Published in Cannabis Explorations·Feb 27Member-onlyWhat Most Regulators Get Wrong About Cannabis TestingIf There’s No Off-The-Shelf Testing, There are No Guarantees That the Product in Dispensaries is Labeled Accurately, Much Less Safe. — When I wrote the series of articles about cannabis lab testing, I was focused on how laboratories can manipulate THC percentages for clients. After over a year of researching cannabis labs extensively I suspect that the biggest thing regulators get wrong about cannabis testing is a failure to test off…Cannabis3 min readCannabis3 min read
Feb 25Member-onlyDeath to SmoochyA Comfort Watch — There are three types of people in the world: people who hate Death to Smoochy, people who love Death to Smoochy, and people who don’t care about it at all. I love Death to Smoochy. It’s a movie done with a lot of talent and care for the craft. It’s…Film6 min readFilm6 min read
Feb 22Member-onlyThe Mysteries of a Harmless Room: Exploring Amir Motlagh’s Three Worlds.Amir Motlagh has a knack for making films that leave me feeling moved and raw. They also challenge me to evaluate my connections — or lack thereof — quite keenly. …Film Reviews7 min readFilm Reviews7 min read
Feb 16Member-onlyGetting High on My Own SupplyAdventures as a Pulmonaut — I’m not a doctor! If you want to embark on the wonders of exploring your breath, make sure that it’s safe for you to proceed and talk to your doctor. I know it might seem strange but there are actually many conditions that might counter-indicate some of these techniques. The…Breathing5 min readBreathing5 min read
Published in Cannabis Explorations·Feb 7Eye on CannabisFinally! 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. …Cannabis3 min readCannabis3 min read
Published in Cannabis Explorations·Jan 25Member-onlyThe 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. …Cannabis5 min readCannabis5 min read
Published in Meditative Tarot·Jan 25Member-onlyLet’s Start at the Beginning: Meditations on the FoolThe 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…Tarot4 min readTarot4 min read
Published in Data Lorax·Dec 21, 2022Oregon’s THC Potency Data and Tableau250,000 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 PotencyCannabis3 min readCannabis3 min read
Published in Data Lorax·Dec 17, 2022Member-onlyVisualizations from Oregon’s THC Potency DataI 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). …Cannabis2 min readCannabis2 min read
Published in Cannabis Explorations·Dec 17, 2022Member-onlyIs 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. …Cannabis6 min readCannabis6 min read
