Are you fresh into the job market and looking for a change in careers? Something new and exciting that will certainly see lots of growth in the coming years? Look no further than the cannabis industry.

If you’re a fan of wine, then you know that picking the right pairing for your wine of choice for the night, is the second most important ingredient for a good night.

If you’ve been wondering about Biden and his plans cannabis for this term, then wonder no more.

I’m sure that most dog owners have wondered what would happen if they gave their dog a bit of cannabis, or maybe they’ve had a dog get into their stash and are wondering if it is considered safe.

Whether you are just visiting Portland, or are a local looking for something new to do, here are the 15 best things to do while in the City of Roses.

Are you fresh into the job market and looking for a change in careers? Something new and exciting that will certainly see lots of growth in the coming years? Look no further than the cannabis industry.

If you’re a fan of wine, then you know that picking the right pairing for your wine of choice for the night, is the second most important ingredient for a good night.

If you’ve been wondering about Biden and his plans cannabis for this term, then wonder no more.

I’m sure that most dog owners have wondered what would happen if they gave their dog a bit of cannabis, or maybe they’ve had a dog get into their stash and are wondering if it is considered safe.

Whether you are just visiting Portland, or are a local looking for something new to do, here are the 15 best things to do while in the City of Roses.

If you are a fan of cannabis, and want a new way to ingest it other than by smoking, then this is certainly where you want to be.

Thanks to a reduced stigma, and easier access, cannabis products have become more popular among senior adults.

What’s the best part about the legalization of cannabis in Oregon? Obviously, that you can get it hand-delivered to your door! But what’s the second-best part about legalization? You can finally grow your own, without fear, in the comfort of your home, and then smoke the fruits of your labor! While the flower we carry […]

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 of this […]

Road Trip Destinations for High-Spirited Adventure 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 […]

What to Cook With Cannabis 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 […]

The U.S. House Pushes for Legalization 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 “MORE Act”. Its passage […]

The Amazing Versatility of the Cannabis Plant 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 […]

2022 marks the fiftieth anniversary of The Juneteenth Oregon Celebration, founded in 1972 by Clara Peoples. Another way to celebrate Juneteenth is with Portland's First Annual Black Book Festival. The Freadom Festival is based on the belief that books should be inclusive and accessible.

Legalization Liberates Police to Focus on Serious Crime 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 changes as a […]

High Times Cannabis Cup 2022: People’s Choice 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 then. In the […]

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 […]

Prominent Black Cannabis Advocates 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 […]

We don't want you to be bored, so we wanted to share some of the best places to be high in Portland with you, grouped like our products by how you might feel.

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 […]

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, cartridge, pre-rolls, infused pre-rolls, tinctures, and hash.  The Oregon […]

Four Ways to Enhance the Romance with Cannabis 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 cannabis. While marijuana […]

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 […]

Our founder and CEO, Hammond Potter, understands the joys and benefits of marijuana as much as anyone. A lot of people have asked us questions about his favorite strains, where he used to shop before Pot Mates, and how he likes to indulge in our collective favorite pastime. We decided it was time to help you get to know Hammond’s history with marijuana and some of his favorite things about weed.

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Your Guide to Cannabis Extracts and Concentrates 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 […]

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 […]

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, and public safety. What a great deal, right? Not […]

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) […]

Social Justice and Cannabis 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 […]

Why You Might Want to Avoid Cannabis …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 […]

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, […]

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 and some of the barriers we face as a cannabis delivery company. We […]

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 […]

Proper Joint-Smoking Etiquette 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 […]

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 closed, Pot […]

Cannabis is extremely versatile and has been used as medicine for over eight thousand years! Hua Tuo was documented as the first doctor to make use of it in the second century CE. He created a potent mixture of ground cannabis indica and wine to prepare people for surgery. While pain relief remained its primary […]

Did you ever see Mel Brooks’s History of the World, and there was that scene toward the end where they rolled a mighty joint? Did you know you can buy an empty cone that’s almost that size right now? It can hold 2.5 ounces of cannabis in one joint. When it comes to the many […]

Your first time can be a great time if you know what to expect from the whole high cycle. Hopefully, you’re reading this beforehand, but if not, there’s still time! You should also already read our advice about what first timers should know about cannabis. The most important thing to keep in mind is that […]

If you want to be technical about it, the proper Latin name is either cannabis sativa or cannabis indica, and it’s been in use for over eight thousand years. Whether you call it weed, ganja, or marijuana, you’ve probably wondered where all this different cannabis slang came from. Some were the result of people discovering […]

If you’ve read our guides on what to expect the first time you get high and how to stay safe while enjoying cannabis, you’re probably feeling ready to visit a store (or order something from us) and make a purchase. The only problem is there are like ten million different kinds of bud to choose […]

So. You’ve got the munchies. Don’t worry, it happens to everyone at one time or another. Enjoying the delicious taste of food is one of the great pleasures of being high. After choosing the cannabis strain you want, the only problem is deciding what to eat, and we’re here to help you out. To start […]

Everyone’s personal high cycle is unique, so once you get comfortable with yours, it’s perfectly natural to want to try a lot of your favorite activities high, just to see what they’re like. Some things,—snacking, writing, watching movies,—are undeniably better when you’re stoned, but there are others that can end up being dangerous. Here are […]

We’ve all been there, and if you are just starting to explore, it might be an especially concerning possibility. What happens if I get too high? Is it going to last forever? Is it going to ruin my life? Am I gonna die? To the last three, no, probably not, and definitely not. There have […]

If you’re thinking about trying cannabis for the first time, thanks for getting educated first! Knowledge is power and there’s a reason 50% of Americans are curious about it. This simple guide will help make sure your first time is a good time, because what’s cannabis about? Having a good time! It’s also being safe, […]