The 6 Best Oregon Weed Brands You Must Try in 2023
Millions of Oregon Visitors and Locals Want to Know: What Are the 6 Best Weed Farms in Oregon in 2023?
We’re tourists flying to Portland for a weekend of fun, now that things are thawing a bit. We’re locals struggling to cut through the noise of the massive mature market to find something with flavor that won’t let us down.
Will Hyde, Leafly’s Pacific Northwest expert, has spent years walking the fields, hitting the shops, picking up the phone and grabbing bowls to describe six top Oregon farms to look forward to in terms of quality, taste and consistency.
archive
- Location: Portland, OR
- Cultivation style: Indoor
- Size: 18 employees
- Production: 800 pounds of cannabis per year
If you’re not already smoking Archive bud, you’ve probably come across their award-winning Archive Seed Bank genetics bred by others. Ask any of your favorite growers and you can bet they have Archive’s breeding work in their backyard. DoSiDos is Leafly’s Strain of the Year 2021.
What sets Archive flowering apart is their attention to detail in the garden, coupled with their high standards of quality genetics incorporated into authentic new creations. Archive has a long legacy of only releasing innovative new genetics that stand on their own, rather than just piggybacking on the hype of their parent strains.
Archive continues to push the boundaries when it comes to new flavor profiles and exciting genetic combinations. This authentic approach and their commitment to quality shows in all the strains they grow.
For some of the freshest and most exciting craft strains in Oregon, look no further than Archives small-batch flower and famous hash rosin. Archive Portland, their flagship store, should be your first stop if you want to see what their latest strains look like straight from the breeder.
Archival strains you must try
- Irene z
- moonbeam
- Moonbow (#112 and #99)
Where can I find the archive?
Benson Arbor
- Location: Applegate Valley, OR
- Cultivation style: outdoor and greenhouse
- Size: 20 employees
- Production: 9,000 pounds of cannabis per year
Tired of pre-rolled waffles overflowing with tasteless scraps of questionable flowers? Benson Arbor is. That’s why they’re changing the perception of pre-rolls in Oregon with one of the fastest and best-selling rolled joints in the state.
Using living organic soil matter and native southern Oregon soil, Benson Arbor grows award-winning flowers that have won multiple awards over the years at events such as the 2018 DOPE Cup, the 2019 Growers Cup, and the 2022 Oregon Leaf Bowl.
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You’ll appreciate Benson Arbor’s taste-centric approach to everything they grow. From their selection of local favorites like Road Dawg and Where’s My Bike to their homegrown creations, you’ll find some of the flavors owners Noah Levine and Matt Dautrich are most passionate about.
Farm favorites like Anirado, Rubber Bands, Tropic Lemon and more help solidify their reputation as Oregon’s premier pre-rolled joint. Whilst their automated rolling process ensures a consistent and expertly rolled joint every time and is quite impressive to see in action.
Benson Arbor strains you must try
- Josh D AND
- Where is my bike?
- rubber bands
Where can I find Benson Arbor?
Left Coast Standard
- Location: Merlin, OR
- Cultivation style: Outdoor
- Size: 10 employees
- Production: 2,200 pounds of cannabis per year
It’s easy to like a small team that values quality. Left Coast Standard is exactly that, and with their collective sense of exotic strains, it’s even easier to connect with their flowers.
Cultivated in the southern Oregon sun, Left Coast Standard uses live soil methods and organic additives to bring her buds to full fruition. The result is tasty cannabis known for its exceptional qualities and exotic profiles.
Recently, their exclusive Runtz Killer strain was awarded 1st place in the Sunrown category at the 2022 Oregon Leaf Bowl for Exotic Fruit Varieties. Their Peanut Butter Breath is another award-winning cut that took the podium at last year’s Oregon Grower’s Cup.
Left Coast Standard Strains You Must Try
- Biscotti
- orange blossom
- Runtz killer
Where can I find Left Coast Standard?
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regrown
- Location: Bend, OR
- Cultivation style: indoor, outdoor, greenhouse
- Size: 80 employees
- Production: 1,850 pounds of cannabis per year
If you’re looking for respectable, homegrown flowers served in a customer-focused retail experience, smoke oregrown. Very few operations integrate and maintain quality at every step of the process as vertically as Oregrown has been able to.
Oregrown is characterized by its lifestyle brand and flagship retail experience, backed by high quality Oregown cannabis as well as the partners they have on their menu.
From a purely economic point of view, their flowers are characterized by consistent quality. When you find an oregrown strain that you connect with, you can have peace of mind knowing that they keep the staples of their range available year-round.
Oregrown’s soil-based regenerative growing style uses the qualities of the local watershed to help plants reach their full potential. While their indoor, outdoor, and greenhouse capacities give them the flexibility to offer their strains in different product forms and price points.
Orgrown strains you must try
- Tall Desert Sage Sour Sage
- Mac 1 (Cap’s Cut)
- Smark Ore
Where can I find oregrown?
Pintail Gardens
- Location: Portland, Oregon
- Cultivation style: Indoor
- Size: 11 employees
- Production: 1,200 pounds per year
Few farms delve into the hands-on, artisanal approach with the dedication like Portland’s Pintail Gardens. If you appreciate a handcrafted product with great attention to detail and a focus on renewable energy, let us introduce you to Pintail.
They’ve invested heavily in their renewable energy, and while most farms wouldn’t even consider it based on the cost alone, Pintail Gardens owner Mark Ancharski firmly believes they made the right investment and didn’t would have otherwise.
When Pintail tells you they’re practical, they mean business. From hand watering to hand weaving their trellis to definitely hand trimming their flowers. This approach gives them a great connection to the plants they work with and offers countless opportunities to reinforce and maintain their quality standards throughout the grow cycle.
Top Strains You Must Try
- Biscotti Lemon Mint
- kush cake
- SoCo
Where to find Pintail Gardens
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Tao Gardens
- Location: Eugene, OR
- Cultivation style: Indoor
- Size: 13 employees
- Production: 800 pounds of cannabis per year
Tao Gardens’ mission is to maintain balance in life. They work towards this with a holistic approach to provide clean, sustainably grown cannabis in small batches.
Tao Gardens uses live soil methods to enrich its plants, emphasizing the synergy between the cannabis plants, their soil, and the cover crops that nourish their garden’s ecosystem. Meticulous pheno hunting helps Tao refine his selections into a menu of exciting florals to choose from.
You’ll appreciate the distinct flavor and unique strain characteristics of each strain. Just know that Tao’s small-batch approach means you should stock up on every opportunity.
Tao Gardens strains you must try
- Lemon maraschino
- SFV AND
- Sticky Buns
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