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By Jessica Keller QA&Mag News Editor To Madison Park’s Tiffany Lewis, the treats she regularly produces in her commercial kitchen and delivers throughout Seattle and the country are not just cookies.

To Lewis, they represent so much more.

They are a way to share good will and bolster a community, a nostalgic treat that comforts and unites. They are also the tasty product of her new business, Cookies with Tiffany, which went live Aug. 1.

“To me, a cookie is not a cookie,” Lewis said. “A cookie is a form of love and joy and happiness, which is something we can use more of right now.”

Lewis said her idea to launch Cookies with Tiffany really came about because of COVID-19. She was let go from her job, and Lewis decided to do something she enjoyed: making cookies, a love she developed as a child, baking at home with her parents.

“I have always been obsessed with cookies,” Lewis said. “I have to try the cookies everywhere I go.”

Now, living in and based out of Madison Park, where she grew up and her family still lives, Lewis said she likes being back in her community and feels like now was the right time to launch a new venture.

“Everything I’ve done has just prepared me for this moment,” Lewis said.

Lewis has professional training in the culinary industry, working as a food stylist and in recipe development in California before returning to Washington almost four years ago. During that time, Lewis worked for celebrity chefs Curtis Stone and Giada de Laurentis and also served as culinary director for two food festivals in California, which hosted celebrity chefs.

Before that, however, she worked in marketing, which is when she decided she one day wanted to work in the culinary industry. Lewis said she was living in Columbus, Ohio, at the time, working for a big banking company. To break the ice with her coworkers, Lewis baked cookies and brought them to work to share.

“I felt so alone, and I made an entire community of friends through my cookies,” Lewis said. “The cookies were a handshake. That’s when I realized how powerful a cookie was.”

Lewis, who calls herself the Chief Cookie Officer, said, because she knows firsthand how cookies can unite people, opening a cookie business was an obvious choice

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Photo courtesy Tiffany Lewis Madison Park’s Tiffany Lewis stands next to a fresh batch of cookie dough she made at her commercial kitchen, ready to be baked and delivered to customers throughout Seattle and nationwide. Lewis, who took her business, Cookies with Tiffany, live Aug. 1, hopes to one day have her own storefront.

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VOTE 2020

King County residents have until Oct. 26 to register online or by mail for the Nov. 3 general election. People can register to vote or update their information at the Washington Secretary of State’s website, https://voter.votewa.gov/ WhereToVote.aspx.

To register, residents will need a current Washington state driver license or a current Washington state ID card. People with neither of those things can still register by mail or in person.

To register by mail, people should print a voter

registration form, https://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/print-voter-registration-forms.aspx, and mail it to King County Elections, 919 S.W. Grady Way, Renton, WA 98057-2906. People can register in person through Nov. 3 by going to the elections office in Renton or to an area vote centers, which will open Oct. 14. According to a newsletter from King County Councilmember Jeanne Kohl-Welles, vote centers, inVOTE, from Page 7

Movement health for high-risk populations

Dr. Dan Michael NW Sports While pandemic restrictions ease and people return to activities like dining out, meeting with friends and going to the gym, high-risk populations remain at home to the detriment of their movement health, but the situation doesn’t have to be a dire one.

As wildfires sent smoke into our outdoor space, those who are high risk faced an additional barrier to staying healthy and active, especially if they suffer from chronic lung conditions that prohibit smoke exposure. Thank-

fully, at home, there is safety from these environmental dangers if you are high risk, but remaining sedentary at home comes with its own set of health risks, such as being sedentary. The home is often seen as a place of comfort and safety, but too much comfort can make our muscles, joints and brain weaker over time, leaving our bodies unhealthy and unfit for the movement challenges we may face in the future.

A best practice would be to first have an evaluation and assessment of your function and situation at home by a healthcare professional. Virtual care is being used now more than ever, and my professional experience in treating spinal and other joint conditions virtually has been overwhelmingly positive.

Nothing beats face-to-face encounters, but you can cope with the health risks of remaining

sedentary at home by following a home movement and exercise routine that is designed to challenge and progress you to becoming stronger and more functional in the comfort of your own home.

With a good internet connection and a device capable of video chat, you can safely bring experts into your own home to assess what are your main movement health needs. If you have challenging health conditions, you should work regularly with a professional who can assess and progress your structure and function before attempting to challenge yourself on your own.

