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Cannabis School
Cannabis School is a weekly podcast focused on clear, honest cannabis education for real adults. We break down how the plant works, how people actually use it, and how to think about cannabis with intention, not hype or fear. Through science, lived experience, and real conversations, we cut through stigma and misinformation so listeners can make informed choices that fit their lives. Hosted by Brandon Elder and Jesse Angeles. Questions or feedback: contact@cannabisschool.org
Episodes
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Cannabis for Nausea: When It May Help—and When It Can Make Things Worse
Cannabis is often associated with nausea relief, but nausea doesn’t always have the same cause—and cannabis doesn’t always produce the same result. In this…
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Slurricane Strain Review: Sweet, Gassy & Surprisingly Functional
Slurricane sounds like it should knock you sideways—but this indica-dominant hybrid gave us a much more functional experience than expected. In this Cannabis…
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Cannabis, Core Memories & the Cultures That Shape Us
We’re kicking off this Sesh with the AirVape Legacy CORE, an entry-level dry-herb vaporizer AirVape sent us to try. We break down the airflow, temperature…
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RSO Explained: We Tried Rick Simpson Oil—Here’s What Happened
RSO has one of the biggest reputations in cannabis—but what is Rick Simpson Oil, how do you use it, and what does it actually feel like? In this episode of…
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Some memories age like vinyl. Others age like PS2 graphics on a giant TV.
This week’s Sesh starts with old-school video games and ends with a Mexico story that escalates way past “we should probably find our friend.” In between?…
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Midtown Haze: Clear Head, Chill Body & Patrick Swayze
Some strains get you talking. Midtown Haze apparently gets us building a whole Patrick Swayze cinematic universe before we’ve even finished the introduction…
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Does Cannabis Give You Superpowers?
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…
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You F*cked Up. You’re Still Allowed to Grow. Other options with your to
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…
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Cannabis 101: Why the Hell Is My Heart Racing?
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…
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Nuclear Muffins: Big Name, Chill Vibes
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…
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Sesh | GMO Cookies & Getting Out of Your Own Damn Way
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…
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Ocimene: Land of the Terps
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…
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Red Eyes, Dry Mouth & the Munchies | Cannabis 101
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?…
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Velvet Spritz: Calm, Focused, and Ready to Get Sh*t Done
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…
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Linalool: More Than the “Sleepy Lavender” Terpene
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…
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Papa Burger: Sticky, Funky, and Strong as Hell
Papa Burger from Dragonfly came in swinging. This flower is soft, sticky, and squishy enough to gum up your grinder, with a smell that starts funky and savory…
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Perception, Intention, and Knowing When to Detach
This sesh starts with dispensaries, sticky flower, budtenders, and our plans for Cannabis School........and somehow ends with us examining our emotional…
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Blue Lobster Strain Review: Our Favorite Hybrid of 2026?
Welcome back to Cannabis School! Today, Brandon and Jesse review Blue Lobster by Grassroots, an indica-leaning hybrid currently swimming around Utah’s medical…
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Land of the Terps: What Is Nerolidol?
Welcome to the Land of the Terps! Cannabis School 101 is officially back, and this time Brandon and Jesse are going deeper than the usual THC percentage and…
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Cheeee of Bandits Strain Review: Sweet, Spicy & Seriously Weird
Welcome back to Cannabis School! Today, Brandon and Jesse review Cheee of Bandits by Pure Plan, a mysterious Utah cannabis strain with an unusual name and an…
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The $88 mistake
Welcome back to Cannabis School! This week’s Sesh begins with a simple idea that opens the door to a much bigger conversation: people are people, and life may…
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GMO Cookies Strain Review: Garlic, Gas & a Perfectly Chill High
Welcome back to Cannabis School! Today, Brandon and Jesse revisit one of their longtime favorites: GMO Cookies, also known as GMO or Garlic Cookies. Created…
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Trauma, Tall Tales & the Deep Diver Combo
Welcome back to Cannabis School! This week’s Sesh begins with Brandon discovering that his mom shared the podcast with someone who recently started working in…
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Novarine Strain Review
Welcome back to Cannabis School! Today, Brandon and Jesse review Novarine by Find Cannabis, a sativa-dominant flower available in Utah’s medical cannabis…
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Sweet Berry Lemonade
Welcome to class! Today, Brandon and Jesse head back to the cannabis kitchen to create a custom combo they’re calling Sweet Berry Lemonade. The recipe starts…
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Are You Trying to Be Right?
