Reefer MEDness

By Trevor Shewfelt and Kirk Nyquist

Society & Culture Alternative Health Medicine

What's Reefer MEDness about?

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.

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Reefer MEDness episodes:

05.29.2024
E124 - CannMed 24 – These are the People in Your Neighbourhood Part 1
So many fantastic Canna-people to meet and talk to at CannMed 24! Here are the first batch of clips we got!Ariane Williams & Megan Mbengue – Trusted Canna Nurse - There were so many nurses at CannMed 24! Our slightly biased co-host Kirk...
05.22.2024
E44 - Gaba Gaba High! (Re-Hash)
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...
05.16.2024
E78 - Buyer Beware; Buyer Bewildered (Re-Hash)
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...
05.07.2024
E52 - Prenatal Cannabis Exposure – Dr. Ciara Torres (Re-Hash)
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...
04.30.2024
E123 - Bob Hill and an Electrical High
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...
04.23.2024
E86 - Healing Communities Part 3... The Cost of Compassion (Re-Hash)
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...
04.16.2024
E122 - A Survey to Change the World
“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,...
04.10.2024
E80 - Cannabis Drug Interactions with Dr. Lyndsey Anderson (Re-Hash)
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...
04.02.2024
E121 - Akeem Gardner - Canurta
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...
03.26.2024
E120 - A Canadian Licensed Medical Cannabis Company - Tantus Health
More than 200,000 Canadians are registered Medical Cannabis patients. Due to a cumbersome national system, many of these individuals discover the benefits of Cannabis alone, with little therapeutic expertise to guide them. Learning about your medicine or just trying to...
03.19.2024
E106 - CannMed 23 – These are the People in Your Neighbourhood Part 2 (Re-Hash)
We’ve got another amazing group of attendees from CannMed 23!Joe ThompsonOne evening they said dinner was on Lanai Beach. In Manitoba, if you are at a conference and someone says dinner is on Lanai Beach, then Lanai Beach is the...
03.12.2024
E69 - Can Cannabis Reduce Pharmaceutical Costs? (Re-Hash)
Philippe Lucas, formerly of Tilray, comes on the discuss the TOPS study. It looked at around 2000 medical cannabis patients across Canada prospectively and gather tons of data. Some of the most interesting findings include medicating with cannabis seems to...
03.05.2024
E119 - Marijuana Growing with Jorge Cervantes
Imagine being so good at your job that everyone knows you, but not by your face nor by your name. Jorge Cervantes (an alias) put on a disguise in 1983 and started sharing his plant knowledge with all people. In...
02.27.2024
E73 - Opioid Taper with Cannabis Guidelines (Re-Hash)
We are in an opioid crisis. Wouldn’t it be great if we had another tool to taper people to a lower opioid dose or off their opioids altogether? A group of almost 20 experts got together and drew up consensus...
02.20.2024
E105 - CannMed 23 – These are the People in Your Neighbourhood Part 1 (Re-Hash)
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 Labied. Ahmed explained that in August 2023...
02.13.2024
E108 - Terry O'Regan and Brains Bioceutical (Re-Hash)
Terry O'Regan has spent his career in the pharmaceutical industry. He has worked for several Big Pharma companies including ones that have developed important treatments for neurological diseases like Multiple Sclerosis.Terry had heard there was a class of therapeutics for...
02.07.2024
E118 - Cannabis: The Textile with 8000 Kicks
Bernardo Carreira the owner, and founder of 8000 Kicks believes hemp is the past and future of textile manufacturing. His business goal is to leave a legacy. In this legacy, hemp becomes mainstream and the most ubiquitous fiber available in...
01.30.2024
E104 - Just Not Good Health Care - Lynda Balneaves PhD (Re-Hash)
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? Canada is one of the few countries...
01.09.2024
E117 – Solventless Cannabinoid Extraction – Richard Spatola
Living without alcohol contamination may be an oxymoronic assertion for a licensed producer, specializing in cannabinoids extraction, to make. Typically, alcohol is a common solvent used to extract cannabinoids from cannabis plants. Trevor and Kirk are introduced to a new business...
12.28.2023
E47 David Crosby: The Mighty Croz (Re-Hash)
“David Crosby, I read your chart man” is how Kirk starts his long-awaited chat with one of pop-culture’s most notorious Cannabis influencers. In 50-years, David Crosby has had a very public relationship with cannabis, addictions, incarceration, and relationships, which he...
12.27.2023
E107 - Ethan Russo - Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome and THCV (re-Hash)
A short intro for the eminent Dr. Ethan Russo is challenging. Ethan Russo is a neurologist who explored the Amazon rain forest in the 90's to explore medicinal plants with aboriginal tribes. He returned to the USA and became interested in...
12.26.2023
E51 - Songs In The Key Of Weed (Re-Hash)
The fact marijuana heightens the musical experience is no secret. We know both listeners and players have enhanced their musical experiences through the use of this plant for over 100 years. This episode links cannabis to music through the stories told...
12.25.2023
S3E08 Pastors, Pot, And Prophets (Re-Hash)
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 Gross. Once known as the “Porn Pastor,” Gross...
