Supporting the Chairwoman ICS has been a long time critic of the Cannabis Control Commission policies and decisions making process, but we were one of the first to begin questioning why Chairwoman Shannon O’Brien was ousted from her seat on the Commission. We want to make sure that record remains clear for the industry so […]
Tasting/Testing Ep 22 Citibudz, Flower, “Gushers n Crème” strain Episode 22 Citibudz, Flower, “Gushers n Crème” strain One eighth, $40 Purchased: 7/13/2025 (Piffcon Brooklyn) Packaged: ???? Tasting/Testing Ep. 22: A dank bud from a dank show. While I was at Piffcon, the epic Brooklyn trap show hosted by Piff Coast Farms, I did
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Tasting/Testing Ep 21, The Botanist – Flower, “Candy Margy” strain The Botanist – Flower, “Candy Margy” strain 14 g / $50 Packaged 6/4/2025 Purchased 7/3/2025 Tasting/Testing Episode 21: This one could win a beauty contest. Tasting/Testing is on a bit of a streak with flower products: we’ve had some good ones lately. This
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Tasting/Testing Episode 20 HalfBak’d Sumo Gummies, “Forbidden Punch” flavor HalfBak’d Sumo Gummies, “Forbidden Punch” flavor Packaged: ?? Puchased: 5/31/2025 25 pcs., $39.99 + $4.99 shipping (no sales tax!) I was plunged into a waking/sleeping hellscape. We got our first reader request a few weeks ago, and this episode is the result. Sam DM’d
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Tasting/Testing Journal Ep 19, Arete “THCA Hemp” GG4 Arete “THCA Hemp” GG4 (Gorilla Glue #4), 7 g / $64.99 Packaged 5/30/2025 Purchased 5/29/2025 This weed was way better than I expected. I searched Google™ for “THCA Hemp” and bought at least one product from every brand on the first page of results. These
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Tasting/Testing Journal EP 18 Kynd Double Myntz 1g prerolls Curated by Sira Naturals Kynd Double Myntz 1g prerolls Curated by Sira Naturals Packaged 4/30/2025 Purchased 5/29/2025 1 g, $11 These bright yellow tubes contained tasty, stoney bliss. To my nose, these smelled complex, and mostly like spruce. Precisely what the odor evoked seemed
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Ph.D. on THC: Dank Weed And Good Deeds Rawson of the Institute of Cannabis Science reviews and tests Valorem carts and flower As a lover of Consumer Reports and cannabis, I get enthusiastic about trying products and analyzing them. For my first Talking Joints Memo review, I selected Valorem, a division of Northeast Alternatives that promotes a
“Placing CCC In Receivership Carries Risks, But Action Is Imperative” Letter from Institute of Cannabis Science to lawmakers notes: “Our findings … show that fraudulent and harmful products reach consumers in Massachusetts.” At a hearing of the Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy held on Beacon Hill on Tuesday, Massachusetts Inspector General Jeffrey Shapiro testified in support of putting
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Immediate Measures To Improve Cannabis Testing In Massachusetts Open letter to the CCC from Institute of Cannabis Science calls for increased accountability in lab testing in order to protect consumers The following was written by Dr. Jeff Rawson of the Institute of Cannabis Science and sent to the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission on Dec. 30. It was
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Mass Has A Cannabis Testing Problem That A State Lab Won’t Fix Guest Opinion: Consumers and workers are being harmed by the failure of the CCC to use shelf testing and analysis of aggregated compliance test results to monitor the market. The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission’s management of cannabis testing has been criticized by many
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