Author name: Degelis Pilla, CFA

Degelis (“Dege,” pronounced “Dayj”) launched TribeTokes in 2017 after identifying a specific problem in the cannabis vaping market: most products were made with cutting agents and additives that had no place in a wellness brand. She built TribeTokes from zero into a multi-million dollar DTC brand with over 100,000 customers, a full cannabinoid product catalog, and a loyal wholesale retail network. Degelis is an active member of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization and a regular voice in both the cannabis and women-in-business spaces. She is a CFA charterholder (Chartered Financial Analyst), and holds her undergraduate business degree from the University of Virginia.

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What Does Residual Solvent Testing Mean? Hemp Safety Explained

Cannabis extraction uses the same industrial solvents found in pharmaceutical manufacturing, metal degreasing, and circuit board cleaning. The extraction process is designed to remove them before the product reaches anyone. Residual solvent testing is the step that verifies the removal actually happened. Without it, you are taking the manufacturer’s word for it. In a market

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How TribeTokes Tests Products: Third-Party Lab Testing Process Explained

“Third-party lab tested” appears on nearly every hemp product sold online. As a phrase, it is almost meaningless without context: a single partial cannabinoid potency test from a non-accredited facility with a commercial relationship to the brand technically qualifies. What a real testing program looks like is something different entirely. 🧪 Lab Tested | 👩‍💼

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The 2019 Vaping Crisis: What Happened & What We Learned About Safety (Complete Timeline)

The headline in 2019 was “vaping causes lung disease.” The actual finding, from CDC lung biopsies, was more specific: a cutting agent called Vitamin E acetate, used to thicken illicit black market THC cartridges, caused a form of acute lung injury that sent 2,807 people to the hospital and killed 68. Licensed, regulated products that

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What is Terpinolene?

What is Terpinolene?

Terpinolene is a common terpene found in cannabis that is known for both a woody and citrusy aroma and for having a mild to moderate sedative effect on consumers. Throughout nature, you’ll find it in sage, lilac, rosemary, conifer trees, apple trees, and tea trees. Benefits from terpinolene may include antifungal and antibacterial properties (which

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Indica-Dominant vs Sativa-Dominant Hybrids: What’s the Difference?

“Indica-dominant” and “sativa-dominant” sound like they describe something precise. They do not. Both terms describe the genetic ancestry of a plant, not the pharmacological experience it produces. An indica-dominant hybrid could have 70% indica genetics and still produce an activating, uplifting experience if the breeder selected for terpinolene-heavy traits. A sativa-dominant hybrid could lean heavily

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How to Dose by Delivery Method: Flower vs Vapes vs Edibles vs Tinctures (Bioavailability Guide)

Ten milligrams is not ten milligrams. The number on the label tells you how much THC is in the product. It tells you nothing about how much your body will actually absorb. Bioavailability is that gap: the percentage of a dose that reaches your bloodstream and, from there, your CB1 receptors. For cannabis, that number

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What is α-OCIMENE?

What is α-OCIMENE?

Ocimene is a terpene that has a sweet, herbaceous, and sometimes citrusy odor. In addition to cannabis plants, it can be found in a variety of fruits and herbs including mangoes, kumquats, mint, parsley, tarragon and orchids. Ocimene is also commonly found in perfumes due to its sweet and floral aromatic profile. For countries and

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