FAQs

Do you sell pounds bro?

Pounds of my foot up your ass maybe, but otherwise no. Get thee to a dispensary, get thee to the garden, get thee to thine momma but most importantly get thy skinny ass far the fuck away. No I don’t sell herb now kindly fuckoff dangit son you’ve angered me n I said git!

Who runs the Portland Cannabis Tasting Society and can I meet that absolute Adonis of a Man

Hush, you’ll make me blush. My name’s Fumidor and I’ll be your guide to the wonderful flavors of weed today tomorrow and hopefully long into the future. I love to grow, I love to puff herb and I love to use weed as a gateway to a brighter and more creative life. I think you’ll agree with me but I’m not gonna shove it down your throat, I’d rather just be the change I wish to see and I wish to see more cannabis ayeeeeeee down below or up to the right or probably elsewhere on this here site click the bell click the link but most importantly make sure to click through until the machine clinks hello, I won’t bite unless you’re a warm chocolate croissant.

Does the name Fumidor have a backstory? Yes.

I grow biologically in living soil and I grow primarily for me to be honest. I need cannabis for pain relief, for help with years of insomnia and I love how it makes me feel. Cannabis has sincerely changed my life and a lot of that you will witness in real time. I hope to share that experience with other people and I hope even you, dear reader, will get to have the joyful experience that cannabis can unlock.

Do you need to be an expert to attend a tasting?

No, definitely not. We have folks that have been puffing since dinosaurs walked the earth and we have folks who’ve just discovered ganja. Come one come all because we all have a unique perspective on this herb. Have a sincere interest in cannabis and come join us, that’s all.

Do you feel sleepy all the time with cannabis?

This is a common question and relates to the difference between cannabis types and strains, where some strains will give you “couch lock” and some will give you feelings of paranoia and raciness. The short answer is no, because I prefer narrow leaf tropical varietals like those found in SE Asia and the Caribbean. Even when they’re hybridized I still prefer the uplifting creative effects of so-called sativa strains. But some folks I know only smoke heavy narcotic Afghani strains, so everybody is different and everybody’s looking for a different effect. I disagree that there’s no accounting for taste but I very much agree that every person has their own unique one and I’m not even gonna argue widdit

Why bother tasting, why not just shop for the highest THC percentage?

Let’s ignore for a moment that some of those test results might be creative. THC is psychoactive and will get you “high” but it’s not by any means the only important cannabinoid. CBD, CVG, THC-V and any number of terpenes (thousands, maybe hundreds of thousands) comprise any one bud and make it different from a different strain. Smells like lemon and chocolate and raspberry and skunk all come from chemical compounds in the flowers and the plant creates them for its own reasons but when we ingest it those terpenes “modulate” the high of the THC and CBD. One strain can be much more uplifting just because it has more Lemon flavor or more pain relieving because it smells like gasoline or diesel. The terpenes are arguably the most important compounds in the herb and if you follow along gradually you’ll see why. Next time you’re at the store, ask them to let you see the flower with the highest terpenes and let me know what you see and smell.

Is the Portland Cannabis Tasting Society looking for partners?

Yes, and if you’re interested please hit me up at the contact form down below or any of the other contact areas on the page. I’m looking for collaborative partnerships where we each provide value for value. From me you’ll get competence, creativity and a drive to learn and do better. I support my friends and I believe that a rising tide lifts all boats. If you feel like you could do business with someone who won’t perpetuate drama and will deal with you as an equal, and if you can do the same to me, then ring mah bell pretty please.

Who takes the photographs on this site and can I talk to him/her?

That would be me, and I realize you can’t see me through the computer screen but I’m waving. Well I was waving when I typed this I promise. Unless otherwise noted all photos are made by me primarily on a full frame digital SLR. I’ve always been a fan of odd and vintage lenses so most of the visual effects you will see on this page are done optically, not through digital processing. My primary workflow involves Lightroom but if you have other recommendations and reviews for programs like Luminar etc. I’m all ears.

If you would like to have me photograph your flowers, concentrates, or anything else don’t hesitate to hit the contact form and we can work something out.

What does it mean when someone writes (Sour Strawberry x Grand Poobah) for example under a strain name?

In this example, the strain is Bedrock Boogie and you’ll surely see pictures of her all over my site. She tastes wonderful and is pink and purple and green. When I write her name I’ll add her parentage so that fellow growers, breeders, connoisseurs, even just weed nerds and stat freaks (hey remember baseball) can understand more about the flower. (Sour Strawberry is Bedrock Boogie’s mother. Cannabis breeding usually involves a male and a female plant just like us! So Sour Strawberry has her own lineage when you write about her. “X” means they made babies and Grand Poobah) is the father of the bouncing baby girl Bedrock Boogie. He has his own lineage and once you know that cross you know so much more about the plant you’re about to smoke. You know you should expect strawberry, you know you should expect Winny the Poo to come and steal you honey…ok that last part was a joke. Make sense?

How many problems did you have with your fruit based computer last month?

All of them. A few times over. Ok fine the plagues of Egypt did not come pouring forth but just shy of that.

Did I see you on the Embracing Organics Show on Youtube?

Yes very likely, my name is Fumidor and the Flavors on YouTube, please hit the link on the top right of the page or bottom to see my link and that reminds me I’d better post a link to the EO show too! We have a lot of fun on that show, Thursdays at 6PM pacific calculator time for the rest of ya. I also go live on my own channel every Wednesday for a sesh or a puff or at least to say hello come say hey too!

How much wood would a wood chuck chuck if a wood chuck could chuck wood?

Now say that again three times