blvd., 971-754-4956; 9127 SE Stark St., 503719-7318; 5918 SE 89th Ave., 971-2291600; 10931 SW 53rd Ave., 503-477-8800;

4125 N Mississippi Ave., 503-206-4818; 3350 NE Sandy Blvd., 971-703-4777; nectarpdx.com. 7 am-10 pm MondaySunday.

It’s safe to say Nectar is the McDonald’s of Portland cannabis. The growing empire operates 11 of its characteristically generic pot outlets in all, buying up failing shops across the rest of the state every day. It has built a loyal following out of providing the most massive, affordable flower in town, with at least a dozen strains priced at $4 to $6 a gram on any given day, at any location. And that’s not to say it’s all shwag—even high-profile brands HiFi Farms and Yerba Buena can be found on its shelves for $8 a gram. The same volume of choices is reflected in the concentrate case, where more than 50 types of dabbable oil by processors like Gold Moon, White Label and Dirty Arm Farms are available for $15 to $60 a gram. LAUREN YOSHIKO. NEARBY: The Mississippi location is the most worthwhile trip, because it’s near the Prost food-cart pod in the middle of the bustling street’s pedestrian-friendly boutiques and bars.

Though if you find yourself at the Montavilla shop, Batting a Thousand (8829 SE Stark St.) is a few blocks away. If you didn’t munch on too potent an edible, go let out some weekday angst in the batting cages.

New Amsterdam 2201 N Killingsworth St., 503-558-5678, thenewamsterdam.com. 9 am-10 pm Monday-Friday, 10 am-10 pm SaturdaySunday.

New Amsterdam is among the most attractive weed shops in town, in a “techno-futuristic cyberpunk Apple store” sort of way. The blindingly white waiting room is offset by the all-black everything of the bud room, which serves to accentuate the illuminated jars of flower behind the counter and the case of potted flower sprouting under black light against the side wall. It’s like a dispensary as imagined by David Fincher—in truth, it was designed by a creative ad director from New York. It’s not an example of hip style over substance, though.You’ll find pretty much whatever you need here, from classic strains like Pineapple Express and Jack Herer to edibles from Grön and Chalice Farms.

And if you don’t know precisely what you need, pick up a seven-pack of half-gram pre-rolls with your choice of three strains for $36. MATTHEW SINGER. NEARBY: Old Gold (2105 N Killingsworth St.) is a bar lover’s bar, an ode to the old-school tavern that eschews bullshit themes by offering a steady stream of good beer, great whiskey and a very inviting patio.

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BUZZY MAC1

by Deschutes Growery A few years back, a relatively unknown strain called Miracle Alien Cookies sold at auction in a pack of 20 seeds for $15,000. Over time, it became a hotly discussed cultivar in online weed circles. Onboarding the strain into Oregon’s recreational system took time, but it was worth the wait. The high is all oxygenated muscles and warm, easy moods, happy, tension-relieving and lethargic—ideal video game weed with deep body notes in larger doses.

CHOCOLATE MINT OG

by Truly Oreganic A drowsy, cozy cross of Emerald OG and Granddaddy Purps that’s perfect for warming up a cold night, Chocolate Mint OG is the Pendleton blanket of weed. The psychoactive properties live up to the Purp’s olfactory nuances—warm and centering on the relaxed side of mellow—with a feel-good headspace that lends itself to conversation and social settings. It’s a great option for taking a load off without putting a definitive end stop on the day—an ellipsis of relaxation and positive social intention.

LAVENDER TRAINWRECK

by Mindful Organics Lavender Trainwreck has an uncommon cannabinoid profile—16.9 percent THC, 3.7 percent CBD. Its rare terpene profile, dominated by a rare spike of ocimene, imparts an anxiety-free high that straddles the lines between typical categorical labelings, situating lucidity and mental awareness in a moderate sense of physical relaxation and renewed bodily comfort.

6515 E Mill Plain Blvd.,Vancouver, 360597-4739, newvansterdam.com. 8 am-11 pm Sunday-Saturday.

If you rarely to never make the trip across the Columbia, you just might be missing out on one of the more impressive dispensaries in the Portland metro area. New Vansterdam has seen some major changes in its four-year lifespan, TEXT & PHOTOS BY MATT STANGEL

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with each improvement edging the suburban shop closer to perfection. Formerly operating on a three-room system, it has streamlined the process so that IDs are checked upon entry and all product is now available on the showroom floor. This setup has enabled the shop to expand its storage space and, in turn, its offerings. The sales floor here can be overwhelming, even to the most well-versed of consumers, but New Vansterdam puts in the effort to make shoppers feel comfortable. A massive Pacific Northwestthemed mural gives way to digital menu boards displaying scrolling prices and specials. Farther inside, products are arranged from extracts to flower to pre-rolls on the east side, with the west side showcasing edibles and paraphernalia.

Upon exiting, multiple Oregon license plates were spotted in the parking lot—a confirmation that this updated formula seems to be working.

ALISON GOOTEE. NEARBY: Make the best out of a trip to the ’Couv by meandering around historic Park Hill Cemetery (5915 Mill Plain Blvd.), then check out the seasonal lattes at Pines Coffee (8086 E Mill Plain Blvd.) and the incredible chili dog at Smokehouse Provisions (8058 E Mill Plain Blvd.).

Oregon Valley Cannabis 5230 SE 52nd Ave., 503-206-8634, oregonvalleycannabis.com. 9 am-9 pm MondaySaturday, 9 am-8 pm Sunday.

Oregon Valley Cannabis caters to the stoner kid in all of us, finally giving customers what they really need: coloring books. For $6, you

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can pick up a 24-pack of colored pencils and a psychedelic adult coloring book, which are kept in glass cases right alongside the top-shelf strains. The shop, full of warm woods, white space and crystals from the owner’s extensive rock collection, regards playfulness and creativity as integral parts of getting high, which all at once makes it one of the goofier but smarter dispensaries. It also has a neighborhood feel, is owned by the same person as Toast cafe next door and showcases wood carvings by a local artist, who also crafted wood stands for vape pens that sell for just $10. The shop carries only about 15 strains right now, priced from $8 to $24 a gram, with more coming soon. In the meantime, there’s a new discount every day, so try to visit on a Friday for select $4 eighths or Tuesday for select $2 pre-rolls. SOPHIA JUNE. NEARBY: The aforementioned Toast (5222 SE 52nd Ave.) is a cozy, homestyle diner you’d probably never visit unless you’re out that way.

So since you are, presumably, stop in for a Bad Ass Sandwich—two fried eggs, bacon, goat milk cheese and field greens served on...wait for it...toast.

Oregon Weedery 2312 NW Kearney St., 503-750-4594, portlanddispensary.net. 10 am-10 pm daily.

This laidback Nob Hill dispensary is about the only thing left with soul on Northwest 23rd Avenue. Located in the second story of a renovated old house that formerly held a nail salon on the first floor, it only takes a few steps up the Will amette Week

Luther King Jr. Blvd.), then if that somehow gets old, head to Spirit of 77 (500 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.) and hog the Pop-a-Shot machines for hours.

creaky staircase and away from the fancy vortex of Salt & Straw, Bamboo Sushi and Barista to feel like you’re somewhere much different. The cozy reception area leads you to a bright bud room, with large sliding glass doors that open to a fenced patio. Foil-sealed edibles hang from wire racks behind the wooden counter, the unpretentious presentation coming off pleasantly straightforward compared to the luxury shopping district bustling outside.You’ll find about 20 strains from farms like Frontier Farms, Phresh Cannabis and CBDsavvy East Fork Cultivars, ranging from $6 to $17 a gram, and concentrates from $30 grams of Buddies live resin to a $27-a-gram vape cartridge by Green Dragon. LAUREN YOSHIKO. NEARBY: Catch a classic or the latest independent films at locally owned Cinema 21 (616 NW 21st Ave.), where tickets are never more than $10 and wine comes in to-go cups with a straw.

Oregon’s Finest 736 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., 1327 NW Kearney St., 503-239-1150, oregonsfinest.com. 8 am-10 pm daily.

With high-profile locations in the Pearl and directly across from the Convention Center, Oregon’s Finest is well-positioned as the face of Portland pot tourism—and that face has stubble and smells of steak sauce. Intentional or not, the aesthetic is more aggressively masculine than at your average Portland dispensary. The heavy wood interior brings to mind a luxe cigar store, or those Jim Beam ads with Mila Kunis hanging out in a barrel room. That’s not to say the shopping experience is intimidating, or overly bro’d out. But it does feel a bit more serious, with menus resembling the cocktail list at an upscale whiskey bar and prices to match: Grams from partner farm SoFresh are in the $16-to-$20 range.

MATTHEW SINGER. NEARBY: Stare at adoptable cats through the widow of the Pixie Project (510 NE Martin

Panacea 6714 NE Sandy Blvd., 503-477-5083, panaceapdx.com. 10 am-9 pm Monday-Friday, 11 am-6 pm Sunday.

Panacea fancies itself a combination dispensary and art gallery, which probably makes you think the walls are lined with blacklight mushrooms and framed posters of bejeweled chalices overflowing with dank nugs. But it’s serious about it—on a recent visit, the bright, meticulously kept reception area displayed paintings from Katie Stem and Kate Black, the owners of Peak Extracts, that were at least as artful as what you’d find at a high-end coffee shop.

