The Cannabis Potcast

I talk with Alexandre Poulin, CIO of Jublee and we get a peak into the Quebec cannabis market, we cover off Medical Cannabis 101 for those seeking some relief through cannabis. On Cultivar Corner, we’re heading 45 minutes down highway 97 to Summerland the home of JBuds and we’re tasting their Dream Catcher. We’ll end the episode with some humour about a true cannabis moment. Medical Cannabis 101 J...

A bit of a different episode today as I focus on sharing some stories about my brother Bill who I had to say goodbye to this week.  Bill was a big fan of The Cannabis Potcast and he liked his cannabis.  We’ll look outside of Canada as the first regulated cannabis hits Dutch coffee shops, an Ontario town is still not ready to allow a cannabis store and on Cultivar Corner from High Quadz it’s the bo...

This episode we talk about innovation in cannabis with Tyler Kibler from Canopy Growth, Health Canada’s eye is now on the minor cannabinoids showing up in products, finally the cost of doing business in cannabis shows some decline and on Cultivar Corner it is a nice slow burn with a 7 Acres Burner.  License fees finally come down Minor Cannabinoid limits The Cannabis Encyclopedia 7 Acres How to li...

This episode we discover how CBG begins the cannabinoid process in cannabis, Snoop Dogg is not giving up smoking weed, the creator of RSO, Rick Simpson is facing some tough times, a petition to increase THC dosages in edibles, we wonder whether Napoleon's troops were too high to fight and speaking of high – we stop on Cultivar Corner for Kootenay Quantum’s Crystal Caviar. Rick Simpson facing some...

A conversation today with John Friess the co-founder and CEO of Metolius Hemp Company, helping people improve their life with hemp-based products, a study has found that cannabis consumers are more empathetic than most and a story on helping ease chronic pain with cannabis.  On Cultivar Corner we taste a delightful innovation from Simply Bare the double layer - Layer J pre-roll. All of that plus a...

A conversation with Chuck Park the GM for Future Harvest Nutrients – a Kelowna based company that’s gone worldwide with their nutrients growing some incredible cannabis all around the world. I’ve been hoping there might be something like this coming – a new cannabis restaurant has opened in Edmonton. It is still illegal to grow your 4 cannabis plants in Manitoba. On Cultivar corner we look at a ne...

We celebrate 5 years of legal cannabis in Canada, and I opine on the changes I’ve seen in those five years, classic cultivars are struggling with the current THC obsession, a new study validates that the Entourage effect has more impact than THC alone, apparently cannabis is not making us creative, like we think, and on Cultivar Corner, more local BC bud – just up the Okanagan valley from Lotus Ca...

This episode we are celebrating the arrival of samples to BC retailers. Some thoughts on how to deal with potency inflation, some companies are finding assistance with some government grants, the Netherlands destroyed some excess cannabis, a flock of sheep starts jumping after consuming cannabis and on cultivar Corner a stop at Pineapple Buds out of Oliver and their tasty sativa Purple Gushers.  P...

This episode we spend some more time with friends – I take a visit to Smoker Farms and sit down for a conversation with Jeff and Sherri Aubin to catch up on their story – a story we introduced back in episode 71.  A couple of stories from two of my favourite sources, a look at some stigma within a Stats Canada report, that from my buddy David Wylie at the Ounce.ca – and another source I hope to me...

In episode 131 a look at the effect of second hand cannabis smoke, BC sales increase while prices continue down, some cannabis firms are snitching on their competitors, the name Tantalus will live on as a cannabis brand and on Cultivar Corner it’s Tweed’s Gorilla Berry. Top Moments in cannabis history How safe is second hand cannabis smoke? Retail prices go down Atlantic Cultivation buys Tantalus...

From the middle of a burning hot summer episode 130 looks at the importance of child resistant packaging in cannabis, I explain what Delta 8 THC is and reasons to be cautious, Health Canada ordered to review the recent decision to delist lozenges and gummies with 100 mg or more in a package, the government is the top creditor for most cannabis companies going through insolvency and on Cultivar Cor...

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 Vi...

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 Vaproz...

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   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.ads...

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 Opti...

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 Blaste...

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....

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 Hoste...

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 s...

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 42...

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 C...

In this episode we hear concerns about the accuracy of the THC values in our cannabis while the level of THC in edibles continues to cause concern with Health Canada, new research introduces us to the terpene cluster, and a story to help you should ever consume too much cannabis and get more high than you desire.  Speaking of being high, on Cultivar Corner I’m flying on Weed Me’s Moon Rocket Infus...

I have to say no to cannabis during our upcoming visit to Australia so we'll be talking about taking a tolerance break, we’ve passed a billion dollars in excise tax collection, a study reveals how the cannabis plant generates all those cannabinoids, an opinion piece on legalization to-date, the premier speaker announced for the 2023 BC Cannabis Summit in Kelowna this April, a controversial new lic...

I give the forgotten flavonoids some attention, a law suit against some Canadian banks for their cannabis discrimination, a new study find cannabis smoke less harmful than tobacco smoke, more shrinkage in the Canopy of the Canadian cannabis world, Amsterdam is dousing the smoke in their famed red light district, a listener suggests "Cultivar Corner – the Home Edition", and for our stop on Cultivar...

This episode I talk with Beau Kilmer, the McCauley Chair in Drug Policy Innovation with the Rand corporation and get his thoughts on the current state of cannabis legalization and some options for policy change. Health Canada has noticed the appearance of packages of 50, 100 and 200 mg of THC when the limit is 10mg per package and they are not happy.  More criticism for flavoured cannabis and its...