Talking Pot Heads – Details, episodes & analysis

This episode of Budtender Insights is all about TERPS — what they are, how they work, and how to confidently talk about them on the sales floor.

Join the Chronic Gals in conversation with:

🔹 Chase Tyler (Pink Cloud Cast)

🔹 Mason Hill (Laurelcrest)

🔹 Will Abeles (True Terpenes)

We explore:

• The role of terpenes in cannabis effects and aroma
• How they interact with cannabinoids to shape the experience
• Common confusion between cannabis-derived and botanical terpenes
• The importance of clear labeling and transparency
• Role-play demos to help b*dtenders serve customers with confidence

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Catch our ongoing podcast where we explore cannabis science, dispensary life, and stories from behind the bud bar — all from a budtender’s POV.

This panel is part education, part inspiration — and full of real insights from the field. Perfect for anyone working in or passionate about the plant.

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🎙️ Budtender Insights: Perspectives on Concentrates

Live from our first Budtender Insights event (March 29, 2025)

Let’s be real—concentrates can be intimidating. With terms like “live rosin,” “diamonds and sauce,” “CRC,” and “six-star hash” flying around, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. That’s why we brought together a room full of budtenders, extractors, and cannabis pros to actually talk about it.

In this special live episode, hosts Ashleen and Rileigh (aka the Chronic Gals) are joined by:

🔥 Demetre Janness, lead extractor at Sessions Extracts

🌱 Jeff Hickock, team lead at High End Market Place (and longtime grower + medical consultant)

Together, we break down:

• Solvent vs solventless extraction (and why “solventless” is a little misleading 👀)
• How different textures—like shatter, batter, and rosin—are actually made
• What customers need to know about color, consistency, and harvest dates
• Why THC % doesn’t tell the whole story
• And why cold-starting your honey is the best way to actually taste your dabs 🔥

Whether you’re new to extracts or already speaking in six-star slang, this episode is packed with insights to boost your budtending game.

💚 Special thanks to our sponsors:

Daydreamer, Tokeativity, The Exchange, Cannabis Alliance, Royal Rose, Nug Nips, and Asterion Temple — y’all helped make this first Budtender Insights event possible.

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🎧 Listen in to learn:

• How to talk to customers about extracts with confidence
• What makes BHO different from rosin (beyond the hype)
• Why “ice white” might not be a good sign
• Tips for getting the last dab out of the jar (hello, straw trick)

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Let’s keep learning and keep growing.

Hey Pot Heads!

Welcome to the next episode in our product types series!

In this episode of Talking Pot Heads, we're rolling up some seriously insightful conversation about cannabis flower! Rileigh and Ashleen are joined by budtender Chase Tyler and Founder and CEO of Cultured Biologix Tim McCormick to break down everything you need to know about what makes a flower truly exceptional. 🌱

First up, we chat about how cannabis strains have evolved over the years and the never-ending debate of sun-grown vs. indoor flowers. Our guests take us through the cannabis growth cycle, from seed to harvest, and spill the beans on the crucial flowering phase. 🌼

But it doesn’t stop there—we get into the nitty-gritty of drying and curing techniques. Ever wondered how to achieve the perfect balance of moisture and flavor? Or how to avoid those pesky curing pitfalls? Chase and Tim have you covered! They even share some cutting-edge methods like flash frozen curing, which could be a game-changer in the industry. ❄️

And let’s not forget the all-important quality checks! Whether it’s size, smell, color, or frostiness, our experts tell you what to look for in top-tier cannabis. Plus, they debunk the myth that higher THC always means better weed—hint: it's all about the experience, folks! 🙌

This episode is packed with tips, tricks, and insider knowledge that both consumers and industry pros will find super valuable. So whether you’re a budtender looking to up your game or just a curious cannabis enthusiast, this one’s for you!

Thanks so much to Veriheal for sponsoring this season of Talking Pot Heads! Veriheal is an online resource for connecting you with a licensed marijauana doctor in your state. Head over to the Veriheal website to start the process today!

