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This week on Thoughts Off The Stem, we're talking about the Jake Paul, Mike Tyson fight. That's right, just like you, I allowed myself to get suckered in to the fantasy of it all. So my son and I decided to make it bro time in the living room and watch the fights.It was definitely quite the spectacle, that's for sure! There actually was a good boxing match in there too. A few things needed a tweak here and I'm sure you've heard all the talk about Netflix crashing. There was definitely a lot going on, which left us with quite a bit to talk about. So roll up your favourite strain and join the sesh!Hope you enjoy!Don't forget to like, share and subscribe to the channel. Check out Tots420.com for mor cannabis related blogs.
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This week on Thoughts Off The Stem we are talking about logical potheads, societies fascination with idolizing idiots and a review of Dealer's Blueberry Frost pre roll.If you haven't watched the last podcast you should check it out. This seshisode starts with a mini discussion related to seshisode 155. Basically as a pothead I feel like non potheads judge us with the assumption that we are lazy and stupid.Last weeks episode was about an incident at school where I, Justin Barone, your friendly neighbourhood pothead was the voice of reason. Or rather at least more level headed than some of my parenting peers. Which surprised me because I am the pothead of the group. In this instance, where everyone reacted rather than thinking it through. I prevailed as the more level headed member of the group.I attribute that to the fact that I smoke weed quite honestly. It got me thinking that in most cases if there were an issue at hand. A group of people would not necessarily look to the pothead for guidance or leadership. But in this case, I reacted to the situation and reached out. Everyone just said, "ok lets see what happens after Justin does a little digging." Quite honestly it amazed me that everyones reaction was going to be based on what I was able to do about the situation. Ultimately it got me thinking about how in society we still have a misconception of the capabilities of potheads. All I'm saying is, it's ok to trust a pothead.In that vein I some how got around to discussing Lt. Dan. You know the Florida man who tried to live through Hurricane Milton on a dingy in the ocean.It just amazed me how quickly society idolizes idiots. How quickly we support lunacy and urge it to run it's course. I feel like some how those idiots get categorized as potheads too. Which really just hurts our street cred man. Not all potheads are token idiots. Most of us are hard working, logical, laid back people who enjoy introspective thought, silliness and a relaxing time. All we want to do is smoke a joint think about life's possibilities and eat our favourite snack.Hope you enjoy the sesh!
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This week on Thoughts Off The Stem I'm discussing a situation at my oldest kids highschool.The teacher decided to use the special needs class to represent toddlers for a day in order to prepare her students for a toddler play date the following month.There is something seriously wrong with this don't you think?Is there no one around this teacher proofing the lesson plans?This to me was a major problem. It turns out it was a problem for a few of the parents. I reached out to find out what the logic was here. Lets just say the response left me less than happy or satisfied that this would further anyones education.I'm not trying to be any kind of social justice warrior here. I'm just saying that using anyone for to represent something they aren't is not the best look. There should have been way more thought put in to this. The practice of using someone with a disability to represent toddler is just wrong. The needs of both people are vastly different and in my opinion are not in any way similar or representative of the other.I also find it hard to believe that parents of the students in the special needs class, had they known this was going on, would have been overly accommodating or happy about having their kids involved in such an experiment.I just don't think it's right to use people like that.Join the Sesh and let me know what you think. Do you think the teacher was in the wrong?visit tots420.com for cannabis blogs and seshisode links
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This week on Thoughts Off The Stem I felt like I had to address a few comments I was getting on youtube short I put out. The content was supposed to be about a humorous interaction I had with a customer. I think I failed at cutting it correctly.The topic of the clip was how we have to sell products in the cannabis industry. So as I was receiving comment after comment about ripping people off I realized I had to respond and clarify the situation.Since comments don't always drive the point home I figured this seshisode would be the perfect opportunity to clarify in detail the concept. So this sesh is a pretty well detailed description of how the retail cannabis industry operates.The biggest misconception is that retail cannabis is a kin to Walmart style retail. It is not. Weed is a regulated good. So if you are going to compare retail operations you have to compare what it is like to sell regulated goods, like alcohol and cigarettes. You can't compare buying a bag of weed to buying pencils at staples.We are bound to the regulations the government has imposed on the industry and the operating procedures enforced by the parent companies/head offices that run these business's.Hope you enjoy the seshDon't forget to share, like, subscribe and visit Tots420.com
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This week on Thoughts Off The Stem. I thought it would be fun to give you my top 10 stoner horror movies to watch on halloween.There are some spoilers in here. So if you haven't seen some of the movies I talk about, maybe skip through to the next one. Just in case.I think you'll find this list perfect for a stoner fueled fright fest. Well honestly some of them are cheesy but, you know, that's kinda part of halloween too right?Spark one up and lets talk murder, gore and silly horror.Hope you enjoy the sesh!Don't forget to subscribe, like, share and check out Tots420.com for the full catalogue of seshisodes.