That sophisticated aesthetic extends to the bud room, where jars of flower are positioned on handsome blond-wood shelving and glass display cases show off the selection of edibles as if they were precious stones. But the atmosphere is hardly stuffy—the knowledgeable staffers will gladly tell you about the EDM show they’re hitting up that night—and the store matches its stylishness with a pronounced altruistic streak: Last year, Panacea partnered with Portland’s Bull Run Craft Cannabis to launch a program giving out free eighths daily to anyone with a medical marijuana card. MATTHEW SINGER. NEARBY: Thought positioned on a veritable Stoner’s Row of food options, including two pizzerias, a burrito place and an eat-at-your-ownrisk Chinese restaurant, your best bet is down the street at Yen Ha (6820 NE Sandy Blvd.), one of the booziest karaoke bars in town.

Paradise Found

Strain Picks

BUSY WESLEY’S WISH

by East Fork Cultivars With the scent of cherry cough syrup served in an overripe orange, Wesley’s Wish opens up a clear-headed, feel-good experience that’s great for times when staying on task requires a little stress relief. Experienced consumers won’t notice a significant psychoactive experience, as it contains less than 5 perfect THC and nearly 13 percent CBD. The traceable effects are uplifting, conversational and anxiolytic, making for an exceptionally functional high.

PDX

by Shango Premium Cannabis A cross of Cinex and an unknown Skunk, PDX is energizing without any severe stupefactions, arriving at the nose like grapefruit juice misted over spring-bloom honeysuckle—a sweet base pierced by a cutting center note of pencil shavings and watery black pepper. When enjoyed in moderate doses, it provides a lucid energy that’s excellent for both mental and physical activities.

10735 NE Halsey St., 971-803-7172. 8 am10 pm daily.

Though it’s located in a former bank—technically, the shop could even use the drive-thru if it found a way to close it off—the mood at friendly, flower-forward Paradise Found is like a small-town mom-and-pop. On our visit, the friendly budtenders were bending over backward to offer senior discounts to a disabled patron and most of the flower was $10 and under, including a potent, premium Gorilla Glue #4 from Pistol Point. The massive pre-roll joint selection is equally amenable to old-schoolers, with 30 or so options from earthy, sativa-forward Girl Scout Cookies to classic Jack Herer to tried-and-true couch-lockers like MK Ultra.

Also available are rotating $3 grams, gummies and chocolates from Wyld, Grön and Not Your Granny’s, plus 10 percent off resins on “Dabber Day” Saturday. MATTHEW KORFHAGE. NEARBY: Sure, Paradise is located in one of East Portland’s most packed bar districts. But just a block away on Halsey, stop in instead to shop for loose-leaf tea in the earth-toned environs of Portland’s best Thai grocery store, Lily Market (11001 NE Halsey St.), full of ceramics, an impossible array of unfamiliar drinks and all the ingredients Thai and Cambodian restaurants buy for themselves.

LAMB’S BREAD SOUR DIESEL

by High Production If you’re to believe the lore, Bob Marley had a habit of throwing cannabis seeds offstage while performing with the Wailers. Call it an act of political defiance, or a bold endorsement for a varietal he preferred—Lamb’s Bread, an energetic, cerebral Jamaican plant that, when combined with Sour Diesel’s bleary, post-OG potency, equates to ideal morning weed. Expect a strong bump in mood and creativity, along with a soothing body note well-suited for minor pain management, sans groggy side effects.

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Parlour Cannabis Shoppe

Drinking Buds

4702 SW Scholls Ferry Road, 503-4774540, parlourcannabis.com. 10 am-10 pm daily.

Where to get weedy drinks in Portland.

What a time to be alive. We are fast approaching a kind of cannabis singularity here in Portland, wherein every act of consumption can be done in cahoots with an infusion of the good stuff. Here are five places around town where you can smooth out your favorite adult beverage with your favorite cannabidiol. JORDAN MICHELMAN.

Ablis CBD Soda at Growler Guys and Tin Bucket You’ll find Bend CBD purveyor Ablis’ popular infused sodas on tap at fill-’n’-chill favorite Growler Guys (816 SE 8th Ave.; 3739 SW Bond Ave.), as well as at bottle shop Tin Bucket (3520 N Williams Ave.), allowing you build your own custom beerand-CBD blend. Maybe a nice Pilsner with blood-orange soda? What if you supercharged the acidity on a Berliner weisse by adding a little lemon ginger? Take a splash of hazy IPA, a skosh of milk stout, a big blast of saison, add some of soda, and you’ve just made the chillest Graveyard in town, friend.

Tucked away in a strip mall way out in Raleigh Hills, Parlour Cannabis Shoppe resembles an artisanal chocolate store more than a dispensary—the precise design aesthetic appears to be “Sherlock Holmes’ secret weed den,” with hanging lamps, trippy wallpaper and an old dartboard on display behind the counter. Upon entering, a representative from Wyld called me “chief” and offered unmedicated gummy samples, shattering the vaguely Victorian image a bit. But the actual counter service was a revelation for a new smoker like me. Instead of simply shoving a glass jar under my nose then nudging me toward the register, the budtender made a point of educating me on what terpenes to search out if I was seeking a more creative high versus something to simply knock me out. And then, since I happened to be wearing green on St. Patrick’s Day, she knocked an extra percentage off my purchase, netting me a gram of OG Kush and Huckleberry for only $9. MATTHEW SINGER.

Coalition Brewing’s Two Flowers IPA Billed as “the first commercially produced CBD-infused beer in Oregon,” Two Flowers is an IPA infused with hemp and CBD. The goal is to celebrate the genetic similarity between cannabis and hops, and the resulting product is a bit grassy and hempforward. But it does deliver a nice 3-gram dose of CBD in each 12-ounce glass. Find it permanently on tap at Eastburn (1800 E Burnside St.) and others bars across town, and at Coalition’s brewpub in Laurelhurst (2705 SE Ankeny St.).

Donnie Vegas’ Marga-Weed-a Slushie As the weather turns passably warm, Donnie Vegas (1203 NE Alberta St.) is making perhaps the chillest drink in Portland: a purple Marg-a-Weed-a CBD slushie with a big ol’ lime wedge on the side of the glass. Combined with the bar’s extensive hot dog menu and spacious back patio, this is Portland’s surefire drink of the summer.

NEARBY: Sesame Donuts (6990 SW BeavertonHillsdale Highway). ’Nuff said—but if you’d like to read more, see page 60.

Portland Pot Shop 4730 N Lombard St., 844-473-9372, theportlandpotshop.com. 10 am-9:50 pm Monday-Saturday, 11 am-8:50 pm Sunday

McMenamins Sabertooth Kush IPA

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A collaboration between venerable local hotelier-publican McMenamins and Chalice Farms, the new Sabertooth Kush matches Purple Hindu Kush terpenes with a crisp, clean IPA style. This beer is really good—those grassy cannabis notes start out aggressively, like drinking beer in a forest grow op, but beneath that, the beer’s drinkability wins out, landing somewhere in the realm of fresh-cut grass—and it could almost be a fresh-hop IPA with a little extra fire.

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On a residential stretch of Lombard in North Portland, a cozy white bungalow with green trim houses the skate-themed Portland Pot Shop.

The sparsely decorated waiting room at least features a TV and comfy couches—and, generously, a restroom. The receptionist was on break during our visit, which meant staff had to boogie back to reception every time someone new entered, which was frequently. On this particular weekend, the spot was bumpin’. DJ Shadow’s “Midnight in a Perfect World” provided the soundtrack to a diverse crowd that ebbed and flowed through the cramped showroom. Despite its size, Portland Pot Shop carries a broad assortment of fresh strains—prices range from $5 to $16 a gram—in bountiful amounts. Pre-rolls are a particularly great buy here: Some strains go for as low as $3 every day, and on Tuesdays, they’re only $2. While the shop has plenty of edibles on hand, it also offers eighths of shake for only $10. It sounds like the deals don’t just entice newcomers but keep the regulars rolling in. A budtender mentioned the shop’s two-year anniversary was coming up, and the guy next to us piped up, fondly, "I remember that! I was here for your opening on 4/20!" ALISON GOOTEE. NEARBY: Columbia Park & Annex (4503 N Lombard St.) was designed after a famous park in Berlin, so it’s fitting that the park has an almost magical, fairy-tale quality. Running paths wind under massive, flexing conifers while lampposts light the way to Columbia Cottage, a favorite local event space for weddings and reunions.

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Progressive Collective

Pure Green

Rooted Northwest

9810 E Burnside St., 503-444-7792, progressivecollective.com. 10 am-8 pm Monday-Thursday, 10 am-9 pm FridaySaturday, 11 am-6 pm Sunday.

