You’re buddies with the budtenders at Farma and regularly slathered with Hana Balm. You snack on Leif’s bud bonbons and adore Grön chocolate. You’re a Portland pot lover who keeps it local—easy to do in our weedpreneurial city. So why cross the Cascades for your cannabis?
One reason: Bend’s scene is literally more chill. According to Tris Reisfar of Bend-based Blazing Trails tours, Central Oregon’s cold, dry plateau climate—perfect for ski bums—has area cultivators focused on indoor “craft” grows.
“They’re not trying to be the Budweiser of cannabis,” says Reisfar. “They’re trying to be the little corner brewery.”
Celebrate these local finds on Bend’s Inhale Trail. Coordinated by local businesses, this self-guided trek highlights more than a dozen establishments, from Kinfolk-precious dispensaries to boudoir-and-bong shops. Start with these five downtown stops. And hello, high desert!
