Introduction Cannabis and food are two great things that go great together, each enhancing the experience of the other. Although there are a million different edibles companies out there (and a few fantastic ones,) there’s just something so satisfying and rewarding about making them yourself. The same way kneading bread by hand can help you … Continued
It’s back! Get ready for Oregon Hempfest 2022 , a return to something resembling normal—well, maybe more NORML than normal , but you get it. Oregon Hempfest was the first Hempfest to be officially licensed after the original, and it will be back on July 16th and 17th, 2022, after a two-year COVID-related hiatus. As … Continued
Introduction It’s finally spring in the Pacific Northwest, and summer is right around the corner. After months of being cooped up inside under threat of rain, snow, and hail, you’re finally ready to go out and see the world again, supplemented by our favorite recreational herb. But where should you go? What should you do? … Continued
This year marks the second time ever that Juneteenth will be celebrated as a certified, bonafide, federal holiday, which is as good an indicator as any of America’s pace in the progression toward racial equity. This will also be the first year Oregon celebrates Juneteenth as an official state holiday Juneteenth commemorates the announcement of … Continued
The U.S. House Pushes for Legalization Jun 24, 2022 It was a great day for a practical joke, but it turns out the U. S. House of Representatives were actually feeling pretty serious on April 1st, 2022. They voted to pass HR 3384 , the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement Act, also known as the … Continued
Legalization Liberates Police to Focus on Serious Crime Jun 17, 2022 There were countless excellent reasons to legalize medical and recreational marijuana. Maintaining the right to bodily autonomy, generating tax revenue for social services, and creating a whole new industry’s worth of job opportunities are just a few of them. We’re starting to see real … Continued
Introduction Our favorite part about cannabis is the way it makes us feel when we ingest it, whether that’s smoking a nice fatty, munching on some tasty edibles, or loading up our rig with sticky dabs. Medical users swear by its positive benefits on their health, and years of research and development have gone into … Continued
We’ve been celebrating Black History Month all February, but the relationship between People of Color and cannabis throughout history has been tenuous at best—especially here in America. Even before the Marijuana Tax Act of 1937, weed was making life difficult for Black people, and although the struggle looks a little different today, it hasn’t gone … Continued
The Differences Between Recreational and Medical Cannabis in Oregon
What a time to be alive! Medical marijuana first became legal in Oregon back in 1998, and we’ve been able to enjoy recreational cannabis ever since 2014. Of course, recreational weed didn’t replace the medical marijuana program, so that’s left a lot of people wondering: now that weed’s legal, why would I still need a … Continued
High Times Cannabis Cup 2022: People’s Choice Jun 17, 2022 The High Times Cannabis Cup is an annual event that combines the best parts of festival, trade show, and cannabis competition into a global celebration of ganja. It was founded in 1988 by former High Times editor Steve Hager, and has undergone many evolutions since … Continued
Best Places to Be High in Portland Have you ever smoked a bowl and then wondered what to do next? It’s a nice day outside, you don’t have to go to work, and you may even have some friends who are available to hang out. Being bored sucks, but if you’re in Portland that will … Continued
One of the most enjoyable ways to spend a high is watching a good movie or two, but there’s always a problem: as soon as you’re ready to get nestled in with a good flick, you’re confronted with endless lists and menus of things you could watch—and often the choices aren’t great. Netflix alone has … Continued
NuProject Grants Pot Mates A Marketing Boost Oct 13, 2021 We are so stoked to announce that Pot Mates has received a grant from NuProject to enlist the services of an SEO marketing firm. This allows us to expand our reach and ensure every pot-smoking Portlander knows we’re open for business. NuLeaf Project is a … Continued
Introduction Marijuana has been the target of vicious disinformation campaigns over the past century, making it hard to sort out fact from fiction. Starting with the Marijuana Menace of the early twentieth century and morphing into full-blown Reefer Madness by the 1930s, the dangers of weed have been exaggerated while research into its medical applications … Continued