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This week on Thoughts Off The Stem I was wondering to myself what would the apocalypse look like?
Based on all the craziness that is going on in the world today I think people are more aware than ever that we might be headed to end times. I'm just not that sure what our end times looks like. So in this sesh I'm posing the question of what you think an apocalypse would look like.
Is it filled with fire and brimstone, a nuclear war, aliens or is it something we won't see coming?
This is always a fun topic to explore considering there are so many different possibilities and my imagination runs rampant with this kind of thought exercise. I really do want to know your opinion so please leave a comment and let me know what you think. Even if that means letting me know you think I'm off my rocker.
Hope you enjoy the sesh!
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This week on Thoughts Off The Stem. We are talking about corporate greed in the weed industry. The level of greed in the weed industry is astronomical, but I guess it's just a reflection of the societal greed we see on a personal level, every day on social media.In Canada the weed industry is a budding industry new to the game and I understand that the people involved want to see massive and extreme growth very quickly. The problem with that, is that, while try to expand at a rapid pace. These corporations tend to make major missteps, which lead to quite a few operational mistakes.I think this comes from a lack of experience by the heads of these companies to understand the legitimate market. I say this because, in the canadian cannabis industry, there are quite a few business owners that started out on the black market. Their success there, doesn't necessarily translate to a legitimate business. They are still trying to operate with an underground mindset. I'm sure there is room for some of those practices to help grow these companies, however, there needs to be a shift in the quality of leadership within the cannabis industry.Hope you enjoy the sesh!Subscribe, Like, Share and visit Tots420.com to listen or watch the whole podcast catalogue.
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This week on Thoughts Off The Stem we're smoking some East Coast Dank'z by MTL Cannabis. The lineage is Grape Gas and Gelato 41, making it a 29% THC Indica. I am smoking Orange Juice, Cured Resin by 1964, in the Stundenglass. It's an 83% THC Cured Resin.This sesh we're talking about the eclectic group of customers we see on a daily basis. Being that retail cannabis is a relatively new development in society. There is a lot of interpersonal carry-over from the black market.We used to have a schedule a time to go visit a guy in a basement or a garage. Upon arrival we had to commit at least 45 minutes to visiting this individual. In some cases you ended up getting sucked into helping with chore list or entertaining kids while they complete some of the tasks on their list.This meant we had to build relationships with our plugs and has carried over to the retail industry where, there is an abundance of people who come into the shop with, at least a small amount of intent to inform you of all the goings on in their lives.I know that we are called "Budtenders". It sounds similar to "Bartender" and there is a clear expectation that we lend a sympathetic ear to our customers. This means that in some cases we get high jacked and ear beaten with peoples problems from time to time. Though I don't mind sharing my years of wisdom to help someone out. Maybe the time to acquire some life advice is not in a packed pot shop.All I'm saying, is that it's a business. Would you go to Walmart and tell the employees there all about your last colonoscopy? I don't think so.Hope you enjoy the sesh!Subscribe, Like, Share and visit Tots420.com for links to all our episodes.
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This week on Thoughts Off The Stem we're talking about what everyone is talking about. P Diddy and his recent indictment. From freak off parties, to racketeering, to murder plots, to human trafficking. This dude is insane. Since this is pretty heavy and we like to keep things light around here we're dabbing up 1964's Orange Juice cured resin. For a little extra pop, we mixed in a bit of Terra Labs Cherry Ak resin. Lets just say it added a nice little energized kicked to the sesh.I gotta ask though, did we really not see this coming? I mean the dude has been marred in controversy since the beginning of his career. It's alleged that he put out a hit on his own artist, Biggie Smalls. Not to mention his possible involvement in the shooting of Tupac in New York at a recording studio. This guy has always done whatever he can to maintain power over the music industry.His label is called Bad Boy records. He named himself Puff Daddy, then P. Diddy, then shortened it to Diddy. Started throwing Freak Off parties where almost immediately there were low level rumblings of nefarious on goings. Yet celebs and high powered people attended these parties and worked with the man because of the money he was pulling in and the power he held.Maybe I am naive but it's appalling to me that, as rumblings of Diddy's behaviour started to reach the public, those in the know protected this predator. I don't understand how these powerful people just sweep these kinds of things under the rug. What does this say about the psyche of people seeking fame and fortune? Does it suggest that the morals of the famous go to the highest bidder?Hope you enjoy the sesh!
