Kirk and Trevor discuss PTSD with Dr. Mike Hart founder of ReadyToGo Clinic. Dr. Hart talks about how PTSD, migraines, IBS and some other conditions are due at least in part to an endocannabinoid deficiency. That means cannabis is an obvious treatment for PTSD. Also hear how cannabis can also be used in sports medicine and about Kirk’s Runners’ High on the Columbia Ice Fields.

Music by:

Bif Naked – Santa Claus is Comin to Town – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8zb5VVydpA
– http://www.bifnaked.com/home.html

(Yes we got a SOCAN membership to use this song all legal and proper like)

Additional Music:
Desiree Dorion
www.desireedorion.com/
Marc Clement
http://marcclementmusic.com/

Links:

Dr. Mike Hart’s Joe Rogan Interview (Episode 1246): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHwSmwEwmV4&t=38s

Scientific American “The Case of a Woman Who Feels Almost No Pain Leads Scientists to a New Gene Mutation” – March 30/19 – Jacquelyn Corley – https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-case-of-a-woman-who-feels-almost-no-pain-leads-scientists-to-a-new-gene-mutation/

Readytogo Clinic – https://mikehartmd.com/

Mike Hart Book – Friendly Fire: Why Vets Are Ditching Pills and Lighting Up to Treat PTSD – https://www.amazon.ca/Friendly-Fire-Ditching-Pills-Lighting-ebook/dp/B079KY46WG/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=mike+hart+cannabis+ptsd&qid=1576791702&sr=8-1

Benzodiazepines for PTSD: A Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis. Guina et al. Journal of Psychiatric Practice. July 2015 – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26164054

Reductions in Circulating Endocannabinoid Levels in Individuals with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Following Exposure to the World Trade Center Attacks. Matthew N. Hill et al. Psychoneuroendocrinology. Sept 2013. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3870889/

Clinical Endocannabinoid Deficiency Reconsidered: Current Research Supports the Theory in Migraine, Fibromyalgia, Irritable Bowel, and Other Treatment-Resistant Syndromes. Ethan Russo. Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research. July 2016. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28861491

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Kirk and Trevor discuss cannabis-related workplace issues with the world’s largest advocacy group for small businesses. After one year of legalization, the Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses (CFIB) surveyed their 110,000 members discovering 10,000 Canadian small business owners have confronted cannabis-related issues. As the discussion digs deep into the survey numbers we learn much of the hype promoted before legalization did not materialize yet, small business owners are still dealing with employees smelling of cannabis, poor government-offered educational opportunities, and defining impairment. Ryan Mallough, the director of Provincial Affairs for Ontario, explains how CFIB normally lobbies government for better taxes, laws, regulations, and how his organization has become the primary source of cannabis education for many of their members.

Music by:

Dauphin Community Jazz Band – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZDmT2VbQns

(Yes we got a SOCAN membership to use this song all legal and proper like)

Additional Music:
Desiree Dorion
www.desireedorion.com/
Marc Clement
http://marcclementmusic.com/

Links:

CFIB Cannabis Info – https://www.cfib-fcei.ca/en/cannabis
CFIB Cannabis Survey – https://www.cfib-fcei.ca/en/media/employers-still-face-cannabis-related-challenges-year-after-legalization

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Kirk and Trevor talk to Janna Champagne. Janna was a critical care cardiac nurse thriving in a high pressure, high stakes, life and death work place. Suddenly her life was derailed by an illness. Janna discovered how cannabis could help her life and has become a Cannabis-Specialty Nurse to help others. Along the way, Janna found another benefit of cannabis to her family. Come listen to how cannabis helped Janna’s daughter through an Autism puberty crisis and probably spared her from out of home placement.

Music by:

Eden Myrrh – https://www.bandmix.ca/edenmyrrh/

(Yes we got a SOCAN membership to use this song all legal and proper like)

Additional Music:
Desiree Dorion
www.desireedorion.com/
Marc Clement
http://marcclementmusic.com/

Links:

Janna Champagne –
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/jannababe
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/nursejanna/
LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/janna-champagne-bsn-rn-95a51a167/
Janna’s Daughter’s Story – http://www.integratedholisticcare.com/news.html

