On this episode, Dr. Lupoi speaks with Dr. Brad Douglass of The Werc Shop and Spoke Sciences, Inc. Dr. Douglass provides a commentary on the safety of flavor additives in cannabis products as well as on GRAS substances, postulates the idea for a defined prohibited and permitted ingredient list such as the list for additives…
On this episode, Dr. Lupoi speaks with Kevin Koby of ABSTRAX about how Kevin got involved in the cannabis industry, why ABSTRAX has chosen to focus on terpenes, how they have utilized two-dimensional gas chromatography to identify molecules comprising a specific cultivar’s essential oil, how this data has served to recreate a given cultivar’s terpene…
On this episode, Dr. Lupoi speaks with Dr. Andrea Small-Howard of GB Sciences regarding the work GB Sciences is doing to prove out the entourage effect between cannabinoids and cannabinoids, cannabinoids and terpenes, and even terpenes and terpenes. Drs. Lupoi and Small-Howard also delve into GB Sciences’ novel formulations for treating Parkinson’s disease and coronaviruses.
On this episode, Dr. Lupoi engages in a lively chat with attorney Patrick Nightingale, Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Medical Cannabis Society and Partner at Cannabis Legal Solutions. Discussion points include how Nightingale got involved in cannabis law, the erroneous (and ridiculous) labeling of cannabis as schedule I, the sad, maddening reality that cannabis and…
On this episode, Dr. Lupoi chats with the esteemed board-certified neurologist, psychopharmacology researcher, and author Dr. Ethan Russo. Discussion points include the endocannabinoid system (ECS) and our bodies seeming almost mechanized to utilize cannabinoids, whether a medical doctor can properly treat us without knowledge on the ECS, Dr. Russo’s travels to South America in search…
On this episode, Dr. Lupoi chats with Michael Backes, co-founder and chief product officer of the cannabis company Perfect. Backes is also the author of Cannabis Pharmacy. Discussion points include Backes’ research for his book, how harvesting, drying, and curing diminish peak terpene concentrations, Perfect’s cold-infusion process, what “too much terpenes” might look like, and the…
On this episode, Dr. Lupoi chats with neuroscientist Dr. Michelle Ross. Discussion points include Dr. Ross’s advocacy of cannabis for treating chronic pain, truths and fallacies regarding cannabis & motherhood, and the medicinal uses of kratom, another taboo, ethnobotanical plant with considerable therapeutic promise.
In this episode, Jason S. Lupoi, Ph.D. chats with multi-Emerald Cup award-winning cannabis farmer and breeder, Karla Avila, who co-founded Flowerdaze Farm with her husband. Discussion topics include regenerative farming, terroir (aka “taste the place”), cultivating companion plants, maximizing scarce water resources, and creating a living, thriving ecosystem on your farm.
In this episode, Jason S. Lupoi, Ph.D. chats with Derek Chase, president of Flora + Bast Cannabis and founder of Psilouette Wellbeing. Discussion points include the stoned ape theory and the idea that psilocybin may have birthed language; why we are pointed towards addictive things like caffeine, TV, and sugar, whereas substances like cannabis and…
On this episode, Jason S. Lupoi, Ph.D. chats with Robert Strongin, Ph.D., Professor of Organic Chemistry at Portland State University. Drs. Lupoi and Strongin discuss toxicants that can form as terpene degradation products when dabbing at high temperatures, how the levels of these toxicants compare to those formed from smoking a joint, breathing nanoparticles, and…