We often associate getting stronger and healthier with modernday gym equipment, but much can be done with a padded floor space and a chair. In fact, you may want to remove all furniture from your home entirely after reading an article published by New

Scientist magazine titled “How changing the way you sit could add years to your life.” In part, the article explores a Tanzanian hunter-gatherer community that is just as sedentary as us Westerners, with the only catch being that they do not have furniture.

Indeed, they rest by standing, squatting and kneeling, rather than sitting in their favorite armchair, and they are healthier for it.

In my June 2020 publication “3 tips for sluggish bodies and stiff joints,” I talk about the importance of getting back to playing on the floor like a child again, using your own bodyweight and the ground to improve your functional health. In fact, other than walking, getting up and down from the floor is one of the most functional and best exercises that you can perform, if you can do it safely.

Pain, weakness and disability

during movements are realities of life for many, but they do not always have to be debilitating.

While some conditions require prescribed medication for management, there is almost always a way to treat a limitation with focused movement and skilled intervention. A qualified healthcare provider who can effectively operate a virtual platform, and who can consider the health issues at hand and make an appropriate plan of action based on the functional health needs of the patient at hand, is often necessary to overcoming physical limitations.

What is important is that we all keep these health concerns top of mind as we go forward into the fall and winter period when our environment will add a new layer of movement health challenges.

— Dr. Dan Michael is a chiropractic physician in Madison Park.

CARES relief grants available to arts and cultural organizations The Washington State Arts Commission, in coordination with the Washington State Department of Commerce, is accepting applications for CARES Relief funding grants to be distributed to arts and cultural organizations statewide.

The deadline to apply is Oct. 23.

“Arts and cultural organizations play a particularly important role as we grapple with the social and emotional challenges of the pandemic and reckoning with inequality,” Commerce Director Lisa Brown said.

“These grants will help support a strong creative economy in our state that benefits artists from diverse backgrounds and

builds community for all.”

Nonprofit arts and cultural organizations, including tribal organizations and fiscally sponsored groups impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, are eligible to apply for a grant of up to $10,000. Organizations must have current federal tax-exempt status or be sponsored by a qualifying nonprofit that has arts, culture and/or heritage in their mission statement. Grants will be processed and paid by the end of December.

“The creative sector is an important part of Washington’s economy that’s been severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic,”

ArtsWA Executive Director Karen Hanan said. “We’re grateful that the Department of Commerce has made these funds available for arts and cultural organizations that desperately need help to survive.”

A Statewide Cultural and Creative Economic Recovery Survey conducted by 14 partner organizations found that 75 percent of the 483 arts and culture organizations that responded will have depleted their operating budget by the end of November 2020.

“Because we want to distribute the grants as soon as possible, the application period is only four weeks long,” Hanan said.

“We’re especially hoping that rural and underserved nonprofit organizations across the state take this opportunity to apply.”

Applications will be evaluated under three main criteria: financial need, arts and cultural programming and communities served. To ensure geographic distribution, applications will be evaluated by regional panels serving the northwest, southwest, central and eastern regions of the state.

For information, go to https://www.arts. wa.gov/cares-act-grants/ or email Miguel Guillén, miguel.guillen@arts.wa.gov.

Parks and Rec invites community to participate in Cal Anderson Park plans Seattle Parks and Recreation invites the community to participate in a short survey, http://bit.ly/ CalAnderson2, and join the third online discussions for 2020 Cal Anderson Park. This project engages the public on how changing assumptions and language can affect the design of park spaces and create a sense of belonging for everyone. Residents can participate online in a conversation and vision for the future of Cal Anderson Park from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 7, https://dlrgroup.zoom. us/j/96794281610, or from noon to 1:30 p.m.

Oct. 8, https://dlrgroup.zoom.us/j/93691483865.

Choose either day to participate.

The goal is to engage community around how to use Seattle’s parks spaces to support better outcomes for BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ communities in the city and region.

Together with the community and Seattle Parks and Recreation, Rico Quirindongo will lead the consultant team of DLR Group and HBB, Inc. to discuss, inventory and prioritize ideas for interventions to Cal Anderson Park. Recordings of prior meetings and additional information are available for review at https://2020calandersonpark.com/.

