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Jeremy Robbins
Jun 6, 20232 min read
Psychedelic Assisted Therapy is Here
Psychedelic therapy employing psilocybin mushrooms has finally come to fruition in Oregon as legalized in 2019 with Measure 109. This...
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David Benedicktus
May 2, 20233 min read
Cannabis Use for Pain Management in Cancer Patients
When I worked inpatient oncology in the early 1980s, pain was one of the major symptoms we were attempting to manage with limited to...
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Jeremy Robbins
May 2, 20234 min read
Cannabis Science Conference Returns to Portland, Oregon
The Cannabis Science Conference returned to the Portland Expo center after a pandemic hiatus took it online. This was the fifth time I...
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Jeremy Robbins
Mar 31, 20232 min read
Bare Shelves & Cost in Maryland Give Patients Few Options
When my best friend’s wife had her cancer return in full force plus some, we all knew it meant some drastic life changes. They chose to...
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Carol Stiff
Mar 31, 20232 min read
Consumer perceptions of stain differences in Cannabis aroma
In my opinion, nothing can beat the skunky smell of Cannabis aside from the infrequent similar odor in some lavender varieties (to be...
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David Benedicktus
Mar 1, 20231 min read
Education -Normalization-Advocacy
The past seven years, through Clark College’s community education programing, Cannabis Patients PNW (CPPNW) has taught a bi-annual...
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David Benedicktus
Mar 1, 20232 min read
Marijuana Isn’t Associated With ‘Hangover’ Effects, Raising Questions About Driving and Employment.
According to the Seattle Times, WA Senate passes bill to bar hiring discrimination for cannabis use | The Seattle Times The Washington...
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Jeremy Robbins
Feb 2, 20234 min read
Medical Home Grow Strain Report 2022
Last summer’s homegrown cannabis flower was to test out some cultivars that were created the previous 2021 season and to see the...
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David Benedicktus
Jan 31, 20233 min read
37% Excise Tax Eliminated In 2023?
It’s Wrong To Tax Medical Cannabis Patients! Hearing Exempting Medical Cannabis Patients from the Excise “Sin” Tax In WA state, on...
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David Benedicktus
Dec 30, 20222 min read
Sin Tax on medical cannabis patients leaves patients suffering and forces them into the black market
In Washington state we pay $31.48 in taxes on every gallon of liquor we buy – that’s the highest in the country. The nationwide average?...
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Jeremy Robbins
Dec 30, 20223 min read
Growing cannabis at home should become legal in Washington state
The ability to grow your own agricultural products is in our DNA and is one of the foundations of more civilizations. This even extends...
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David Benedicktus
Nov 30, 20222 min read
Relief for Parkinson’s and Huntington’s Disease Symptoms with Cannabis
In 2017, due to increased public interest on the topic of Medical Marijuana, Clark College’s Community Education Program manager asked me...
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Carol Stiff
Nov 30, 20223 min read
What’s that Smell ~ Terpenes and More
I read an interesting article on analysis of terpenes, and thought it would be helpful to summarize it, however the article (cited below)...
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Jeremy Robbins
Nov 2, 20223 min read
Harvest Strain Report for ApeSoil #2. Lineage is Zkittles x SoilOG
This cultivar was created last summer in 2021 with an open pollination project all based on the outcrossing of Sour OG x Illusion OG....
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David Benedicktus
Nov 2, 20222 min read
Can Pot Prevent a Pot Belly?
An October 13, 2022, article in Medscape reviewed a study in the Journal Health Economics, reporting on a study on cannabis users and...
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David Benedicktus
Sep 1, 20222 min read
Research Supports Medical Cannabis for Treating Multitude of Conditions
Israeli Scientist David (Dedi) Meiri, Ph.D., is conducting research on how the various components of cannabis affect various types of...
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Jeremy Robbins
Sep 1, 20223 min read
The Fungus Among Us!
The fungus is among us! More and more, each and every day I see a steady stream of information about mushrooms, the psychedelic kind....
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David Benedicktus
Aug 5, 20221 min read
Speakers for Your Group
Now that we are out an about more, we are again offering speakers in person or via zoom, for patient support groups or professional...
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Jeremy Robbins
Aug 4, 20222 min read
Farming Cannabis: A story of Adaptation in a Strange Year
Farming cannabis on the PNW is a story of adaptation. This has been a strange year to say the least, and I think our environment is...
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Jeremy Robbins
Jun 22, 20223 min read
Growing Season in the Pacific North Wet
Welcome to the Pacific North Wet, um I mean the Pacific Northwest where outdoor growing has challenges! We are in the direct line of what...
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