Being a mom and worrying about health go hand-in-hand.  “We’re always on the go, and a lot of the times you just feel exhausted or overwhelmed. That led me, personally, to exploring the possibilities of CBD,” said Crystal Lindsay, one of the three founders...
This latest Cannabis Media Collective podcast comes from Periodic Effects. "Research on the Science of Cannabis is expanding quickly. While new discoveries are being made faster than ever, how these new findings will be integrated into commercial cannabis products is a new frontier," podcast...
By Leah Maurer, for Grow Tech Labs Many people have come around to utilizing cannabis for medicinal purposes for their physical health as more research is done about the plant and its benefits. However, there are also several mental health conditions that people are...
When Brad Martin became a medical cannabis user in 2016, the data points provided to him ignited the researcher inside.  Price per gram. Cannabinoid concentration. These were just scratching the surface of the metrics he would soon be analyzing and comparing in great depth.
The latest podcast from Cannabis Media Collective comes from Chris & Kayla from Extracted. "In this two-parter, we welcome Leafly’s Principal Research Scientist, Nick Jikomes," write podcast hosts. "Nick takes us for a tour inside the endocannabinoid system and drops game-changing knowledge about classifying...
Rielle Capler is a PhD cannabis policy researcher at University of British Columbia and the British Columbia Centre on Substance Use. BotaniQ Magazine spoke to Capler about her work and findings in the area of cannabis being used as a substitute for opiates.
The latest Cannabis Media Collective podcast comes from Periodic Effects. "How do Dispensaries take the leading cannabis science and connect it to merchandising and sales? How can Budtenders communicate the science to consumers for the best experience possible?" writes Periodic Effects host Wayne...
The team at Vancouver-based cannabis accelerator Grow Tech Labs is raising funds for the YMCA as it prepares for a half marathon this fall. "The GTL team decided to incorporate wellness with social responsibility," said Barinder Rasode, CEO of Grow Tech Labs (GTL)....
If you ask Danielle Mcinnis - aka Moms Who Toke Are Dope - “weed mom is the new wine mom.” “There’s a whole, huge social influence happening where moms are just coming out of the closet now and repping the cannabis, all of the...
A long-running UBC research project looking at people using illicit drugs on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside is delving into how this population is using cannabis.  “We’re finding that cannabis use in this community really does exist on a spectrum, from purely recreational – to get...