People Science

Something interesting has been very prevalent in my life for the last seven years. I have a daughter who has an untreatable medical condition…

Cannabis Basics

In my lab, we recognize around 120 cannabinoids.But there are papers that recognize around 140 cannabinoids. That’s not to say that…

Ep. 387: Hemp Spotlight, Wendy Mosher and Samantha Walsh

Samantha Walsh and Wendy Mosher join us and share the importance of all the moving parts in cannabis product manufacturing and agriculture: “It’s not in the scale of processing. We need all these pieces to come together and we’re getting there, but being able to process, ship it across state lines and get it approved […]

Ep. 386: Hemp Spotlight, Kelly Thornton and Cory Sharp

Kelly Thornton and Cory Sharp join us and share a number of ways hemp can be used in manufacturing and construction: “Straw is going to mold if it gets wet. Critters can get into straw. With hemp, the hydraulic lime is the key to making a concrete alternative which is extremely fire resistant. It’s an […]

Ep. 385: Hemp Spotlight: Rick Trojan & Morris Beegle and Rick Trojan

Rick Trojan and Morris Beegle on independent agriculture “Farming, manufacturing are subsidized with all sorts of incentives. We don’t need that with hemp. Other countries, China? They’re killing it on the fiber side. 90% of what Canada grows, we eat. So the market’s there, we’re just don’t have the infrastructure yet. But it’s coming.”

Good Old England

Cannabis for medical use became legal in the U.K. as of the 1st of November 2018. This has been somewhat overshadowed by the Canadian…

It’s Just A Foot

In this monthly column, industry veteran Charlie Rutherford shares anecdotes that tie together his unlikely cannabis industry advocacy…

Ep. 374: Panaxia (Tour)

Arturo from Panaxia explains the processes and equipment that go into producing pharmaceutical cannabis: “Regular analytical systems allow you to see cannabinoids to the milligram level. This machine allows you to see to the nanogram levels, now that allows you to do two things. One of them is detect the levels of cannabinoids in the […]

Ep. 367: Dr. Nehama Lewis, University of Haifa

Dr. Nehama Lewis joins us and reflects on how the media affects cannabis perception: “I would teach these classes on anti-drug campaigns and they would cover anti-marijuana campaigns and it never made sense to me why there wasn’t a distinction made.We collected data in several projects now. The questions I always ask is how does […]

Episode #89 – Roger Martin, Grow for Vets

In this clip, we talk to Roger Martin, a veteran of the United States Army and founder of Grow for Vets, an organization that provides free medical cannabis to American veterans as an alternative to prescription drug treatments. Roger tells us about the many reasons he is passionate about his cause, and in general about […]