Cannabis School

Ever feel like a few puffs turned you into a creative genius… then one more bowl sent you straight into “oh shit” territory? Yeah. We’ve been there.

This week on Cannabis School, Jesse and Brandon explore those moments when cannabis makes you feel more focused, more present, and a little more like the superhero in your own movie. Jesse’s Tropicana Cherries story kicks things off with a twelve-page writing sprint—and a second bowl that took the experience in a very different direction.

From there, we get into creativity, quieting the mental chaos, letting go of other people’s judgments, and finding joy without turning every damn hobby into work. There’s a giant bowl of Froot Loops analogy, a Ted Lasso moment, and enough gaming tangents to keep things interesting.

The question underneath it all: does cannabis give us superpowers, or do we sometimes feel like we’re finally getting out of our own way?

In this episode:

• Feeling locked in versus getting way too high
• Creativity, connection, and being present
• Jesse’s take on slowing down a brain full of ideas
• Ego, self-judgment, and learning without getting defensive
• Finding joy in books, games, and everyday moments
• Personal experiences with strains, terpene profiles, and dry herb vaporizers

Chapters

00:00 — Tropicana Cherries: superhero mode meets “oh shit”
05:48 — Does cannabis actually give you superpowers?
08:53 — Family conversations and cannabis stigma
13:58 — Mental chaos, Froot Loops, and Quicksilver
17:41 — Getting out of your head and into your life
21:08 — Finding joy beyond money and possessions
25:33 — Jesse’s experiences with terpenes and setting
27:31 — Confidence, creativity, and needing approval
31:41 — Hobbies, gaming, and letting fun stay fun
35:16 — Judgment, Ted Lasso, and letting things go
39:22 — Learning from others without an ego battle
43:54 — Reflection, kindness, and everyday connection
46:48 — Parenting, screens, and personal responsibility
51:46 — A delivery disaster and accepting what you can’t control
54:56 — Strain labels, personal preferences, and dosing
58:39 — Dry herb vaporizers and the people around you

Keep the conversation going: Have you ever had a cannabis experience that made you feel like a superhero—or humbled you real quick? Tell us your story.

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We missed a week, came back, and apparently had some shit to work through.

This sesh starts with Mormon cartoons and whether carrying gold plates into battle requires superhero strength. Somehow, we end up talking about faith, family, forgiveness, and the stories we keep telling ourselves about who we are. GMO Cookies may have helped with the detours.

We get personal about growing up in very different households, finding community without agreeing on everything, and learning to look back at our mistakes without turning every memory into another reason to beat ourselves up. You fucked up. What have you learned? Who have you become since then?

Then we get into relationships, misunderstandings, and the difference between feeling angry and using that anger to hurt someone. There are some heavy moments in this one, along with plenty of us being us.

And just when things need a little breathing room, Jesse shares how “making new connections” became “naked connections” in a professional text. Autocorrect really said, let’s see where this goes.

In this sesh:

• Growing up with Living Scriptures and very specific Sunday entertainment.
• Family stories, alcohol, and the things we were taught to believe.
• Faith, church culture, and making room for people who think differently.
• Taking responsibility while giving yourself room to grow.
• How labels and assumptions get in the way of connection.
• Listening to your partner instead of preparing your rebuttal.
• Feeling your emotions without taking them out on someone else.
• An unfortunate text, a hard-earned racing win, and the power of a simple thank-you.

Chapters

00:15 — We’re back, and straight into Mormon cartoons
03:03 — Patience before you could text everyone
04:14 — Family stories, Mexico, and two very different grandmas
09:01 — Growing up around alcohol—or without it
11:38 — Faith, church culture, and community
14:21 — Connection, conversations, and looking past labels
16:30 — Dating, pickup artists, and manipulation
18:18 — Religion and what community means to us
21:14 — Forgiving yourself and recognizing your growth
28:34 — Do we want understanding, or do we want to be right?
31:09 — Identity, labels, and different paths
34:53 — Childhood hurt and showing up in relationships
38:06 — When an invitation gets lost in translation
40:12 — Ownership, reactions, and listening
42:07 — Trauma, abuse, and difficult personal stories
45:54 — Being angry without being hurtful
48:50 — “Naked connections”: autocorrect strikes again
50:41 — A little kindness at the checkout
52:34 — Finally winning that damn race
53:58 — Starting over and saying thank you

What’s something you handle better now than you did five years ago? Give yourself a little credit, and tell us about it.