This Sesh starts with an idea for building better connections and ends up going somewhere much deeper: ego, self-awareness, faith, service, judgment, and the…
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Blueberry Sugar: The 16% THC Strain That Blew Us Away
Purple, frosty, fruity, gassy—and only around 16% THC? Blueberry Sugar by Brand Zero proves that a great cannabis experience isn’t always about chasing the…
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Bruised Egos & Cowboy Engineering
What do tipping over a motorcycle, childhood fistfights, martial arts, negative comments, social media algorithms, and industrial-strength zip ties have in…
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Black Triangle
Black Triangle: A Smooth, Old-School Indica Hybrid Welcome back, kids! This week, we’re finally giving Black Triangle the full Cannabis School treatment. Black…
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Summer Break
Hope your summer is just the best! We are taking a break today. wishing you all a chill rest of your summer. Drop your episode recommendations and guest…
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Phantom Cookies: A Spicy, Happy High That Still Lets You Get Sh*t Done
What do you get when Granddaddy Purple and Cherry Pie have a mysterious little love child? Phantom Cookies—a sativa-dominant hybrid that brings a clear, calm…
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The best ideas come from letting go
This week’s Sesh starts with business lessons that usually only come after failing a few times. We talk about why trying to do everything yourself eventually…
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Candy Fumez | Sweet Candy, Bright Vibes & A Surprisingly Chill Hybrid
Candy strains can be hit or miss. Some lean all-in on flavor but leave the effects feeling flat. Others bring the gas but lose the sweetness. Candy Fumez…
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What You Notice Changes Everything | The Sesh
Most of us spend our lives trying to fix ourselves. But what if the first step isn’t fixing anything at all? This week, Brandon shares a project he’s been…
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Blueberry Headband | Quiet the Noise, Enjoy the Moment
What happens when you take two classic strains and end up with something that doesn’t demand your attention, but gently pulls you into the present? This week…
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Connection Crisis
This week starts with a joint, a conversation about why joints canoe, and somehow ends up exploring modern dating, loneliness, friendship, community, and why…
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LA Pop Rocks
What happens when a strain smells like a bag of candy, smokes smooth over a year after packaging, and somehow leaves a minty little surprise on the finish?…
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The Sesh: Stories, Beliefs, Politics & Why People See the Same Thing Differently
This week’s Sesh starts with a simple idea: stories shape everything. The way we see the world, the people we trust, the beliefs we hold, and even the things…
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Root Beer GMO
Some strains disappear before you’re supposed to record the episode. Root Beer GMO was one of those strains. 😆 Jesse brought home a bag for the show, and…
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The Most Unhinged Conversation We’ve Had All Year
Some episodes are educational. Some are deep dives. And then there are episodes like this one where you sit down with a good friend, pass a bowl around, and…
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Triple Stack by Dark Heart| Strain Review
Not gonna lie, this is one of those strains that surprised us. When Jesse brought home Triple Stack from Dark Heart, neither of us had particularly high…
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Pills, Purpose, Dating Apps & the Stories We Tell Ourselves
This week’s Sesh starts in one place and somehow ends somewhere completely different, which is honestly how most great conversations go. We dive into Utah’s…
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Ecto Cooler
What happens when you cross old-school orange genetics with modern gas-heavy funk? You get Ecto Cooler, a strain that hits like a citrus soda spiked with…
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What Ancient Civilizations Still Don’t Explain
This episode starts where all highly intellectual conversations should, ancient civilizations, hyper-advanced lost technology, underground civilizations…
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Skywalker OG: The Strain That Makes You Feel the Force
Star Wars nerds, this one’s for you. 🌌 This week we cracked into Skywalker OG, and yeah… if a strain could hand you a lightsaber, tell you to trust the Force…
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This Wasn’t a Failure. It Was Tuition.
What starts as Jesse getting green sticky pants and both of us nerding out over flower that smells like straight-up apple fritters somehow turns into one of…
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Black Maple
This week we sparked up Black Maple from Dragonfly, and right out of the jar… yeah, the name tracks. Dark, sweet, maple syrup vibes. Not the fake pancake syrup…
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What the hell happened to education, work, and just… figuring life out?
This week’s Sesh starts where a lot of great conversations do: realizing you’ve been trying to smoke an empty vaporizer like an absolute idiot. From there?…
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Blue Pluto Strain Review
Blue Pluto came in swinging. Not soft. Not polite. Not the kind of strain that knocks gently and asks if now is a good time. This one had us coughing early…
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The Lonely Connected
This episode starts with passing joints and gifted flower, then somehow spirals into loneliness, porn brain, social media validation, generational disconnect…
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5280 is the chill friend strain
Not loud. Not flashy. Not trying to kick the door in. It just shows up, sits down, and quietly tells your body to calm the hell down. In this episode, we…
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What does it actually feel like when everything clicks?
You know that moment, you’re in the corner, sliding, locked in… nothing else exists. That’s what we’re chasing in this one. We start with racing, dirt tracks…
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Cannabis School | First Class Funk Strain Review
First Class Funk is a weird one in the best way. This strain had that yin and yang thing going on hard. Body felt heavy, relaxed, and calm, while the head…
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We’re All Starving for Real Connection
This one starts off loose and funny… then turns into something way deeper. What begins as a random Sesh turns into one of those conversations about life…
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San Fernando Valley OG / SFVOG
San Fernando Valley OG is one of those strains that doesn’t rush you… it settles you. Smooth inhale, calm head, relaxed body, then out of nowhere you realize…
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You’re Not Lost, You’re Just In Between
This one’s for anyone trying to figure out where they fit while building something real. We got honest on this episode. Jobs, identity, money, purpose… all of…
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Cannabis School | Jaeger Strain Review
This episode started with some love for the Bomb rig and turned into one of those conversations that reminds you this plant is way more than a label. We’re…
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Why Everything Feels Off (And What You’re Missing)
If you’ve ever felt like you’re doing everything “right”… but something still feels off, this episode is for you. Not burnt out. Not lazy. Just… disconnected…