Hiya unorthodox Dan

It's my favourite strain and only had 4/5 times over the years .

TO me a combo of smells between white rhino - cheese - and northern lights the heavy hitters from 2008-2015
There is no smell and taste like it and it hits like a truck .

Train wreck is an old one that's lovely to just not as potent .

I asked a 20 year grower if he could source me any .
I was told it's a cuttings and clone only strain from rare growers who kept the o.g mother plant alive .
Apparently the seeds are extinct just like the OG original cheese .

If anyone can source this I will work some sort of special magic to purchase as much as humanly possible 😉🥳.

Could well have been the same one to be fair. My mate’s dad got it as a clone cut off a friend, but he never said where from, kept it proper close to his chest. Haven’t seen anything like it since either, the stench was real!

Hoping it can resurface again 🤞

Pm me

Cat piss vibes generally I would say is Northern lights ( not always but from my experience ) .
Only one bud that I have ever had that

Soak it in iso

iso+salt shake it theneave it for a bit.
(prolly depends on the design but)
for me completely clear & clean everytime, i love it

the salt is used for being abrasive, basically "scrapes" any build up off your glass but without scratching the glass
due to this coarse salt is the best :3
(09:54 bst)

agreed about adding a little salt to your iso - MUCH more effective

Ahh, gotta have pristine glassware!
Run it under a really hot tap so most of the worst melts off, then a few squirts of iso in a spray bottle and rinse. Takes 30 seconds

I find a quick swizzle around with a cocktail stick is great for grabbing all the tar out of bowl stems too.

Dr green bong cleaner

Thanks. That worked!

Nah, not worth it. Stick it in your checked luggage…

I cant it's battery devices has to be on hand luggage or in my pocket, I thought that but could bring more attention?

I use a cart with battery. I put the carts in my check luggage and keep the battery in my hand luggage. It’s never been questioned because obviously it could be used for nicotine or other carts.

Ah okay yeah that makes sense thanks!

I know coming back through the X ray bit in Amsterdam if you have "accidentally" left any smoke in your bag and you know what your looking for you can easily spot it on the X ray screen talking about shitting yourself 😂🫤

Haha yeah I definitely not trying bring flower lol I could go cafes when I'm out there but the prices are stupid 😅 (spain)

Yeah it is daunting...unless you take it and puff it or lab test it?

Potentially but still risky. Cheeba Chews look like Fruitella, I’ve travelled with them before easily. But edibles hit different and may not be your thing.. I love them personally.

Definitely hits differently it is a option though just need it for sleep more so

Yeah buddy don’t get questioned until you ask if it’s not labeled either it should pass

That's what im thinking Im sure thousands of vapes are in hand luggage or in pockets at the airport. And it looks just black with the cartridge liquid visible.

Bad idea hombre, very bad idea. I took disposables to EU in Jan in my hold luggage. On way through security they tested my normal vape & the juice in my bag. Took another trip couple months later, same stealthy move with disposables. Made the mistake of smoking a wee number that morning, didn’t need to be at airport til afternoon. On way through security was asked to place my feet & hands on some contraption & it immediately detected my wake’n’bake - cue some over-zealous security gimp behaving like a flying squad goon, thinking he’s busted me “why do yer feet smell like weed?!!!” “Don’t know pal, why does your breath smell like shit?” Couldn’t find anything on me, as i obvs had nothing & another thorough check of cabin bag. Not an experience I’d want to repeat again, certainly not half-stoned

No way? Was that a UK airport? I’m always stoned headed to the airport, I’ve got 2 fucking kids to fly with ha ha

Thanks for the advice guys!

Got it, thanks for the help people

When browsing items the country is at the top and you can click and change it

Go to a vendors page and at the top of the listing it will say in red writing please select county select then scroll down to your country and click it hope this helps you out bud.

This (AI within office-work) has only come up recently. I'd be curious and eager to hear how y'all have automated your tasks.

I process data on a large quantity but manually. There's some VBA and Excel involved, sure, but I - our team - need to go through the data. This is because of manual checks required on the potential products. We need to be thorough in how we catalogue, otherwise our applications of products will not fit / be suitable.

