The Cannabis Potcast

The Cannabis Potcast

I share my passion about cannabis in every episode of The Cannabis Potcast, exploring a Canadian's cannabis culture, one toke at a time. Through personal stories, conversations with fellow cannabis enthusiasts, and current news about the ever changing landscape, it is a potcast where you'll learn a little, laugh a little and who knows, you may even get a buzz.

Episodes

October 19, 2025 35 mins

A BC company making strides with their breathalyzer technology, how can cannabis delivery be improved, producing exclusively for the medical market at DOJA, the explosion of prescriptions in Australia, and how cannabis helps your immune system.  We stop on Cultivar Corner for a taste of a landrace sativa from Six One Charlie – its Durban Poison!

DOJA purely medical

Improve product distribution

Breathalyzer market growing

Australia's pr...

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This episode we find out what budtenders can’t tell you, some more innovation in cannabis packaging, the future of cannabis in building materials and what companies keep growing. I stop on Cultivar Corner, brought to you by Up In Smoke, we taste Brain Fruit from The Goo -  a live rosin!

What budtenders can't say

Hempcrete nears completion

The Goo - Brain Fruit

Lot Data from Brain Fruit

Cannabis packaging innovation

Top growing companies

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October 5, 2025 32 mins

A new clinical trial suggests benefit from cannabis for chronic pain,  retailers in BC are not happy with the BCGEU strike – a sentiment expressed by Sarah Ballantyne, we look at putting cannabinoids in context and some insights on the cannabis market.  On Cultivar Corner, brought to you by Up In Smoke, we’re back to the Kootenays and Sweetgrass Organic Cannabis – I try their Zest.  

Retailers not happy with strike

Clinical trial for...

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September 28, 2025 32 mins

In this episode a new study suggest cannabis has grown bigger than forestry and tourism, the ultimate show of cannabis stigma when an Ontario city paints over their cannabis sign, and pre-rolls are the new sales winner.  On Cultivar Corner, brought to you by Up In Smoke, we go or some budget weed from Versus and their White Widow..

Pre-rolls are big sellers

Cannabis is bigger than tourism

City paints over cannabis billboard

Grow stores...

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September 21, 2025 38 mins

In this episode we look at the job description for the best budtenders, and some research to help you find the right weed for you, and we talk about the MEGA packs – 10 individual gummies of 10MG each and have they really made a difference. We stop on Cultivar Corner, brought to you by Up in Smoke, we try one of the bigger packs, Biggies XXL Berry Blaze live resin gummies – they are supposed to be fast acting.

The ideal budtender!

Fi...

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September 14, 2025 39 mins

We look at new testing from the AGLC, the second part of how retailers can help licensed producers, we go back to the basics of rolling a joint, and CBD may improve your manhood!  On Cultivar Corner, brought to you by Up In Smoke, we’re going back to EarthWolf Farms and their White Gold live rosin! 

CBD to boost your manhood!

AGCL testing

What LPs wish for

Rolling a joint

Earthwolf Farms White Gold Live Rosin

 


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September 7, 2025 31 mins

In this episode we talk cannabis and sex, the dutch cannabis experiment moves to the next phase, some news hits from the ounce.ca, and I review my experience with growing cannabis and a weird year it has been. On Cultivar Corner, brought to you by Up In Smoke, we try some WildCard Extract Ziestas shatter, with Sweetgrass as the input.

Dutch cannabis experiment

Quick hits from cannabis news

Cannabis and sex

Wildcard Ziestas - Sweetgrass

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August 31, 2025 30 mins

The cannabis industry look to Google for ads, Manitoba looks to two communities to remove their cannabis ban, High Tide invests in Germany, and a Canadian company is trying to elevate cannabis.  We stop on Cultivar Corner, brought to you by Up In Smoke, we try an infused pre-roll from Kelowna’s Valhalla Flower – with diamond terp sauce. 

Google Ads

Manitoba cities no cannabis

High tide invests in Germany

Elevated Signals

Valhalla Rainbo...

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August 24, 2025 35 mins

This episode we look at 8000 plus jobs in Quebec with cannabis, some good new from Rubicon Organics, AGLC walks back the price drops, a call to our Prime Minister for change and retailers tell LPs what kind of change they'd like to see.  We stop on Cultivar Corner, brought to you by Up In Smoke we try tasty Korzie Kush from Royal Harvest.

Alberta rolls back discounts

Good times at Rubicon

8000 jobs in Quebec

 Ask the prime minister or ...

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August 17, 2025 32 mins

The cannabis industry now employees 100,000 people, Alberta set to promote their local cannabis, a growing conservative moment against legal cannabis and cannabis keeps getting intercepted at the Calgary airport. On Cultivar Corner, brought to you by Up In Smoke, some more Salt Spring Magi direct delivery with Gummy Bunz.

