🔥 VOP Panel Series 2025 | SCIENCE OF SMOKABILITY ⚗️😮‍💨🎙️ Hosted by: @voiceoftheplant🎤 PanelistsMario Guzman (@sherbinskis415 | @voiceoftheplant)Joseph Rutherford (@champelli)Dr. Miyabe Shields (@miyabephd | @cresearchcoalition)Kevin Crouch (@madtrichome | @powrhouse.cali)Lance Lambert (@805lance | @grovebags_)🎛️ ModeratorSergio Picazo (@sergio_thecustodian)What makes cannabis actually smoke well?Not just potency.Not just terpene percentages.Not just white ash.This panel confronts one of the most misunderstood and poorly defined concepts in modern cannabis: smokability, the real-world experience of combustion, flavor delivery, mouthfeel, burn rate, and effect, and why so much visually perfect flower fails once it’s lit.Recorded as part of the Voice of the Plant Panel Series 2025, Science of Smokability brings together cultivators, scientists, and operators to examine what actually determines smoke quality across the entire lifecycle of the plant. From genetics and cultivation inputs, to drying, curing, storage, preparation, and consumption, this discussion reframes quality as a systems problem, not a single metric.The panel moves past folklore and marketing shortcuts to focus on measurable, repeatable variables, including water activity versus moisture content, tissue type and trichome density, enzymatic activity after harvest, airflow and burn mechanics, particle size and homogenization, and why post-harvest should be treated as a biological process rather than a cosmetic one.Key themes explored include:Why THC percentage is a weak proxy for qualityHow improper drying and rehydration permanently damage flavorWhy preparation and ritual can override curing dogmaThe difference between smoke that looks clean and smoke that feels cleanHow data should validate sensory experience, not replace itDesigning workflows that preserve flavor at scale, not just in boutique environmentsRather than chasing perfection, this panel emphasizes risk management, repeatability, and system design, recognizing that true quality comes from processes that can survive mistakes, not idealized conditions.Smokability is the final audit.Every shortcut shows up in the smoke.