3738 NE Sandy Blvd., 971-302-2357, puregreenpdx.com. 10 am-10 pm daily.

7817 NE Halsey St., 971-407-3124, rootednorthwest.com. 11 am-8 pm TuesdaySaturday, 11 am-7 pm Sunday-Monday.

Though hidden in an inauspicious mini-mall a few blocks north of the east Stark Street stripclub blocks, and tucked behind one of those old-school dentist’s office welcome counters, the inner sanctum of Progressive Collective is green as an English garden. If you want to grow at home, this is where you get some of the city’s best clones for a cool $30, on display in abundant variety and mostly stemming from sought-after boutique local growers. The flower on hand is no less esteemed: Mindful Organics, Oregonic Farms and a wide selection from one of the state’s very finest growers, Nelson & Company Organics, including a potent Deathstar indica that smells of lavender. Flower prices top out at $15 a gram for some of the finest recreational green in the state. For the connoisseur, this is one of the better curated selections you’ll find anywhere in Portland. MATTHEW KORFHAGE. NEARBY: Make your field trip perfect by taking your purchase to Trap Kitchen (8523 SE Stark St.), an abundantly meaty soul food cart whose trademark shrimp- and steak-packed pineapple bowls are favorites of Kimye, Snoop and Kendrick Lamar.

As owners of a vital member of the original guard of medical-gone-recreational shops, Pure Green’s Matt and Meghan Walstatter were among the early rounds of industry leaders heading to Salem to work with legislators on recreational cannabis laws. Formerly a go-to for affordable access to the best flower, concentrates and tinctures for patients, Pure Green has carried its reputation into the rec area as a jewel along Sandy Boulevard’s Green Mile, with deals like “Fat Ounce Friday,” when customers can take $20 off their purchase of an ounce of flower. The soothing tone is set by sea-green walls in the spacious bud room, filled with equally calming flower prices from $5 to $12 a gram (tax included) by growers like Frontier Farms and Cultivation Classic award winner Ten Four Farms and high-CBD strains by Phyre.

For those seeking CBD supplements, either for chronic pain or just as a daily vitamin, there are several types of 1-gram supercharged tinctures

by CBD Apothecary for $50 to $60. Clean out the quarters in your car and you can snag a single serving of Wyld infused chocolate for $2.50.

LAUREN YOSHIKO. NEARBY: Walk a few blocks west to the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd.), where you can watch the latest blockbuster or a classic on 35 mm, depending on the night.

Should you happen to be traveling eastbound on I-84 with a hankering for some green, just a few blocks off Exit 5 you’ll find an aging building with a wood-paneled façade coated in mute, blue paint. A sleepy craft cannabis destination that exists as a counterpoint to the opinion that recreational weed eclipsed the small-batch wonders of Oregon’s medical era, Rooted Northwest got its start as a medical club back in 2015, vertically integrating flower from its nowdefunct, Oregon Medical Marijuana Programlicensed farm Tricome Forest Organic Farms.

When Rooted transitioned to serve the adultuse crowd under the Oregon Liquor Control Commission’s recreational permitting system, its garden didn’t grow with it. What it didn’t cut loose, though, was its eye for the experimental and exceptional—namely, for cultivars that call to mind the rare strains of the med days. During my visit, I was thoroughly impressed by the nuanced line of cultivars on hand from America 1776, a farm helmed by Sunny Seed Company’s Jed Moser. Not only does Rooted deal in some never-before-seen strains, but it rounds up its 3.5-gram eighths to 4.5 grams and 7-gram quarters to 9. It’s a consumer-friendly everyday deal that renders already affordable product a fantastic value. MATT STANGEL. NEARBY: Tiny cocktail bar Blank Slate (7201 NE Glisan St.) is a charming choice for a sunny

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day—it offers a few idiosyncratic options for a very broad palate, whether a small list of to-go wines, three $5.50 beer taps or $9 classic cocktails.

Roseway Organics 7420 NE Sandy Blvd., 503-477-4368, facebook.com/pg/Rosewayorganics. 10 am-8 pm Monday-Friday, 11 am-5 pm Sunday.

The brand-new Roseway Organics lies in an idyllic setting, out on the elbow of Northeast Sandy, near where the most interesting street in the city bends back south. In the parking lot, there are two food carts, including one with big ol’ tortas and two-ply tacos. Across the street is a divey pirate-themed strip club shaped like a jug of grog. There’s also a late-night doughnut shop, a century-old pharmacy with a soda fountain, and a second-run movie theater. Roseway is a very nice neighborhood dispensary—still a little sparse, but with a balanced selection that ranges from Grön chocolate to $5 pre-rolls and a jar of really nice Jack Herer. It also has a case full of glass stocked by Mary Jane’s, so you can purchase a pipe without venturing too far out of this magical little bubble. MARTIN CIZMAR. NEARBY: The aforementioned jug-shaped strip club is Pirate’s Cove (7417 NE Sandy Blvd.).

It’s not a great strip club, but it is one of Portland’s most distinctive pieces of architecture, so you might as well take a selfie, at least.

Satchel 6900 N Interstate Ave., 503-206-4725, satchelpdx.com. 10 am-10 pm daily.

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past the neon-lit motels and fast-food sprawl to Satchel, where the start of the weekend means eighths of flower—3.5 grams—are rounded up to 5 grams at no additional cost to the consumer. What’s more, Satchel vertically integrates products from Cultivated Industries, resulting in a price-quality index that’s very much in favor of the buyer, especially when combined with a discount. Satchel isn’t a fancy shop, nor is the selection the most comprehensive, but its menu is consistently true to the “we only stock weed we ourselves would smoke” mantra. I’ve shopped its connoisseur, commercial and budget shelves many times over, perfectly satisfied at all price points. And as an added bonus, because Satchel and Cultivated share ownership, consumers are treated to exclusive drops and previews of some very fine cultivars, like the flavorful and strong Orange #43—a personal favorite that’s earned a dedicated spot in my treasure chest due to a well-balanced hybrid high that’s both feel-good and effective in relieving body aches and muscle pains. MATT STANGEL. NEARBY: Over its nine years in North Portland, Sarah Pederson’s Wisconsin-themed beer bar, Saraveza (1004 N Killingsworth St.), has grown into one of the state’s most well-respected institutions.

Serra 220 SW 1st Ave., 971-279-5613; 2519 SE Belmont St., 971-803-5580; shopserra. com. 10 am-10 pm Monday-Saturday, 10 am-7 pm Sunday.

Serra is often referred to as “the Anthropologie of pot.” Everything from the gilded chopsticks used to measure each gram of flower to the greenhouse-shaped glass cases for edibles and vaporizers is curated to photogenic perfection. The luxe presentation is reflected in the product selection, including edibles like the line

of Woodblock x Serra chocolates, 45 mg THC apiece for $24. Most of the flower is on the more expensive end at $12 to $14 a gram, but in this particular case, they’re worth it as long as the house farm, Pruf Cultivar, is being run by Jeremy Plumb, one of the state’s most esteemed cultivators. The concentrate and vape selection is slight but highly vetted, with live resin from Willamette Valley Alchemy ($70 a gram) and Quill’s measured-dose vape pens for $40. But when it comes to shopping for cool stoner gifts, Serra takes the cake. It carries items you won’t find elsewhere under one roof, like a chic leather clutch with a combination lock, Summerland ceramic bongs and wearable tampers by local artist Soothsayer. LAUREN YOSHIKO. NEARBY: At the downtown location, you might as well complement your bougie dispensary visit with bougie soft serve just a block away at the Wiz Bang Bar in Pine Street Market (126 SW 2nd Ave.). If you visit the Belmont location, head west to the Pied Cow Coffeehouse (3244 SE Belmont St.) for a slice of pecan pie on the back patio (hookah optional), where there is often a very friendly neighborhood cat awaiting your attention.

Shango Premium Cannabis 8056 SE Harold St., 503-788-7005; 6033 NE Win Sivers Drive, 971-279-5526; goshango.com. Call for hours.

Pulling away from Arrivals at Portland International Airport, you’ve got a number of nearby dispensary options to satiate that carload of eager out-of-towners looking to get their hands on Oregon’s greenery. To start filling that horn of plenty the right way, head up Northeast Airport Way and once you pass the Comfort Suites, hang a right into the shopping center where

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Shango Premium Cannabis has tucked away its super-convenient Win Sivers location. Once past the waiting room, you’ll find a sterile, white environment, the north wall of which is adorned by branches of Shango’s signature, vertically integrated cultivars—those encased in glass cloches and presented in a row like minimalist installation art. Shango was, perhaps, the first recreational dispensary on the Portland scene to stock its own shelves with house flower. One of its exclusive house strains, PDX—a cross of Cinex and Skunk—is perhaps the go-to productivity cultivar on the Portland circuit. Shango also produces its own line of extracts and cartridges, as well as a small selection of house edibles that it pairs with an expanded line of third-party infused foods. MATT STANGEL. NEARBY: Last year, Crossroads Music (8112 SE Foster Road) moved its nearly unrivaled inventory of used vinyl, CDs and cassettes off Hawthorne into a spacious building right next door to Shango’s Lents location. Come and get lost for a few hours.

Silver Stem 1926 NE 40th Ave., 503-208-2074, silverstemcannabis.com. 10 am-9 pm MondayThursday, 10 am-9:50 pm Friday and Saturday, 11 am-9 pm Sunday.