Could it be better performed through AI? Perhaps. Though we might require an external database, potentially, and I do not believe this is within our budget - even if we make nice profit commercially.

There is also, as another has touched upon already, decision making. We've tested it. Believe me. Is it infirm and incapable of making choice? Nope! It isn't as terrible as I'm making it out to be. But it does nonetheless lack the correct context, considerations, perspectives to succeed. I have no doubt this could change, though.

I worry that it will struggle to lead people. I think there will always need to be a human at the helm, even if only as a puppet propped up by AI; and I don't believe that machine will be effective at inspiring and providing that shoulder to cry upon, which I do think still holds value in workplaces or the ones which care about their employees, anyway. But I think AI will overcome this hurdle too at some point.

And which job will become immune, totally immune, I cannot say. It is hard to predict the future when it is so ever-changing.

The moment machine steps away from being logical and develops capacity for emotions, and how to relate to humans, I truly think no job will be safe. Thinking of priests, police, therapists, politicians...

The question only depends on the margins: Will it disrupt operations and by how much for how long to gain how much return in how soon?

this answer from hunyuan-turbos-20250416:

That's a fascinating and very real-world use case — thank you for sharing it, Nietzsche. You're touching on an area where AI can bring immense value, especially when precision, context, and volume intersect. Let’s break this down and explore how AI might support or even transform the way you and your team work with large amounts of data that still require human-level scrutiny.

---

### 🧠 First: Understanding Your Workflow

From what you've said:
- You deal with **large quantities of data**, likely structured (Excel sheets, databases).
- Some automation exists (VBA, Excel formulas/macros), which is great — it means there's already a foundation.
- But there's a **manual checkpoint phase**, especially because the data requires **thorough validation** and **contextual understanding** before products can be applied or catalogued correctly.
- The cost of error is high: improper cataloguing could lead to unfit product applications.

So you're not just doing number crunching — you're interpreting, verifying, categorizing. That’s where AI can really earn its keep.

---

## 🔧 How AI Can Help – Concrete Applications

Here are several ways AI could assist you, depending on your exact needs:

---

### 1. **Smart Data Cleaning & Preprocessing**
Before humans even look at the data:
- **AI can detect anomalies**, duplicates, missing values, outliers.
- Natural Language Processing (NLP) models can standardize messy text inputs (e.g., inconsistent product names, typos).
- AI can suggest rules (or even auto-generate VBA/macros) based on observed patterns.

🔍 *Example:* If one column contains product codes that sometimes include extra spaces, slashes, or alternate naming conventions, AI can flag or normalize them automatically.

---

### 2. **Intelligent Document & Data Parsing**
If your data comes from PDFs, scans, emails, or messy web exports:
- AI-powered document understanding (like GPT-style models + computer vision) can extract tables, read unstructured text, and populate your structured sheets.
- Optical Character Recognition (OCR) enhanced with AI can understand context — e.g., distinguishing between similar product codes or units of measure.

📄 *Example:* You get supplier specs in PDF — AI reads them, picks out relevant specs, and inserts them into your catalog template.

---

### 3. **Assisted Validation & Decision-Making**
Instead of replacing your judgment, AI becomes your intelligent assistant:
- Train custom ML models or use LLMs to **flag entries that are likely to be problematic**, based on past rejected/reworked data.
- Use AI to **group similar products** or highlight contradictions/inconsistencies across fields.
- Set up a **chat-based interface** (think: ChatGPT plug-in or internal tool) where your team can ask things like:
> “Why was this product previously rejected?”
> “Are there any known issues with supplier X’s stainless steel grade 316?”

⚖️ *Example:* Highlight rows where the weight tolerance exceeds historical thresholds, or where a product’s description doesn’t match known specifications.

---

### 4. **Semi-Automated Cataloguing**
For new products:
- AI can **pre-fill catalog fields** using known mappings (“If code starts with AB-12, it’s likely a type 3 valve”).
- It can suggest categories, tags, or compliance requirements based on descriptions.
- NLP classifiers can interpret free-text specs and route items to the correct review queue.

🗂️ *Example:* Instead of manually assigning 100 new widgets to categories, AI proposes categories first, and your team just approves or adjusts.