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You wanted to chill. Your heart apparently signed up for cardio.

This week on Cannabis School, we’re talking about that uncomfortable moment when your heart starts pounding, you notice every damn beat, and suddenly your smartwatch has your undivided attention.

Jesse and Brandon share their own experiences with racing hearts, anxious highs, and familiar products that suddenly felt very different. We talk dose, tolerance, mindset, and the questions we sometimes forget to ask ourselves before a session: Did I sleep? Have I eaten? Am I already stressed? How much caffeine did I just put in my body?

We also revisit Jesse’s Banana Kush experience, discuss why we keep coming back to flower, and explain why being the experienced cannabis friend comes with some responsibility. Your buddy’s first session is not an audition for the Cannabis Olympics.

Expect honest conversation, questionable analogies, a few Jedi references, and a reminder that “just chill the fuck out” isn’t exactly top-tier emotional support.

In this episode:

• Racing hearts and the anxiety loop of noticing every heartbeat.
• Why the same strain doesn’t always feel the same.
• Our experiences with edibles, carts, flower, and changing tolerance.
• Looking beyond the biggest THC number on the shelf.
• Set and setting beyond candles and a little patchouli.
• Supporting a friend who’s having an uncomfortable experience.
• Talking with your pharmacist about medications—your physicist has other things going on.

Chapters

00:31 — Why does my heart feel like that?
01:30 — When a favorite cart stops feeling familiar
02:47 — Checking in: sleep, food, water, and caffeine
04:59 — THC, heart rate, and the nervous system conversation
05:50 — Set, setting, and edible experiences
07:19 — Moving past the highest THC percentage
08:46 — The racing-heart anxiety loop
11:04 — An anxious moment while playing Diablo
13:29 — Why we keep coming back to flower and vaporizers
15:03 — Revisiting Banana Kush and an overwhelming high
17:09 — Joints, coughing, and the ritual of smoking
22:12 — Feeling panicked versus looking panicked
25:25 — Medications: call your pharmacist
27:17 — Cannabis Jedi and looking out for beginners
28:09 — Personal calming rituals and breathing discussion
32:34 — The inevitable movie tangent
34:24 — Revisiting dose and consumption methods
40:15 — Tolerance and recognizing your own reactions
42:42 — Knowing yourself and showing compassion

Ever had your usual strain suddenly hit different? Tell us about your experience and what you learned about your own limits.

Health note: This episode includes personal experiences and home remedies, not established treatments. Don’t assume concerning symptoms are just anxiety. Chest pain, trouble breathing, or loss of consciousness warrant emergency help.

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Nuclear Muffins sounds like it should launch you into another dimension. This batch? More like a weighted blanket for your brain.

This week on Cannabis School, Jesse and Brandon dig into a strain that sneaks up slowly and gets the conversation rolling. We’re talking light, fruity flavor, squishy buds, and a high we found calm, clear, and surprisingly suited to getting creative. The number on this bag wasn’t huge—but we had plenty to say about the experience.

We also get into why we keep coming back to flower, our ongoing love affair with dry herb vaporizers, and how our early ideas about cannabis changed once we actually experienced it. Naturally, there’s a gravity bong story. Because apparently we can’t just review a strain and behave.

In this episode:

• Nuclear Muffins’ slow build and our firsthand impressions.
• Why the THC percentage doesn’t tell us everything we want to know.
• THCA labels, minor cannabinoids, and the entourage effect conversation.
• Flower versus carts—and how our preferences have changed.
• Vaporizer temperatures, session length, and differences between devices.
• Unlearning cannabis stigma, one conversation at a time.

Chapters

00:00 — Welcome to Cannabis School
00:27 — Vaporizer love and the borrowed VENTY
01:32 — Meet Nuclear Muffins
03:00 — THCA labels, THC numbers, and genetics
04:34 — First impressions and vaporizer temperatures
06:18 — Minor cannabinoids, flower, and carts
08:11 — Unlearning the cannabis stigma
09:00 — A weighted blanket for your brain
11:23 — Confidence, first experiences, and changing perceptions
13:22 — Gravity bongs and a party story
16:15 — Back to vaporizers and getting more from flower
19:25 — Fruity flavor, slow onset, and session differences
20:40 — Comparing batches and wrapping up

Tried Nuclear Muffins? Tell us how it hit you. Calm and floaty? More intense than our batch? We want to hear about your experience.

