Reefer MEDness Trevor Shewfelt and Kirk Nyquist

Our co-host, Trevor has an unhealthy obsession with suppositories. You know that guy you never ask, “Hey, what is an NFT?” lest he talk your ear off? Well never ask Trevor, “Hey, what is a Rectal Rocket?” With that background, imagine our delight when we stumbled across Sarah Roberts and her company Cicatrix Labs. They make vaginal and rectal suppositories with cannabinoids in them! People have used these products to treat endometriosis, inflammatory bowel disease, hemorrhoids, pain during sex, and more. Even if you think suppositories are icky, after this conversation, you will find them obsession worthy too. Our My Cannabis Story is Dave Dormer of Cannanaskis, a cannabis tourism company.Cicatrix Labs - Web Site (https://cicatrixlabs.ca/)Sarah Roberts - LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-roberts-cicatrix/)Cannanaskis - Web Site (https://www.cannanaskis.com/)Music by:Light - Up We Go YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFl7DhdGGzo)(Yes we got a SOCAN membership to use this song all legal and proper like)Additional Music:Desiree Dorion desireedorion.com (http://desireedorion.com/)Marc Clement - Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/MarcClementMusic)Transcripts, papers and so much more at: reefermed.ca (https://reefermed.ca/)

So many fantastic Canna-people to meet and talk to at CannMed 24! Here are the first batch of clips we got!Ariane Williams & Megan Mbengue – Trusted Canna Nurse - There were so many nurses at CannMed 24! Our slightly biased co-host Kirk was ecstatic. He thinks more nurses makes every conference and everything else better! Ariane is the Director of Patient Services and “The Kind Nurse”. She’ll listen to your needs as a patient and guide you to personalized care. Megan is the Founder and CEO. She is a Social Media Content Queen with all things cannabis and runs the back end of Trusted Canna Nurse.Jeff Smith -Professor, Strategic Partnership and Outreach Specialist at the Institute of Cannabis Research- Colorado State University Pueblo. The ICR is like the NIH (National Institutes of Health) of cannabis research in Colorado. The ICR funds research related to cannabis such as clinical research, biotechnologies, and economic development associated with cannabis in Colorado. Once the research is done, they publicly disseminate the results.Clay W. Moore - Drug Discovery Scientist at Rare Earth Genomics. We first met Clay at CannMed 23. He now a PhD student at Texas A&M. Clay needs bigger goals in life, because he is only trying to cure cancer with hemp extracts. He is also a part of Rare Earth Genomics (REG). REG wants to be your Swiss Army knife of hemp research projects. We talk to Clay about how REG could help Kirk with his potential Hemp-Crete dreamsAriane Williams - LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/thekindnurse/)Megan Mbengue - LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/megan-mbengue/)Trusted Canna Nurse - Website (https://www.trustedcannanurse.com/)Jeff Smith - LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffrey-p-smith-a511782b8/)Institute of Cannabis Research Colorado State University Pueblo - website (https://www.instituteofcannabisresearchcolorado.org/)Clayton Moore -LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/claytonhemp/)Rare Earth Genomics - website (https://rareearthgenomics.com/)Music by: Stills-Young Band & NASH - Fontainebleau -YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gD1F25_-Ng4)Additional Music:Desiree Dorion desireedorion.com (http://desireedorion.com/)Marc Clement - Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/MarcClementMusic)Transcripts, papers and so much more at: reefermed.ca (https://reefermed.ca/)

Ian Mitchell is an emergency physician, the Site Scholar for the Kamloops Family Medicine Residency Program and is occasionally photographed teaching whole rooms full of people to stick their fingers in their ears while opening their mouths really wide like they are in a silent scream. He caught our interest with an article and talk he did about gabapentin vs cannabis. Gabapentin was originally developed as a seizure medication, but it wasn’t really good at that. Now it is routinely used for migraines, back pain, diabetic nerve pain and a variety of other conditions. There isn’t great evidence for gabapentin and all its uses. Cannabis is just gaining the evidence it needs to show it is good for all different types of pain and other conditions. But it is still shunned by mainly clinicians. Is it fair the gabapentin is commonly used and cannabis is not? Plus we go down a cool rabbit hole into some novel uses of ketamine.Links:A Tale of Two Therapies - Ian Mitchell on Medium (https://medium.com/@drivmitchell/a-tale-of-two-therapies-gabapentin-and-cannabis-5dfd109ada82)Ian Mitchell’s Talk - YouTube (https://youtu.be/T0lPM8zwTiM)Music by:The Ramones - Pinhead (Gabba Gabba Hey) YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jAVM0prVm4)(Yes we got a SOCAN membership to use this song all legal and proper like)Additional Music:Desiree Dorion desireedorion.com (http://desireedorion.com/)Marc Clement - Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/MarcClementMusic)Transcripts, papers and so much more at: reefermed.ca (https://reefermed.ca/)