12.05.2023
E116 – The Cannabis Cancer Connection with Dr. Joe D. Goldstrich
In this episode, Kirk and Trevor review “The Cannabis Cancer Connection” by Dr. Joe D. Goldstrich. Dr. Joe is a cardiologist who, in his retirement, became a self-descripted “cannabis oncologist”. He now applies pre-clinical cannabis research and his years of...
11.08.2023
E115 - Peter Su - Banking on Cannabis
With a film credits in Dr. Strangelove, Conan the Barbarian, Coming to America, Field of Dreams and The Hunt for Red October and off-screen credits in many Shakespearean stage roles, two Tony awards, military service, Ranger School and his Ranger...
11.07.2023
Reefer Medness - Trailer
A quick overview of this most excellent educational podcast hosted by Health Professionals. Check us out!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/)
10.24.2023
E114 – One Person Helping His Community with Cannabis
While traveling the Saskatchewan highways, Kirk sees a sign in the ditch directing him to a unique recreational cannabis shop. He takes a hard left to visit a First Nations Reserve looking for a simple and short Road Story. Instead,...
10.11.2023
E113 – Road Stories 3
Kirk brings Trevor another batch of Summer Road Stories. Kirk spent time traveling through Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba learning from Bud Tenders. We hear how CBG, the Cannabinoid of the summer, is “a bubble bath for the brain”. Kirk and...
09.26.2023
E112 – A Student of Hemp – Clayton Moore
It is safe to say, Mr. Clayton Moore is a growing concern within the hemp industry of Southwestern United States. As an undergraduate within the Texas A&M Agricultural Soil and Crop Science Department, he has his fingers, hands, and mind...
09.12.2023
E111 - Payson’s Joint with Spencer Payson
We first met Spencer Payson in Episode 75 - Road Stories. When he opened a new store in our hometown of Dauphin Manitoba, Kirk went to say hello. Talking to an owner of a Recreation Cannabis store provides practical insights...
08.22.2023
E110 - David Traylor and Golden Eagle Partners
David Traylor has 2 undergrad degrees in Bio-Chemistry and Molecular Biology. He is a former pro lacrosse player. He got involved in BioTech in the 1990's and dealt with the difficulties of getting molecules like erythropoietin to market at scale....
08.08.2023
E109 - Ryan Kocot - Cannabis Business Attorney
Ryan Kocot was the in-house legal counsel and director of compliance for a multinational cannabis company. He now has his own practice in California, Massachusetts and New York. He helps operators scale into multiple States, do joint ventures, trademark, and...
07.25.2023
E108 - Terry O'Regan and Brains Bioceutical
Terry O'Regan has spent his career in the pharmaceutical industry. He has worked for several Big Pharma companies including ones that have developed important treatments for neurological diseases like Multiple Sclerosis.Terry had heard there was a class of therapeutics for...
07.12.2023
E107 - Ethan Russo - Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome and THCV
A short intro for the eminent Dr. Ethan Russo is challenging. Ethan Russo is a neurologist who explored the Amazon rain forest in the 90's to explore medicinal plants with aboriginal tribes. He returned to the USA and became interested in...
06.28.2023
E106 - CannMed 23 – These are the People in Your Neighbourhood Part 2
We've got another amazing group of attendees from CannMed 23!Joe Thompson One evening they said dinner was on Lanai Beach. In Manitoba, if you are at a conference and someone says dinner is on Lanai Beach, then Lanai Beach is the name...
06.20.2023
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 Labied. Ahmed explained that in August 2023...
05.30.2023
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? Canada is one of the few countries with federally...
05.16.2023
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 successful tech entrepreneur several times over. However, Brian’s military...
05.02.2023
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 Craft Cannabis Panel on E63 and...
04.20.2023
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 how they assess employees with safety sensitive jobs. Back by video...
04.06.2023
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. With 100 episodes in the library, the team...
02.27.2023
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 knowledgeable, but also pithy...
01.24.2023
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 government system management whereas Owen wants more services...
01.13.2023
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 Club, a longstanding compassion...
12.20.2022
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 neighbourhood. In this episode, we learn the...
11.16.2022
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 becoming an elite football player didn’t matter anymore. Now what? Tarris had a shadow pursuit...
11.01.2022
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 use prescription medications to treat everything...
10.18.2022
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 preventing them from employment opportunities, international travel, and or joining volunteer groups. Although...
10.05.2022
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, the crew of the Boeing 767 successfully landed the...
09.13.2022
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 there was a study going on right now in...