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Alright pot heads, keep learning and keep growing!

Welcome back to another episode of Chronic Gals Podcast! We are thrilled to bring you this episode with cannabis chef & event planner extraordinaire Liv Vasquez! Liv has spent her entire career crafting detailed dining experiences, paying mind to everything from the ambience & location to flavors on the plate, & now she brings that mindfulness to her epic cannabis dinners. We talk about her mission to support ethical companies within the cannabis industry, & the bumps along the way, because cultivating conscious consumption helps to elevate the industry altogether.

RSVP to Liv’s next cannabis dinner at livviesmalls.com, & don’t forget to catch her doing her thang in the kitchen this 4/20 on Netflix’s latest cooking competition, Cooked with Cannabis! 

@livviesmalls on IG, Twitter, Facebook

Next events: Livviesmalls.com

MENTIONED IN THE SHOW -

Quarantine shows:

• Power 
• Outlander 

Smoke list:

• Lady Jays CBD joint 

Ash’s morning bev routine:

• Hidden River Coffee Roasters decaf beans 
• Brewed in a Chemex

Rileigh’s morning bev routine:

• Oregano oil
• Vitamin D
• Emergen-C supplement
• Tea or Hot water, lemon, ACV, honey

Podcast recommendations:

• On killing a virus in the human body - The Expanded Podcast, “Expanded x Ep. 87: Getting Perspective on Coronavirus with Karen Hurd” 
• On the possibility of using blood transfusions to heal & immunize from COVID-19 - Radiolab, “Dispatch 3: Shared Immunity” 
• On how the global manufacturing community is coming together to fast-track new ventilators - Planet Money, “Episode 987: The Race to Make Ventilators” 

Welcome back for Season 2 of the Chronic Gals Podcast! We decided for our first episode of the season, with all the COVID-19 quarantining, we wanted to connect with our community for our first Chronic Gals Community Smoke Session via Zoom! Five Chronic Pals joined us, & it was so amazing catching up with them and having a live audience for the first episode!

We also catch up with Ashleen and Rileigh about how 2020 has started for them, all the changes in their lives, & how they are coping with the crisis. We talk our quarantine Netflix choices and what we have in store for the start of our NEW SEASON!

Thanks for joining us for the live premiere episode!

• Heather Dagley @bud_n_blossom
• MJ @emjayy_33
• Ryan Black @360_pizzaguy710
• Razia Hayden @behindthescenes415 @extractioneering
• Warren Edney @fuca_worldwide

Shout out:

• Grass Valley Farms for the primo ounces
• Ceres Dragon Balls
• Zoom's video conferencing service - Thanks for extending our 40-min call for free! <3

Upcoming on Season 2 of Chronic Gals Podcast:

• Liv Vasquez @livviesmalls (Check out her new Netflix show Cooked with Cannabis coming in April 2020)
• Savina Monet @savinamonet
• Amaranta Colindres @curlieturtle
• Nickia Delaware @ripcitybitty

Portland's favorite women-in-cannabis group, Tokeativity, celebrated their 3rd birthday this January, & at their anniversary event, we were absolutely honored to help christen their new podcast studio at their headquarters in Prism House PDX! We set ourselves up at their birthday party & hosted a live podcast with event guests who sat down and talked pot with us. 

Huge thanks to Lisa & Sam from Tokeativity for inviting us to celebrate with you! & massive thank yous to Kristen, Vilette, Rae from @shopmagnoliajane, & Jenna from @thewaywitch for sharing your stories with us!

Enjoy this bonus episode of Chronic Gals Podcast!! Season 2 coming April 2020!

Follow @theadamandrewsexperiment for information about Yoganja yoga & cannabis events in Portland

Follow @prismhousepdx for a Full Spectrum Event Space

Check out all these amazing women-owned cannabis businesses!

