Chalice Farms Blog

Belushi’s Farm is coming in hot this year. To address the issues that resulted in a challenging growing season, Chris Karakosta, farm general manager, turned to a cannabis cultivation consultant for guidance. Now, the farm has been entirely overhauled with state-of-the-art greenhouses furnished with Fuse LED grow lights.

Created as a gateway to healing, Belushi's Farm has been cultivating sun-grown, all-natural, rigorously tested cannabis since its purchase in 2015. What started as a 48-plant crop farm, Jim's farm is now a thriving cannabis business, especially since its overhaul. Belushi’s Farm 2.0 just celebrated its first harvest since the new updates, and Jim Belushi himself is now a believer in the latest technology.

This Mother's Day, introduce your mama to products that show you care about her emotional and mental health: cannabis products from Grön. 

Joints are arguably the most iconic way to consume can nabis. Small and portable, you can take them anywhere and spark up where you please. And they’re the best way to get even closer to your friends, there is nothing like a little puff, puff pass! To help you and your friends create an undeniable bond this summer, we’re going to teach you how to roll a joint!

Today, buying cannabis is easy. But it’s still hard to tell the difference between good and bad weed. We’ve made a cheat sheet on what to look for (you're welcome). 

Cannabis cultivation has historically been a male-dominated industry, but it's time to change that. More and more women are entering the cannabis game and breaking the glass ceiling. 

Even though cannabis has been a part of America's culture since our nation's beginning, the ‘60s and ‘70s are the eras most iconically associated with weed. We can all picture happy hippies passing joints and living their best lives. The counter culture movement gained traction in a way we’d never seen, inspiring large, peaceful gatherings like Woodstock and the Human Be-in, where cannabis consumption was enjoyed en masse. Although the ‘70s were a totally blazing time, the bud they enjoyed was a far cry from the craft cannabis available today.

The popularity of crockpots exploded in the early ‘70s, as more women were entering the work force and had less time to cook at home. But this kitchen  wonder shouldn’t be just for easy or make-ahead meals! Make crockpots fun again by adding a secret ingredient: THC! Perfect for your inevitable 420 par ties or a chill movie night, you’ll serve your crew a sweet treat they won’t forget. 

You have your group of friends, your entourage, if you will. But have you heard of the entourage effect? Many of us are already familiar with CBD and THC, the two most well-known and well researched cannabinoids on earth. But cannabis is far more than just these two components, it produces many other cannabinoids like CBN, CBC, CBG, and more. And then there are terpenes, the aromatic compounds also found in essential oils that give plants their smell. For a plant that is historically associated with "lazy" people, cannabis is quite complex!

Since the formation of the United States of America on July 4, 1776, cannabis has been around (and enjoyed). Its history, however, is long and rather tumultuous. Initially utilized as a textile material and later a medicinal ingredient, our favorite plant became highly contentious through the years. Here is a brief timeline...

Life is getting increasingly more expensive, seemingly by the minute. Sometimes even taking a daycation feels out of reach. While we wish we could provide you with a way to make that daycation happen, unfortunately, we're in the same boat as you: we're also attempting to conserve the gas in our cars for
emergency-only usage.

In today's world, there is a lot of division, and it seems to be getting worse rather than better. When’s the last time the news put you in a good mood? But there's one thing that can bring us together: cannabis.
We prefer cannabis from companies who are making premium pot while also doing good. Viola is a purpose-driven company, focusing on community engagement and support. They work with local and national organizations committed to reinvesting into communities in which they operate. They focus on creating jobs, enacting policy reform, increasing diversity, education, community engagement, and social programs.

When many think about the 1970s, the visual image that comes to mind is Woodstock. A cultural touchstone, Woodstock brought together half a million people living in peace for three days. Together they united to share food, music, and of course, a whole lot of weed. A cultural festival unlike any we have today, Woodstock was the peak of a youth movement that felt like it could transform the world.

A smoke filled room. The radio plays, not the top 40, something a little more underground. The person to your right nudges you and passes you some of their private stash, the good shit. You inhale, hold it, then exhale fully, wondering at what a glorious time it is to be alive.

Eating cannabis is a time honored tradition. When you think of edibles, you probably think of pot brownies from the early 1960s, but edibles have a vast and diverse history that dates as far back as the 10th century in India. The first cannabis edible recipe appeared in the United States in 1954 in “The Alice B. Toklas Cookbook.”

First thing first, legality. You must be 21 years or older or have a medical card to grow cannabis in the state of Oregon. In Oregon, you can have four plants per residence and 10 seeds if you are a recreational patient, but laws vary by state, so know before you grow. If you are an Oregon Medical Marijuana Program (OMMP) cardholder, you are allowed to have six mature plants per residence, 12 immature plants 24 inches or taller, and 36 immature plants that are under 24 inches.