The Canadian Potcast has a new host. In 1998 Ross Rebagliati became the first Olympic snowboarding gold medalist, but it was what happened next that made his name synonymous with cannabis: his medal was revoked for a positive drug test, then reinstated on appeal when it turned out that cannabis wasn’t actually banned. In the 25 years since then he has reinvented himself as a campaigner, entrepreneur and advocate… so we’re really excited to welcome him to the Canadian Potcast as our new host. Don...
May 23, 2024•32 min•Season 2Ep. 6
The Canadian Potcast has a new host. In 1998 Ross Rebagliati became the first Olympic snowboarding gold medalist, but it was what happened next that made his name synonymous with cannabis: his medal was revoked for a positive drug test, then reinstated on appeal when it turned out that cannabis wasn’t actually banned. In the 25 years since then he has reinvented himself as a campaigner, entrepreneur and advocate… so we’re really excited to welcome him to the Canadian Potcast as our new host. Don...
May 22, 2024•2 min
In this episode of Potcast titled, "Beneath the Buzz" we explore our health and the planet. First, we’re talking to the doctor who has been working with cannabis for sixteen years about how the body works with cannabis, and why it does what it does in our brains. Dr. Bonni Goldstein says that even doctors don’t often know about the body’s endocannabinoid system and that makes it hard to find or administer treatments. Then we’re going to delve into pot’s problem with plastic: from Ziploc baggies ...
Mar 14, 2024•29 min•Season 2Ep. 5
In this episode of Potcast titled, "Beneath the Buzz" we explore our health and the planet. First, we’re talking to the doctor who has been working with cannabis for sixteen years about how the body works with cannabis, and why it does what it does in our brains. Dr. Bonni Goldstein says that even doctors don’t often know about the body’s endocannabinoid system and that makes it hard to find or administer treatments. Then we’re going to delve into pot’s problem with plastic: from Ziploc baggies ...
Mar 12, 2024•1 min
Some people study cannabis, and some people study sex. There are not many people who study both, but we’ve found one of the few: Amanda Moser is a sexologist who studies cannabis and intimacy and she is on the show to run us through the science of sex with cannabis and how to incorporate the plant into the bedroom. Plus we have cannabis content creator and influencer Wu Russell on the show to talk about how she has journeyed into using cannabis in her own sex life as a self-described “canna-mom”...
Feb 08, 2024•28 min
Some people study cannabis, and some people study sex. There are not many people who study both, but we’ve found one of the few: Amanda Moser is a sexologist who studies cannabis and intimacy and she is on the show to run us through the science of sex with cannabis and how to incorporate the plant into the bedroom. Plus we have cannabis content creator and influencer Wu Russell on the show to talk about how she has journeyed into using cannabis in her own sex life as a self-described “canna-mom”...
Feb 06, 2024•2 min
In this episode of The Canadian Potcast, Green Light in the Grey Zone: Navigating Cannabis Marketing Without the Smoke, delves into the unique challenges cannabis producers face in navigating the stringent marketing regulations set by the Cannabis Act, which severely limits advertising and mandates plain packaging. We explore producers' innovative strategies to inform consumers about their products. Featuring Kaya Arai, a renowned cannabis marketing specialist from Nine Points Agency and a canna...
Jan 11, 2024•29 min•Season 2Ep. 3
In the next episode of The Canadian Potcast: Green Light in the Grey Zone: Navigating Cannabis Marketing Without the Smoke, delves into the unique challenges cannabis producers face in navigating the stringent marketing regulations set by the Cannabis Act, which severely limits advertising and mandates plain packaging. We explore producers' innovative strategies to inform consumers about their products. Featuring Kaya Arai, a renowned cannabis marketing specialist from Nine Points Agency and a c...
Jan 09, 2024•1 min
Hundreds of products are available in the legal market, so we’ve brought in two chefs to help us be more savvy about what we eat. Alexandre Poulin has travelled the world cooking with cannabis, and now he’s launched a range of edibles where every ingredient has a specific purpose, not just cannabis. Then we have Chef Romain Avril, a molecular chef who has worked in Michelin-starred restaurants. He’s appeared on Food Network, CBC, and he creates custom cannabis infused menus in clients’ homes thr...
Dec 14, 2023•30 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Edibles aren’t your homemade brownies with way too much THC anymore. In our next episode of The Canadian Potcast: Edible Alchemy: A Savvy Guide to Cannabis Cuisine, hundreds of products are available in the legal market, so we’ve brought in two chefs to help us be more savvy about what we eat. Alexandre Poulin has travelled the world cooking with cannabis, and now he’s launched a range of edibles where every ingredient has a specific purpose, not just cannabis. Then we have Chef Romain Avril, a ...
