Reefer MEDness Trevor Shewfelt and Kirk Nyquist

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/)

The Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club (VCBC) is no stranger to defending the services that a compassion club can deliver. For decades, the VCBC has supported individuals with chronic and or life-threatening diseases by providing aid not available from government health systems. Kirk once again visits this west coast healing community. He examines how this celebrated organization is now fighting a $6.4 million fine levied against them as an unlicensed dispensary. Founder Ted Smith, a tenacious defender of human rights, explains this current challenge, the club’s relationships with growers, and the help his staff provides the medical cannabis community.Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club Website is currently down - Article (https://stratcann.com/2022/02/14/victoria-cannabis-buyers-club-has-website-taken-down-due-to-provincial-investigation/)VCBC Twitter - @VCBCtweets (https://twitter.com/VCBCtweets?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor)Music by: Bob Marley - Satisfy My Soul (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8GCc8OhTz8)(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/)

“Be the change you want to see in the world.”Apparently, that isn’t really a Mahatma Gandhi quote. But it is a great sentiment. How we are teaching people about cannabis isn't great or sometimes it isn't happening at all. But, you can be part of the change and help shape the future!Listen to Lisa Bishop PharmD, a Professor and Pharmacist at School of Pharmacy, Memorial University of Newfoundland, and Daniel Bear PhD, is the Director, Humber College Centre for Social Innovation. a Drugs Policy Researcher, and a Cannabis Policy Consultant, discuss a survey their team has developed.Along with their team, they’ve actually developed two surveys. And you really need to take at least one. Are you over 18 and have used or thought of using cannabis? They have a survey for you. Are you a pharmacist? They have a survey for you. Why should you take one of their surveys? Because they are going to use the info from these surveys to help pharmacists do a better job of teaching people about cannabis!THE SURVEY YOU SHOULD TAKE!!! Click here! - websiteOther Info:Weed Out Misinformation - website (https://www.weedoutmisinformation.ca/)Daniel Bear -LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-bear-3810505/)Lisa Bishop - LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-bishop-461aa460/)Music by:* Great Big Sea - Ordinary Day YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wcjBU8zbdY)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/)FYI - the actual quote is:“We but mirror the world. All the tendencies present in the outer world are to be found in the world of our body. If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change. As a man changes his own nature, so does the attitude of the world change towards him. This is the divine mystery supreme. A wonderful thing it is and the source of our happiness. We need not wait to see what others do.” – Mahatma Gandhi

When you take a prescription medication, it goes into your body, does what it is supposed to and then leaves. Part of leaving the body often involves the medication getting broken down or metabolized by enzymes in the liver. One of the biggest medication metabolizing enzyme systems in the liver is called the Cytochrome P450 enzymes. Why should you care? Because cannabis can effect the Cytochrome P450 enzymes. That could cause there to be too much or too little of a prescription medication in your body to do its job properly. Dr. Lyndsey Anderson and her colleagues at the Lambert Initiative for Cannabinoid Therapeutics in Sydney, Australia have looked at how cannabis and the Cytochrome P450 enzymes interact. Let’s have a listen!Lambert Initiative for Cannabinoid Therapeutics - web site (https://www.sydney.edu.au/lambert/)Lyndsey Anderson - LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/lyndsey-anderson-621a38228/)Music by:Emre Cords-Before We Decided to Fall -YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orekXjikSG8)(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/)

Akeem Gardner and his team at Canurta are delving deep into the hidden corners of the cannabis plant. They want to know if we extract this cannflavin, this terpene, this cannabinoid, or one of the other thousands of molecules in the cannabis plant, can it treat a disease? Last year at CannMed 23, he talked to us about how cannflavins could be used to treat a particularly nasty brain tumour called glioblastoma. Since then, Akeem has hit the road and brought the gospel of cannabis plant medicine to conferences and other canna-curious folks across North America, Europe, and as far away as the United Arab Emirates.This year Team Canurta is looking at neurodegenerative diseases like ALS and even aging itself. They are using artificial intelligence to help screen where in the cannabis plant to focus their research. They are partnering with Universities to get academic papers turned into potential treatments. Akeem is one of the featured speakers at CannMed 24 again this year. We’d love to see you in Florida at CannMed 24 in person, and here is a preview of Akeem’s presentation!Canurta - canurta.com (https://www.canurta.com/)Akeem Gardner - LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/akeemgardner/)Music by:Dead Bob - White Stone Eyes -YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMjKqGEkM7c)(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/)