Silver Stem may be the Hollywood District’s best-kept secret. The $3 gram special makes the tiny shop worth a glance, and unless you’ve made a late-night run to the nearby McDonald’s that’s also tucked away from the bustle of Sandy Boulevard, there’s a good chance you’ve missed it. It’s definitely not the dankest flower you’ll find, but the Cowgirl Diesel from Alter Farms we purchased on a recent visit still punched way above its price tag. Flower lives in a pair of display cases magnifying glass-equipped jars, while the space on the walls is filled with a hodgepodge of classic vinyl from Steely Dan, David Bowie and Wu-Tang Clan.

You’ll find two price points beyond the $3 “bronze” selection—$6 “gold” grams and $14.40 grams in the “platinum” lineup, the latter of which included a batch of White Tahoe Cookies from High Winds Farms that is among the freshest and most fragrant in town. Below the flower is a carefully curated mix of oils from brands like the Quarry and Portland Rosin, as well as cartridges from Craft Reserve, Golden Private Stash and proprietary pods for the Pax Era. It’s not the biggest or brightest shop in town, but throw in the secret 10 percent discount for incidentally wearing sports gear on a weekend and you’ve got a rather impressive selection of wares at some of the most competitive prices in town. PETE COTTELL.

NEARBY: Spend an hour or two antique shopping at Antique Alley (2000 NE 42nd Ave.), followed by a pint and a bluegrass jam at Velo Cult (1969 NE 42nd Ave.), because no bike store in Portland should be without bluegrass and booze, right?

Slabtown Cannabis Proprietors 2507 NW Nicolai St., 503-477-6759, slabtowncp.com. 10 am-10 pm daily.

Slabtown is a new neighborhood of luxury light-fixture stores and warehouses on the industrial fringe of Northwest. Slabtown the shop has an old-school feel and the essentials.

The large bud room doubles as a yoga studio on some Sunday mornings, and as a venue for bring-your-own-cannabis painting classes called Puff, Pass and Paint. Along with a glass selection, clones and seeds, it also carries useful accessories, like protective vape cartridge cases and Clear Eyes. The owners come from Southern Oregon and take care to find vendors with cultivation experience. They carry flower from Lucky Lion Farms and Mountain Sun Botanicals out of the Applegate Valley, which have 20 years breeding experience, and vape cartridges from Green Dragon Extracts that are made of highquality materials with glass-fiber wicks. LAUREN YOSHIKO. NEARBY: For the wake-and-bake crowd, Dockside (2047 NW Front Ave.) offers a solid bar breakfast with a side of Portland history— Tonya Harding’s then-husband, Jeff Gillooly, tossed written evidence of the conspiracy to kneecap Nancy Kerrigan into Dockside’s dumpster, where it was recovered by the owner and turned over to the FBI. The whole story is recounted on their menus.

Stumptown Cannabis Lents 6130 SE 82nd Ave., 503-954-2005, stumptown-cannabis.com. 10 am-9 pm daily.

Outlet scale and boutique selection compose the dichotomy that defines Stumptown Cannabis’ Lents location. As you approach the repurposed, big-box retail space on the east side of 82nd, the shop’s sheer physical largeness suggests a business model built on options. But as you stand on the sales floor below cavernous, vaulted ceilings, the minimalist, white-walled room spreads out like a spacious yoga studio— the borders of which are lined with glass displays containing a diminutive collection of the standard edibles, extracts and topicals, as well as a modest flower menu sourced from various producers dotting the budget-to-craft spectrum.

Bull Run Craft Cannabis won my purchase with an $8 gram of its delicious, Tangie-leaning Golden Cobra—a smooth, energetic varietal with a young satsuma flavor. Shopping a relatively sparse selection in an unfinished retail space felt more like potential than vision, and I’m curious to see how things shake out a few months down the line—at which time I’ll probably take advantage of one of Stumptown Cannabis’ daily deals, like Wax Wednesday ($5 off all grams of shatter) or Four Gram Friday (3.5-gram eighths weighed to an even 4 grams). MATT STANGEL. NEARBY: Calling the Lion’s Eye (5919 SE 82nd Ave.) a dive bar is an unfair assessment of what’s easily the best bar on Southeast 82nd.

Sure, it’s next to a pawn shop, but it’s really a friendly neighborhood boozer with an impressive—and impressively cheap—tap list.

Tetra's new farm was recently licensed to produce an upcoming line of in-house flowers.

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Tetra

Eight incredible views that are even better with weed.

To get to Tetra Cannabis at Southeast 40th Avenue and Belmont, you’ll probably have to pass another dispensary on your way. Down the block to the west is Serra, a stylish destination shop with top-notch flower. If you’re coming from the north, you might cross the Green Mile.

From parts south, you’ll pass the evenly distributed shops that populate neighborhoods in Southeast—a competitive market where dispensaries fight for their share of the lucre by way of deals, deals and deals. Tetra has many of the big names in edibles and extracts, knowledgeable budtenders, and flower from some of my favorite producers, like East Fork Cultivars, which specializes in quality CBD strains, and Workingman’s Bud, which does a great job expressing the essence of various classic and new-school cultivars. What I’m really excited about, though, is Tetra’s new farm, which was recently licensed to produce an upcoming line of in-house flowers. Judging by the quality producers already on tap, it’s an exciting prospect and an indication of where the market is headed: With so many neighborhood shops competing for business, bringing unique products to the shelf is the newest and best way to stand out. Here’s to hoping more shops follow suit. MATT STANGEL.

Skidmore Bluffs 2230 N Skidmore Court It’s basically a rite of passage to hit the bluffs towering above the dangerously steep drop down to Swan Island where the stoned masses—plus families and teenage hickey aficionados—flock for the undisputed best sunset views in North Portland.

Overlook Park North Fremont Street and Interstate Avenue The Overlook neighborhood’s namesake park has, of course, an overlook, and while the shipping yards of Swan Island aren’t exactly postcard-ready, you’ll be hypnotized as the sky turns into an oil painting above the West Hills.

Forest Park 4099 NW Thurman St. Forest Park is 10 times more forest than park, one of the largest urban parks in the country at more than 5,000 acres. The Tolinda-Ridge Trail Loop, which winds through the quieter, wooded northern reaches of Forest Park before looping back down for a spectacular vista of the St. Johns Bridge, feels light-years away from any city but is just a 15-minute drive from downtown.

Mount Tabor Southeast 60th Avenue and Salmon Street

Revolution Hall Roof Deck 1300 SE Stark St. Portland’s rooftop bar scene has been a little lackluster, but Revolution Hall’s Roof Deck doesn’t disappoint.You feel fancy even just walking in, as a bouncer stamps your wrist before you take the elevator to the top. Once you’re up, it’s like being in Manhattan, only cocktails are $8.50 and there are only a few dozen people.

Powell Butte Nature Park 16160 SE Powell Blvd.

East Portland’s Powell Butte features a network of trails circling and crisscrossing the 600 acres of meadowland and woods covering this giant mound. It’s well-posted and virtually impossible to get lost, but we recommend circling the park’s perimeter for about 4.5 miles of beautiful vistas of the city.

NEARBY: You probably don’t even own a DVD player at this point, but Portlanders didn’t raise thousands of dollars to save Movie Madness (4320 SE Belmont St.) just so they could continue to rent Three Men and a Baby on a whim—the massive video store also doubles as a movie museum, displaying cinematic artifacts including the knife from Psycho.

Tilikum Crossing Pedestrian-savvy Tilikum Crossing is the first major U.S. bridge to cater to pretty much every form of transportation except cars. Trust us, the IKEA-friendly Scandinavian design and bird’seye views of the Willamette River will keep you on your toes.

Thurman Street Collective

Portland Aerial Tram

2384 NW Thurman St., 971-803-7970, thurmancollective.com. 10 am-10 pm Monday-Saturday, 10 am-8 pm Sunday.

3303 SW Bond Ave. Straight outta The Jetsons, the two trams— nicknamed Jean and Walt—connect to stylish Oregon Health & Science University hospital, itself a local landmark that attracts thousands of visitors daily. There is a low-key art museum within the hospital awaiting any visitor who travels 3,300 feet above ground from the South Waterfront.

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At a peak height of about 636 feet, Mount Tabor is not exactly Everest. Still, the volcanic cinder cone offers a beautiful view from the top and makes Portland one of only four cities in the U.S. to have a dormant volcano within city limits.

4011 SE Belmont St., 503-206-7559, tetrapdx.com. 10 am-10 pm Monday-Friday, 10 am-7 pm Sunday.

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Thurman Street Collective is basically a weedinfused pantry. Its extensive stock of edibles includes the usual cookies and gummies, plus infused cold brews, olive oils and almond butter. When we visited, there were even recipe cards for infused vegan avocado pudding out on the counter. Set up in an old house off bougie Northwest 23rd Avenue, the shop has a spacious waiting room with cannabis magazines, a fluffy seating rug and locally made ceramics for sale. Its edibles selection is what makes it most unique, but the small stock of flower and pre-rolls isn’t bad, either. Though it only stocks around a dozen strains at a time, it’s all sungrown, for $8 to $12 a gram. SHANNON GORMLEY. NEARBY: A roadside attraction hidden in the middle of the city, the Peculiarium (2234 NW Thurman St.) is a sendup of odditoriums like Ripley’s Believe It or Not, with a giant “stuffed” sasquatch in the doorway and such ’Grammable “exhibits” as an alien autopsy table.