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By Sarah Armstrong and Margie Carter Just when COVID-19 fatigue was wearing down our patience, along comes the fire season with smoke giving us unhealthy air quality for a week. Were you prepared? Are you asking, good grief, what comes next? You do know we’re overdue for a major earthquake, right? So, listen up! You can prepare for this without getting overwhelmed. Here’s the second of three simple earthquake preparation actions, the 3 W’s — warmth, water and waste. In September, we focused on assembling a little bag under-your-bed with some basic survival contents to keep you warm should you awaken with things shaking and tumbling down around you. You had the last 30 days to put that together. Did it somehow slip to the back burner? There’s still time, and it doesn’t take long: https://madisonparktimes.com/Content/Opinion/ Opinion/Article/Madison-Park-Emergency-Planning-What-now-Three-simple-earthquake-prepactions/9/9/31680.

Now you’re ready to move onto the next W — clean water for survival. First, clear your head of misconceptions.

A surprising number of Madison Park residents believe that after a quake they can get drinking water from the lake. Not a good idea! Lake Washington will likely be contaminated with fecal matter, oil, gas and other toxic chemicals from ruptured sewer lines, damaged boats and broken pipes at marine gas stations. Be aware that water filtering and boiling may kill bacteria but won’t remove the heavy metals, salts and other chemicals in our lake. Furthermore, imagine navigating your way to the lake lugging buckets across buckled streets and sidewalks littered with toppled telephone poles. Not a pretty picture.

Even if you get there, it’s a round trip and now you must haul this contaminated water home. Imagine doing this once — maybe twice — a day, amidst many other survival tasks.

Here’s a simpler, less stressful solution: Begin to store water now, along with proper disinfection supplies; learn how to access other household water sources if your stored water doesn’t survive the quake.

Make October 2020 the month you take these four steps: Determine your household’s water needs for two weeks.

Obtain this amount of bottled water.

Purchase water disinfection supplies and learn how to use them.

Know how to access your back-up water source.

Determining water needs You will need to store 1 gallon per person per day for 14 days. Each pet requires one-third of a gallon per day for 14 days. Wisely prepare to be without water for a minimum of 14 days — not just the three days recommended after a serious weather event. Even in a best-case scenario, a federal or state response will not reach our neighborhood for more than a week.

Purchasing your water supply Buy commercially bottled water and store it unopened in a cool, dark place that is likely to be accessible after a quake. Assume this water is clean but if stored too long, will need to be disinfected before drinking. We recommend getting 2.5 gallon jugs of distilled bottled water. Distilled water is free of the minerals that can contribute to bacterial growth. The rectangular shape of the 2.5 gallon jugs stack neatly against a wall or in a closet, and they have a handy spigot that can be unscrewed to treat the water and later used to pour the water without losing or contaminating the cap. You can store these water jugs for years unopened. Periodically check on them and replace any with plastic deterioration or leaks. (Tips: Place a bulk delivery order with your neighbors from places like Mountain Myst. If possible, store this water where a water leak won’t cause damage.)

Storing your water disinfection supplies Purchase a small, quart-sized bottle of unscented 6 percent or concentrated 8.25 percent chlorine bleach, along with an eyedropper. Write the purchase date on the bottle. Securely store the bleach and the eye dropper near your water supply. Replace the bleach every six to eight months because sodium hypochlorite slowly deactivates over that time period. Along with these supplies, put the disinfecting instructions in a plastic sleeve or bag.

Know how to access more water in your water tank If you have a hot water tank in your residence, this is a backup source of clean water. But you have to protect it from contamination by turning off the water to the house and, if possible, to the tank. This requires finding your residential water shut-off valve and turning it to the right for off. (Tip: find this valve now and put a label on it with instructions for shutting off. You and your neighbors can sleuth out where the supply pipe is to each of your residences.

To verify which is the supply pipe, run hot water from any sink and then touch the two pipes coming and going to the tank. The supply line will be cold.

Label it as the one to turn off after a quake.

Accessing water from your water tank after a quake will require a few supplies that you should buy now and secure near the water heater, along with a copy of the instructions for drinking from your water heater. Supplies needed are a flat head screwdriver; washing machine or garden hose; a clean empty container.

If you find yourself avoiding getting these relatively simple tasks done, enlist the help of friends and neighbors. Make it a game, a contest, an assignment — whatever it takes to spend a little time getting yourself prepared. The arrival of more disruptions in our lives is likely to be the new normal. We know enough now about the importance of thinking ahead and getting some things in place.

Focusing on the 3 W’s — warmth, water and waste — is a manageable approach that will help you survive a major earthquake. Next month we’ll outline some simple steps for managing your waste, an important element of preventing disease and keeping rodents at bay.