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Join Kirk and Trevor as they reach from the shelf to bring three stories to you. the first two stories come from Nanaimo when Kirk was visiting a pop-up safe injection site; a tent actually set up in the mayor ‘s Parking lot. We meet Danielle Jackson known as Miz D or Dopprah (https://twitter.com/mycannatherapy) as she speaks to her form of cannabis infotainment. Our second story, outside the same tent, is with Anne-Marie Fischer from cannawrite (https://www.instagram.com/cannawrite/?hl=en) who speaks to cannabis headlines. Trevor brings the third story from the laboratory as Kanata Earth (https://www.kanataearth.com/) explains how they collaborate with the Saskatchewan Research Council to help the industry analyze their cannabis .
Music by:

Jason Scott – Boots to Fill

(Yes we got a SOCAN membership to use this song all legal and proper like)

Additional Music:
Desiree Dorion
www.desireedorion.com/
Marc Clement
http://marcclementmusic.com/

Links:
Miz D – https://twitter.com/mycannatherapy
Anna Marie – https://www.instagram.com/cannawrite/?hl=en
Kanata Earth – https://www.kanataearth.com/

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Kirk travels back to familiar territory. The master of the cold-call finds opportunity to bring listeners a couple Cannabis stories while visiting his Alberta family. Canadian listeners will remember how the hamlet of Lac La Biche helped the citizens of Fort McMurry after the great fire of May 2016. During his visit to this beautiful lake side community, Kirk spoke with the owner of Equilibrium, Lac La Biche’s first independent retail cannabis store. He then happened upon the grand opening of Spiritleaf, where he spoke with the happy owners of this franchise store. In this episode we learn from these front-line retailers about the Alberta market place and how a small town Alberta is not going without. Alberta is kicking butt and taking names when it comes to legal Cannabis Retail. Hey Ontario and BC, maybe you need a lesson from Wild Rose Country?

Music by:
Flat Silver
https://www.facebook.com/Flat-Silver-21565796900/

(Yes we got a SOCAN membership to use this song all legal and proper like)

Additional Music:
Desiree Dorion
www.desireedorion.com/
Marc Clement
http://marcclementmusic.com/

Links:

Equilibrium https://eqcannabis.com
Spiriteaf – https://spiritleaf.ca

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Canada is a country that celebrates Cannabis; we can actually win awards. In this episode Kirk and Trevor talk to Lift & Co about the 2019 Canadian Cannabis awards. Lift & Co serves as the trusted authority on cannabis and empowers the cannabis industry to make better-informed decisions through superior information and data. We discuss how giving out award helps build a better cannabis market place. And, it is not too late for listeners to participate by voting for your favorite Cannabis product. You have until Oct 25/19. https://canadiancannabisawards.com/ Or there is always next year. Maybe tell Lift & Co who your favorite cannabis podcast is…….Can you believe there is no category for that yet? And a quick shout out to our friends at the Manitoba Podcast Festival!

Music by:

Prairie Whiskey

https://www.facebook.com/Prairiewhiskey/

(Yes we got a SOCAN membership to use this song all legal and proper like)

Additional Music:
Desiree Dorion
www.desireedorion.com/
Marc Clement
http://marcclementmusic.com/

Links:

Lift & Co https://home.lift.co
Manitoba Podcast Festival – https://www.facebook.com/mbpodfest/

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We are looking back on the Summer of 2019. One of Kirk and Trevor’s highlites was going to HempFest in Saskatoon. We talked to Jodi McDonald of Keystone Labs. Jodi’s company will sell you a “Key Box” to allow you to get lab quality analysis of your home grown cannabis. And Jodi is infectiously animated when she explain HPLC and mass spec. Robert Belanger is a potter whose ceramic pipes are stronger than glass. Robert gets the unusual complaint that his smoking accessories are too beautiful to use. Lane Britnell goes deep on growing media. Lane explains why “Dirt is dead. Soil is alive.”

Music by:
Wreckin’ So
https://www.wreckinso.com/
https://www.facebook.com/wreckinsoofficial/

(Yes we got a SOCAN membership to use this song all legal and proper like)

Additional Music:
Desiree Dorion
www.desireedorion.com/
Marc Clement
http://marcclementmusic.com/

Links:

Keystone Labs – https://keystonelabs.ca/
Robert Belanger – passthepipe420 on Instagram – https://instagram.com/passthepipe420?igshid=1vllryt2l5pwi
Fextern – https://www.fexterncannabis.com/

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Do you know any professional athletes using Cannabis? It is difficult finding one willing to talk about it on the record. Phil Gaimon, once within the top fifty world’s best professional road racing cyclists, graciously chats with Kirk on how he uses Cannabis. While cycling as a professional, Phil authored books and pleased his sponsors enough allowing him to start the Worst Retirement Ever in 2016. Listen to why he preferred cannabis over alcohol while racing pro and how, after crashing his bike challenging for the Olympic track team, cannabis helped him sleep better. This episode explores cannabis and sports through the experience of an elite cyclist.

