Reefer MEDness
By Trevor Shewfelt and Kirk Nyquist
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.
Latest episode
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E153 A Cannabis Life Being Lived – Update with Janna Champagne
We first met Janna Champagne as a cannabis nurse. Since we last spoke, she has transitioned to being a Board-Certified Master Herbalist, a Professor of Integrative Medicine, a prolific academic author, and a founder of an autism non-profit. As the di… -
E118 - Cannabis: The Textile with 8000 Kicks (Re-Hash)
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 the texti… -
E152 - Flipping the Youth Switch - Low Dose THC in Mice with Andras Bilkei-Gorzo
Ponce de León never found the Fountain of Youth. Andras Bilkei-Gorzo from the University of Bonn in Germany thinks Ponce should have looked at low dose THC. Andras and his team have been giving mice low dose THC and finding some interesting results. … -
E121 - Akeem Gardner - Canurta (Re-Hash)
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 the cannabis plant, c… -
E151 - Daily Impact of Medical Cannabis in Older Adults with Madison Maynard
In Canada, older adults represent a fast-growing demographic of cannabis users. As part of her graduate program, PhD student Madison Maynard did a national enquiry, within the USA, on how cannabis modulates the chronic pain, mental health symptoms, a… -
S2E03 Addictions And Economics (Re-Hash)
Yes we are going waaaayyy back in the archives today. Pre-legalization back. But the discussion about taxes and addiction are still very relevant.Are we addicted to taxes? Trevor and Kirk talk to Dr. Jason Childs. He is an economist who says whether … -
E127 Lazslo Mechtler - Dementia (Re-Hash)
Do you know anyone with dementia? If you don’t, you will. We humans are living longer and healthier lives. There are more healthy 75 year old people alive now than there ever have been. However, the number of people with dementia is sky rocketing as … -
E150 - Road Stories #6 - 2025
Once again, VanHoot is traveling northern prairie highways and Kirk is stopping to make cold calls to recreational stores along the way.In this episode, he revisits some of the shops he visited in past trips to ask specific questions about how people… -
E109 - Ryan Kocot - Cannabis Business Attorney (Re-Hash)
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, tradem… -
E149 - Stok'd about Apothecare
Ontario entrepreneurs are solving a problem that Trevor confronts on a weekly basis. People going to recreational cannabis stores with health questions like, "Are these gummies okay with my seizure meds?" We know that a large percentage of customers …