What's Reefer MEDness about?

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Reefer MEDness episodes:

E124 - CannMed 24 – These are the People in Your Neighbourhood Part 1

E44 - Gaba Gaba High! (Re-Hash)

E78 - Buyer Beware; Buyer Bewildered (Re-Hash)

E52 - Prenatal Cannabis Exposure – Dr. Ciara Torres (Re-Hash)

E123 - Bob Hill and an Electrical High

E86 - Healing Communities Part 3... The Cost of Compassion (Re-Hash)

E122 - A Survey to Change the World

E80 - Cannabis Drug Interactions with Dr. Lyndsey Anderson (Re-Hash)

E121 - Akeem Gardner - Canurta

E120 - A Canadian Licensed Medical Cannabis Company - Tantus Health

E106 - CannMed 23 – These are the People in Your Neighbourhood Part 2 (Re-Hash)

E69 - Can Cannabis Reduce Pharmaceutical Costs? (Re-Hash)

E119 - Marijuana Growing with Jorge Cervantes

E73 - Opioid Taper with Cannabis Guidelines (Re-Hash)

E105 - CannMed 23 – These are the People in Your Neighbourhood Part 1 (Re-Hash)

E108 - Terry O'Regan and Brains Bioceutical (Re-Hash)

E118 - Cannabis: The Textile with 8000 Kicks

E104 - Just Not Good Health Care - Lynda Balneaves PhD (Re-Hash)

E117 – Solventless Cannabinoid Extraction – Richard Spatola

E47 David Crosby: The Mighty Croz (Re-Hash)

E107 - Ethan Russo - Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome and THCV (re-Hash)

E51 - Songs In The Key Of Weed (Re-Hash)

S3E08 Pastors, Pot, And Prophets (Re-Hash)

E116 – The Cannabis Cancer Connection with Dr. Joe D. Goldstrich

E115 - Peter Su - Banking on Cannabis

Reefer Medness - Trailer

E114 – One Person Helping His Community with Cannabis

E113 – Road Stories 3

E112 – A Student of Hemp – Clayton Moore

E111 - Payson’s Joint with Spencer Payson

E110 - David Traylor and Golden Eagle Partners

E109 - Ryan Kocot - Cannabis Business Attorney

E108 - Terry O'Regan and Brains Bioceutical

E107 - Ethan Russo - Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome and THCV

E106 - CannMed 23 – These are the People in Your Neighbourhood Part 2

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

E104 - Just Not Good Health Care - Lynda Balneaves PhD

E103 - PTSD with Brian Rayner

E102 - Catch Up with Kieley Beaudry

E101 - Gaized and Convicted with Ken Fichtler

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

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

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

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

E96 - The Medical Cannabis Educator - Justyna Johnson

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

E94 - Cannabis Drug Interactions with Codi Peterson

E93 - Cannabis Amnesty with Aisha Abawajy

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

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

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