Love you guys. Stay curious, and we’ll catch you next time on Cannabis School.

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Birthday brisket, busted controllers, and Batman needing a day job. Yep, it’s that kind of sesh.

This week, we’re hanging out with Nuclear Muffin and GMO Cookies, bouncing from pool-party chaos and a rainy motorcycle ride into a surprisingly real conversation: why the hell are we all in such a hurry to be first?

First in traffic. First to talk. First to prove we’re right. Somewhere between the shit-talking and the side quests, we get into actually listening, looking past people’s job titles, and learning to pause before losing our shit over spilled milk. Literally.

Pull up a chair. There are tangents, laughs, and a few things you might still be thinking about after the sesh.

In this sesh:

• 00:15 — Birthday chaos, brisket, and “don’t break my fucking controller”
• 05:18 — Controller repairs and a motorcycle ride with terrible timing
• 08:12 — Gran Turismo turns into a whole life analogy
• 10:31 — Interruptions, automatic apologies, and changing how we respond
• 17:16 — Networking origin stories and Batman clocking in for benefits
• 18:38 — Everybody wants to be first. What are we actually winning?
• 22:38 — Are you listening or just waiting for your turn to talk?
• 27:09 — You’re a person, not a résumé
• 34:23 — Meditation, distractions, and finding a second before reacting
• 38:22 — Parenting, old patterns, and choosing more compassion
• 42:50 — Grocery-store kindness and conversations worth having

What’s one thing that helps you slow down before you lose your shit? Drop it in the comments, send this episode to your sesh buddy, and come hang with us again next week.

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You’ve probably seen ocimene on a label and moved right past it. What the hell is it, and what does it bring to your flower?

This week, we’re getting into another terp, talking through ocimene’s woody, sweet, herbal notes and why plants produce these compounds in the first place. Because apparently plants have a whole lot of shit going on, and making your weed smell good is only part of this conversation.

Of course, we take a few turns along the way. We’re comparing grinders, talking about our very different experiences with flower and carts, and sharing those moments when getting elevated turns into being way too focused on one sensation. We also question some of the claims attached to ocimene—because seeing “uplifting” next to a terpene doesn’t tell you how that whole strain is going to feel.

The conversation keeps coming back to knowing what you’re consuming. Look past the strain name, check the terpene profile, and pay attention to your own experience. There’s a lot more to your flower than the THC number on the front.

In this episode:

• 00:24 — Getting familiar with ocimene and where we’ve noticed it
• 01:40 — Woody, sweet, floral: talking aroma and terpene families
• 02:42 — Cis, trans, and questions we still have about the chemistry
• 03:38 — Herbs, fruit, and why plants produce terpenes
• 05:40 — Plant defenses and calling in backup against pests
• 07:05 — Decongestant claims and our personal experiences with congestion
• 09:06 — Grinders, flower mills, kief, and the quality of your grind
• 12:02 — Comparing our experiences with THC, flower, and distillate carts
• 14:50 — Cartridge dosing and checking the certificate of analysis (COA)
• 16:50 — Intentional consumption and the stoner stereotype
• 21:12 — Does “uplifting” tell the whole story?
• 22:37 — Mixing strains—and somehow, ketchup on mac and cheese
• 23:54 — Looking beyond strain names to what’s actually in the flower

Have you noticed ocimene in any of your favorite strains? And are you checking the terps when you shop, or still going off the name? Drop your experiences and questions in the comments.

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Welcome back, kids. Your eyes are red, your mouth is dry, and suddenly that cheesecake you don’t even like sounds pretty fucking good. What’s up with that?

This week, we’re getting into three cannabis experiences most of us know a little too well: red eyes, cottonmouth, and wanting to eat everything in sight. We talk about THC, CB1 receptors, and what might be going on behind those familiar feelings—with a few personal stories and the occasional tangent. Because of course there are tangents.

We’re also comparing our experiences with flower, carts, and edibles, talking about snacks that actually leave us satisfied, and getting into why “sativa for the day, indica for the night” doesn’t tell the whole story. Pay attention to your own experience, guys. Somebody else loving a strain doesn’t mean it’s going to hit you the same way.