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TreeHouse Collective 2419 NE Sandy Blvd., 503-894-8774, pdxtreehouse.com. 10 am-10 pm MondaySaturday, 11 am-6 pm.

The beige couch in the lobby of TreeHouse Collective may look like something you’d sit on while waiting for bad news in a vice principal’s office. But the net effect of such understated environs is a shop that’s neither pretentious nor overt in its stonerness. This venerable holdover from the medicinal era is now almost relentlessly modern in its wares, with a rotation of ingestibles like Dirty Arm Farm syrups and Legal tonics, as well as a staggering selection of competitively priced shatter from Luvli, White Label Extracts and Oregrown. The shop’s apparent preference for ’90s hip-hop and festival-friendly jam funk like Lettuce and Galactic gives it a classic feel for stoners who are still new to the legal thing, and the colored-label system that decodes the pricing of its flower will be immediately familiar to anyone who’s ever scoured the aisles of a Goodwill in hopes of an underpriced score. On a recent visit, ours was eighths of an uber-fruity Bluniverse from Fox Hollow

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Flora and some OG Kush from EuFlora, both of which clocked in at $20 apiece. The vape and oil selection isn’t quite affordable or diverse enough to tickle the fancy of curious walk-ins, but the array of Select Strains cartridges would certainly be good enough for devotees of the ubiquitous brand. PETE COTTELL. NEARBY: Sprint across Sandy to Providore Fine Foods (2340 NE Sandy Blvd.), which offers a marketplace stocked with bougie stoner delights ranging from fresh fish and oysters to delectable pastries from Little T Baker.

Trees 1234 NE 102nd Ave., 503-384-2959, treesmarijuana.com. 7:45 am-10 pm MondaySaturday, 8:30 am-10 pm Sunday.

Trees is the future of dispensaries. In addition to being almost entirely women-run, it’s one of the few shops constructed after a law last April that eliminated the rule requiring a waiting room.

As a result, Trees feels more like a neighborhood bodega than a heavily regulated, sterilized place to buy a Schedule I drug. No longer will you wait while the receptionist types the entire contents of your ID into a computer system or

sit awkwardly on that velvet couch wondering how many pieces of candy you can take. Trees gives you a sense of autonomy, a place where the budtenders will hold your hand only if you’d like them to. The center of the room even has glass counters with petri dishes of nugs with a magnifying glass you can use to examine them.You’ll need the extra time to browse: There’s a strong selection of about 25 strains, daily pre-roll deals of $5 to $8 and a case full of goodies, like CBD teas and THC-infused soaking salts and gummies. SOPHIA JUNE. NEARBY: Original Joe’s (10200 NE Halsey St.) serves all-American comfort food of the county-fair and sports-stadium variety: sloppy burgers, hot dogs drowning in their fixings, and its signature, hand-dipped corn dogs the size of a billy club.

Tru Cannabis 5944 NE Sandy Blvd., 503-477-7090; 801 NE Broadway, 503-288-5454; mytrucannabis.com. 9 am-9 pm Sunday-Wednesday, 9 am-10 pm Thursday-Sunday.

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You'll find a bright and woody space that hosts a pair of displays showcasing a staggering variety of flower. you’ve been there before, even if you don’t think you have.

In another life, the low-slung two-story building was home to Habesha, an unremarkable Ethiopian restaurant whose upstairs bar became, briefly, a hub for the local music scene’s avant-garde fringe. It closed in 2015, and the Denver-based cannabis chain soon moved in, establishing it as its first Portland outpost. Tru painted the formerly orange building Pacific Northwest gray and took out the Christmas lights that once served as stage lighting, but there’s enough of the old architecture left— including the former bar, now a merch nook—that anyone who spent a hazy, sweaty night having their eardrums ravaged by some freaky psych band can reconstruct the place in their mind. As for the current occupants, they’re more into nu-reggae, but they’re happy to help you navigate their extensive selection of rotating flower, which includes $89 ounces and daily five-for-$16 pre-roll deals. MATTHEW SINGER. NEARBY: Suddenly nostalgic for Portland’s DIY past? All-ages vegan punk club Black Water (835 NE Broadway) will make you feel young again.

Urban Farmacy 420 NE 60th Ave., 503-957-7832, urbanfarmacypdx. 10 am-9 pm Monday-Tuesday, 10 am-9:45 pm Wednesday-Saturday, 11 am-7 pm Sunday.

Considering the address of the miniature red barn that houses Urban Farmacy, it’s almost as if the cannabis gods strategically placed it there to appease the tastes of North Tabor’s most discerning stoners. Inside, you’ll find a bright and woody space that hosts a pair of displays showcasing a staggering variety of flower, all of which is organized into glistening, color-coded POTL ANDER 2018

jars. A pair of ceiling-length chalkboards show off Urban Farmacy’s top-notch pre-roll business, which has quality selections for all budgets, like a $5 half-gram of Jack Herer to a full gram of Ghost Train haze for $10. The oil and cartridge selection has almost doubled in the past year, with brands like Green Dragon, Buddies and Quill joining mainstays like Select and WHO. Perhaps the best daily deal is the selection of $4.20 grams of b-buds, which included a really nice CBD-dominant strain of Harle Tsu that was a few bucks cheaper here than at any other shop we visited. PETE COTTELL. NEARBY: Stumble right around the corner to the O’Neill Public House (6000 NE Glisan St.) for traditional Irish music, weekly jam sessions and fresh pints of Guinness.

Vessel 1979 NW Vaughn St., 503-410-7396, vesselpdx.com. 11 am-7 pm daily.

Hidden in an industrial corner of Northwest that’s surrounded by freeways,Vessel lets itsr flower speak for itself. There’s little else on the narrow white walls of the dispensary other than dozens of glass jars perched on wooden shelves behind the counter. It’s all the space needs: Vessel stocks seriously gorgeous bud ($6 to $15 a gram), carefully curated from a constantly changing selection of growers. If you’re looking to set out of your strain comfort zone,Vessel can probably help. When we visited, the Malawi and PCK hybrid ($9 a gram) had sticky, deep purple cones that produced an active, heady high.

SHANNON GORMLEY. NEARBY: Pomarius Nursery (1920 NW 18th Ave.) is as fancy as plant stores get—potted trees, sculpted topiaries, two lush greenhouses full of succulents and orchids and, in one, a pair of caged finches.

Even window shopping feels luxurious.

graph the large sign that reads "Gluten-Free Marijuana." Once inside, the reception area is decorated with shelves of minerals and crystals that add a bit of sparkle to the bright, naturally lit space. The décor is amped up another degree in the bud room, where Sun God tinctures and Wyld gummies are displayed on hollowed tree rings, and where LED projections flash colorchanging patterns on the counter. There’s an impressive selection for such a new shop, with strains from top-notch growers like Nelson & Company Organics, Higher Minds Horticulture and Resin Ranchers. LAUREN YOSHIKO. NEARBY: A local favorite for a dive-bar afternoon, the kitsch-chic décor and amiably dismissive service at Low Brow Lounge (1036 NW Hoyt St.) stands unchanged as the Pearl overdeveloped around it.

Zion Cannabis 2331 SW 6th Ave., 971-255-1758, zioncannabis.com. 10 am-10 pm Monday-Sunday.

With a smart, modest selection of heavy-hitting products and glass pieces worthy of bragging rights, Zion fulfills all expectations for the unofficial pot shop of the Portland State campus. Located just off I-405 with abundant street parking, the no-frills service eliminates the pomp and circumstance at many shops downtown. Among the 10 to 15 strains on the shelf at any given point, the range of pricey indoor to more affordable sungrown flower are made up of renowned names like Resin Ranchers, the resident kings of glittering, high-THC buds, and Pilot Farms, a Clean Green-certified sustainable producer out of Ashland.You’ll find $20 to $30 grams of oil by Dab Society, Hood Oil and Frontier Farms, and a lineup of vape options by Quill and Select Strains. But Zion goes above and beyond the call of college-age clientele, and happens to be one of the few shops in town that offers an additional discount on already untaxed purchases by medical patients. LAUREN YOSHIKO. NEARBY: Just a three-minute walk over to Southwest Broadway brings you to the base of the Elevator Stairs (710 SW Broadway Drive), where you can climb a wooden staircase into the mossy treeline—a solid spot to spend 4:20 with a view of the westside.

Virtue Supply 510 NW 11th Ave., 971-940-6624, virtuesupplycompany. com. 10 am-10 pm daily.

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Herbs and Spices Seven awesome edibles you've got to try.

by Janelle Lassalle | Photos by Sam Gehrke

Leif Goods’ Junk Marshmallow Bon-Bons These vegan bonbons take pillowy marshmallow and coat it with dark chocolate, but the MVP is the pinch of flaky sea salt on top. It works wonders by evening out the sweetness of the fluff inside, making it all the more bingeworthy. It’s also worth noting that the strains used to make the chocolate are listed on the package—in this case, that means a combination of Cannatonic, Pennywise and ACDC/ Harleywreck—ensuring that you know exactly what’s going into your body.