Dec 12, 2023•2 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Not many names are as closely associated with cannabis as Tommy Chong . He’s a legendary comedian, musician and actor who has shaped the way we view the plant and its place in culture for over half a century. Tommy joins the show for this special episode dedicated to him and his life. We learn how his time growing up as a racialized kid in 1940s Alberta set the stage for his career. Tommy talks about being signed to Motown Records and sharing a prison cell with the real Wolf of Wall Street. We’r...
Nov 09, 2023•31 min•Season 2Ep. 1
On the first episode of season 2, not many names are as closely associated with cannabis as Tommy Chong . He’s a legendary comedian, musician and actor who has shaped the way we view the plant and its place in culture for over half a century. Tommy joins the show for this special episode dedicated to him and his life. We learn how his time growing up as a racialized kid in 1940s Alberta set the stage for his career. Tommy talks about being signed to Motown Records and sharing a prison cell with ...
Nov 07, 2023•1 min•Season 2Ep. 1
On this episode of Canadian Potcast: Bongs and Bylines. Rachelle Gordon is one of the world’s leading cannabis journalists. She’s the editor of GreenState and she’s travelled the globe covering cannabis. She joins us to talk about her life in cannabis media and the changing landscape of weed journalism. Plus – we’ve made it to 12 episodes! Let’s celebrate by revisiting our favourite stories from a year of The Canadian Potcast. Guest: Rachelle Gordon , cannabis and psychedelics writer and editor ...
Oct 12, 2023•36 min•Season 1Ep. 12
On the next Canadian Potcast: Bongs and Bylines. Rachelle Gordon is one of the world’s leading cannabis journalists. She’s the editor of GreenState and she’s travelled the globe covering cannabis. She joins us to talk about her life in cannabis media and the changing landscape of weed journalism. Plus – we’ve made it to 12 episodes! Let’s celebrate by revisiting our favourite stories from a year of The Canadian Potcast. Guest: Rachelle Gordon , cannabis and psychedelics writer and editor of Gree...
Oct 10, 2023•1 min
Ross Rebagliati won the first-ever Olympic Gold Medal for snowboarding, then swiftly lost it when he tested positive for cannabis. The medal was reinstated on appeal, but he’d already become a sort of stoner anti-hero. That infamy led to the end of his snowboarding career. Ross joins us to help tell the story of that whole saga, and everything that came after it. Plus we speak to a medicinal cannabis user and paralympian Tyler Mosher about using cannabis as an athlete. About the show Potcast is ...
Sep 14, 2023•35 min•Season 1Ep. 11
On the next episode of The Canadian Potcast, Ross Rebagliati won the first-ever Olympic Gold Medal for snowboarding, then swiftly lost it when he tested positive for cannabis. The medal was reinstated on appeal, but he’d already become a sort of stoner anti-hero. That infamy led to the end of his snowboarding career. Ross joins us to help tell the story of that whole saga, and everything that came after it. Plus we speak to a medicinal cannabis user and paralympian Tyler Mosher about using canna...
Sep 12, 2023•2 min
On this episode, of The Canadian Potcast you'll discover how five kids and a Chevy Impala invented 420. You'll meet Thomas O’Neill, “The Butter Baron”. A former black market dealer in Toronto who went legit around legalization… or tried to. His business was immediately shut down for violating cannabis regulations at the time. Now he’s founded the CCTA, The Canadian Cannabis Tourism Alliance, a non-profit that advocates for better policy to allow for cannabis tourism businesses to flourish. Plus ...
Aug 10, 2023•24 min•Season 1Ep. 10
On our next episode of the Canadian Potcast you'll discover how five kids and a Chevy Impala invented 420. You'll meet Thomas O’Neill, “The Butter Baron”. A former black market dealer in Toronto who went legit around legalization… or tried to. His business was immediately shut down for violating cannabis regulations at the time. Now he’s founded the CCTA, The Canadian Cannabis Tourism Alliance, a non-profit that advocates for better policy to allow for cannabis tourism businesses to flourish. Pl...
Aug 09, 2023•1 min
Da Kine Smoke and Beverage was the first recreational cannabis storefront in North America, and it created a media storm when it opened in 2004. The pot shop became internationally famous, with tourists traveling from around the world to visit during its short tenure on Vancouver’s commercial drive. Don Briere, who ran the store, tells the second part of this story. We also speak to Jaclynn Pehota about diverse representation in the cannabis industry, and ask who gets to sit at the table when po...
Jul 13, 2023•30 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Da Kine Smoke and Beverage was the first recreational cannabis storefront in North America, and it created a media storm when it opened in 2004. The pot shop became internationally famous, with tourists traveling from around the world to visit during its short tenure on Vancouver’s commercial drive. Don Briere, who ran the store, tells the second part of this story. We also speak to Jaclynn Pehota about diverse representation in the cannabis industry, and ask who gets to sit at the table when po...
