Reefer MEDness Trevor Shewfelt and Kirk Nyquist

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/)

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