A long awaited stop at Cultivar Corner for a cheaper sativa from Aurora and BC Cannabis Stores. Leafly has a great guide for cannabis over the holidays and I explore a lot of that plus some insights into my evolving bud tender role.
To conclude the first year of The Cannabis Potcast I touch on some of the years highlights, discuss a really important story about why the black market is still so strong and share a cannabis talk I did at a local community meeting.
I look at some 420 friendly events coming up across the country and have a great conversation about cannabis with Natasha Albert, a fellow budtender in Saskatoon. Canadian cannabis culture - one toke at a time.
This episode we go from the high of the harvest to the low of a crop ripoff but we keep the right attitude and do a double shot on Cultivar Corner - bubble hash and black indica from our harvest.
One year later I explore the state of cannabis legalization in Canada, look at Leafly's new Cannabis Guide, share the joy of a bountiful harvest and a moment when stigma was overcome.
First this episode – if you want to slow down the black market you need to open more stores. Some thoughts about edibles and their legalization. Cultivar Corner lights up White Widow from Cannaca and we uncover more stigma and try to change it.
In episode 28 we revisit the lifetime US ban for CBD oil, look at how dirty the mouthpiece on your pipe may be, we find out that Quebec doesn’t want cannabis drinks that taste good and almost one year into legalization cannabis hits the fall fair contests.
This episode I talk about the border stigma that has worsened since legalization, how terpenes can help classify our cannabis, the bizarre Ontario lottery for pot stores and more.
This episode a garden tour gone wrong. I interview Anna Minten who had 3 outdoor cannabis plants seized. To try and understand I review the BC laws about growing cannabis and there's a stop at Cultivar Corner for a CBD dominant strain Great White Shark.
In episode 25 I visit two new cannabis stores in the Okanagan, take listener suggestions to have Broken Coast’s Keats on Cultivar Corner, explore some Nail types for dabbing, look at new dispensary raids and wonder if the media should matter more than a customer.
I visited SpiritLeaf in Vernon. Owner Sarah Ballantyne suggested some bud for Cultivar Corner. This time it’s Meridian from UP. My conversation with Sarah is the feature interview. Plus, back to weed education as I look at the THREE types of cannabis.
I share some exciting news in the world behind the Cannabis Potcast, a stop on the cannabis BBQ circuit, the new edible regulations from Health Canada, BC Retail and I opine about stigma.
In episode 22 a story on wacky Canadian cannabis laws plus how it may be hard to get lit at outdoor festivals in at least one province. I review the top 15 cannabis turpenes and share a story about smoking a joint with a lot of twists and turns.
In episode 21 I talk to James Seabrook, Chief Technical Officer for Kelowna based Vitalis Extraction Technology a global player in the extraction market. I look at a musky. dusty Houseplant on Cultivar Corner and end with more amusements from behind the cannabis counter.
In episode 20 I connect with cannabis retailers across western Canada, discuss the Stats Can summary on how many Canadians are consuming cannabis at work and share more musings from life on the other side of the counter.
In episode 19 our main focus is a feature interview with Stacy Kraemer, owner of Black Moon Medicinal Therapy and Holistic Collective about how cannabis impacts so many of our lives. I share some more happy news behind the Cannabis Potcast family, we touch on a story that demonstrates the absurdity of existing cannabis dosage understanding. Plus the BC retail landscape changes glacially and still nothing in the Okanagan.
This week we catch up on some recent cannabis news, our Overgrow Canada plantings, and we take a retrospective look at where the phrase 420 originated. We reveal some happy family news and share a story of sibling rivalry over a joint.
The flavour in Episode 17 comes from our visit to Cultivar Corner where we try another cultivar from Peak Leaf called Pacific Star. There is a bit of progress in the slowly changing retail climate in BC to update on. I share some musings from my Bud Tending job and some personal advice about edibles.
In episode 16 our feature interview is about how legalization has made it difficult to access a steady supply of CBD dominant medicine which our guest needs for chronic pain. In Cultivar Corner we sample our first CBD dominant cultivar and we review the glacial pace of retail in the Okanagan.
In episode 15 more tips for new cannabis users, surprise at the fact governments aren’t making the money from cannabis they thought they would, and some hot knife nostalgia. #cannabis
In episode 14, I talk about the endocannabinoid system and our body’s symbiotic relationship with cannabis. It’s a little dusty and dry on this week’s cultivar corner and I offer my opinion of Bill C-93’s offer of free pardons plus an up to date review of the BC cannabis retail market.
In episode 13 we feed the munchies with some cannabis infused desserts, explore a terpene that smells as sweet as a flower and meet up with Garbriola from Broken Coast on Cultivar Corner.
The name change is complete. Explain that strain is now … Cultivar Corner. On Cultivar Corner we find a gram of Broken Coast Ruxton to explore. We discuss the prediction that the black market for cannabis will remain strong in 2019 and we dig up some great tips for properly storing your cannabis.
This week the education continues on the proper terms we should be using. Bye bye strains and hello cultivars. We take a look at a Quadra, an indica cultivar, from Broken Coast and add our two cents to the talk about the bizarre anti-cannabis campaign launched in Quebec this week. Finally, some growing memories and plans for this year’s crop.
The shipment of premium buds arrived. This week a full strain explain on a $9.99 a gram bud - the results may surprise you. Plus the absurdity we face today with more ways to be busted for pot than before legalization and a look at the government's real agenda behind legalization.
Episode 9 demonstrates that persistence pays off. We finally connected and the conversation this week is with well known cannabis activist Dana Larson. He offers some great insights on how we can keep making the legal cannabis world better. Plus, a retail update and another terpene explained.
We continue our education on terpenes with a look at pinene and offer ideal temperatures for vaping. We look at the ever growing seniors cannabis market and what to do if you find a seed in your cannabis.
What happens when the first Okanagan cannabis store opens on podcast recording day? You have a lot of fun building the episode. We talk about the cost of a gram, then and now, and we dive deeper into an understanding of myrcene - the most prevalent turpene in cannabis. Maui Wowie gets a strain explanation and some memories of pre-legalization times.
This week we share some stories about first encounters with cannabis, give some perspective for a new cannabis user and update the retail landscape. After a number of sativas we move to the first indica strain explain on Sensi Star from Redecan.
We focus on retail in Episode 5 - with a summary of retail outlets across the country - and some surprising discoveries. We have two conversation this week. We speak with the planning managers for two Okanagan cities on their approach to retail outlets and learn why the process takes as long as it does.
