37 episodes

Cannabis, Psychedelics, Toxins, Pharmaceuticals & other Bioactive substances. From current research to community stories.

Hosted by Ph.D. research scientist and educator Dr. Riley Kirk.

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Cannabis, Psychedelics, Toxins, Pharmaceuticals & other Bioactive substances. From current research to community stories.

Hosted by Ph.D. research scientist and educator Dr. Riley Kirk.

Request topics and guests: BioactivePodcast.com

    EP 37: An Introduction to Cannabis Nutrients with Tanya Funk

    EP 37: An Introduction to Cannabis Nutrients with Tanya Funk

    In this week’s episode Dr. Riley Kirk and guest Tanya Funk
    dive in to the basics of providing nutrients to cannabis plants. This can look many ways depending on how you like to cultivate. The two discuss organic practices, organic gardening and what to look for to gauge your plants health.

    Tanya is co-owner of a nutrient company called Organitek who specializes in nutrients for plants. Check them out at www.organitek.com with some amazing resources on growing plants!

    Suggest guests for the podcast at www.BioactivePodcast.com or join the Bioactive Patreon for as little as $1/month! www.Patreon.com/cannabichem.


    Mad love thanks for listening!

    • 1 hr 1 min
    Ep 36: Cannabis and Oral Health with Stacy Bobak

    Ep 36: Cannabis and Oral Health with Stacy Bobak

    Todays episode is all about oral health with the talented
    educator and communicator Stacy Bobak.

    Stacy is a Registered Dental Hygienist and Certified Cannabis Educator in Ontario, Canada. She is the creator and owner of CannaDent - a Cannabis education platform for Dental Professionals and works as a college professor, public speaker, and nonprofit founder. 

    She is a Breast Cancer survivor and a Medical Cannabis patient advocate and a soon to be a first-time Mom.

     

    Learn more about Stacy on
    IG (@cannadent.ca)
    or LinkedIN (linkedin.com/in/stacybobak

    Tincture of Time Podcast for Cancer and Cannabis Resources

    Stacy’s Nonprofit

    https://www.educannation.info/

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    • 1 hr 1 min
    Ep 35: Standardizing the Cannabis Industry with Darwin Millard

    Ep 35: Standardizing the Cannabis Industry with Darwin Millard

    How do we standardize an industry that is known as the wild west?

    It's definitely difficult to implement standards in the cannabis industry but people like todays guest, Darwin Millard are working hard to ensure standards are in place to ensure quality and consistent products are on the legal market.

    Standards are created to ensure that when you purchase a product there is no mold, pesticides, residual solvent and more. This topic is a little heavy, but very important for any consumer or manufacturer to understand.

    If you want to ask guests questions ahead of time, see the plants/strains I'm growing at home, or message me directly, or just support this podcast- join the bioactive Patreon for as little as $1/month. https://www.patreon.com/cannabichem

    Request guests, contact me and get additional resources at BioactivePodcast.comThanks for listening!

    • 1 hr 15 min
    Ep 34: #NAPTIME Nova Scotia, Canada with Dr. Miyabe Shields

    Ep 34: #NAPTIME Nova Scotia, Canada with Dr. Miyabe Shields

    The Network of Applied Pharmacognosy is a reserach non-profit formed by Dr. Miyabe Shields and Dr. Riley Kirk.

    The goal of the nonprofit is to provide a more nuanced and holistic view of cannabis as medicine and emphazie community data and engagement. On this #NAPTIME Riley and Miyabe head to Nova Scotia, Canada for two speaking events: one geared towards industry professionals and another towards consumers.

    The two talk about what they discussed during these events as well as shenanigans during packing (Riley accidentally greens out tasting canna-butter pierogies), touring an aquaponics facility, getting detained at customs... and so much more. Sign up for NAP's emails on our website:

    www.AppliedPharmacognosy.org or www.BioactivePodcast.com

    ubmit guest requests or questions at www.BioactivePodcast.com


    Thanks for joining, mad love! Nothing on this podcast is ever medical advice.

    • 1 hr 31 min
    Ep 33: The Lost art of Hashish with Madame Cannoli & Kevin McGovern

    Ep 33: The Lost art of Hashish with Madame Cannoli & Kevin McGovern

    Kimberly Hooks, CEO of Frenchy Cannoli Brand and Kevin McGovern owner of First Harvest Hemp join Riley to talk about the history of hashish and the process of making quality product.

    Kimberly carries on the legacy of her late husband Frenchy Cannoli, a notorious hash maker by sharing workshops across the world.

    Kimberly and Cherryblossom Belle (Frenchy's apprentice) will be teaching a workshop on Saturday April 6th in Westboro, MA. Join Riley and the Hash making legends for an unforgettable experience at First Harvest Hemp!



    Resources

    Buy tickets to the MA Hash workshop

     https://www.purplepass.com/#282953/Frenchy_Cannoli-Lost_Art_-_Westboro,_MA-Lost_Art_-_Westboro,_MA-April-06-2024.html

     

    Learn more about Frenchy (his website)

    https://frenchycannoli.com/about

     

    The Darker Side: Decarbing & the Role of Heat

    https://thepressclub.co/blogs/tips-tricks/the-darker-side-hashish-why-press-your-resin

     

    Temple ball youtube videos:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCfzTaGmOa8&rco=1

     

    Whitethorn Rose Strain:

    https://www.leafly.com/strains/whitethorn-rose

     

    Hashishene (the terpene)

    https://www.veriheal.com/blog/terpenes/hashishene/

     

    Thai Stick Book:

    https://www.amazon.com/dp/0231161344?psc=1&smid=A145U086SR2CTZ&ref_=chk_typ_imgToDp

     

    First Harvest Hemp:

    https://www.thefirsthemp.com/

    • 49 min
    Ep 32: Cannabis and End-Of-Life Care with Dr. Rasean Hodge, MD

    Ep 32: Cannabis and End-Of-Life Care with Dr. Rasean Hodge, MD

    Where does cannabis play a role in end-of-life care? Today
    Riley speaks with Dr. Rasean Hodge, MD. Dr. Hodge has worked with a large diversity of patients and is an open consumer of cannabis products.

    He has suffered from chronic pain and opiate addiction and helps patients learn from professional and lived experience.

    We talk about the role of cannabis in end-of-life care, and
    also answer questions from my good friend who is a nurse in a hospice unit and submitted questions from her and the other colleagues in her institution.

     

    Nothing in this podcast is ever medical advice.

     

    Join NAP’s email list:

    www.AppliedPharmacognosy.org


    Dr.Rasean’s products:

    https://www.raseanhodgemdcbd.com/

     

    Dr. Rasean’s social media:

    @raseanhodge.md

    @raseanhodgemdcbd

     

    • 1 hr 35 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
43 Ratings

43 Ratings

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As a cannabis biology and chemistry student attending university this podcast is extremely inspiring. Hearing what Dr. Kirk has done and continues to do gives me hope that cannabis will become more widely accepted and appreciated for its medicinal values. In addition how she is able to describe everything is chefs kiss, personally i am able to grasp the concepts that she explains… where as in lecture i have to go back watch videos and take extra notes. Plus the other natural products this podcast hits on is eye opening.

allyjj810 ,

6/5 stars for riley!!

Such an interesting podcast with super helpful info, I love the episodes where you really get into the science and biology of how different herbs work in the body! would love to see more in depth episodes about the endocannabinoid system as well as cannabis and autism. Also very interested in the science around other plant medicines and how they interact with the body, as well the best extraction and consumption methods for using them at home. thank you so much for this podcast!!

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