Do you have a favourite craft cannabis flower? Are you getting what you think you ordered? Think again. While attending the Calgary Hempfest, Kirk and Trevor gathered five Micro Cultivation License holders (plus a surprise cameo contributor!) to discuss the recreational cannabis retail space. The conversation revealed a complicated system of regulations, policies, and red tape which affect their ability to build brand loyalty. Although these passionate growers produce excellent weed, it is surprisingly difficult for their high quality, small batch, hand trimmed product to reach you, the consumer. Packaging, sale by lottery, and ambiguously named SKU’s are some of the many convoluted rules of the game. Kirk and Trevor ponder whether the current recreational cannabis system actually prevents us from properly understanding the cannabis product we are purchasing, and how small cannabis producers might eventually break even.Mark Corrigan, President of Distinkt Cannabis - distinktcannabis.com (http://distinktcannabis.com/) - @DistinktC (https://twitter.com/DistinktC) on TwitterTim Mallett CEO of Alberta Bud - www.albertabud.com (http://www.albertabud.com/) - @alberta.bud.official (https://www.instagram.com/alberta.bud.official/) on InstagramRob Wilcox President of Indigro Organics - www.indigro.ca (http://www.indigro.ca/)Devon Davidson President of Canalief - www.canalief.ca (http://www.canalief.ca/)Kieley Beaudry CEO Parkland Flower - parklandflower.com (http://parklandflower.com/) - @Kieley_ (https://twitter.com/Kieley_) on TwitterCameo by - Jacqui Childs - @JacquiChilds (https://twitter.com/JacquiChilds) on Twitter and @Childs.jacqui (https://www.instagram.com/childs.jacqui/) on InstagramMusic by:Bon Iver - Calgary- YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KrmxavLIRM)(Yes we got a SOCAN membership to use this song all legal and proper like)Additional Music:Desiree Dorion desireedorion.com (http://desireedorion.com/)Marc Clement - Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/MarcClementMusic)Transcripts, papers and so much more at: reefermed.ca (https://reefermed.ca/)

Let us start by saying, we encourage pregnant women toward balanced diets, proper exercise, and we discourage unnecessary drug and alcohol use. But, what if a mother consumes cannabis during pregnancy? In this episode Kirk and Trevor begin to explore prenatal cannabis exposure and are joined by Dr. Ciara Torres, Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at Columbia University. This neuroscientists near six-year meta-analysis found prenatal use of cannabis does not lead to cognitive impairment of children. Dr. Torres discusses how her study, published May 2020, offers policy makers a better understanding of how cannabis affects newborns. Often babies are removed from a family when it is discovered a mother used cannabis during the pregnancy; this action may actually be more harmful than the exposure. Proper prenatal care is paramount when predicting the future success of an unborn child. This episode is designed to start the debate, so have a listen and offer your feedback by sending us a note to podcast@reefermed.ca (mailto:podcast@reefermed.ca)Links:Dr. Ciara Torres Vargas - Columbia University Link (https://psychology.columbia.edu/content/ciara-torres-vargas)Totality of the Evidence Suggests Prenatal Cannabis Exposure Does Not Lead to Cognitive Impairments: A Systematic and Critical Review - paper (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kVeXlDGj9PbYrnRBM49rG336ihJbxAFt/view?usp=sharing)Music by:Hector Lavoe - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pz650EkJFKc&feature=youtu.be)Wikepedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A9ctor_Lavoe)(Yes we got a SOCAN membership to use this song all legal and proper like)Additional Music:Desiree Dorion desireedorion.com (http://desireedorion.com/)Marc Clement - Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/MarcClementMusic)Transcripts, papers and so much more at: reefermed.ca (https://reefermed.ca/)

It’s like having a trial lawyer try to explain how cannabinoids interact with endogenous cannabinoid receptors! You know what that is like? It’s, it’s, it’s… actually pretty great. Come hear how a trial lawyer got into the cannabis space, how he thinks the acidic versions of cannabinoids are bursting with medical promise and just come listen to one of our new favorite characters!Robert “Bob” Hill - LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/roberthilllaw/)Life Research Co (https://liferesearchco.com/)Sign up for his newsletter and email notices: Here (https://forms.zohopublic.com/liferesearch/form/NewsletterSignUp/formperma/PIsYb4UWjbYwop9FBl52pRj-H3vbTnfisjqaHRjyUi8)Cab Calloway-Reefer Man -YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svoSSdsNhtA)(Yes we got a SOCAN membership to use this song all legal and proper like)Additional Music:Desiree Dorion desireedorion.com (http://desireedorion.com/)Marc Clement - Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/MarcClementMusic)Transcripts, papers and so much more at: reefermed.ca (https://reefermed.ca/)