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I post about the latest in the cannabis culture (not the cannabis industry) but mostly the site features reviewers from a curated team of highly skilled cannabis critics around the world who write about the best weed around them - whether they bought it on the legal or illegal market. Guess which side sees more representation.

Compiling all this data gives me a pretty interesting look at how cannabis genetics "on the streets" have changed over time which has actually led me back to school to funded research on the same topic.

All this to say, if anyone reading is thinking of starting a personal blog/website: DO IT!

bitxbitxbitcoinon Reddit is profitable for the first time ever, with nearly 100M daily users

It is also creating the scenario where AI is being trained on AI generated content. What could go wrong.

bitxbitxbitcoinon Possible futures for the Ethereum protocol, part 2: The Surge

The people who say nobody uses blockchains for actual money are showing their privilege.

bitxbitxbitcoinon I'm making six narrative-driven hard science fiction games in six months

Sign me up for the Dyson swarm.

bitxbitxbitcoinon CDC reports social media associated with bullying, sadness, and suicide

You mean like SSRIs?

bitxbitxbitcoinon Ask HN: Did you personal website help you get hired? Tell about it

I started my blog thehighestcritic.com in 2018 and have put everything I want on it since then.

I know many of the opportunities I have today are a direct result of starting that blog.

My tip is to lean nerdy. At the end of the day you’re going to have a better time with a group of attracted nerds than professionals.

bitxbitxbitcoinon Yale, Princeton and Duke Are Questioned over Decline in Asian Students

Unless the apps are blinded, the last names are a pretty clear sign for Asians and Asian Americans.

bitxbitxbitcoinon The largest dam removal in US history is complete

There's a song written by Humboldt based Outlaw Country artist Brett McFarland to commemorate the largest dam removal in US history called 'Klamath'.[0]

[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=op4AKv-lWVI

bitxbitxbitcoinon Indica vs. sativa: Science suggests there's not a difference

All these studies are done by people that don’t realize the bottlenecking that turned a difference between indica and sativa into a lack of difference in commonly available cannabis.

bitxbitxbitcoinon What happens in a mind that can't 'see' mental images

Corroborating this anecdata.

There is some research into visuals that seems elucidating.[0]

[0] https://zugzology.com/blogs/myceliums-gambit/exploring-psych...

bitxbitxbitcoinon Libera IRC Channels Sorted by Number of Users

Anyone have any #weed chan stories from back in the day they’d like to share perchance?

bitxbitxbitcoinon Congress accidentally legalized THC six years ago

The only comparison of note being between THC only and THC+15mg d-limonene.

bitxbitxbitcoinon Congress accidentally legalized THC six years ago

I would not say they inherently have to be sprayed. There are plenty of regenerative farmers - think the type of hippies that dont spray anything that isn’t organically derived - that take advantage of this loophole.

Spraying of chemicals could happen during the growth of the flower, or it could be spraying of flavorants and terpenes on a finished product, you’ll have to be more specific for me to answer further.

I think I get part of your question though. For vapes the loophole is that it can remain in acid form all the way up to the point it is shipped across the country and up til it is decarbed by the consumer hitting the vape.

Edibles would need to be decarbed but because of the loophole, you could have 10mg of straight decarbed d9THC in a regular sized cookie and per total weight of the product, it has less than .3% d9THC.

D8 distillate production is largely from a supply glut of cbd distillate which can be converted to d8 distillate OR d9 distillate with a process which has been widely publicized since 1971.

bitxbitxbitcoinon Congress accidentally legalized THC six years ago

I have research in progress I can share with you. Reach out! Same username on Twitter.

bitxbitxbitcoinon Congress accidentally legalized THC six years ago

Good point! The “THCa hemp flower” that is hemp flower sprayed with THCa distillate isomerized from CBDa distillate processed from hemp flowers is a distinct product from drug type cannabis flower being sold under the label of THCa hemp flower which is generally just the same old black market stuff with a new outlook on life and a note from a lawyer in the USPS box. Add in the botanically or synthetically derived terpenes and you have a recipe for a headache in my experience.

The thing is, those fake terps are being added to both types of THCa flower and regular products on actual legal markets.

bitxbitxbitcoinon Congress accidentally legalized THC six years ago

Double blind in this instance meant THC distillate with the terpene or without to avoid that standard issue.

bitxbitxbitcoinon Congress accidentally legalized THC six years ago

The evidence is coming out now that real experiments are easier to do.

See Russo’s latest double blind work on distillate + specific terpenes.

bitxbitxbitcoinon Congress accidentally legalized THC six years ago

The solventless extracts (mechanical separation) are what the premium market enjoys for quality reasons.