Jul 11, 2023•2 min
Legalizing cannabis didn’t create the cannabis industry. Don Briere was one of BC’s biggest cannabis producers until the police shut him down in 1999 before he went on to open the first recreational cannabis storefront in North America: Da Kine Smoke and Beverage. In the first part of this two-part series, we tell the story of his life as an illegal grower. Plus we talk to Ted Smith, founder of a Victoria medicinal cannabis club, about how he got medical edibles legalized in Canada. About the sh...
Jun 08, 2023•25 min•Season 1Ep. 8
On the next episode of The Canadian Potcast: Legalizing cannabis didn’t create the cannabis industry. Don Briere was one of BC’s biggest cannabis producers until the police shut him down in 1999 before he went on to open the first recreational cannabis storefront in North America: Da Kine Smoke and Beverage. In the first part of this two-part series, we tell the story of his life as an illegal grower. Plus we talk to Ted Smith, founder of a Victoria medicinal cannabis club, about how he got medi...
Jun 06, 2023•2 min
Cannabis tourism is more than just coffee shops in Amsterdam. It’s an emerging world of experiences, retreats, adventures, and pot-friendly accommodations… but how to find them? We talk to Elizabeth Becker of HiBnB about how she’s helping cannabis consumers navigate this new world. Then we go to Thailand, where cannabis has gone from a 5-year prison sentence to a big tourist draw in under a year. Interview: Elizabeth Becker , CEO and founder of HiBnB About the show Potcast is the preeminent sour...
May 11, 2023•22 min•Season 1Ep. 7
A preview of Taking the High Road. Cannabis tourism is more than just coffee shops in Amsterdam. It’s an emerging world of experiences, retreats, adventures, and pot-friendly accommodations… but how to find them? We talk to Elizabeth Becker of HiBnB about how she’s helping cannabis consumers navigate this new world. Then we go to Thailand, where cannabis has gone from a 5-year prison sentence to a big tourist draw in under a year. Interview: Elizabeth Becker , CEO and founder of HiBnB About the ...
May 09, 2023•2 min
Cannabis may be legal in Canada, but in the US it’s patchy, and even here the regulations around marketing can be a little murky. So how do you market a product online, where your marketing could be seen in a state where weed isn’t legal? We talk to one cannabis marketer about how to navigate that world, and then we tell the story of Magu, the chinese hemp goddess, and of one woman’s quest to revive the goddess and rediscover her culture through cannabis/ Guests: Interview: Brittany Parker , fou...
Apr 13, 2023•31 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Cannabis may be legal in Canada, but in the US it’s patchy, and even here the regulations around marketing can be a little murky. So how do you market a product online, where your marketing could be seen in a state where weed isn’t legal? We talk to one cannabis marketer about how to navigate that world, and then we tell the story of Magu, the chinese hemp goddess, and of one woman’s quest to revive the goddess and rediscover her culture through cannabis/ Guests: Interview: Brittany Parker , fou...
Apr 11, 2023•1 min
In the USA cannabis is classified as medically useless, and as dangerous as heroin since 1971, on the federal level at least. Cannabis was first banned in the U.S. in 1937. In this episode of Potcast, we tell the story of Harry J Anslinger, the man whose political ambition and racism led to that ban. Also, while cannabis remains illegal at the federal level, businesses that operate in legal states have to jump through all kinds of hoops to do their banking. We talk to a cannabis banker about how...
Mar 08, 2023•29 min•Season 1Ep. 5
In the USA cannabis is classified as medically useless, and as dangerous as heroin since 1971, on the federal level at least. Cannabis was first banned in the U.S. in 1937. In this episode of Potcast, we tell the story of Harry J Anslinger, the man whose political ambition and racism led to that ban. Also, while cannabis remains illegal at the federal level, businesses that operate in legal states have to jump through all kinds of hoops to do their banking. We talk to a cannabis banker about how...
Mar 08, 2023•2 min
Cannabis used to be the second most-grown plant in Japan, after rice. Today most Japanese people don’t know that the plant is a key part of Shinto rituals. We tell the secret history of how the USA led Japan to have some of the strictest weed laws on earth, with the help of Japanese activist Naoko Miki. Plus, if cannabis is illegal but sacred in Japan. in Canada, it’s legal and big business. Our producer Karen Habashi goes to the Vancouver Lift Expo to explore the bleeding edge of the pot market...
Feb 09, 2023•26 min•Season 1Ep. 4
In our next episode: Cannabis used to be the second most-grown plant in Japan, after rice. Today most Japanese people don’t know that the plant is a key part of Shinto rituals. We tell the secret history of how the USA led Japan to have some of the strictest weed laws on earth, with the help of Japanese activist Naoko Miki. Plus, if cannabis is illegal but sacred in Japan… in Canada, it’s legal and big business. Our producer Karen Habashi goes to the Vancouver Lift Expo to explore the bleeding e...
Feb 07, 2023•2 min