Almost 100,000 employed

Alberta promotes their own

Cannabis interpected at Calgary airport

The growing conservative...

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August 10, 2025 36 mins

This episode we look at craft and micro producers adapting as need, the straight cut in a pre-roll gaining ground, the best strains to give you focus and flow state. We stop on Cultivar Corner brought to you by Up in Smoke, we got to Lake Country’s Amani Craft and a direct exclusive for Premium Smalls Rockstar!

How to stay profitable for craft and micro

Straight cuts are best

The best strains for focus and flow

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August 3, 2025 33 mins

We talk about a farmgate store closing, New Zealand pushes back on cannabis advertising, and the priority is not medical cannabis, and sales are up a bit in BC.  We stop on Cultivar Corner, brought to you by Up In Smoke, from Dealer cannabis the BC ½ OZ of Midnight Treat.

Thrive closes farmgate

BC sales up slightly

Medical cannabis has no priority

New Zealand pushes back on cannabis advertising

Dealer - BC 1/2 OZ Midnight Treat


Hos...

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July 27, 2025 37 mins

We take a deeper dive into some of the most prevalent terpenes, a cannabis company facing a bill from the CRA – excise tax on their stolen product, and Alberta updates their laws to allow cannabis and age-gated events. We stop on Cultivar Corner, brought to you by Up In Smoke, we sample Charlie’s Pineapple Reserve Honey Bananas Live Rosin.

The top terpenes

Stolen product tax bill

Age gated cannabis sales

Charlie's Pineapple Reserve Hon...

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We learn about terpenes and sleep, we look at how micro dosing cannabis may benefit you, liquor gets the attention in interprovincial trade, and a warning to keep your edibles locked out of the reach of children.  We stop on Cultivar Corner, brought to you by Up In Smoke, another old friend from Salt Spring Magic and Timmy’s OG Shark.

Sleep helped by terpenes

Loosening the grip - not cannabis

Micro dosing canabis

Be cautious of edibles

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July 13, 2025 35 mins

We look for changes from our federal government, the excitement in the industry over the changes to packaging, should we use THC ranges instead of a number, and the importance of customer loyalty.  We stop on Cultivar Corner, brought to you by Up In Smoke – we bring you a direct delivery product exclusive from Island Genetics we try some of their Kool Grapes.

Waiting for Carney to take action

New packaging excites

Island Genetics Kool...

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July 6, 2025 37 mins

We have a conversation with Creed Taylor, Chief of Extractions at Leaf Infusion and he has long history in extractions, I think you’ll enjoy the conversation.  We also stop on Cultivar Corner, brought to you by Up In Smoke, we try 3rd Coast Genetics and Jack Truffle – a delightful sativa.

Leaf Infusions

3rd Coast Genetics Jack Truffle

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June 29, 2025 36 mins

We talk about a fight in a cannabis boardroom, the science of aromas in cannabis, we look at AI lies in the news, the focus shift for micro and craft producers, and a look at men's mental well being.  We stop on Cultivar Corner, brought to you by Up In Smoke, we go local to Kelowna’s Terra Labs for Cherry AK-47 Live Resin badder – delicious!  

Both side claim victory

Micro and craft focus changes

Aurora fits AI about lies

Breeding cann...

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June 22, 2025 32 mins

We talk about cannabis having an impact on small towns, how to keep your weed fresh, Canadian cannabis is in high demand internationally, a cannabis company sued for not warning about CHS. On Cultivar Corner, brought to you by Up In Smoke, Earthwolf Farms and two half grams of their Live Duo rosin.

Cannabis company should have warned

Craft cannabis in demand

Earthwolf Farms The Live Duo

Cannabis can be a benefit for small towns

Keeping ...

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June 15, 2025 36 mins

We talk about what weed does to your brain, we look at some solutions for the problems cannabis has with waste and what is the difference between sativa and indica.  On Cultivar Corner, brought to you by Up In Smoke, we try Royal Harvest’ Red Velvet R.

How weed  affects your brains

Cannabis industry is wasteful

Royal Harvest Red Velvet R

The difference between indica and sativa


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June 8, 2025 32 mins

We talk about the excise tax and the changes needed, Ghost Drops is fighting Health Canada, a new lobbying group for cannabis, two people on every shift in Victoria cannabis stores and we stop on Cultivar Corner, brought to you by Up In Smoke, we sample from Rocky Mountain Cannabis their delicious sativa, Red Congolese.

Cannabis lobbying group

No solo staffing in Victoria

Excise needs to be fixed

Rocky Mountain Cannabis Red Congolese

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