BREAKOUT BOX 1 (ideally with scissor clipping icon] HEADLINE: Water disinfecting instructions Before using, add proper amount of bleach, stir and let water sit for 30 min before drinking.

With 6 percent bleach, use eight drops per gallon or 20 drops per 2.5 gallons.

For 8.25 percent bleach, use six drops per gallon or 15 drops per 2.5 gallons.

The water should have a slight chlorine odor. If it doesn’t, repeat the dosage and let stand 15 minutes.

If the water is cloudy or very cold, double the amount of bleach.

BREAKOUT BOX 2 (ideally with scissor clipping icon] HEADLINE: Drinking from your water heater Shut off water to the house to keep the water in your pipes clean. If you can’t do that, close the valve that lets water into the tank.

Cut off power to the tank. Electric: Flip the breaker supplying electricity to the tank. Gas: Shut off the gas to the tank. Allow the water to cool. Takes hours.

Attach a hose to valve at bottom of tank.

Break the vacuum by turning on any hot water faucet in house.

Collect the water by turning the valve at the bottom of the tank and letting it run through the hose to your clean container. Filter if water contains rust or sediment, using towel/sock/coffee filter.

Disinfect the water before drinking.

Note: Once life is back to normal, allow tank to refill completely before turning on power to your water heater.

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Photo courtesy Tiffany Lewis The most popular cookie Tiffany Lewis sells is her S’more cookie, with her snickerdoodle and chocolate chip coming in at No. 2 and 3. Cookies with Tiffany launched Aug. 1 and can be ordered from her website, www.cookieswithtiffany.com. when the opportunity presented itself.

Cookies are relatable because most people have had them and they can be enjoyed and shared by people of any age, Lewis said. The nostalgia of cookies and the idea of bringing comfort to people at a time when comfort is sorely needed keeps her motivated even as she learns about every aspect of running her own business.

“I’m a person who likes to bring people together, and the cookie happens to be that vehicle that helps me accomplish that,” Lewis said.

Before launching her enterprise, Lewis said she did “a ton of research” into running her own business and the other cookie shops in Seattle. Cookies with Tiffany sets itself apart by using quality ingredients, such as 100 percent vanilla, and focusing on the details.

“My personal goal is to create the best cookies by using great, great ingredients,” Lewis said, adding she doesn’t use preservatives or take shortcuts. “I believe if you use really stellar ingredients, your cookie will stand for itself.”

She describes her cookies as “refined but not fussy.”

“I’m not trying to reinvent the wheel,” Lewis said, adding she just wants to create the best cookie, the best experience.

Currently, her No. 1 seller is her S’more cookie, which she describes as ooey and gooey and “everything but the campfire.” Her second-best seller is

her snickerdoodle, followed by her chocolate chip, which is topped with flaked sea salt. She offers some vegan and gluten free options for customers, as well.

While she will swap out cookies depending on the time of year, Lewis said she will keep her menu to around 10 cookie selections, with five or six classics.

While Lewis one day wants to have her own storefront, right now she is focusing on her product, her customers and growing her wholesale business. She already sells at Madison Park Bakery and Cone & Steiner in Pioneer Square and on Looking Homeward Coffee’s website while the business is closed for construction in Madrona.

Cookies with Tiffany ships nationwide, but Lewis regularly delivers all over Seattle and the east side.

Lewis will deliver for free up to four miles from downtown Seattle, and she said she delivers quite frequently to Queen Anne and Magnolia. Her deliveries come with hand-written notes on boxes to let people know she appreciates their business.

“I share joy and love and affection through my food, and people like cookies, it turns out,” Lewis joked.

For information about pricing, her cookie menu and to place orders, go to https://www.cookieswithtiffany.com/. Check her out on her Facebook, facebook. com/Cookies-with-Tiffany-116601813476149/, and Instagram pages, @cookieswithtiffany, as well.

Denny Blaine resident releases book about experiences caring for husband Denny Blaine author JoAnn Wingfield’s features “real, humorous, intimate and inspiring stories” about caring for her husband through nine years of Alzheimer’s disease in her book “The Well Spouse: My Journey of Love, Resilience, and Alzheimer’s,” which was published Sept. 15. According to a release from the author, Wingfield wishes to “give hope to people’s whose lives are affected by caring for their loved ones, and to a society that is learning

to understand aging and aging-related issues and solutions.” The book, which is available in paperback and Kindle eBook, can be purchased through www.

