Your Weed Is a Crime Scene featuring Ben Cortez

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In this episode of Controlled Burn, Shane and Brandon finally drag OKCTL Lab Director Ben Cortez into the studio to talk mold, microbes, and why Oklahoma humidity is basically a supervillain with a weather app.Ben breaks down the real-world science behind microbial failures, Aspergillus testing, total yeast and mold, facility hygiene, R&D testing, and why “the lab sabotaged me” is usually just mold wearing a trench coat. From grow room cleanup to peroxide dunks, ozone, 70% alcohol, and the eternal war against swamp-air cannabis, this one is part science class, part crime scene investigation, part group therapy for failed COAs.

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This episode was published on June 12, 2026.

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In this episode of Controlled Burn, Shane and Brandon finally drag OKCTL Lab Director Ben Cortez into the studio to talk mold, microbes, and why Oklahoma humidity is basically a supervillain with a weather app.Ben breaks down the real-world science...

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