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Kirk catches up with Ted Smith from the Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club and his organization’s ill-defined existence within a country of legalized cannabis. We hear how Ted’s dreams, for this timeworn cannabis compassion club, are close to fruition yet there lingers potential for a new set of fines and a visit from the Public Health Authority impedin…

sociology, politics & humorΑπό τον Martin Hash

sociology, politics & humorΑπό τον Martin Hash

sociology, politics & humorΑπό τον Martin Hash

sociology, politics & humorΑπό τον Martin Hash

Most certainly, we have learned Cannabis has benefits but it is not benign. With all medications it is important to understand the risk and benefits. In this episode Trevor and Kirk discuss the cardiovascular effects of chronic cannabis inhalation with an accomplished student of medicine, Dr. Venkat Subramaniam. Although, he admits limited studies …

sociology, politics & humorΑπό τον Martin Hash

sociology, politics & humorΑπό τον Martin Hash

sociology, politics & humorΑπό τον Martin Hash

sociology, politics & humorΑπό τον Martin Hash

You’ve got a PhD with lots of lab and testing experience. It should be easy to start a cannabis testing lab, right? Well, not really. Aldwin Anterola found cannabis growers weren’t always interested in finding the accurate amount of cannabinoids like THC in their products, among other problems. So, Aldwin went back to school. The NIH (National Inst…

sociology, politics & humorΑπό τον Martin Hash

sociology, politics & humorΑπό τον Martin Hash

sociology, politics & humorΑπό τον Martin Hash

sociology, politics & humorΑπό τον Martin Hash

sociology, politics & humorΑπό τον Martin Hash

sociology, politics & humorΑπό τον Martin Hash

Ross Rebagliati, Michael Phelps, and Sha’Carri Richardson. Different athletes, different sports, and different eras. Tremendous athletic ability and years of arduous training aren’t all they have in common. Their sporting careers have all been touched by cannabis. Dr. Mark Ware and his colleagues examined cannabis and elite athletes. What they foun…

sociology, politics & humorΑπό τον Martin Hash

sociology, politics & humorΑπό τον Martin Hash

sociology, politics & humorΑπό τον Martin Hash

Brent Alarie is informed he has COPD, then it was multiple sclerosis. No wait, he receives another diagnosis of blood cancer. These were just a few of the catastrophic verdicts given to describe how his body was betraying him. He needed to create change and prepare for his enviable death. With a new bucket list he started living his best life under…

sociology, politics & humorΑπό τον Martin Hash

sociology, politics & humorΑπό τον Martin Hash

sociology, politics & humorΑπό τον Martin Hash

sociology, politics & humorΑπό τον Martin Hash

The mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell. That is what we learned in high school biology. But what if it is more? What if the mitochondria has receptors on it for cannabinoids? What if mitochondria move around the cell? What if mitochondria help produce chemical signals for the cell? What if mitochondria are involved in such diverse processes…

sociology, politics & humorΑπό τον Martin Hash

Politics & PhilosophyΑπό τον Martin Hash

Politics & PhilosophyΑπό τον Martin Hash

Politics & PhilosophyΑπό τον Martin Hash

In this episode we explore a series of unfortunate events started when a Registered Nurse decided to illegally grow cannabis as medicine. Society may consider nurses one of our most trustworthy groups however, employers and professional colleges have policies and procedures suggesting otherwise because the profession is plagued with addiction issue…

Politics & PhilosophyΑπό τον Martin Hash

Politics & PhilosophyΑπό τον Martin Hash

Politics & PhilosophyΑπό τον Martin Hash

Do you know anyone with dementia? If you don’t, you will. We humans are living longer and healthier lives. There are more healthy 75 year old people alive now than there ever have been. However, the number of people with dementia is sky rocketing as well. Enter Dr. Mechtler… Dr. Lazslo Mechtler is the Medical Director of Dent Neurologic Institute, …

Politics & PhilosophyΑπό τον Martin Hash

Politics & PhilosophyΑπό τον Martin Hash

Politics & PhilosophyΑπό τον Martin Hash

Politics & PhilosophyΑπό τον Martin Hash

In this episode, Kirk and Trevor bring forward the importance of Cannabis advocacy. With the legalization of recreational cannabis, some may see the need for Cannabis Advocacy as being dispensable. Stephen Stairs, a medical cannabis consumer is a leader within the Winnipeg green culture. He explains how the many interpretations of regulations, from…

Politics & PhilosophyΑπό τον Martin Hash

Politics & PhilosophyΑπό τον Martin Hash

Politics & PhilosophyΑπό τον Martin Hash

One sunny evening in the summer of 2020, Kirk and Trevor had a meeting on Kirk's driveway. Even though all indoor meetings were taboo, they met someone bursting with excitement. Eric Greening's face lit up as he described the cannabis growing facility he envisioned building north east of Dauphin. Four years, a pandemic, spiraling inflation and all …

Politics & PhilosophyΑπό τον Martin Hash

Politics & PhilosophyΑπό τον Martin Hash

Politics & PhilosophyΑπό τον Martin Hash

Trevor and Kirk continue their CBD exploration with a Canadian Icon. Bif Naked, one of Canada’s best selling musicians shares her “my Cannabis story” sharing how she watched CBD help various members of her family, peer group, and eventually how she too benefited from daily dosing. Bif Naked discusses her formative years in Dauphin, her experiences …