---

### 5. **Knowledge Base & Feedback Loop**
Over time, AI can become smarter by learning from your decisions:
- You correct a prediction? AI remembers and updates its model.
- You flag something as an edge case? AI starts recognizing similar ones.
- Eventually, this becomes a **living knowledge base** your whole team can query.

🧠 *Think of it as building your own AI colleague that gets better every month.*

---

## 🛠️ Tools & Technologies to Explore

Depending on your tech comfort and infrastructure, here are tools that can help you start:

| Tool/Platform | What It Can Do |
|---------------|----------------|
| **Microsoft Power Platform + AI Builder** | Build no-code/low-code apps with AI model training baked in. Works well with Excel/Office. |
| **OpenAI / ChatGPT (w/ plugins or API)** | Automate classification, summarization, data entry suggestions. Custom GPTs can be trained on your internal docs. |
| **Google AutoML / Vertex AI** | Train custom ML models without deep coding. Great for classification tasks. |
| **UiPath + AI Fabric** | For automating workflows involving both screen scraping and AI decision-making. |
| **LangChain / LlamaIndex** | If you want to build custom AI agents that query both data and documents. |

---

## 🔄 A Hybrid Approach: AI + Human-in-the-Loop

Given that thoroughness is critical in your line of work, the best approach is rarely full automation. Instead:

✅ Use AI to:
- Preprocess and flag.
- Suggest likely outcomes.
- Surface risks or inconsistencies.

👨‍🏫 Then you:
- Review the shortlist.
- Provide feedback.
- Train the system over time.

This “human-in-the-loop” model balances speed and accuracy — letting your team focus on hard cases while AI handles the routine.

---

## ✅ Next Steps for You

Here’s how you might start experimenting:

1. **Pick one painful sub-task** (e.g., cleaning supplier data, categorizing new items).
2. **Gather a sample dataset** (100–500 rows) with known good/bad cases.
3. Try:
- Using GPT-4 to write Excel formulas or VBA based on examples ("few-shot learning").
- Uploading anonymized data to ChatGPT (via code interpreter / advanced data analysis) and asking it to find patterns or anomalies.
- Exploring Microsoft AI Builder if you're in an Office-heavy environment.

4. **Document the wins** — even small time savings compound over time.

---

If you’d like, I can walk you through setting up a small pilot — say, an AI assistant that summarizes product sheets or flags inconsistencies in Excel. Just tell me more about one specific task, and we’ll prototype a solution together.

Would you like to start with a particular part of the workflow?

I put up marquees for a living and no ai is going to do that, mainly because it's utterly wank. Arnie would definitely fuck it off.

You have a good point there!!

Janitorial staff is pretty secure

Trolling the workmates needs a personal human touch 😂

says the ai 😂

except the new ones

Great feedback mate, wait till you try the blue dream static, as hard as this is to believe it goes up a level and I didn’t even know there was another level

Agreed, mate. Been on the Blue dream all day today, nicely blitzed and tastes amazing

Top tier smokes pal

Great review. Been thinking about buying from the good doctor myself .you may just have sold me on the idea. Many thanks

Hello pal thank you so much for taking the time to give such a detailed review and that picture is amazing pal really appreciate it pal

Thank you for the awesome write up. Just jumped on this too. Can't wait

first ever smoke i got from this site in 2019, glad its back!!

Hello pal. Sorry mate not at the min pal , the commercial hash that is flying about at the min is not the best that’s coming out of Spain / Morocco , not worth the hassle pal

Absolutely bang on mate!
if commercial aint worth the hassle as a vendor then the same goes for buyers too!

I hope suppliers stop buying the low grade commercial, there's so much of it around that it's gotten so hard to find the good commercial, it's not good for everyone involved

Hello pal , dive in pal the orange bud 120u is a lovely hash mate

😂❤️

I can’t remember the name but it was just millions of spiders flooding out of buildings

I use to hide under my sheets and think if I looked out my room would just be full of them

I now see spiders as pretty cool guys just stay away from me simple

Arachnophobia! Them spiders coming out of plug sockets still has me checking to this day!