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This week on Thoughts Off The Stem Justin and Tyler are trying out Blue Dream from Space Race, a 30% hybrid pre roll. As always they start the show with a hit from the Stundenglass, this week they had a little Live resin Orange Juice by 1964, an 83% sativa.This week Justin and Tyler are discussing TikTok culture and work ethic. Each generation is obviously different from the one before it. With the constant need for technological advancement, human interaction suffers. Social awareness declines and interpersonal skills seem to meet an end similar to that of the do-do bird.The mentality of young people has been pressed and adapted to changing technologies that suck the life out of engagement. Leading to a work force that thinks swipe culture actually applies in the real world. As great as technology is, it seems to be diminishing our ability to interact, thus creating a disconnect between reality and the virtual world. All that applies online does not necessarily add to a functioning individual in the real world.Many kids are coming into the work force with impatiently short attention spans. Lacking the ability to work through real world problems in real time and not being able to adapt to issues that need progressive problem solving skills.A lot of these green individuals lack the ability to form their own opinions, discern between fake or bad information and complete tasks on their own. If you are given a problem to solve then figure it out. Don't walk around asking everyones input about the problem you are facing. Learn to solve the problem and find the answer. Basically put in the work, that's how you make yourself valuable in the workforce.Hope you enjoy the sesh!Like, Subscribe, Share and visit Tots420.com
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This week on Thoughts Off The Stem, we're talking about being an adult. The balance between maturity and fun.As we age we forget what it's like to be a kid. we fall in to our responsibilities and we loose sight of what's important. Sure i understand that we have to take care of our obligations and be leaders to our children.I don't necessarily believe that we have to do it in a stuffy and so called proper manner. I think that we can have fun and take care of business. However I find myself in a pretty consistent debate about my level of fun and silliness.I have been dating a lovely woman who is definitely to good for me. She is very proper and particular about how she conducts herself and what she expects of those around her. I'm an anomaly to her, I think. Where I'm 80% silly and childish. She's 80% serious and mature.She believes there is a time and place for everything. Often that means I have to stop making silly voices or acting like a child. Though I don't disagree, I do think that most adults try to stifle their silly. When I was a kid I would imagine what it would be like, to be an adult. Now as an adult I find most are trying to find their childhood again.I vowed early on in life that I would make a conscious effort to maintain a sense of childish fun. As we get older we lose our wonder. Everything is new and exciting as a kid. There are many experiences that haven't been had and when they are the tastes, smells, feels of that experience stay with you and give you that warm and fuzzy feeling.I think that as an adult our goal should be to maintain that feeling. So instead of being 80% serious and 20% childish. That should be flipped. Besides what's the point of having adult money if you can't have kid fun?Hope you enjoy the Sesh!Don't forget to Subscribe, Like, Share and visit Tots420.com
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This week on Thoughts Off The Stem, we're discussing implants, specifically Neuralink, conspiracy minded people and the irony that is their arguments and actions.Everyone know's someone that goes deep down the rabbit hole. You know the ones. They think everything the government does is evil and controlling. The type of person that thinks that, only the news they are privy to, is the right information.They spout off all day about how the government is trying to deceive you. How covid was a mass experiment designed to asses the worlds governments ability to control the population, on mass.This type of paranoia doesn't normally go hand in hand with the concept of inserting a chip in to your brain. In fact, having a Neuralink implanted pretty much voids all previous worry that the government is out to control you, doesn't it?With everything we know about media, propaganda and government influence. It doesn't concern you that one of, if not the, smartest people on the planet wants to chip us all. Sure you can say it's in an effort to progress humanity and develop a global consciousness. But if we've learned anything from any sci-fi movie ever. It should probably be that, the guy who wants to chip us may have some nefarious plans.Seriously this would potentially make us human puppets. I can't fathom the idea of someone influencing my decisions let alone having total control over my mind. The thought is seriously bananas.Hope you enjoy the Sesh!Don't forget to Share, Like, Subscribe and visit Tots420.com