Amazon.com. Wingfield, originally from Shanghai, China, was a tenured professor at Southern Methodist University until she retired in 2011 and now lives in Seattle. Visit her website at https://www. wellspousebook.com.

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Seattle Center Skate Plaza set to break ground with selection of construction lead

Seattle Center is moving forward on a new Skate Plaza following the selection of Grindline Skateparks to undertake construction of the 18,000 squarefoot facility. Construction prep began this month. The skate plaza will occupy a span of public rightof-way, formerly Broad Street, between Fifth Avenue North and Taylor Avenue along Thomas Street. The Mercer Corridor improvements project closed the street area in 2014. The new plaza replaces Seattle Center Skatepark, which closed in 2018.

Starting in 1990, Seattle-based Grindline Skateparks has specialized in the planning, design, construction and programming of cast-in-place concrete skateparks, nationally and internationally.

The new skate plaza represents a multi-pronged, partnered effort to fulfill a commitment to the Seattle skateboarding community to continue to provide an outstanding and versatile skateboarding experience at Seattle Center, while allowing for the redevelopment of an aging, outmoded sports and events arena. With construction set to begin this fall, the new skate plaza is expected to open in mid-2021.

“Skate parks at Seattle Center, from SeaSkate to Seattle Center Skatepark, have provided an outlet for young people with an enthusiasm for boarding the opportunity to build and hone

their skills, where they can enjoy healthy social engagement and enliven a portion of the streetscape,” Seattle Center Director Robert Nellams said in a press release. “I can’t think of a better use of this vacated street than filling it with this kind of creative, active life.”

The Seattle Center Skatepark Coalition, which included longtime skate community activists and the nonprofit Skate Like A Girl, worked closely with Seattle Center to create an accommodating and inspiring plaza design.

They collaborated with the project team to produce a public outreach process that included online and in-person forums and met skateboarders — including youth — on their own terms. The result is a park plan that focuses on creating a safe space for beginners and skateboarders of all skill levels, according to the press release.

“Skate Like a Girl is super excited to see forward momentum on this Seattle Center Plaza project and wants to thank each person who provided input online, came to an event or showed up at any other point to make this project reality,” Skate Like A Girl Executive Director Kristin Ebeling said in the press release. “Right now, young people have no skate spaces between the central district and Green Lake, and many of our existing parks cater to more expert skaters. Providing a centralized and safe park for all skaters

to progress and build community will fill a gap in our network of skate spaces in Seattle. We can’t wait to welcome our community back to our clinics and skate camps in Summer 2021!”

Seattle Arena Co/Oak View Group contributed $500,000 to relocating the skatepark as part of its agreement with the City of Seattle to redevelop and manage Climate Pledge Arena. Seattle City Council supported relocation of the skatepark as an important part of the Arena project, and in July 2019, the Council approved transferal of the land from the Seattle Department of Transportation to Seattle Center

for purposes of constructing, operating and maintaining a public skate plaza, according to the press release. Seattle Design Commission supported the project and reviewed the proposed design.

A skate park has existed at Seattle Center since the 1990s. Initially, it resided on part of a parking lot, now the world headquarters of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. It was re-imagined and rebuilt on the Arena property in 2009 and was demolished in 2019 to redevelop the site. The new skate plaza is designed for street-style skateboarding, with a focus on providing flexible space for beginner-level skateboarders

to learn and practice skills. Local artist Perri Howard will re-install the original artwork she created for the 2009 skatepark, including a glass wallride, in the new location. The site encompasses a public alleyway, with skating spaces on either side, connected by a sidewalk. If possible in the future, Seattle Center plans to connect the two sides into one continuous space.

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Madrona woman releases second book in series Madrona author Susan McCormick will release this month her second book in her Fog Ladies cozy murder mystery series, “The Fog Ladies: Family Matters” (The Wild Rose Press, Inc).

According to the press release, “Overworked medical intern Sarah James and the spunky Fog Ladies are back, this time puzzling over matters of family. Why would a man kill his wife, the mother of his child?

With kitchen shears? Was it their troubled marriage? Her $1 million insurance policy? This question haunts Sarah, who meets the man at a family resort on Big Sur.” The book is set in San Francisco and along the Northern Califor-

nia coast and is “full of fun and joy, and also reflection and heartache.”

