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CTL-W-0491 · Work · 2020s

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Combined Graph record U-00891 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-W-0491. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.

Bustle: 'mid' means mediocre/average and is used as a harsh insult on TikTok; it went viral via an MJF/AEW clip in September 2021; an older 'mid-grade' cannabis sense dates to the 2000s/early 2010s.

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Bustle: 'mid' means mediocre/average and is used as a harsh insult on TikTok; it went viral via an MJF/AEW clip in September 2021; an older 'mid-grade' cannabis sense dates to the 2000s/early 2010s.

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Bustle: 'mid' means mediocre/average and is used as a harsh insult on TikTok; it went viral via an MJF/AEW clip in September 2021; an older 'mid-grade' cannabis sense dates to the 2000s/early 2010s.

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