This episode we look for safer ways to smoke cannabis, a cannabis company gets robbed of their weed, Health Canada looking to test more weed, a fire sale of cannabis inventory is approved, and Mississauga approves their first cannabis store.  On Cultivar Corner a delightful sativa named Pomelo Skunk from Victoria Cannabis. 

Pistol & Paris ripped off

Cannabis fire sale

First store in Mississauga

Victoria Cannabis

Pomelo Skunk

Safer cannabis smoking

Highway Supply Co

This episode we’re sniffing the air for stinky cannabis and what makes it that way, some weed was discovered in the White House, Germany hits phase 1 of legalization and what weed works best for sleep.  On Cultivar Corner I review a vaporizer, the Air Max from Arizer, and the weed inside was Kush Mints from Tweed. 

White House Weed

The Smell of Cannabis

Germany headed to legalization

Arizer Vaprozers

Best Terpenes for sleep

This episode one cannabis company lays off most of it’s staff to restructure, we find out more details on the Cannabis Act Review, a look at the relationship between cannabis and sleep, on Cultivar Corner I taste Terple from Tribal.

Tantalus Labs Restructures

Cannabis Act Review Internal Documents

How cannabis affects sleep

Terple from Tribal

This episode we talk to Ryan Sprague who introduces us to the Conscious Cannabis Collective and using cannabis with intention in your life, a study reveals why long-term cannabis users are leaner, and another study validates that higher THC doesn’t necessarily get you higher.  On Cultivar Corner Orange Kush CK Live Resin double infused cone from Avana. 

Long-term cannabis users leaner?

Highly Optimized

Conscious Cannabis Guide

High THC get you higher?

Avana - Double Infused Cone

I share a great opinion piece from David Wylie at okanaganz.com suggesting Health Canada should stop treating us like children. Canadian cannabis consumers will pay more for quality and high THC.  I invite Terese Bowors, Cannabis Coach,  back for a feature interview and she shares that seniors are a growing market for her. On Cultivar Corner I’m tearing up the hash strips for some Blueberry Blaster from Shred X.

Treating us like children

Terese Bowors, Cannabis Coach

Consumers willing to pay more

Shred X Blueberry Blaster

The window coverings are finally coming down in BC, the competition bureau is urging higher tolerances in edibles, another CBD product is recalled because it may have crossed a drug classification line, the unpaid excise tax in Canadian cannabis approaches 200 million, I report on my recent tolerance break experience and I head to the Kootenays for Cultivar Corner with Woody Nelson’s Glade Runner. 

Windows are clear in BC

Excise tax debt growing

Competition Bureau's message to Health Canada

Unlicensed CBD product recalled

Woody Nelson Glade Runner

We are seeing it many new products so I look at CBG, we look at the urban myth that eating a mango can enhance your cannabis experience, ChatGPT is even showing up in weed circles, a mother’s day nod to moms who consume cannabis, and on Cultivar Corner we delight in Hawaiian Pineapple from Pineapple Buds. 

What is CBG?

Mangoes and cannabis.

AI for cannabis.

Moms and cannabis.

Pineapple Buds

I talk about my BC Cannabis Summit experience including a new course I won, from that summit a renewed respect and acknowledgment of first nations cannabis heritage and we hear about All Nations cannabis, one of the major sponsors of the summit. There are some policy changes for BC cannabis, on Cultivar Corner – Animal Face from Carmel and a story that asks is there really any difference between sativa and indica?

Indigenous pushing cannabis forward

Policy changes meant to help

Sativa - Indica - what's the difference?

Carmel - Animal Face

I re-visit the origin story for 420, look at 420 events across Canada, and we look beyond terpenes at how other ingredients add to the flavour and aroma in cannabis.  We check in for the second BC Cannabis Summit, see who’s on the guest list and get ready for the rooftop smoking lounge.   On Cultivar Corner it is the strain of the year with Jealousy from BLKMKT and I am a fan!  

Hazy history of 420

420 across Canada

Leafly Strain of the year - Jealousy

BLKMKT Jealousy

What's after terpenes?

This episode a conversation with Janeen Davis VP of Sales and Morgan LaRosee Customer Service Manager at Joint Venture Craft Cannabis with some great insights into the industry today and the challenge and reward of bringing micro growers to the legal world.  The Ontario Chamber of commerce has a pro-cannabis agenda, CBD may be the next anti-overdose therapy and on Cultivar Corner we visit Living Cannabis and sample Lemon Sugar Kush!

Ontario COC cannabis friendly

Joint Venture Craft Cannabis

Living Cannabis

Lemon Sugar Kush @ Ask Growers

Could CBD be the next antidote