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cluding one at CenturyLink Field Event Center in Seattle, will serve voters through Nov. 3. Additional locations will also be available across King County, with sites to be announced at the elections website in October.

According to the King County Elections website, voter pamphlets will be mailed to residents Oct. 13 for the general election, and local ballots will be mailed Oct. 14.

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McCormick is a writer and doctor who lives in Madrona.

She graduated from Smith College and George Washington University School of Medicine, with additional medical training in San Francisco and Washington, D.C. McCormick served as a doctor in the U.S. Army for nine years before moving to the Pacific Northwest. In addition to the Fog Ladies series, she also wrote “Granny Can’t Remember Me,” a lighthearted picture book about Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. Visit Susan McCormick online at: www.https://susanmccormickbooks.com.

People who have not received their ballot by Oct. 19 should call King County Elections at 206-296VOTE (8683).

Beginning Oct. 15, residents can return ballots at drop boxes throughout the city through 8 p.m.

Nov. 3. Local drop boxes are at Garfield Community Center, 2323 E. Cherry St., and at the Seattle Central College Broadway-Edison Building, 1701 Broadway.

Visit kingcounty.gov/depts/elections for more information.

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A Budtenders advice on performing a visual analysis of your weed Your Neighborly Cannabis Shop® SHOP CANNABIS SAFELY

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If you’re new to buying cannabis, I know that the vast array of options at the dispensary can be overwhelming… But don’t despair, I got you! I will explain the process of performing a visual inspection on your bud so that you know how to choose high-quality weed.

The five steps of the visual analysis: #1. Color

Weed should be green (or purple). Never brown! Lowerend options at your dispensary will sometimes have a brown color, or at least have a dark green hue. Top-shelf buds will sometimes look white because of the abundance of trichomes.

If the color of the bud is sparkly and it looks like frosted glass, it’s undoubtedly fantastic quality!

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#2. Texture

The right cure is difficult to attain, and even more challenging to maintain in the bag or jar on the shelf for weeks on end - but it’s possible! If you’re buying weed in a bag, give it a light press, like you would an avocado to tell if it’s ripe. Well-cured cannabis will not be too dry or brittle; if the bud crunches under your fingers, it’s likely over-cured.

It’s possible to rehydrate dry cannabis by putting an orange peel in the jar or bag for 30 minutes. The moisture

evaporates from the orange and slowly rehydrates the cannabis.

Be careful though, leaving the rind for too long can leave the cannabis soggy. The pot sold in reputable stores is rarely undercured, but if the bud feels wet, it’s improperly cured and unsafe to smoke. The best quality cannabis will have a spongy, squishy texture and will return to its original shape when squeezed. Potent cannabis will also be sticky to the touch and will leave sticky resin on your fingers when you handle it.

#3. Scent

Good weed will (almost) always have a strong smell.

Unfortunately, in the State of Washington, it’s illegal to open a package of weed in the store, so it’s impossible to get the scent profile of the strain before you buy it. Sometimes, however, it’s possible to press the bag lightly while smelling the puncture hole at the top to get a light whiff of the bud. The fragrances weed can have range widely, some are fruity, others are piney, and some are skunky or musky.

#4. Trichomes

Trichomes are the small white crystals that coat the bud. It is the place where hundreds of cannabinoids (THC, CBD, etc.), terpenes, and flavonoids are produced. High-quality pot should have visible trichomes and the more trichomes a bud has, the more potent it’s likely

to be. Sometimes, however, THC can be expressed on the inside of the bud, so a lack of an abundance of crystals isn’t a surefire way to determine potency, although it’s a helpful indicator.

#5. Trim job

Nothing is more tragic than a bag of super high-quality, topshelf bud covered in leaves, full of stems, and looking shaggy.

High-quality cannabis shouldn’t have any visible leaves, and the stems should be cut as short as possible. If you see any seeds, abort mission! Even decent quality cannabis will NEVER have seeds. Some producers will choose to leave some of the smallest leaves for aesthetic purposes, and because some believe the leaves insulate the THC trichomes from being damaged in transport. This is merely a personal preference and the presence of leaves shouldn’t obscure the view of the bud or any of its identifiable qualities. Lower-quality cannabis will sometimes have lots of visible leaves, indicating it wasn’t appropriately manicured.

The more familiar you are with the different qualities of cannabis, the easier for you to make a selection in the store and find what you personally enjoy the most. Happy toking!

Cody Funderburk

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