For cannabis activists and entrepreneurs, medical marijuana users, and all Americans, the impending Trump administration took a nightmarish turn with the selection of cannabigot Jeff Sessions for Attorney General. No other choice could have been worse. Each and every one of Trump’s new cabinet is a hardliner cannabis prohibitionist. Cannabigotry, […]

The Oregon Marijuana Business Conference (OMBC) starts this Saturday, November 19th, with an information-filled program that will have the latest on Oregon’s medical and recreational cannabis systems. Ed Rosenthal, the Guru of Ganja, a long-time cultivation expert and activist will kick off the conference. Rosenthal, a no-holds barred advocate once […]

The Oregon Marijuana Business Conference (OMBC) returns to Ashland, Oregon, with another informative networking event and this time cannabis icon Tommy Chong will be joining. OMBC attendees will get a chance to hear from the Guru of Ganja, Ed Rosenthal, and then learn the latest about Oregon’s medical and recreational […]

Hillary Clinton and the democrats are searching for reasons for their devastating loss. Was it FBI Director James Comey they ask? Was it the steady drip of WikiLeaks they wonder? It just may be that Hillary’s non-committal and suspicious views and statements about marijuana doomed her. Had she come out […]

President-Elect Donald Trump has surrounded himself with hard-liner, cannabis-hating ex-prosecutors. They present a clear and present danger to state marijuana legalizations across the USA and to the millions of Americans benefitting from medical marijuana and from the booming economies of legalized states. Actually, prosecutors don’t hate marijuana, they love it, […]

A journey that began many years ago is apparently realizing significant developments: the push for marijuana reforms. Now begins the examination of the Trump Cannabis agenda in America. Throughout the campaign period, it was not only about the presidency but some other interests as well. Marijuana related issues were also […]

The Oregon Marijuana Business Conference (OMBC) will bring activists, lawyers and entrepreneurs from around the state to network and learn the latest about Oregon’s medical and recreational laws. Oregon’s cannabis laws and regulations change so frequently that attendance at the OMBC is necessary to keep up with everything. With Ed […]

Over-regulation and the influx of big money are two of the major issues facing Oregon and every state that legalizes cannabis commerce. While regulation is  a much preferred policy than prohibition, that doesn’t mean there aren’t problems to address. The costs of doing licences and local land use regulations are […]

Oregon tax revenues from adult use marijuana sales have exceeded projections. Oregon collected $40.2 million in first nine months 2016, putting the first-year total at about $55 million dollars. This fortune far surpasses the estimates early estimates of backers of Proposition 91, the voter initiative that legalized Oregon adult use […]

Water Pipes for the health and taste When smoking your herb, you want to ensure that you get the best possible outcome every time. You want a big hit, a smooth taste and all the flavours of your weed. The best way to ensure that all these factors are met […]

The US elections are around the corner and among the issues that will definitely take center stage during and after the elections is the US Elections Cannabis impact and marijuana politics. For some, the use of marijuana started as a fad. Yes, it was not made public for the fear […]

People suffering from different neurological issues may have a new found hope in states where the use of Medicinal or Recreational Marijuana is available. In 2014 the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) released the results of several studies performed using 4 different variations of medical marijuana. These variations consisted of: […]

The Oregon Marijuana Business Conference (OMBC) will bring about 800 cannabis industry participants into the small, eccentric town of Ashland. The town of about 20,000, known for it’s famous Shakespeare Festival will get an economic boost of about $250,000 the weekend of November 19th, as reported by the Ashland Daily […]

The Oregon Marijuana Business Conference (OMBC) will bring nearly 1,000 cannabis industry participants into the town of Ashland, providing a nice little economic boost to the town of under 30,000. The Ashland Daily Tidings covered the conference in an article titled “The inside dope on marijuana“: The Oregon Marijuana Business […]

If you are in the Oregon cannabis industry, or thinking of joining, the Oregon Marijuana Business Conference (OMBC) is the cannabis event for you. There have been many changes to Oregon’s medical and recreational cannabis policies and you’ll get the latest at the OMBC with a preview on what may […]