Of course Oregon hipsters are cultivating a craft cannabis industry

PORTLAND, Ore. — Jon Tester and Jeff Myers come dressed to work each day in newsboy caps, round-rimmed glasses and suspenders — plus a bowtie for Tester and a dark buttoned shirt for Myers. Together, they own the Brooklyn Holding Company, a medical dispensary in the guise of a 1920s speakeasy.

“From the time that you open the door, you walk into a time warp, you are in a turn-of-the-century speakeasy with a few modern upgrades,” Tester said of their store in the heart of Portlandia.

Tester and Myers said they attract patients because Oregonians’ taste in marijuana compares to their taste in beer — craft is best. Now that legal recreational sales are on the horizon, the two are preparing to open their doors to many more discerning customers.

This July, Oregon joined Colorado, Washington and Alaska as the only states to have legalized recreational marijuana. Possession and home growing of marijuana

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