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Sensory Science in Cannabis

⚗️ Science First mentioned: Ep. 244

The systematic study of how individuals perceive cannabis aromas and flavors, requiring practitioners to first identify their personal sensitivities (hyper-perceptions of certain compounds) and blind spots (inability to perceive certain compounds) before conducting evaluations.

Concept introduced to Hash Church by Nick Ziegler from Yakima Chief Hops. Theory that Skittles cultivar's universal popularity may be because its terpene profile has almost no blind spots across the population — nearly everyone can perceive it fully. Relates to why different people rate the same hash differently. Marshall Lagour (sensory scientist, also from Yakima Chief Hops) specializes in SOPs for proper sensory evaluation.

Ep. 244 Masonic Breeding and Sensory Science