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Eight research records · Author: Kenneth Fry · ORCID: 0009-0008-9883-6055 · CC BY 4.0

Terps Budwash Research Archive

Post-Harvest Cannabis Research for Washing, Drying, Contamination, and Compliance

The most expensive cannabis problems often happen after harvest. This archive examines the decisions that determine whether a crop preserves quality or moves toward loss, recall, or avoidable compliance risk.

One archive. Eight research records. One post-harvest focus.

Each record exposes its title, DOI, publication date, author, ORCID, and direct PDF path. The archive introduces the paper set; individual pages carry the detailed record.

Research index

These papers examine washing without calibration, drying without control, contamination without visibility, flavor enhancement without disclosure, and safety debates driven by bad assumptions rather than operating conditions.

Report

May 2026 · Kenneth Fry · ORCID 0009-0008-9883-6055

Botanical Terpene Spray Application in Cannabis Flower

A practical guide to aroma restoration, batch consistency, and the tradeoffs between spray application, infusion bags, and aerosol-based post-harvest enhancement.

Working Paper

June 28, 2026 · Kenneth Fry · ORCID 0009-0008-9883-6055

The Science of Safety: Debunking the Myths Surrounding Propylene Glycol and Polyethylene Glycol in Vaping Applications

A temperature-context review of PG and PEG in vaping that argues the most-cited scare claims were built on unrealistic conditions, not normal use.

Working Paper

May 1, 2026 · Kenneth Fry · ORCID 0009-0008-9883-6055

The War on Vapor: Financial Conflicts of Interest, Legislative Capture, and the Systematic Suppression of Independent Cannabis Vaporization

A policy paper examining who benefits when vaporization is restricted and how financial incentives align with anti-vapor regulation.

Working Paper

June 1, 2026 · Kenneth Fry · ORCID 0009-0008-9883-6055

The Aspergillus Tax: How Microbial Contamination Is Costing Cannabis Cultivators Six Figures Per Recall

A cost-based analysis of failed testing, recalls, crop destruction, overdrying, and the hidden economics of contamination risk.

Preprint

June 20, 2026 · Kenneth Fry · ORCID 0009-0008-9883-6055

The Transparency Standard: Safety, Combustion Chemistry, and the Case for Botanical Terpene Enhancement in Commercial Cannabis

A paper on disclosure, combustion chemistry, and why terpene-enhanced products require better transparency rather than avoidance by slogan.

Working Paper

July 1, 2026 · Kenneth Fry · ORCID 0009-0008-9883-6055

The Cleaning Tradition of Terpenes: A Century of Plant-Derived Solvents — From Turpentine and Pine Oil to the Modern Green-Solvent Movement

A historical and chemical review showing that terpene-based cleaning is not new, but part of a long solvent tradition.

Working Paper

July 1, 2026 · Kenneth Fry · ORCID 0009-0008-9883-6055

The DIY Decontamination Trap: Why Uncalibrated Bud Washing is Destroying the Product It Was Meant to Save and the Consumer It Was Meant to Protect

A paper arguing that common home-style bud wash formulas are chemically weak, biologically incomplete, and risky as contamination solutions.

Working Paper

August 1, 2026 · Kenneth Fry · ORCID 0009-0008-9883-6055

The Last Mile of Harvest: Cannabis Cultivation's Overlooked Final Stage - and How Uncontrolled Drying Quietly Erodes Quality, Compliance, and Profit

A post-harvest drying paper focused on water activity, mold vulnerability, drying-room control, and hidden loss after harvest.