In this episode:

• 00:15 — Red eyes, dry mouth, and eating everything in sight
• 01:29 — What’s happening when your eyes get red?
• 07:21 — Cottonmouth and the conversation around CB1 receptors
• 10:49 — Our dry-mouth experiences with edibles, carts, and flower
• 14:48 — Am I hungry, or do Doritos just sound amazing?
• 17:48 — Munchie food that doesn’t leave us feeling like shit
• 25:44 — Moving beyond indica and sativa labels
• 30:02 — Potential effects, personal experiences, and cannabis assumptions
• 31:14 — Getting more intentional about what you’re buying
• 35:16 — Your questions and what’s coming next

What gives you the worst cottonmouth? And what’s your go-to when the munchies hit? Drop it in the comments, along with any questions you want us to get into on a future Cannabis 101.

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What’s in the bag today? Velvet Spritz—with a Z—from Grassroots.

This indica-leaning hybrid crosses Romulan Grapefruit with Kush Mints. The flower came as smaller popcorn buds and was a little dry, but it still had some give and smoked surprisingly well. Its aroma starts subtly sweet before becoming much more earthy, musky, and slightly piney in the vaporizer. If you’re expecting a mouthful of grapefruit candy, calm down. That isn’t what we found in this batch.

The dominant terpenes include beta-caryophyllene, alpha-pinene, myrcene, limonene, and beta-pinene. Together, they produced an unusual combination of calm and focus. Velvet Spritz didn’t make us sleepy or completely relax the body. Instead, it quieted some of the mental noise and made it easier to stay present with whatever we were doing.

We get into:

• Velvet Spritz’s Romulan Grapefruit × Kush Mints lineage
• Why packaging can make or break otherwise good flower
• Sweet grapefruit expectations versus its earthy, musky reality
• Reading terpene results when the label is organized like complete bullshit
• Gradually increasing vaporizer temperatures
• Why the same flower can feel different in a joint and vaporizer
• Cleaning your glass before the bong water develops its own ecosystem
• Whether juice belongs in a bong—and why we’re skeptical
• Using Velvet Spritz for yard work, reading, or focused activities
• The calm, happy feeling without becoming overly dopey
• Why alpha-pinene may feel tense or stimulating for some consumers
• Combining strains to shape the experience
• Cannabis as an amplifier of your mindset and environment
• Longboards, motorcycles, handmade teapots, and the usual side quests

Our verdict: Velvet Spritz is a solid daytime strain for somebody looking to calm the squirrels without putting them to sleep. It felt focused, thoughtful, and pleasantly elevated, although the pinene created some head and neck tension for us. In a joint, that tension was less noticeable and the overall experience felt better.

This may also be a useful base strain to combine with something more physically relaxing. As always, start low, pay attention to your own response, and don’t assume our experience will automatically be yours.

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For adults of legal age only. This episode reflects our personal experiences and is not medical advice. Do not drive while impaired. Know your local laws and consume responsibly.

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Today we’re landing in the terps and breaking down linalool, that sweet, floral, slightly spicy terpene most commonly associated with lavender.

For years, we thought lavender meant one thing: somebody was trying to put us to sleep. But linalool is more complicated than that. Finding it in a strain doesn’t automatically mean you’ll be unconscious ten minutes later. Its concentration, the other terpenes and cannabinoids surrounding it, the dose, and how you consume the product all help shape the final experience.

We get into:

• What linalool smells and tastes like
• Plants containing linalool beyond lavender
• Why linalool may feel calming without necessarily being sedating
• Relaxation, anxious feelings, and the experiences commonly associated with it
• Why a terpene never works completely by itself
• The entourage effect and the importance of the full chemical profile
• Cannabis derived versus botanically derived terpenes
• Why the same molecule can behave differently within a larger formulation
• How growing conditions can change terpene percentages between batches
• Reading a product’s certificate of analysis instead of trusting the strain name
• Why THC percentage doesn’t tell you whether you’ll enjoy the experience
• Flower, dry-herb vaporizers, carts, edibles, and how consumption changes things
• Why you need to stop destroying your carts with blinkers
• Looking for the experience you want instead of simply chasing the highest number

The big takeaway: look to the terps.

You don’t need to memorize every molecule or become the asshole at the dispensary trying to prove how smart they are about weed. Learn enough to ask better questions. Look at the linalool, check what accompanies it, pay attention to the cannabinoids, and notice how your body responds.

Next time you find a linalool-heavy strain, crack it open and see whether you can identify those floral, sweet, woody, or spicy notes. Then consume low and slow and find out what linalool actually does for you.

For adults of legal age only. This episode is educational and reflects our personal experiences, not medical advice. Cannabis affects everyone differently, so know your local laws and consume responsibly.

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