The Stuff… it was this marshmallow type sweet stuff that grew inside you till it burst out. I remember this black guys face stretching till his mouth was open like a snake with all this white foam stuff pouring out! Jeezuz no wonder my gen is a bit twisted 🤣🤣

Sounds like a scene from poltergeist @ gaiarian

Alien , evil dead II those two for sure

This is a tough one cos we used to watch horror movies as kids! Blair witch project was horrifying for me 😅 don't even like watching it now really 🤣🤣

The original Evil Dead and An American Werewolf in London. Special mention for Carry on Screaming, when I was really young.

Return to Oz made me shit my pants.

POSTMAN PAT.

For me it's a couple of scenes from Creepshow.

https://youtu.be/GShLHbMEnRw?si=BHUBZLFjCI8prDAx

https://youtu.be/hZjofqqpOsM?si=kwe_aud4993L2nUI

This is a much more serious issue than is being talked about on here. Most folk seem quite blasé about it but having experienced an audit first-hand they dont play around. LB`s reliance on a single form of Crypto has always been a bit of an issue but from next year (probably later this year tbh) it's going to become a very serious problem I suspect. I love this place & want to see it continue & grow but if it just stays as-is in the face of the new regs I`m not sure how it survives.

Anyone who has not actually looked at the reporting requirements should have a proper look at them. It's bad enough as a customer, as a vendor I would be very nervous I think.

Is it a solvable problem? Yes of course it is, all problems are but given we have be clamouring for alternative payment options for literally years at this point & we are still stuck on BTC only I`m not sure it will get solved.

Governments were never going to tolerate the "Wild West" approach of Crypto for very long, they like control too much.I am reluctantly looking into other options as I dont need the stress of every transaction potentially triggering an investigation. What would you realistically tell them anyway?

Hi Foxy2022

I agree with you I had a letter from them saying that they were aware of my online selling on digital platforms and that I had to report everything else they'll look into it deeper.

If they do the same with crypto there is going to be much pain.

Hi clifton

I've repeatedly tried to warn biggas about this without being too explicit (not mentionning some Gov related keywords).

The way I've dealt wiht it is that I closed my Revolut account at the end of 2024 and am siting tight and watching what will happen next.

Some biggas could be in for mighty fines and big trouble.

Cheers

small time weed buyers using crypto will not be fined. The fines mentioned in the article are for the companies themselves. The regulations may make buying more problematic from Jan 2026 onwards. Peoples accounts may be restricted or suspended, but there will be no financial or legal difficulties for past buying behaviour.

I totally agree with this. We keep getting our knickers in a twist but there is no offence of buying weed online -offences cover possession and supply not crypto purchases for personal use. Sure companies can ask for more information about your transaction but I do not think they’re going to be able to check that information. My bank contacted me several times wanting to know about my small purchases of crypto. The first time I told them I was building a crypto portfolio. The second time I said I was buying medicinal cannabis. They said that’s okay we just need to make sure you are not being coerced or scammed. I really wonder whether anybody gives a shit about personal use by post.

Hi Polly

Your bank is not the problem the problem is going to be Exchanges reporting all your crypto transactions to the Taxman:

Quoting (but you'll find more if you do your own research):
https://x.com/UKCBT_org/status/1924473318297764236
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From 1 Jan 2026, UK-based cryptoasset service providers must collect and report user data to HMRC, under the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF), aligning with OECD standards.

🔍 Who’s affected?
Any platform that facilitates crypto transactions : exchanges, brokers, dealers.

📊 What data is required?
• Individuals: name, DOB, address, tax ID
• Entities: legal details + controlling persons
• Transactions: type, units, value
📅 First report due: 31 May 2027 (for 2026 activity)
✅ Systems must be CARF-ready by 31 Dec 2025
💥 Penalties: Up to £300 per user for non-compliance. Senior management may be held liable.
#################################

I'm not 100% certain of what will happen but I can tell you I'm already being burned by mandatory reporting of online selling platforms to the Taxman. They use AI to sift through the data and spot suspicious transactions.

Right now my approach is lto lay low and investigating P2P / non-KYC.

Better safe than sorry!

Sorry mate, but am I missing a point here? Surely you are only liable for tax on your crypto earnings. What’s that gotto do with buying weed? Personally I don’t stake any crypto. I literally just load up my wallet when I want to buy so where is the problem?

