Dr. Cris Alves discusses the latest in cannabis science and industry news. Today he reviews a very interesting paper from a renowned Brazilian cannabis lab at the University of Sao Paolo. The paper titled, Biological bases for a possible effect of cannabidiol in Parkinson’s disease was published in the BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY.
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Alcohol (aka ethanol) is one of the most popular recreational drugs on the planet. Ethanol is also widely used as an industrial solvent in a huge amount of processes, including cannabis extraction. In the second part of our cannabis extraction suite, the team looks at the science of cannabis extraction with ethanol. We cover the benefits, disadvantages, and principals that make this a useful method for both large industrial and small artisanal operations. Tune in, to learn more about one of the oldest and simplest cannabis extraction methods around!
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Dr. Cris Alves discusses the latest in cannabis science and industry news. Today he reviews a very interesting paper from a lab at the University of Guelph, that characterises two unique flavonoids in Cannabis Sativa L. The paper called Biosynthesis of cannflavins A and B from Cannabis sativa L published in PHYTOCHEMISTRY.
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Cannabis is an incredibly dynamic plant with hundreds of chemical compounds within it. Despite the well-known THC and CBD molecules everyone talks about, few people really know or understand what composes the rest of the cannabinoid soup. In this episode, Dr. Ricardo Rivera explains what cannabinoids we should know about, how much of them there are, and how they are presented throughout the different types of cannabis. Tune in to find out more and hear Kimit’s head explode.
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Dr. Cris Alves discusses the latest in cannabis science and industry news. Today he reviews two papers on a topic that is not commonly discussed, which is the potential side effects for cannabidiol (CBD). The first is, Potential Adverse Drug Events and Drug–Drug Interactions with Medical and Consumer Cannabidiol (CBD) Use published in the JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE. The second paper is, An Update on Safety and Side Effects of Cannabidiol: A Review of Clinical Data and Relevant Animal Studies published in CANNABIS AND CANNABINOID RESEARCH.

Today our resident prosumer, Kimit Sekhon, lends us some of his direct hands-on expertise together with Dr. Ricardo Rivera in order to help make sense of the economics of retail cannabis prices as well as trends within the industry. We cover the top ten cities with the most and least expensive cannabis prices around the world and the reasons that affect this. We also discuss what affects cannabis prices locally throughout the Canadian provinces and even down to the dispensary level. So, tune in to learn more about the complex factors that affect cannabis economics in this episode of Cannabis Science Podcast.
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Dr. Cris Alves discusses the latest in cannabis science and industry news for the week of Aug 12, 2019. Today he reviews another paper by an Israeli group, this time from the lab of Dr. David Meiri at Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. Baram L, et al. The heterogeneity and complexity of Cannabis extracts as antitumor agents. ONCOTARGET 2019.
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Dr. Cris Alves discusses the latest in cannabis science and industry news for the week of Aug 5 2019. Today he reviews a paper by the Israeli group led by Sraya Koch. Impact of N, P, K, and Humic Acid Supplementation on the Chemical Profile of Medical Cannabis (Cannabis sativa L). Published June 17, 2019 in Frontiers in Plant Science.
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There is an ever-growing list of names for all these seemingly specific strains and plant varieties. But if I asked you to tell me what the chemical profile, type, and origin for OG Kush bought in my neighborhood dispensary was, would you be able to tell me? Cannabis enthusiasts often suggests that there are different plant sub-species, the most common being Sativa, Indica, and Hemp. But is this true or are they simply varieties of the same species? Thanks to recent advances in genetic testing Dr. Rivera and crew get to the bottom of the truth behind this often-misunderstood topic.
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Dr. Cris Alves discusses the latest in cannabis science and industry news for the week of July 29, 2019. Today he reviews a paper by Judith K Booth and Jorg Bohlmann. Terpenes in Cannabis sativa – From plant genome to humans, in the journal Plant Science.
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