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This week on Thoughts Off The Stem Lets talk about the fact that Boeing has stranded 2 astronauts in space on the international space station.Could you imagine training all your life to be an astronaut and go into space. You finally get called up to the big leagues. They tell you, you're going to man this new space craft but it's just gonna be a quick trip out an back. Next thing you know you're barely out of the atmosphere and you start hearing some rattles and clanks. One of your engines goes and you all of a sudden have a structural problem. Now you have to doc at the international space station and try to fix it.You work on fixing and find out the problem can only be fixed back on earth. Ok cool. You figure no problem we'll hop back on this sardine can and ride it back to earth. Nope! Can't do that. The probability of this piece of junk getting humans back to earth is pretty slim.Now you find out the whole time you've been off the planet. Congress has been hard grilling Boeing on their inability to make a viable space craft. Even though this one took some where near 11 years longer and quite a bit more money than they anticipated.I guess my question is... As an astronaut would this be exciting or terrifying? Part of me thinks it would be exciting because you get to stay in space longer than expected. However the sane part of me thinks you might go a bit bonkers realizing you're trapped in space, with no way home and you can't rely on the people that got you there because, well, they didn't really know what they were doing in the first place. Did they?Hope you enjoy the Sesh!Don't forget to Share, Like, Subscribe and visit Tots420.com
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This week on Thoughts Off The Stem, your friendly neighbourhood potheads, Justin and Tyler play "Would You Rather?".We acquired the help of our good friend Anna, to run the production side of the podcast and help out as host of our silliness.This sesh is all about the good times, giggles and creativity. Having a third person really helped us explore each topic and give some of the most ridiculous analysis possible.Whether it was choosing between walking on our hands, or eating with our feet. To risking it all on the flip of a coin, we had a really good time with this episode. If you're looking for a few laughs and absurd explanations this is where it's at.Get in on the fun and join the sesh. Smoke along, free up some head space and answer with us, as we go through these silly scenarios. Let's see if like Tyler and I, we all share a brain. It was surprising to all of us how similar we are. I mean we always had an idea that we shared the same brain, now I think we're convinced of that fact.Prepare for hilarity and start your weekend off with a few belly laughs!Hope you enjoy the sesh.Don't forget to Subscribe and check out Tots420.com
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This week on Thoughts off The Stem, We're talking about the things you should Never do on a first date!
If you follow the podcast, you know that I date from time to time. Most dates I've been on involve a discussion of the worst dates we've had. It's an ice breaker. It helps with finding common ground. There's some real weirdo's out there. With all that in mind we decided to give our opinion on some of the weirdest first date encounters, that we found on line.
So buckle up for some really amazing first date moments. What we learned is that Dudes are really weird about what we think is attractive to women. We're willing to and say some really offside things in an effort to try and attract the opposite sex. We also learned that, women will put up with a lot to find their sole mate. Dudes can almost do anything wrong and most women will give them at least a second chance.
Where as Dudes will put up with very little. In most of the cases in this episode the men left the date as soon as the interaction turned weird. Whether it be an off putting past relationship story, weird behaviour or some kind of outlandish statement. The guys shut the date down immediately. I think that's the biggest difference between the sexes. Women will wait to see. Men feel like they deserve better than they do. Which leads guys saying the most outlandish stuff. Talk about delusional!
If you wanna know what the dating pool is like in the era of online dating, this sesh will definitely give you some insight. It might also turn you off of trying to find your significant other. Who know's? I know it'll make you laugh!
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This week on Thoughts Off The Stem Tyler and I are back with our could have been Kind summer fair adventure. It basically turned into a Tuesday afternoon stoned bus ride/adventure.
Sure it wasn't what we expected or planned for, but if you are a fan of the podcast your know that Tyler and I can turn any experience in to a hilariously fun adventure.
One thing to note is that we were trying out some new Lavalier microphones on this sesh. We were hoping the sound quality would be a step up. I'm not sure if it's my inexperience them or if I just got really cheap ones. It's most likely the latter. But the sound did not come out as clear as I was hoping.
