The High Culture

Cannabis cowboys

The inaugural Cowboy Cup will be held Dec. 13 and 14 in Stillwater.

This month, Oklahoma sees its first homegrown cannabis championship.

By Matt Dinger Dec 5, 2019

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Flower Review: Forbidden Fruit

Strain name: Forbidden Fruit

By Matt Dinger Dec 4, 2019

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Ganja grudges

This month, cannabis industry participants don kickboxing gear and settle their scores in the ring.

Imagine this: a circus tent on rural private property; inside, a professional boxing ring filled with both trained fighters and folks from the cannabis industry going at it with boxing gloves, surrounded by hundreds of medical cannabis patients.

By Matt Dinger Dec 3, 2019

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Cover: Laboratory, tested

Oklahoma Gazette spoke with three Oklahoma City metro cannabis laboratories about their processes and submitted a flower sample for review.

Testing is now required for all cannabis products in Oklahoma.

By Matt Dinger Nov 29, 2019

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Flower Review: Roadkill

Strain name: Roadkill

By Matt Dinger Nov 27, 2019

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Danksgiving turkey

The chefs at Guyutes have cooked up a bird that will definitely put a different spin on holiday get-togethers this season.

Your family, a smorgasbord of side dishes and a big ol’ turkey soaked through with cannabis butter — what could go wrong?

By Matt Dinger and Jacob Threadgill Nov 21, 2019

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Flower Review: Silver Pearl

Strain name: Silver Pearl

By Matt Dinger Nov 20, 2019

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Likely culprit

The CDC has identified a substance common to all its tested “vaping illness” cases.

A prime suspect during the search for the cause of an outbreak of a lung disease commonly called “vaping illness” has been confirmed by a subsequent investigation.

By Matt Dinger Nov 19, 2019

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Oklahoma grown

The first outdoor season was a mixed bag, but many growers reported excellent harvests.

Oklahoma has already seen its first freeze, signaling that its first outdoor growing season is at a close.

By Matt Dinger Nov 14, 2019

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Flower Review: Glue Zauce

Strain name: Glue Zauce

By Matt Dinger Nov 13, 2019

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New rules

Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority released its latest set of rules for the cannabis industry on Nov. 1.

Nov. 1, Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA) published its latest set of rules for the state’s medical cannabis program.

By Matt Dinger Nov 12, 2019

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Growth industry

Both Oklahoma and Oklahoma Gazette are celebrating the first year of THC and The High Culture.

Oklahoma has made it through its first year of legal cannabis containing THC.

By Matt Dinger Nov 8, 2019

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Flower Review: Grandpa's Stash

Strain name: Grandpa’s Stash

By Matt Dinger Nov 6, 2019

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Safety meeting

Sage Wellness hosted a group of prominent companies in the cannabis vaping industry to meet with patients and discuss vaping illness.

Sage Wellness hosted the Vape Safe event at its dispensary, 4200 N. Western Ave., Suite A, on Oct. 25 in order to bring patients face-to-face with some of the leading producers of cannabis vape cartridges.

By Matt Dinger Nov 5, 2019

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Pumpkin, spiced

In keeping with the season, the chefs from Guyutes bring Oklahoma Gazette readers a spicy, infused pumpkin chili.

We are in the thick of pumpkin-spiced everything season as well as speeding quickly toward chili weather, and this month’s infused excursion is the intersection of both.

By Matt Dinger Nov 1, 2019

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Sungrown life

While many growers keep their flower hidden as much as possible from natural conditions, Red Dirt Sungrown bathes its flower with Oklahoma’s plentiful rays.

While cannabis might be as new of a crop for Guthrie Greenhouses as it is any other Oklahoma farmer, it has the advantage of having more than a century’s worth of experience in horticulture at its site.

By Matt Dinger Oct 31, 2019

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Flower Review: Orange Velvet

Strain name: Orange Velvet

By Matt Dinger Oct 30, 2019

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Patiently relaxing

A local dispensary owner expands his business enterprises with a members-only club.

With the truncated Oklahoma autumn already upon us, cannabis patients will soon be looking for some indoor respite from Mother Nature’s icy fingers that patios and porches cannot provide.

By Matt Dinger Oct 25, 2019

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Escalating quickly

Licensed Oklahoma medical cannabis patients now exceed 200,000, smashing the first-year prediction.

Oct. 7, Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA) announced it had licensed its 200,000th patient.

By Matt Dinger Oct 23, 2019

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Flower Review: Gold Leaf

Strain name: Gold Leaf

By Matt Dinger Oct 23, 2019

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Stable market

While cannabis prices have dropped in the past year, they have remained pretty constant for most of 2019.

While prices in the Oklahoma medical cannabis market seemed to be dipping in the spring, six months later, they have held steady and, in some cases, have risen.

By Matt Dinger Oct 18, 2019

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