Music:

Desiree Dorion – Pretty Poor Pretty Proud (it’s another good one)
http://www.desireedorion.com/

(Yes we got a SOCAN membership to use this song all legal and proper like)

Additional Music:
Desiree Dorion
www.desireedorion.com/
Marc Clement
http://marcclementmusic.com/

Links:

Phil Gaimon – https://philthethrill.net
Phil’s Wiki – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Gaimon
Phil Gaimon – No Kid Hungry Donation Page – http://join.nokidhungry.org/site/TR?px=3282153&fr_id=1571&pg=personal

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Kieley Beaudry has so many facets to her cannabis knowledge, including Co-Founder of Parkland Flower Inc, President of the Alberta Cannabis Micro License Association, and parent of a child with Cystic Fibrosis (who uses cannabis). But Kieley agreed to enlighten Kirk and Trevor on a delicate and often overlooked topic. Kieley talks about cannabis as treatment for sexual dysfunction. Kieley is not a health care professional, but is extremely well read and knowledgeable. Kieley educates Trevor on topicals, suppositories and many other uses of cannabis especially as it pertains to female sexual health. This episode is in no way graphic but it does acknowledge the existence of sex, so if you are listening with people with sensitive ears be aware.

Rahim Dhalla is a pharmacist and CEO of Hybrid Pharm in Ottawa. Trevor constantly whines how he can’t bring cannabis into his pharmacy to help patients. Well Rahim has found a way. Come listen to how Rahim helps patients with medical cannabis and he even compounds things like cannabis suppositories. Rahim is dedicated to helping improve his patients’ lives and he has found cannabis is an important tool in health care.

Music:

Ryan Keown
http://www.ryankeown.com/

(Yes we got a SOCAN membership to use this song all legal and proper like)

Additional Music:
Desiree Dorion
www.desireedorion.com/
Marc Clement
http://marcclementmusic.com/

Links:

Kieley Beaudry – https://www.parklandflower.com/
Twitter – https://twitter.com/KieleyBeaudry

Rahim Dhalla – https://hybridpharm.com/
Twitter – https://twitter.com/DhallaRahim

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“Marijuana Study Finds CBD Can Cause Liver Damage”. This article in Forbes by Mike Adams blew up on Cannabis Twitter. What is the truth? Does the ubiquitous CBD beat up on the poor defenceless liver? Is this just junk science and hyperbole? Well…we called up the study authors and asked them. Get ready to be schooled by Dr. Igor Koturbash , Dr. Bill J. Gurly and Dr. Mitchell R. McGill. This conversation goes through the basic science involved in toxicology studies for any new medication. Get ready to nerd out on why mice are really livers with legs, acute vs chronic dosing studies and much more. Spoiler alert… these highly educated gentlemen don’t hate CBD. They just want there to be more study on what CBD does to the liver and how it might effect other medications a person is taking. Be mindful in your cannabinoid use and have a listen.

Music:

The Jimmy Zee Band
https://www.zeeblues.com

(Yes we got a SOCAN membership to use this song all legal and proper like)

Additional Music:
Desiree Dorion
www.desireedorion.com/
Marc Clement
http://marcclementmusic.com/

Links:
Marijuana Study Finds CBD Can Cause Liver Damage – Mike Adams in Forbes – https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikeadams/2019/06/18/marijuana-study-finds-cbd-can-cause-liver-damage/#2e75033743ff
Hepatotoxicity of a Cannabidiol-Rich Cannabis Extract in the Mouse Model – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31052254
CBD and Acetaminophen – https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/24/12/2256
Igor Koturbash, MD, PhD – https://publichealth.uams.edu/team/igor-koturbash-md-phd/
Bill J. Gurly, PhD – https://pharmcollege.uams.edu/aboutus/contact-us/directory/bill-gurley/
Mitchell R. McGill – https://publichealth.uams.edu/team/mitchell-r-mcgill/

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