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This week we sit down with Esteban Duarte from Hermetic Genetics. An Oregon based seed company that has been breeding genetics since 2015. We talk about how he started, where he came from, and where Hermetic Genetics is going. Having gone as far as Egypt to work and source seeds, Esteban has stayed true to sourcing and breeding unique and diverse cannabis genetics known for their vigor with strains like ‘Root Beer Float’. Forget about being stuck indoors, grab some flower, and come join us for some kick back breeder talk.

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Joel Perkins from Key Grow Solutions sits down with us to talk about his proprietary Polyamine Tech and using organic chemistry in nutrients. This episode encompasses everything about nutrient science covering feeding schedules, growing conventionally, the use of beneficials, PGPR’s, bacteria use in different media, shelf life, hybrid growing, mixing liquids with drys, importance of temperature, and we talk about how using his nutrients is causing a consistent pattern of cannabis plants finishing early in both indoor and outdoor applications. This is worth noting considering the implications of both good and bad. Grab a joint, put in some earbuds, head to the garden, and enjoy this weeks, The Dirt Show!

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JD Short, the man behind Second Generation Genetics, returns to the show this week. Featured on episodes 32 and 35, he comes back to talk more in depth about growing up, having a father that influenced a generation of cannabis growers, surviving the “war on drugs”, spending time in Switzerland with breeder Steve, and also shares his love and respect for psychedelics. This one needs to be enjoyed with the best flower you have, so grab that jar and sit back as we get to know the man we know as JD Short.

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This week we sit down with Kyle Kaszynski the Head of R&D for Growth Science. He is also a Certified Crop Advisor through the American Society of Agronomy, runs a biological consulting business called Mycophyte Solutions, and is finishing a book titled “Mycology of Cannabis”. He was featured on episode 33 and has come back on to talk about Rust fungus and other pathogens affecting cannabis crops and also to chat about his experience and use of psychedelics. Come get high, sit back, and join us as we venture into the world of cannabis and fungus as a friend and foe.

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We sit down this week with Trista Okel from Empower body care. The Oregon based topical company that has a reputation for quality and effective pain relieving products. The CBD craze has taken the scene, but with all the available options,

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This week we talk about Peyote with Juan Martinez, a Southern Oregon grower and hash maker. Having 4 years experience with Native Americans and their traditional Sun Dance, he shares his experience of being a fire tender and taking the entheogen. We also talk about how cannabis and psychedelics paired together is a necessity and finish with Juan sharing an intense story about mushrooms, friends, hiking, and death. Psychoactives come in many forms and cactus is one of them. Join us as we look back on the Native Americans ritualistic and medicinal use of this desert dweller that is rooted right here in North America.

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James and Rachel from Edelic sit down with us and talk all about entheogens. ECFES or Edelic Center for Ethnobotanical Services is a 5 year old Oregon based non-profit ‘promoting global awareness of and local accessibility to organic potent ethnobotanicals’.  Resourcing, researching, cataloging, conserving, education, and providing safe access to these plants is just some of the many things we talk about and what these amazing folks do. Take a seat and pay attention as we take a magic carpet ride into a world where plants and fungi rule and people drool….

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Justin Jenkins from EminenceCX Concentrates is a 13 year veteran in the industry and a casualty of cannabis prohibition. Having been active with NORML and in the legal rec market, he has seen both sides of of the law. We sit down to talk some science, old school & new school tech, processing different types of extracts and concentrates, and even throw in a few laughs and a story. Get high and come join us for some education and entertainment and dont forget to watch for Eminence drops coming late March to dispensaries all over Oregon. Follow them here to stay updated!

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Organarchist a.k.a. J.B., is a well known breeder, homesteader, and closed loop farmer, living in Southern Oregon, that has spent the last few years developing his Ripcord genetic line. Searching out the gassiest strains, he made the Ripcord F1, F2, Beefcake, Sour Candy Cookies, and Sour Master Chem. This year he is looking forward to the RC F3, and furthering the lineage with other crosses. Appearing on episodes 37 and 47, he returns on episode 58 to share more dank grow knowledge, bring a shit ton of laughs, and to spread that Oregon love on this week’s, The Dirt Show. Grab a fat blunt, preferably of some Ripcord, and kick way on back for this one.

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The Marihuana Stamp Tax Act was approved on August 2, and went into effect on October 1, 1937. Moses Baca was arrested October 3; Samuel Caldwell was taken in two days later. Both pleaded guilty. Both were sentenced by federal Judge J. Foster Symes on October 8. Baca got 18 months for possessing a quarter-ounce. Caldwell was caught selling three joints to man named Claude Morgan and was also caught in possession of four pounds of cannabis, which he’d smuggled in from Kansas. He received a heavier sentence of four years. On October 17, 1937, both were received at the United States Penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kansas. ONLY 2 WEEKS LATER…

Sam Caldwell is dubbed as “The first pot POW”, and was one of the earliest targets of the 1937 Marihuana Stamp Act, but he was not the first. Sit back with your favorite strain and lets hop back in time to check out some facts surrounding the first 2 victims of Anslinger and the madness that was surrounding reefer.

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