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Grön Dark Chocolate Raspberry 2:1 Bar There’s a lot of competition in the cannabis industry when it comes to “artisan chocolate,” which makes Grön’s that much more remarkable. They’re full-bodied and full of flavor, use only Clean Green Certified cannabis, and are now available in a 2-to-1 CBD-to-THC ratio. This raspberryflavored chocolate bar provides twice the relief you could expect from just about any ailment CBD can handle.

Infused with locally harvested raspberry “bits,” it is very difficult not to greedily gobble up in one frantic session.

Magic Number Cold Brewed Coffee What happens when you add a little THC to your daily dose of coffee? You wind up with a surprisingly effective motivational tool, the kind that puts a pep in your step in the short term while also giving you that sweet high once you’ve finished your work in an hour or two. The potent combination is gentle even on sensitive stomachs thanks to the richness of the cold brew, which mercifully lacks bitter coffee flavor thanks to an extra hint of sweetness.

Periodic Caramels Available in indica, sativa and CBD-rich blends, these caramels are small but mighty, each averaging around 50 mg. Made with cannabutter from local farms that’s crafted in-house, the end result can taste a little earthy at times, but packs a powerful punch. A sativa is great for getting your day going while the CBD variety works wonders when it comes to managing postworkout muscle pain. Meanwhile, the indica caramel is incredibly potent, offering extensive relief for insomniacs and anxious flyers if taken before getting on a plane.

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Lux Almond Butter This deliciously spreadable joy took home Best Sweet Edible at last year’s Dope Cup for good reason—it is ridiculously tasty. Made with organic almonds ground in Oregon and infused with cannabis butter, the spread is sweet, with hints of fall spices like cinnamon and organic maca, a Peruvian superfood known for its mood-boosting properties. The whole ensemble is brought together with other flavors like vanilla and coconut, leaving you with a product that is just as intoxicating over ice cream as it is on a freshly baked biscuit.

Mr. Moxey’s Mints Each container looks like a classy Altoids box, giving these mints a playful element that’s infinitely enjoyable for road trips, hikes or even that dreadful wait at Screen Door. There are a few types available, including a THC-rich version and a brand-new 1-to-1 THC-CBD variety. Mercifully non-weedy, you can find them in peppermint, cinnamon and ginger flavors.

Peak Extract Chocolate Bars With these bars, you can pick your flower and eat it, too.

Peak Extract has gained notoriety in a densely saturated industry thanks to these strain-specific snacks. Strains range from old-school classics like a dreamy Northern Lights bar to CBD-rich varieties like ACDC, as well as funkier takes on flower like an indica Blue Dream bar.

The chocolate itself is delicious and rich, as well as being vegan, gluten-free and full of antioxidants.

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Gear Up

Five essential weed products for under $50.

by Matt Stangel

Product recommendations on the Weed Internet tend to be about the newest new—the most current iteration of semi-innovative smoking devices or novel accoutrements like golden rolling papers. But what about the things that stand the test of time and truly improve the cannabis experience? What about the things weed writers use in their daily lives?

This is a list of the gadgets and gizmos that I rely on every day—and all for under $50.

Sparq Lighter ($16)

Of all the weed toys you can buy, a rechargeable electric arc lighter offers the largest overall improvement on the cannabis experience for the least money.Years back, arc lighters were expensive and poorly optimized for pipes. Nowadays, they’ve been redesigned for weed applications and are sold manufacturer-direct on Amazon for forgettable sums of cash. Saberlight’s Sparq is such a device. Much like arc-welding technology, dual Tesla coils produce thin, crisscrossed streams of plasma—blue threads of energy that bridge the air in a glowing X for a clean, butanefree source of heat. Without butane’s gassy aftertaste, the flavor of weed comes down the pipe with mind-boggling detail. It’s an enormous improvement over your standard Bic.

One Hit OneDa ($30)

Rocket Grinder ($40) In the spirit of making life easier by shrinking a collection of functional, everyday lifestyle tools into a sleek pocket object, the Rocket Grinder from vape makers Apollo is a plump leather bullet that grinds, stores and dispenses weed—with the added bonus of a tiny, integrated one-hitter for emergencies. The inchwide stainless steel grinder feeds directly into the funnel-shaped storage chamber—great for filling vapes on the fly—and is capped by the pinch pipe, which screws off to dispense herb. It’s by far the most discreet and diminutive grinder-to-cloud solution around.

Nuggy ($33-$47)

Boveda Herbal Medicine Packs ($15 for 20 packs)

The Nuggy is a multitool that replaces all the little smoking accessories that are impossible to keep track of and less than portable when carried en masse. Need a roach clip? Nuggy. A scraper to spruce up your bowl? Nuggy. A poker to pack your joint? A knife to cut that blunt? A dab tool to spoon your extracts? A tamper to stir your vape chamber? Nuggy, Nuggy and Nuggy.

You get the picture. While the Nuggy isn’t the only “Swiss Army Knife of Weed” on the market, it features a rugged build, sits comfortably in the hand and is far sturdier than others I’ve tried.

Recently, I opened a jar of Samoas x Black Destroyer that I’d harvested almost two years ago. I remembered the smell as a delicious marriage of paint thinner and watermelon Jolly Ranchers, and when I popped the lid and cracked open a bud, that’s exactly the scent I got. Sure, the flowers had aged a little, but because I had made a point to store them next to a Boveda pack—a little brown pouch of freshness-controlling gel that keeps your weed at 62 percent relative humidity—the buds were still a strong representation of their former selves.

A good one-hitter is underrated. In my line of work, I’ve tried quite a few—fancy pinch pipes with disposable cotton filters, tiny tokable keychains, the list goes on. But the One Hit OneDa has been my go-to for the past few months.

It features an ash catcher for filtering out the little bits that tend to pull through—a screened, bell-shaped chamber that doubles as a heat sink and unscrews for easy cleaning. Included is a bong attachment, should you want to further filter your single-dose serving. But beware: It’s made of metal, so if you use it with, say, an arc lighter, it will conduct the electricity all the way to your mouth.

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Stoned and Starving Must-have munchies for the refined palate.

By Pete Cottell | Photo by Thomas Teal

Ice cream sandwiches from Ruby Jewel (i)

Macarons from Farina Bakery (iv)

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Donut holes from Sesame Donuts (v)

1852 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 971-279-595, farinabakery.com. 7 am-2 pm TuesdaySunday.

Multiple locations.

Combining ice cream with cookies is a seriously advanced munchie tactic, but the real reason we love Ruby Jewel’s iconic ice cream sandwiches is the lack of a bowl or spoon to clean up when you’re done. Props to Fred Meyer’s small selection of sandos like lemon with honey lavender and chocolate mint that were on sale for just $3.19 on a recent visit, which is almost a dollar less than their fullpriced brethren at New Seasons or actual Ruby Jewel shops.

Laura Farina’s light, bright and fluffy confections won the hearts of WW staff when we tasted every macaron in town back in 2014, and her restless tinkering with new flavors means her brand has only gotten stronger since. If inhaling an entire bag of Oreos in one sitting is a recurring concern, try a handful of marionberry, salty caramel and chocolate hazelnut ’rons ($2 each) instead.

Donut shops are hotbeds for stoners of all stripes, but having to decide on just one or two rings is a major buzzkill. Avoid flavor FOMO by cruising through one of Sesame Donuts’ seven locations—preferably its 24/7 spot in Raleigh Hills (6990 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway)— and loading up on delicious donut holes in classic flavors like glazed, cinnamon and pumpkin spice for only 20 cents each.

Spam Musubi from Ate-Oh-Eight (ii) 2454 E Burnside St., 503-445-6101; 5200 SE Woodstock Blvd., 971-865-5984; ateoh-ate.com. 11 am-9 pm daily.

Unless you grew up in Hawaii, the glory of Spam may not have ever entered your culinary orbit.

For a proper introduction to the 50th state’s most timeless stoner delicacy, turn to Ate-OhEight’s Spam musubi—a simple dish made of Spam and fried egg wrapped in nori ($2.95).

The popular Hawaiian cafe often runs out of these tasty little umami bombs, so the correct move is to buy a handful, toss them in the fridge, then douse them in soy or teriyaki sauce when you’re ready for the most satisfyingly chewy and salty snack any takeout operation in Portland can offer.

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Fancy Kit Kats from Fubonn Shopping Center (iii) 2850 SE 83nd Ave., 503-517-8899, fubonn.com. 9 am-8 pm daily.

The candy aisle at this massive pan-Asian supermarket is a minefield of weird delicacies too deep for even the highest of the high— durian-flavored hard candy, anyone?—but any savvy stoner who’s lived on the West Coast long enough knows markets like Fubonn are the most reliable place to score rare bags of Kit Kats in flavors that are usually available only across the Pacific. We managed to score a bag of the cherry almond flavor for $5.99, which is cheaper and more instantly gratifying than getting them shipped to your crib via Amazon Prime.

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Frozen mochi from Whole Foods (vii)

1205 SE Stark St., 503-477-5916, sweetpeabaking.com. 8 am-6 pm Monday-Saturday, 9 am-5 pm Sunday.

Multiple locations.

A classic munchie combo that’s sustained several generations of stoners, Sweetpea’s Charlie Brown bar ($3.95) is a square of rich peanut butter and glistening chocolate the size of an iPad Mini. The fact that it’s vegan means you can eat three of them in one day and not feel bad about it.