• Extracts (OR) @extractioneering.oregon
• Tokeativity boss babe @lisalibra
• The Joyride Podcast host @cat.the.lion
• Mobile Dab Bar @Vibeztiva
• Cannabis-themed & sustainable fashion @shopmagnoliajane
• Psychedelic jam queens @mamasamandthejam
• Ganja goddess & plant medicine educator @peacelovetararose
• Crafty cannalady @amymothercraft
• Cannabis-fueled tarot & other witchery @thewaywitch
• CBD-infused massage @aprilreiki
• Cannabis diversity advocate @mss.oregon
• 420-friendly manicurist @nomsternailz
• Online clothing, shoes & accessories @shoeboxbyki
• Henna artist @hennanomad
• Artist & tarot reader @katzriver
• Custom dessert artist @kimberlyamina
• Functional fashion for the highest society @highsocietycollection

For details about the National Cannabis Diversity Awareness Convention follow: @cannabis_diversity_awareness and @mss.oregon

It’s our last episode of Season One! As we close out our first season of Chronic Gals, we reflect back on everything we learned this year about producing a podcast, growing our community of stoners, our favorite strains and farms, and more. Plus, we talk about what exciting things we have in store for Season Two!

The support and encouragement we received from our listeners throughout this year has really inspired and motivated us to keep this going. We have so much fun doing it, and knowing there is somebody on the other end listening is just amazing. THANK YOU to our awesome community, and we’ll be back for more in 2020!

SHOUT-OUTS

IG @midori.media 

IG @chronicgals420 

IG @queenashleen502 

IG @subduedexcitementwa - Ri’s favorite pot farm of 2019 award 

IG @labs_of_dabstract - Green Queen OG 

IG @fairwindsmanufacturing - FECO capsules 

IG #chronicpalsstoryclouds: Send us a smoke cloud on Instagram, & we’ll send one back!

STRAINS MENTIONED

Dream Bike Terp Twister by Sauce Boss 

Green Queen OG terp sugar by Dabstract 

Hello Pals! Welcome back to Chronic Gals! We’re talking with Amy Oppedisano, Creative Marketing & Brand Manager of blüm, retail dispensaries with stores in California and Nevada. We talk about Amy’s husband using cannabis to heal from a major accident, and how that led to them founding Terra Tech, the first publicly traded cannabis company in the US. Amy’s a canna-mom who loves infusing her self-care routines with edibles, THC and CBD mocktails, and her new Summerland Ceramic bong. Huge thanks to Amy for talking pot with the Chronic Gals!

Shoutouts:

blüm stores 

blüm on Instagram 

Terra Tech Corp 

Kiva Confections 

High Style THC Beer 

Pearl Water 

Summerland Ceramics 

Welcome back to another episode of Chronic Gals Podcast! We’re talking with Heather Dagley of Bud N Blossom, a cannabis writer whose goal is to break the stigma around cannabis and to help spread the knowledge. Sounds like a couple Gals you know, eh? We had an awesome time talking with Heather about her connection with cannabis and what we can do to make connections with cannabis. We chat about randomly running into each other at the Lemon Haze party, and how we like Leafly’s new Cannabis Guide system for categorizing strains, and plenty more! Grab a pipe, and smoke with us! STRAINS SMOKED: Hawaiian Golden Pineapple by Phat Panda Purple Punch by RGL Hoof by RGL Excite Bike Terp Twister by Sauce Boss Palpatine prerolls by Doc & Yeti PLUG CORNER: BudandBlossom.blog IG @Bud_n_blossom Visit Heather at the Tacoma House of Cannabis Lemon Haze Wave Edibles

Thanks for sparking up for another episode of Chronic Gals! 

Vape shelves across Washington state are awfully bare after the WA Department of Health enacted policy banning vapes flavored with anything but terpenes derived from the regulated 502 market. We unpack the issue with friend of the show and Chronic Pal Terah Pitchford, and talk about what the vape crisis is all about, what Washington state is doing about it, and what people don’t know about what is in their flavored vape cartridges. This is another show packed full of information! Grab your stash and get ready to uplevel your conscious consumerism!

#scientificstoners #craftcannabis

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