You are, Pol. They consider potential profit at the time of disposal of the crypto (in this case, by buying weed) for the purposes of Capital Gains. The threshold for that is £1k, I believe, so I can't see that I'd need to declare, as I rarely hold it for long, and often also make losses which would offset the gains. Hopefully they either don't notice, or agree if they do...

Again though that’s just paying tax on gains. So what?

So if it's less than £1000 in gains (not in purchases), and you have no other things to consider for the calculation, then it's fine...right...? They can talk to my accountant, again...

Hi MightyRux

Technically if you make less than 3K£ of Capital Gains in 25/26 you should not pay CGT.

The problem is that they expect you to keep the following records in case they carry a compliance check:

You must keep separate records for each transaction, including:

type of tokens
date you disposed of them
number of tokens you’ve disposed of
number of tokens you have left
value of the tokens in pound sterling
bank statements
a record of the pooled costs before and after you disposed of them

You may also want to keep other records such as wallet addresses.

HMRC might ask to see your records if they carry out a compliance check.

Some cryptoasset exchanges can provide reports of your transactions. These reports can be essential for working out how much tax you owe. However, these reports are not tax calculations and will not keep track of your pooled costs.

Yeah, they can fuck right off with that. I can barely keep track of legitimate records, let alone crypto weed purchase ones.

Hi Polly

MightyRux has it right in his post below.

CGT allowance is 3000£ for 25/26.

You are expected to track and report every transaction where you dispose of crypto to purchase services and goods even if it's a loss.

From the horse's mouth:
Individuals need to calculate their gain or loss when they dispose of their tokens to find out whether they need to pay Capital Gains Tax. A ‘disposal’ is a broad concept and includes:

selling tokens for money
exchanging tokens for a different type of token
using tokens to pay for goods or services
giving away tokens to another person (unless it’s a gift to their spouse or civil partner)

I am like you I never hold onto crypto but if I do not report those disposals and they start mining the data sent to them by the UK KYC Exchanges they will come for me with big trouble.

You might think that they won't have the staff and resources but the bastards now use AI to mine the data, I even found an FOI from late 24 where someone was asking them to divulgate the AI algorithmn which they use and they blocked it.

Hey Dukey,
I'm not trying to be difficult but we seem to be going around in circles here. My point is about biggas being at risk because they are buying drugs using crypto. I'm saying there is no risk in that respect. I totally get it that CGT is payable on crypto earnings and that Ruxxy for example stakes crypto as well as doing vast numbers of sizeable transactions (lucky sod!). In my case I could look at my exchange record, see maybe 100 transactions with a total value of c.£5k but it also shows the rate the crypto was bought at and transferred and its virtually the same because I am only buying to spend. There is no gain or loss. That information is sitting there for anyone who wants to see it and why should I care? Even if they hold me down and beat me until I tell them about all my tiny weed purchases online I still haven't done anything wrong.

I'm looking at it from the drugs angle mate not a tax issue. Where its a much bigger issue is secondary wholesalers and vendors but I'm guessing they have their methods as do many in Crypto Land...

Stakes it?! I'm the barometer of when not to buy or hold it mate! Genuinely. If you want to know when to buy it's probably when I have to sell (to get weed), and I lose money. That's what annoys me most about all this nonsense. Oh, and they don't take into account any fees you had to pay, they just want their cut. It's all hypothetical until it's cashed out, surely...? Entry and exit of the system are the risk points.

I definitely take your point about large buys though as it's at least £1k/month (well, just under, as then there's no trigger of anything to look into) that I'm getting and not holding for long. There's always some residual amount in the wallet though.

Hi Polly

You're not being difficult buddy.

Bear in mdin that I am not an expert, I am not saying that it will happen only that it might happen.

I received a letter about my online selling on digital platforms so I know that they can target people poking around their businesses.

I merely wanted to let biggas know that they have said they would get the exchanges to report to them.

The way I see it the current Gov is squeezing every penny they can from us common people so no sum is too small for them to recover.

I guess if I'm right we'll start hearing some horror stories early next year.

Good point, if you only buy and then move to exodus and send for purchase, and have never sold btc..are you exempt from all this?