Aside from the bakery and the pizza bar, Whole Foods is sorely lacking in quick and satisfying stoner food. Last summer, it changed that by dropping reach-in freezers full of frozen mochi near the checkout lanes. If you’re not hip to the trend yet, they’re basically colorful little balls of rice starch that have a firm yet chewy gelatinous texture that’s unbeatable in frozen form. The green tea, blood orange and blueberry flavors are our favorite, but priced at $2 each—or six for $10—you might as well try them all.

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If you think the selection of Haribo gummies at your nearby Plaid Pantry is impressive, wait until you get your bloodshot eyes on the spread at this old-school Brooklyn-Powell sausage shop.

Edelweiss often scores obscure new flavors of the venerable gummy brand like some tasty black licorice and sea-salt discs called Lacaroo ($3.90) before they proliferate to the national level. The selection of Ritter Sport chocolates is unmatched by any other shop in town.

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Big ’Grams Portland weed’s must-follow Instagram accounts.

“NEW INTERVIEW UP WITH @CREATECULTIVATE & @MISSBISH FOR THEIR NEW CANNABIS SERIES. PHOTOS BY @SHOTBYSHOLA”

By Walker MacMurdo

Anja Charbonneau, Broccoli magazine @broccoli_mag @anjalouise FOLLOWERS: 30k combined DAY JOB: Founder, editor-in-chief and creative director at Broccoli magazine WHY PEOPLE FOLLOW: Oregon’s recreational cannabis industry isn’t yet 3 years old, but Charbonneau says it’s already all bro’d up.

“It began feeling very male-dominated from the beginning,” says Charbonneau, editor and creative director at brand-new magazine Broccoli.“So we want to make sure that we’re speaking to the women out there that nobody was talking to.”

Launched in November, Broccoli isn’t just a magazine staffed entirely by women. It feels like a new step forward in Portland’s stoner aesthetic.

Broccoli is far past the “weed porn” close-ups of multicolored, crystal-coated buds that dominated the industry’s media for decades.

Rather, the magazine and its Instagram page are resplendent with pastel tones, artfully arranged pot leaves, gently distorted typefaces and cats.

Basically, it’s Kinfolk for pot smokers. Which makes sense: Charbonneau was Kinfolk’s creative director for nearly four years. (Broccoli, a free magazine, makes money the old-fashioned way: by selling ads.)

#BROCCOLIMAG #WOMENINWEED #INDIEPUBLISHING

Less than a season in, Broccoli has already caught the attention of Vogue, Broadly, Fashionista and Goop, and the first print edition is sold out. The magazine is scheduled to publish thrice yearly, with the second issue coming out sometime this spring.

Meanwhile, Broccoli’s Instagram is an oasis of off-kilter hygge calm in a cannabis media landscape that is sometimes so dank it’s unchill.

“People have all of these sensory interests that tie into their cannabis experience, but weed isn’t their No. 1 focus,” says Charbonneau.“We’re talking about life, and where it fits in.”

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Ariel Zimman, Stonedware Company @stonedwarecompany FOLLOWERS: 19.8k on Instagram DAY JOB: Ceramicist WHY PEOPLE FOLLOW: For the hash pipes.

Zimman’s geometric smoking pieces are as much minimalist ceramic sculpture as they are tools for getting high. The Instagram feed is part art gallery, part twee head shop.

HiFi Farms @hififarms FOLLOWERS: 12.8k DAY JOB: High-end cannabis farm WHY PEOPLE FOLLOW: Mostly shying away from typical shots of crystal-encrusted nugs, HiFi chills out with artfully rustic scenes of the cannabis farming and growing process, sometimes taking breaks to promote its collaborations with classical music groups and breakout Portland rock stars Portugal the Man.

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Farm to Doorstep A survey of Portland’s cannabis delivery services.

By Lauren Yoshiko | Art by Jahn Teetsov In Portland, you don’t even have to leave your house to get weed.

In 2017, the city implemented a special marijuana retail courier license allowing recreational cannabis delivery within city limits. It sounds like an incredible convenience, but it’s been a rocky start for this new set of post-legalization cannabis couriers.

It’s unclear whether delivery fees are compelling potential customers to get off the couch and drive to a dispensary themselves, or consumers just don’t believe the businesses are legit. But several have opened and shuttered within the first few months of operation.

Those that remain have found a following through their own unique approach to ordering systems, menus and deliverable ZIP codes. Here’s a guide to current cannabis couriers in Portland and which service to choose depending on what you want brought to you and when.

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Fastest Delivery: Rip City Delivery 971-261-8985, ripcitydelivery.com. 2-8 pm Monday-Friday, 10 am-8 pm SaturdaySunday.

Minimum order: $40 Delivery range: Any address in Southwest within city limits.

After being worried this would be a waiting game like the good old days of on-call dealers, I was pleased to see a Postmates-style instant text update as the order was received, sent out for delivery and at my door. It all happened quickly—I ordered a half-gram Pax vape cartridge pod ($35) and an eighth of Pruf Cultivar’s Tangie Biscotti ($35) at 6:45 pm, and by the time I was done making dinner 45 minutes later, there was Dave with my order in hand. Pro tip: Get 20 percent off your first delivery with the promo code “madonna.”

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Best Interface: Diem Cannabis

Most Neighborly: Briteside

503-610-9019, portland.hellodiem. com. Noon-8 pm Monday-Sunday.

brtside.com. 9:30 am-6 pm MondaySunday.

Minimum order: $30 Delivery range: Most ZIP codes within city limits.

With a stylish, user-friendly site, Diem’s system and stellar prices have built a customer base faster than most new dispensaries—and with steals like $76 half-ounces of house flower, it’s no wonder. The menu is organized by the usual product categories, plus categories for high-CBD items of any product type and discounted packs like a $32 bundle of five king-sized pre-rolls of Kali Mist in its signature sky-blue packaging. On the oil side, Diem carries a huge selection of $40 full-gram vape cartridges by Mojave, and $18 grams of shatter by Hush and Cultivated Industries.You can take your infused meal into your own hands with the 43 mg THC olive oil by Little House Foods. Select a two-hour window for delivery, and if you don’t mind the additional 5 percent fee, you can even pay with your debit card.

Minimum order: None Delivery range: Select ZIP codes on the eastside, for now.

Is your neighborhood shop just a bit too far of a walk? While those with courier licenses have to operate as retailers through the Oregon Liquor Control Commission, Briteside has found a sweet spot as a delivery middleman between dispensaries and their nearby customers.

Partnering with shops like Chalice and the Green Planet in Milwaukie, Briteside’s drivers bring anything on their menus to adults in the surrounding neighborhoods. If you live in, say, the Foster-Powell area, you can order a gram of Death Star OG for $7.20 or a pack of Wyld’s CBD strawberry gummies for $21 from Green Planet and see it on your doorstep within an hour. The menu and delivery range expand every week, so check the website.

Best Deals: Kush Cart

Best Menu: Green Box

971-229-1281, kushcartpdx.com.

Noon-8 pm Monday-Saturday.

971-263-1975, pdxgreenbox.com.

8 am-8 pm Monday-Sunday.

Minimum order: $30 Delivery range: Within city limits.

With $27 eighths of boutique indoor flower like Nelson & Co.’s Gorilla Glue #4 and eighths of Avitas flower for $19, this fledgling delivery service is bound to grow a solid foundation of customers.

With an educational approach, including website tutorials on terpenes, Kush has accessed medical customers who can’t visit several dispensaries to find the right medicine. According to the head cultivator at Nelson & Co., one patient returned to buy a whole pound of Dawgwalker over time. The discounts roll into the oil side of the menu, with a full gram Avitas vape cartridge of Glitter and Gold for just $31.20.

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Minimum order: $120-$160 per box, depending on subscription Delivery range: Within city limits.

Because I’m a flower snob of the boutique variety, Green Box’s menu made me do a double take. When first trying out this Birchbox-styled monthly delivery service, I customized mine toward a sativaleaning flower-and-edible selection. The $160 Original Green Box arrived bearing a full-size Leif Medicinals chocolate bar, two THC truffles from Grön, a THC periodic caramel, a king-sized joint from TKO Oregon, infused ginger beer and a hearty gram of flower from Ten Four Farms, Nelson & Co., and 7 Points Oregon. But that’s just my order.You can arrange your preferences to be all CBD, or everything but flower, or a mix of everything, and add on or swap out whatever you like month to month. Once you’ve finalized your order, pick a two- to three-hour window for delivery and be sure to opt in for text alerts if so desired. As an added bonus, every step of the supply chain has been reviewed for quality and ethical business practices by founder Adrian Wayman, who worked with the city himself to get the courier license established.

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CULT CLASSIC Dr. Adie Poe talks about how Cultivation Classic is gathering feedback to optimize the stoner experience.

Cultivation Classic is already one of the world’s biggest annual organic cannabis competitions.

Now, it’s aiming to be something more.

Over the past three years, the event— organized by Willamette Week—has judged nearly 400 unique cultivars of organically grown cannabis from across the state of Oregon. In the past, the judging involved ranking samples on a scale of overall enjoyment.

For the upcoming 2018 edition, the questioning is going deeper, getting into specific details of each strain’s effects on body, cognition and mood.

