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Jamie Toth, The Somewhat Cyclops
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Published in Cannabis Explorations

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Cannabis Labs vs. Cannabis Science

Something’s Gotta Give, and it Will Be Consumer Faith in Science. — Testing Issues In Oregon: A Brief History of How We Got Here Testing issues have been endemic in Oregon. They were notably present since at least 2015, which was the year, the Oregonian did a massive multi-part story covering shortfalls meant to inform residents of issues within the newly forming recreational cannabis industry. Not only were there issues in pesticides getting through…

Cannabis

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Cannabis Labs vs. Cannabis Science
Cannabis Labs vs. Cannabis Science
Cannabis

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Published in Cannabis Explorations

·1 day ago

Eye on Cannabis

Finally! A Site with all the Cannabis Lab Issues in One Place! — I spent the bulk of 2022 learning about cannabis testing and cannabis labs. I explored data about potency testing, talked about lab shopping, and interviewed businesses and people impacted. I wrote extensively about what I learned through the months, hoping to put together a repository of information about the issue. …

Cannabis

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Eye on Cannabis
Eye on Cannabis
Cannabis

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Published in Cannabis Explorations

·Jan 25

The Endocannabinoid System: Mysterious and Important.

Did I Just Make a Severance Joke? You Bet I did. — There’s a lot of focus on cannabis in conversations about cannabis (and rightfully so). Just as beauty is in the eye of the beholder, a cannabis experience is similarly subjective. Our bodies are complex electrochemical machines that have a panoply of possible actions and interactions. …

Cannabis

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The Endocannabinoid System: Mysterious and Important.
The Endocannabinoid System: Mysterious and Important.
Cannabis

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Published in Meditative Tarot

·Jan 25

Let’s Start at the Beginning: Meditations on the Fool

The Major Arcana is often described as ‘The Fool’s Journey Into the World.” Not only does this phrase describe the traditional beginning and ending of the Major Arcana (The Fool and The World),, but it also encapsulates how the Major Arcana of the tarot is meant to demonstrate archetypal moments…

Tarot

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Let’s Start at the Beginning: Meditations on the Fool
Let’s Start at the Beginning: Meditations on the Fool
Tarot

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Published in Data Lorax

·Dec 21, 2022

Oregon’s THC Potency Data and Tableau

250,000 THC Potency Test Results From METRC Summarized in a Few Images. — Potency Histogram Series I based this potency histogram series on the whole number of the test result. These group potency results by frequency. I’ve rounded the potency results to the nearest whole number to make the information more digestible. 2018 Potency 2018 looks pretty normal, actually. 2019 Potency

Cannabis

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Oregon’s THC Potency Data and Tableau
Oregon’s THC Potency Data and Tableau
Cannabis

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Published in Data Lorax

·Dec 17, 2022

Visualizations from Oregon’s THC Potency Data

I Just Felt Like Playing with the Data Method: I received 2 large csv files from the state totalling 32 Megabytes. Those files detailed 250,000 THC Potency Results and corresponding rows for Moisture Percentage (I wrote about my findings here). To create these visualizations, I read those csv files into…

Cannabis

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Visualizations from Oregon’s THC Potency Data
Visualizations from Oregon’s THC Potency Data
Cannabis

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Published in Cannabis Explorations

·Dec 17, 2022

Is Oregon’s Cannabis Over-tested and Under-safe?

If the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission Has to Recall Product from the Shelves from Over A Year Ago, How Effective is Monitoring of State-Mandated Testing? — After months of listening to a variety of experts on the subject, I believe that Oregon’s cannabis testing, as it’s performed now, creates a product that is paradoxically both over-tested and under-safe. The stories I’ve been writing are around fraud and over-reporting of THC potency using state data to examine…

Cannabis

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Is Oregon’s Cannabis Over-tested and Under-safe?
Is Oregon’s Cannabis Over-tested and Under-safe?
Cannabis

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Published in Cannabis Explorations

·Dec 3, 2022

Oregon Recalls Thousands of Cannabis Concentrates Due to Possible Pesticide Contamination

Editing to Add: This is a developing story that I first posted at 5 PM on 12/2. I have been editing and updating. OLCC supplied more information in an update at 8 PM on 12/2. …

Cannabis

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Oregon Recalls Thousands of Cannabis Concentrates Due to Possible Pesticide Contamination
Oregon Recalls Thousands of Cannabis Concentrates Due to Possible Pesticide Contamination
Cannabis

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Published in Cannabis Explorations

·Dec 1, 2022

Let’s Learn About Cannabis Storage!

I’ve written a lot about how prohibition stunted cannabis research and science. We’ve discussed quite a few areas that remain severely under-researched. While researchers are gaining access to our favorite plant and exploring questions we’ve long had, we still have a lot of questions around storage and preservation — especially…

Cannabis

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Let’s Learn About  Cannabis Storage!
Let’s Learn About  Cannabis Storage!
Cannabis

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Published in Cannabis Explorations

·Nov 29, 2022

What is Dry Labbing?

Then There Were Ten. — A couple of weeks ago, I had the great opportunity to go on the podcast Marijuana Mind and talk testing. It was during that show that Cynthia Brewer, one of the show hosts, helped round out my list of ways labs cheat. A few months ago, I came up with…

Cananbis

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What is Dry Labbing?
What is Dry Labbing?
Cananbis

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Jamie Toth, The Somewhat Cyclops

Jamie Toth, The Somewhat Cyclops

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I write about cannabis, independent movies, tarot, and more. Contact me: jamietoth@protonmail.com

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