Willamette Week reports status of Oregon weed scene

Nice overview in alternative newspaper Willamette Week of how marijuana is getting more and more mainstream in oh-so-green Oregon.

(Thanks to Jack Bogdanski for cluing me in to the stories via a blog post, since it's tough to find copies of WW down here in not-cool Salem.)

I found "You're Not High in Portland Until... 28 things to do when stoned in Stumptown" particularly entertaining.

Someday I hope the reporter will write a similar piece about Salem. Likely it wouldn't take too long. If he or she gets to 3 things to do, I'd be amazed.

Ride Riverfront Carousel... stare at Golden Man on top of capitol building... geez, I can't even get to three.

Being married to a dog-crazed woman, I took special note of one of Portland's 28: 

Do happy hour at Sniff Dog Hotel... Sip a coffee and watch a bunch of dogs go insane in the next room. Wouldn’t it be weird if instead of shaking hands, we sniffed each other’s butts?

Excellent idea. The happy hour, I mostly mean. The Sniff Dog Hotel does indeed have a happy hour at its cafe from 5 to 7 pm, Monday-Saturday. 

It all goes down Mon-Sat from 5-7pm. Come in and relax while your dog plays in our indoor park for free.

To insure doggie harmony, canine guests enjoying happy hour in the dog park will need to pass a brief temperament evaluation and be current on vaccinations prior to playtime. 

Please call ahead to schedule a temperament test 503-208-2366 — think of it as a simple “meet and greet”.

Let your dog run freely in our indoor 2000 sq. ft park
Watch the game or other events on our flat screen TV's
Free WiFi
Enjoy outdoor seating with your dog, weather permitting of course
Rent out the cafe for a special event, call 503-208-2366 for details

Sounds great. We don't have anything like that in Salem.

Well, that's not quite true. We do have a place where people can watch domesticated mammals running around crazily, vocalizing loudly for little or no reason, engaging in energetic nonsensical activities that have no discernable purpose.

It's called the Oregon legislature.

Comments

[A liberal Salem resident]

Did you even look at the list in the article? To say that Salem doesn't have things to do while high doesn't even make sense. It's an unnecessary insult. It's just another instance of you demonstrating your hateful obsession - a technique that you use to distance yourself from Salem even though you live here. You're not fooling anyone. All anyone has to do is look through your rants and posts to see prejudice (e.g. judging the new organic market before it's even built) or your love for Starbucks.

[Brian Hines]

Of course I read the entire list. I'm waiting for you to tell me #3 and higher... what there is to do in Salem when you're high.

Actually, I love Salem. And I hate Salem.

If you read more of my marvelous posts about my love-hate relationship with a town I've lived in, or near, for 36 years you'd realize this.

I love and hate lots of things. Life is nothing but yin and yang, positive and negative. Salem has a lot to like, and also a lot to not-like. Looking at things realistically is better than Polyannish thinking.