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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.

Documentary Society & Culture Alternative Health Health & Fitness Medicine
Update frequency
every 6 days
Average duration
50 minutes
Episodes
209
Years Active
2018 - 2025
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E105  - CannMed 23 – These are the People in Your Neighbourhood Part 1

E105 - CannMed 23 – These are the People in Your Neighbourhood Part 1

Ahmed Labied – Morocco - At the opening reception of CannMed 23, there were all these people with green t-shirts that said Morocco. Trevor introduced himself and was told he had to talk to Ahmed Labi…

00:41:02  |   Tue 20 Jun 2023
E104  - Just Not Good Health Care - Lynda Balneaves PhD

E104 - Just Not Good Health Care - Lynda Balneaves PhD

Canadians are changing their perspective of cannabis. People are using it as medicine and access has never been easier. Why is this bad? Why should anyone care how we access our medicinal cannabis? C…

00:52:24  |   Tue 30 May 2023
E103 - PTSD with Brian Rayner

E103 - PTSD with Brian Rayner

Potheads are too, well, stoned to succeed in tech, right? A medicinal cannabis user couldn’t be a successful serial tech entrepreneur, could they? Well, meet Brian. He is a US Marine Vet who became a…

00:45:27  |   Tue 16 May 2023
E102  - Catch Up with Kieley Beaudry

E102 - Catch Up with Kieley Beaudry

Kieley is in the lead as our most interviewed guest. Kirk still teases Trevor how he blushed back on E34 when Trevor and Kieley talked about cannabis and sexual dysfunction. We talked to her on the C…

00:39:41  |   Tue 02 May 2023
E101 - Gaized and Convicted with Ken Fichtler

E101 - Gaized and Convicted with Ken Fichtler

There are very few, if any, reliable methods of measuring cannabis impairment. Road-side sobriety tests done by trained Drug Recognition Experts are very subjective and workplaces are limited with ho…

01:04:07  |   Thu 20 Apr 2023
E100 - It’s Okay to be Medicated While Getting Educated

E100 - It’s Okay to be Medicated While Getting Educated

The team gathers in the studio for the first time since pandemic restrictions were lifted. Rene interviews Kirk and Trevor, and gains insights into the creation and growth of this Passion Project. Wi…

01:05:40  |   Thu 06 Apr 2023
E99 - Green is the New Grey with Dr. Robert Sealey

E99 - Green is the New Grey with Dr. Robert Sealey

Dr. Rob Sealey returns to the podcast. Back in S3E7 he talked about Cannabis For Kids. Today we drive down the road to the other end of the age spectrum, Cannabis and Seniors. Dr. Sealey is super kno…

00:55:27  |   Mon 27 Feb 2023
E98 – The Godfather of Cannabis Two Point Oh! -  Owen Smith - Part 2

E98 – The Godfather of Cannabis Two Point Oh! - Owen Smith - Part 2

Kirk and Owen continued discussion moves into a more personal realm as they share their views of the current state of Medical Cannabis industry. Kirk sees a disconnect with federal verses provincial …

00:47:01  |   Tue 24 Jan 2023
E97 – The Godfather of Cannabis Two Point Oh! -  Owen Smith - Part 1

E97 – The Godfather of Cannabis Two Point Oh! - Owen Smith - Part 1

In this episode, Kirk learns how the law was on the side of righteousness when Owen Smith found himself in front of the Supreme Court of Canada defending a desire to help the Victoria Cannabis Buyers…

00:46:29  |   Fri 13 Jan 2023
E96 - The Medical Cannabis Educator - Justyna Johnson

E96 - The Medical Cannabis Educator - Justyna Johnson

Why not pick up your medicine on the way home from work? Buying your cannabis from a recreational store is certainly more convenient, especially when there is a store in pretty much every neighbourho…

00:48:28  |   Tue 20 Dec 2022
E95 - Don't Let It Smoke You with Tarris Baptiste

E95 - Don't Let It Smoke You with Tarris Baptiste

Tarris Baptiste was athletically gifted. Tarris was driven. Tarris was on the brink of breaking into the National Football League. And then, it didn’t happen. Ten thousand hours plus spent on becomin…

00:55:12  |   Wed 16 Nov 2022
E94 - Cannabis Drug Interactions with Codi Peterson

E94 - Cannabis Drug Interactions with Codi Peterson

I bet you are on drugs right now! Don’t believe me? How long has it been since your last caffeinated beverage? Over 90% of us use caffeine daily. Most of us use alcohol at least weekly. Many of us us…

00:51:31  |   Tue 01 Nov 2022
E93 - Cannabis Amnesty with Aisha Abawajy

E93 - Cannabis Amnesty with Aisha Abawajy

Pre-legalization, policing of was disproportionally excessive and punitive to BIPOC and poor folk of Canada. While Cannabis is now legal, thousands are still saddled with cannabis convictions prevent…

01:11:35  |   Tue 18 Oct 2022
E92 - Dr. Brent Guppy - From Gimli Glider to Nanoemulsions

E92 - Dr. Brent Guppy - From Gimli Glider to Nanoemulsions

On July 23, 1983 at an altitude of 41,000 feet, Air Canada Flight 143 travelling between Montreal and Edmonton ran out of fuel because of confusion between metric and imperial measurements. However, …

00:54:27  |   Wed 05 Oct 2022
E91 - Dementia in Long Term Care with Dr. Blake Pearson

E91 - Dementia in Long Term Care with Dr. Blake Pearson

What is the evidence? Where are the studies? There is no proof that cannabis can treat anything! Well…What if I told you there are lots of studies showing that cannabis has medical benefits? What if …

00:48:55  |   Tue 13 Sep 2022
E90 - Nathan Mison & Diplomat Consulting

E90 - Nathan Mison & Diplomat Consulting

We had a plan.


Back in March 2020, Kirk and Trevor were going to host an event that served cannabis infused food in a restaurant in Dauphin. Then, the world shut down with the pandemic. As we're comi…

00:52:53  |   Tue 30 Aug 2022
E89 - It's About Smokin' Lyme

E89 - It's About Smokin' Lyme

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 …

Tue 09 Aug 2022
E88- Road Story – Cannabis on the Go

E88- Road Story – Cannabis on the Go

Kirk and Trevor bring you a Road Story that they didn’t need to leave home to find. A Mobile Cannabis Shop parked at Dauphin’s Countryfest, Canada’s longest running country music festival. Delta 9, M…

00:20:39  |   Tue 26 Jul 2022
E87 - Dr. Jen Anderson - Becoming the Physician You Needed

E87 - Dr. Jen Anderson - Becoming the Physician You Needed

Dr. Jen Anderson wasn’t very interested in cannabis. As a newly minted family physician, it just wasn’t on her radar. She wasn’t against it. But cannabis just wasn’t going to be a tool in her tool bo…

00:52:56  |   Tue 12 Jul 2022
E86 - Healing Communities Part 3... The Cost of Compassion

E86 - Healing Communities Part 3... The Cost of Compassion

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-threaten…

01:07:41  |   Tue 31 May 2022
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