Potlander: What role does Cultivation Classic play with regards to your research?

Adie Poe: My line of research has always focused on the interaction between opioids and cannabinoids, stuff like oxycodone, morphine and cannabis. I’m also extremely interested in cannabis pharmacology writ large—how this extremely complex plant interacts with extremely complex cannabinoid systems within the human body to produce unique effects for each individual. These hypotheses are really where Cultivation Classic comes into play. Rather than in previous years, where we’ve asked judges,“On a scale of 1 to 10, how much did you like this particular sample?” we’re going through and really quantifying the experience—how it affected their bodies, their mind, their emotions. If we can really understand what plant characteristics produce what effects, then we’ll have a basis for consumers to have a better experience as time goes on.

One of the goals of Cultivation Classic is to create a new cannabis taxonomy.

Why is that important?

Everyone knows what kind of beer they like because we have different classes of beer. No one knows what kind of cannabis they like because we don’t have a classification system. We used to have two groups of plants, indica and sativa, which we know are a complete myth. They were based in the morphology, or the shape of the plant, and that doesn’t have anything to do with pharmacology, which is how the ingredients in the plant affect you. What we’d like to do for the consumer is build them a scaffold or template to say,“I like this kind of cannabis.”We don’t necessarily know what that’s going to look like yet, but it is an exciting endeavor to be able to develop a framework for saying,“This constellation of chemistry reliably produces this kind of experience in a human being.”

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It sounds simple. But according to Dr. Adie Poe, that information gathering is critical.

Poe is co-founder of the Portland cannabis research organization Habu Health and a faculty member at Washington University in St. Louis. She presented the keynote address at last year’s conference about her research into how cannabis can treat opioid addiction, and was impressed enough to formally partner with Cultivation Classic this year.

The Potlander spoke with Poe about the competition, and how the feedback gleaned from it can help researchers like her better understand one of the planet’s most complex plants. MATTHEW SINGER.

Once that framework is in place, how do you see that spreading through the consumer base?

I would love for it to be a grassroots movement.

I’d love for consumers to be walking into their dispensaries saying,“Why don’t you have terpene results available for me?” I’d love nothing more than for the consumers to be the most educated person in the transaction.

Can you speak about how your work with Cultivation Classic might help with your research into opioid addiction?

The National Academy on Sciences and Medicines did a pretty exhaustive review of all the studies conducted since 1999, and they definitively concluded, lo and behold, that cannabis is safe and effective for adults that have chronic pain. But it doesn’t say what kind of cannabis, what the potency of the cannabis is, what the ratio of cannabinoids to terpenes are. I think there’s absolutely the potential for a particular constellation of cannabinoids and terpenes that’d be the best kind of treatment we can get for daytime pain relief without intoxication, or the best kind of sedative for nighttime pain relief so people can sleep through the night. All these possibilities are definitely here. It’s just a matter of characterizing what works for these folks. What’s in that tincture that allows them to sleep through the night? What was in that flower that allowed them to get through the work day without feeling too intoxicated?

What do you see as the major problems within the emerging cannabis industry?

My biggest problem actually isn’t with the industry itself, it’s with cannabis’s standing as a Schedule I substance. When Schedule I goes away,

we’re gonna get rid of a lot of the issues, like the 280E tax burden on these small businesses, not being able to ship products across state lines, not to mention the research barriers, the ability to conduct research about cannabis that has not just to do with the addictive effects but also the beneficial effects.

Do you see scientific research as the path toward federal decriminalization?

I think decriminalization on a federal level is only going to happen when those decision makers up at the very top get over their fear-based thinking and start looking at the will of the people. Jeff Sessions clearly doesn’t care about the evidence at all. More evidence and more research is not going to convince these people to change Schedule I.You can throw people numbers all day long, and they can’t get over their generations-long, fear-based belief system— and I don’t blame them. That’s what they were raised thinking. This drug was demonized for so many generations in this country. But it’s just not the case.

How would you pitch Cultivation Classic to the average cannabis consumer?

What I’ve seen from judges’ feedback so far is that even th seasoned stoner has so much room for optimization and improvement.You may be incredibly experienced, have great tolerance, have consumed many different types of cannabis, but using a rigorous process to truly track the different kind of things we’re tracking—it’s an entirely different ball game.

Cultivation Classic 2018 is May 12 at Revolution Hall. See cultivationclassic.cc for tickets.

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Index Ablis CBD Soda..................... 42 Amberlight............................. 23 Americanna Rx..................... 23 Arcane Revelry.................... 36 Archive Portland................. 23 Attis Trading Co................... 24 Belmont Collective.............. 24 Bloom...................................... 24 Botanica................................. 24 Bridge City Collective......... 24 Briteside................................. 69 Broccoli magazine.............. 64 Brothers................................. 25 Buddha Bud Yoga................ 36 Canna-Daddy’s..................... 25 Cannabliss & Co................... 26 CBD Hemp Store.................. 16 Chalice Farms...................... 26 Coalition Brewing’s Two Flowers IPA.................. 42 Collective Awakenings....... 26 Cultivation Classic.............. 71 Deep Creek............................ 34 Deschutes Growery............ 39 Diem Cannabis..................... 69 Donnie Vegas’ Marg-a-Weed-a Slushie.... 42 Druid........................................ 15 East Fork Cultivars............. 41 Eco Firma Farms................. 16 Electric Lettuce.................... 26 Farma...................................... 26 Five Zero Trees.................... 27 Flowershop Powellhurst... 28 Gadsden Gardens............... 34 Gnome Grown....................... 28 Gras Cannabis...................... 29 Grass Shack.......................... 29 Green Box.............................. 69

Green Front........................... 31 Green Goddess Remedies.31 Green Hop.............................. 31 Grön Chocolate Rasberry 2:1 Bar................. 53 HiFi Farms.............................. 65 High Production................... 41 Home Grown Apothecary. 31 Ivy Cannabis......................... 32 Jayne....................................... 32 Jeffrey’s Joint....................... 33 Kaleafa.................................... 34 Kleen Karma Gardens........ 31 Kings of Canna..................... 34 Kush Cart............................... 69 La Cannaisseur.................... 34 La Mota................................... 38 Ladies of Paradise.............. 65 Leif Goods’ Junk Marshmallow Bon-Bons... 52 Lionstree................................ 34 Little Amsterdam Wellness Center................... 38 Live at HiFi............................. 36 Lux Almond Butter.............. 54 Magic Number Cold Brewed Coffee............ 53 Make & Mary........................ 36 Mary Jane Fonda................ 36 McMenamins Sabertooth Kush IPA.......... 42 Mindful Organics................. 39 Mindrite.................................. 39 Mr. Moxey’s Mints............... 54 Nectar..................................... 39 New Amsterdam.................. 39 New Vansterdam................. 39 Open Cannabis Project...... 14 Oregon Valley Cannabis.... 40 Oregon Weedery.................. 40

Oregon’s Finest.................... 41 Panacea................................. 41 Paradise Found.................... 41 Parlour Cannabis Shoppe.................................... 42 Peak Extract Chocolate Bars.................... 54 Periodic Caramels.............. 53 Pilot Farm.............................. 31 Portland Pot Shop............... 42 Progressive Collective....... 43 Pruf Cultivar......................... 13 Pure Green............................ 43 Rip City Delivery................... 68 Rooted Northwest............... 43 Roseway Organics.............. 44 Satchel.................................... 44 Sativa Science Club............ 18 Serra....................................... 44 Shango Premium Cannabis......................... 41, 44 Silver Stem............................ 45 Slabtown Cannabis Proprietors........ 45 Stonedware Company....... 65 Stumptown Cannabis......... 45 Tetra........................................ 46 Thurman Street Collective............................... 46 Tokeativity.............................. 36 TreeHouse Collective......... 48 Trees....................................... 48 Tru Cannabis........................ 48 Truly Oreganic...................... 39 Urban Farmacy.................... 49 Vagrant Hill Farms.............. 31 Vessel...................................... 49 Virtue Supply........................ 49 Zion Cannabis....................... 49

Photo Courtesy of East Fork Cultivars

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What's Your Strain Name?

First Initial + Last Initial + Birth Month

1. FIRST INITIAL A. Atomic B. Granddaddy C. Purple D. Snozberry E. Mango F. Silver G. Pineapple H. Juicy I. Pure J. Lemon K. Platinum L. Double M. California N. Space O. Red P. Green Q. Lavender R. Super S. Sour T. Funky U. Banana V. Blue W. Huckleberry X. Orange Y. Oregon Z. Dynamite

2. LAST INITIAL A. Platypus B. Bubba C. Dawg D. Obama E. Trainwreck F. Monkey G. Air Bud H. Scooter I. Skunk J. Gnome K. McLovin L. Bacon M. Fuck N. Jesus O. Lebowski P. Elf Q. Zombie R. Buddha S. Ghostbuster T. Thunder U. Shamwow V. Beyoncé W. Smurf X. Wonka Y. Hurricane Z. Alien

3. BIRTH MONTH January: Diesel February: Cheese March: Dragon April: Breath May: Reserve June: Gold July: Kush August: Krush September: Cookies October: Dream November: OG December: Haze

Illustrations by Zane Shapen

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