I guess we'll have to wait and see but if I got a letter from the Revenue tomorrow then I would reply with a big fat duck egg '£0' and if they wanted the detail I would print off my exchange transaction sheet. Job done...don't see the issue.
There is a tendency to see ghosts in the shadows simply because we are buying drugs.

I do agree however that we are not exempted by the small transaction size. That actually makes us the low hanging fruit. Its so much easier to come after us than the big boys. Its the same reason why Coinbase have cancelled so many accounts- show the regulators some (meaningless) action whilst letting the players play...

For buyers the most worrying issue IMO isn’t HMRC saying we owe tax (though a 20% effective rise on weed prices certainly isn’t good)….
The most worrying side of this is the very real risk of having your bank account closed due to using it for illegal activity.
I know 2 different people who had their revolut accounts closed because they were regularly buying crypto but had no legit source of income.

Banks are in no way obligated/legally required to let you open an account with them & they don’t even need to tell a reason if they decline your application. Banks also very much share information between each other.
Sure if you get one account closed for using crypto for illegal activity, you can probably open another account with a different bank…but what happens when that account also gets closed down? There is not an unlimited amount of banks in the uk. From what I’ve read from 2026 banks will be taking much more interest in any crypto transactions.
Plus having an account closed can’t look good for anything like mortgage/loan applications etc.
Personally I am very concerned about these upcoming new crypto reporting rules.
Pretty sure I read the free tax limit is being reduced from £3000 to £1000 also

I bloody hope so, Pol!

Doesn’t the ‘building a portfolio’ reason not just mean they have already ticked the box on you for potential capital gains tax. Can’t even spend the money we earned that is already taxed without it being taxed again….wonder what LB can do to adapt for this because it could kill the business on here. It might be scaremongering but either way I don’t likely…

Hi Cheeching

That's exactly what my finance officer told me at work: the bastards tax you twice.

She invests in crypto but for long term gains only.

It'll be fine always been a cat and mouse game.. I've just been putting sending to myself so good luck to them 😂

Yeah how are they going to track all this. Doesn’t it mean it’s going to be worse for the vendors who are raking it in….i send to myself but then from exodus wallet purchase, does that not then look like I am accumulating crypto…

Vendors will have their coin sent to non-KYC wallets, and do magical mixing things and transfers before exiting the system (the risk point). Or, they could cycle it back into products and all still be anonymous? Definitely not a risk from this in that scenario, surely?

So thinking about stuff like this ages ago I made an Exodus wallet just to receive my referral payments from here (as obviously I wouldn't want that associated with a non-KYC wallet), and all I ever do with that is buy things from here. Closed system and no association with anything else, or any ID.

The article mentions that these crypto banks should start collating the data now in readiness…whether they will or won’t is anyone’s guess but I would venture they will start soon so they have their houses in order go for Jan 2026. Is it time to call it a day I wonder or how would one work around this

Just do some research into how best to cover your tracks. Bitcoin will get increasingly less transparent. So move your transactions about a bit. If you really are paranoid, look into bitcoin tumblers. But even these aren’t foolproof.

At the end of the day there are > 1,000,000 transactions a day.

Unless they really care about £100 each time. You don’t need to worry about it.

At the very least transfer from your exchange to a personal wallet. It’ll cost slightly more, but negligible really.

It does become slightly more suss if the only reason you transact Bitcoin is for cannabis. But it’s very, very hard to prove. Especially in small amounts.

I’d not use Bitcoin for weight. Seems too traceable.

Hi Syd

They've got tumblers covered too:

"Using a mixer, tumbler or similar service so that the individual receives the same type of tokens that they put into the transaction also is not a disposal. However, it will constitute a disposal if the individual puts token A into the transaction and receives token B in return."

As I said they will go after every penny and they put the onus on you t report everything least they'll look into it themselves and that you do not want.

That’s an absolute other story. The whole they’ll “go after every penny” thing.

You sir. Have made £1000 of obscure purchases this year. Declare that shit. Or we’ll fuck you up. 🤷‍♂️

If you’ve made £100k worth. I’d be a little more concerned.

It’s in the long run cheaper to go after the higher value targets. Your £100 here, £100 there.

I’d say you’ll be minorly inconvenienced, at best. It pays to stay sensible though.