I want to take a second to apologize for the poor sound quality on this one. I thought I could clean it up in post production. I did my best but it's still not on par with previous episodes. Even though the beginning is a little rocky it does even out as we settle in to the sesh.
Provided you can grind through the opening you're in for a treat. This sesh is all the giggles and good feels you expect from Thoughts Off The Stem.
We've been gone for a bit because life gets in the way some times, but now we're back with a solid sesh full of fun stories and laughter. So join us, your friendly neighbourhood potheads to start your weekend off right.
Hope you enjoy the Sesh!
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This week on Thoughts Off The Stem we're talking about what it's like to manage a pot shop. How to be a good leader and what it takes to be a good manager.Speaking from personal experience and utilizing a couple anecdotes from my work life. I'm diving into the topic of what it takes to be a good manager. The topics and ideas in this podcast aren't just confined to the cannabis industry, but retail and management as a whole.We as managers have to have difficult conversations with team members on a pretty consistent basis. The ability to deliver that information is crucial to the growth of your business. More importantly these concepts help maximize employee retention, while attracting the types of people you want to have as employees. We as executive leaders have an obligation to help nurture that progression.Enhancing talent with a personal touch is probably one of the hardest things to accomplish for any management team. To best achieve a thriving environment, we have to find a balance between the business and personal influence.Step up your management game and join the sesh!!Don't forget to subscribe and check out Tots420.com
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This week on Thoughts Off The Stem I'm finally getting the chance to try some Maui wowie!This sesh is a bit of an update. We've been gone for a while so it's catch up time.We were supposed to go to the Kind Summer Fair but the weather had different plans so instead we just had a stoned bus adventure. Surprisingly I still had as much fun.We ended up getting routed home in Brampton. My first time there amd definitely not a pace I plan to go back to. It's all kinds of messed up.As messed up was the Trump assassination attempt. I couldn't believe it. From looking for his shoes to that fist pump, imagine what you would do if that was you. Dude that's some realish right there.Since I'm smoking the Maui Wowies I'm reviewing them. I've been wanting to try this strain since Half Baked came out. So it's been a while and well, you'll just have to hear what I have to say.Hope you enjoy the sesh!Don't forget to Subscribe and visit Tots420.com
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This week on Thoughts Off The Stem, I'm trying out Freedom Cannabis' Secret Formula. It's a 28% THC Indica. The Terp profile is solid. If you're looking for a heavy creeper that gives you spins, this might be for you.To counteract the effects of this indica, I'm also smoking Trailblazers, Hustle & Haze pre rolls. They are a 14% THC with another 5% THCV, Sativa. I know it sounds like these are light, however the addition of THCV makes them more potent than what the numbers say. If you're looking for a productive sativa, you'll want to tune in for this review.I thought it would be fun to discuss some of the eye opening scenarios I've had as a first time dog owner. I've put her through 2 fazes of training and she definitely needs the third. However, I have noticed a few little details that, I think most people don't think about when considering getting a dog. I'm also pretty sure these are the types of things you don't notice or think about until you have a dog.Join the sesh, load a bowl, roll a joint, do a dab and lets discuss a few pointers for raising an American Bully. As always there are a few anecdotes peppered through the sesh to better illustrate some of the success's and challenges I've had in learn how to train and raise a puppy that looks like the k9 version of Arnold Schwarzenegger.Hope you enjoy the Sesh!Follow, Like, Subscribe and visit Tots420.com
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This week on Thoughts Off The Stem. In the Stundenglass is a cured resin from 1964 called Orange juice. A sativa with loads of flavour. This weeks pre rolls are BC Doobies, White Chocolate. Another solid sativa. It has a flavour I can't put my finger on.With Tyler off at band practice. Justin went on a bit of a random rant about the state of society and his perception of the human race's inability to socially interact. Apparently we spend to much time being guarded and withdrawn rather than embracing the human element. Supposedly we've become so reliable on technology that the lines of socially acceptable interaction have become blurred. To the point where we take offence at the attempt for communication and interaction. Any way you get the point.This seshisode is pretty close to a crazy old man, arms raised, neck red, eyes beady, cheeks tight, long winded, hot air blowing, senile, out of touch, grump, ranting about how he doesn't fit into society in his decrepit old age.To be fair he does admit his wrong doing in this hypothesis of humanity. The question really being asked is... Was it really that weird?Hope you enjoy the Sesh!Visit Tots420.com
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