Reefer MEDness
As a nurse and pharmacist we focus our stories on people’s use and perception of cannabis as Reefer Madness, Reefer Medicine, Reefer Mellow. We are exploring how society is changing its understanding of cannabis.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 50 minutes
- Episodes
- 209
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
S3E09 Mood Makers
What should you expect when shopping for cannabis in Manitoba? Do you need your ID? Can you order ahead? Will your Cannabis be delivered? Is the staff educated on product? Kirk visits a friendly …
Mon 24 Jun 2019
S3E08 Pastors, Pot, And Prophets
Did Jesus die on the cross? Was Moses influenced by cannabis when speaking to the Lord? Are Christian Churches embracing Cannabis? First up we meet the founding member of Christian Cannabis, Craig Gr…
Thu 30 May 2019
S3E07 Cannabis is for Kids
You don't give cannabis products to children, right? Or what about that Charolette's Web stuff for seizures? Dr. Robert Sealey is a physician from Victoria with extensive cannabis experience. He se…
Fri 10 May 2019
S3E06 Tax Grab
Did you know medical cannabis is taxed? That is weirder than you might think. All other blood pressure pills, diabetes pills and depression pills that go through a pharmacy are not taxed. Yet medi…
Thu 02 May 2019
S3E05 Healing Communities Part 2
In Part 2 Kirk leaves Vancouver Island and visits Gimli, Manitoba. He discovers how a family doctor becomes a Cannabis consultant. Dr. Shelley Turner (@TheShelleyT) discusses how a deep interest in …
Sat 20 Apr 2019
S3E04 Healing Communities Part 1
Travel with Kirk and Trevor beyond simple harm reduction strategies. Kirk brings us stories from Vancouver Island to Gimli, showing us how the Cannabis Culture helps people be well. In Part 1, we mee…
Thu 11 Apr 2019
S3E03 Cause Agnostic
What is impairment? What does it mean to drive a car impaired? Kirk and Trevor talk to PJ Barclay CEO of DriveABLE (@DriveABLE). DriveABLE has tools that look a impairment and cognition. But the …
Wed 13 Mar 2019
S3E02 CannaCurious
Are you CannaCurious? What cannabis strain works best for a 47 year old woman in Manitoba for MS related spasticity? There is an app for that. Kirk and Trevor talk to long time podcast sponsor, St…
Fri 01 Mar 2019
S3E01-Team Wellness
Did you know some nurses could write prescriptions? Kirk talks to Nurse Practitioner Erin O'Shaughnessy about her practice. Erin works for Nalanda Health (https://nalanda.ca/) and prescribes cannab…
Fri 15 Feb 2019
S2E10-Boss Ladies
What do you think of when you hear, "Discretion, discovery, and delight"? That phrase is what our Marketing Guru, Bridget Hoffer co-founder of Marigold Marketing and PR, thinks customers are looking…
Wed 23 Jan 2019
S2E09 Hemp Hemp Hooray!
What's the difference between hemp and marijuana? What's up with all these "hemp derived CBD's"? Kirk and Trevor talk to hemp pioneer Martin Moravcik, and hemp farmers Don Dewar and Chris Federowic…
Sat 12 Jan 2019
S2E08 The Basement Tape
Did you have that friend of a friend who grew their own in a basement? Kirk goes back to the future. An ACMPR (Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations) legal grower, Paul, shows Kirk ho…
Sat 29 Dec 2018
S2E07 Expo Exposed
Trevor and Kirk went to the Cannabis and Hemp Expo (cannabishempexpo.com) in Winnipeg Sept 30, 2018. They talked to lots of fascinating people! They brought you 4 stories. Savethedrive.com's CEO C…
Thu 06 Dec 2018
S2E06 The Chemist And The Pharmacist
My cannabis is labeled 17% THC. What dose that mean? Emily Kirkham, an analytical chemist, talks to Kirk and Trevor about cannabis potency testing, cannabinoids and terpenes. She also gets into pe…
Thu 29 Nov 2018
S2E05 The Endocannabinoid Researcher
What is the endocannabinoid system? Did you have that friend in high school with the hemp shirt who told you, "The body was designed to smoke pot, man!" That is not as crazy as it sounds. Trevor …
Thu 08 Nov 2018
S2E4 Carefully Cooking With Cannabis
What did you do to celebrate Oct 17/18? Kirk and Trevor were busy. Kirk interviewed people at the first legal cannabis shop in Manitoba outside of Winnipeg. They also had a party to celebrate a ye…
Mon 22 Oct 2018
S2E03 Addictions And Economics
Are we addicted to taxes? Trevor and Kirk talk to Dr. Jason Childs. He is an economist who says whether you want to reduce harm from cannabis or increase government coffers then keep taxes on cannabi…
Wed 10 Oct 2018
S2E2 Work And School
The leaves are changing. Fall is here. What do you do if an employee at your job site is coming to work high? How much cannabis should a school bus driver be using? Teachers and students - which …
Mon 24 Sep 2018
S2E1 Legal Weed…
What is the name of the trophy Governor General of Canada of 1892 had named after him? Need a hint? The winners of the trophy in 1971-72 had their names misspelled on the trophy as the “Bqstqn Brui…
Thu 13 Sep 2018
S1E10 Back To Dirt 2.0
Kirk goes to Cossack camp at Canada's National Ukrainian Festival and talks to MP's and outlaws about Cannabis. Trevor and Kirk review what they have learned in the first 9 episodes and where they a…
Thu 23 Aug 2018
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