Stoned in the City

When I Bought Weed… Legally! The Background: From the Backwaters to the Big Smoke One of my earliest childhood memories is of the police dumping a helicopter load of weed in a paddock next door to my house. A giant net of the stuff. They’d collected it from the Kaimai…...

Legal Weed and a Shiny New Ring

I’ve always envied people who live in weed-friendly countries. I mean, isn’t it wonderful to be free to puff joints on the bounty of nature or in the comfort of your home without this unwelcome voice inside your head whispering that you’re breaking the law? Well, now, I know it…...

Satisfied in Springfield

“His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy…” These Eminem lyrics kept repeating in my mind as I walked towards a dispensary for the very first time. Weed is completely legal in Oregon, so I had no reason to fear I was doing anything that would get me into…...

Buying Weed at a Marijuana Dispensary

I tried marijuana as a young teenager but I never really liked it. It made me feel quiet and uncomfortable--two things I personally don’t enjoy feeling. Because I decided weed wasn’t for me...after that, my friends would smoke around me but I’d never partake. It wasn't until the age of…...