Four Ways to Enhance the Romance with Cannabis Feb 11, 2022 Time slips in jolts and jumps, so if we’re the first to tell you Monday is Valentine’s Day, then we’re glad to remind you. And it’s not too late to do something special for your valentine, particularly if you and your significant other(s?) enjoy … Continued
What Are All These Cannabis Extracts and Concentrates? Weed has evolved, and people have come up with some pretty ingenious ways to consume it. While you can still pick up dank sticky nugs to roll into a joint and smoke the old-fashioned way, new technologies have resulted in cannabis extracts and concentrates that bring out … Continued
Oregon Grower’s Cup 2021 Feb 22, 2022 On December 4th, cannabis enthusiasts from all over the state got to participate in the Seventh Annual Oregon Grower’s Cup. It’s the oldest and largest cannabis competition in the state, ranking Oregon’s finest cannabis products across a variety of categories including indoor and outdoor flower, greenhouse, solventless extract, … Continued
Pot Mates conveniently delivers premium cannabis throughout our beloved city of Portland, Oregon. Portland has been the home of nightly protests for more than five months over the police killing of George Floyd in May 2020 and other incidents of police brutality against people of color. As a Black-owned and operated business, we know from … Continued
Defunding the Police from Cannabis Dollars Oct 21, 2020 Wouldn’t it be great if legal weed helped give back to the community? That’s what the city of Portland thought when we approved an additional 3% tax on marijuana sales specifically so we could reinvest that revenue into drug treatment programs, support for neighborhood small businesses, … Continued
…written by a cannabis delivery company in Portland, Oregon Look, we’re a delivery company of premium cannabis, and we love it. We love weed, marijuana, ganja—whatever you want to call it. We love talking about and it sharing why we think it’s awesome, but we also made a promise to give you the information you … Continued
One Year in Review We launched at 4:20pm on 4/20/2020. It has been an unbelievable year and we had no idea if we were going to survive in the beginning. When COVID hit, we didn’t know if we were going to be able to launch at all! After a couple of months adapting to this … Continued
On July 1st, 2020, the Oregon Secretary of State announced that the Drug Addiction Treatment and Recovery Act was approved as a ballot measure for the November election. This is a big deal! That’s over 75,000 registered voters who were willing to put their names down in favor of this initiative. Initiative Petition 2020-044 (IP44) … Continued
How Cannabis Delivery Works in Portland, Oregon Weed on demand has been a long time coming for Portland, but it’s finally here and it’s totally legal. It is also available in many other parts of Oregon, so these rules will most likely apply where you are, too. It’s easy to take legal ganja for granted, … Continued
Cannabis HEROES: Safeguarding Legal Weed in the Face of the Pandemic
Cannabis Flower, Edibles, pre-rolls Imagine you aren’t allowed to have a bank account or a credit card. You have to use cash for everything—rent, your power bill, your cell service, even insurance. Whenever you get your paycheck, you have to cash it out and find someplace to keep it safe. If you get robbed, that’s … ContinuedHow This Portland, Oregon Cannabis Company Launched During a Pandemic
How This Portland, Oregon Cannabis Company Launched During a Pandemic Jun 19, 2020 Want to learn more about the history of Pot Mates? Read our full interview with the Cannabis Industry Journal, written by Aaron G. Biros! In it, we share our story about how we launched a successful marijuana business during the Covid-19 pandemic … ContinuedDon’t Panic! The Pot Mates Response to COVID-19 — Keeping You Safe
The novel coronavirus is still a threat, so the two most important things we keep doing to preven its spread are stay home and keep calm . Pot Mates can help with both. While restaurants have shut their doors or switched to delivery, school’s out forever , and all but the most essential businesses have … Continued
Guess what? If you can roll a joint, you’ll never be short a few friends to help you smoke it. On the other hand, if someone wants to share their joint with you, you had better know what to do with it so they’ll share again in the future! Joints are a quick and easy … Continued
