Oct. 17, 2024
The blame should never be put on the plant!
Videos
Oct. 4, 2024
Understanding Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome (CHS): Risks, Symptoms, Treatments and Research.
Understanding Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome (CHS) | Bioactive Podcast with Dr. Riley Kirk, Dr. Codi Peterson, & Megan Mbengue In this episode of the Bioactive Podcast, we uncover the complexities of Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome (CHS)—a paradoxical condition where chronic cannabis use can trigger severe nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. Despite cannabis…
Sept. 20, 2024
HOW TO AVOID MOLDY WEED: Understanding water activity and moisture content
In this video, Riley interviews Jini Glaros, the Chief Science Officer (CSO) at Modern Canna, about groundbreaking research on the relationship between water activity and moisture content in cannabis. Whether you're part of an MSO, a home grower, or just passionate about cannabis science, understanding how these factors influence product…
Sept. 18, 2024
The Truth Behind Delta 8 and Other Synthetic Cannabinoid Products
In this podcast clip Dr. Riley Kirk and Jini Glaros explain why we need more reserach on delta 8 products (and the other synthetically produced THC isomers). Unfortunately people often do not know these are synthetically made and consumers deserve more transparency in their products. Full podcast episode with Jini…
Sept. 6, 2024
A Philosopher's guide to the Cannabis Industry: Navigating as a neurodivergent Scientist
Dr. Riley Kirk is joined by Jason Wilson, MS on this episode of Bioactive. The two share many interests in self-exploration of the brain with drugs, navigating their own paths in the cannabis industry, thoughts on open access science, and more. Jason is a neurodivergent scientist and excellent science communicator.…
Aug. 30, 2024
EPIC Tour of an indoor grow facility in California- Cadre Cannabis!
While i'm always very excited to tour grow facilities, I was even MORE excited about this tour because the flower was so beautiful and smoked soooo smoothy. Cadre cannabis is located in California and grows numerous varieties of cannabis, but to me, they're now known for their sunset haze. The…
Aug. 23, 2024
The Science of Breeding Cannabis for Smell: Phenohunting vs. Chemohunting with Twinkle Paryani
Riley sits down for the second time with reserach scientist Twinkle Paryani from Abstrax Tech. Twinkle and the rest of the team at Abstrax recently published a paper titled "Nonterpenoid Chemical Diversity of Cannabis Phenotypes Predicts Differentiated Aroma Characteristics" The full paper can be found (open-access) at https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acsomega.4c03225 This paper…
Aug. 9, 2024
An introduction into cannabis testing for microbials (bacteria and fungi)
On this week’s episode, Dr. Riley Kirk discusses microbial testing for cannabis products in the legal industry. This is a different conversation than living soil which will be a future topic. Riley chat with microbiologist and medical patient Morgan Boyle about what tests are being done, what species are being…
Aug. 2, 2024
The scale we do research on is so small… & you know what’s been proven to help with this issue? 🥦.
July 26, 2024
Tips for Using Weed to Exercise with Dr. Whiteny Ogle
Dr. Whiteney Ogle researchers how people are using weed for exercise, she is passionate about this subject because she has found the benefits of medicating before runs, hikes and other forms of exercise. Dr. Riley Kirk and Dr. Whiteney Ogle talk about what reserach is happening, how both of them…
July 13, 2024
Pesticides in California 🥦: a recent article identifies illegal pesticides in legal Cali products
July 12, 2024
Pesticides Found in Legal California Cannabis Products
On this week’s episode, Dr. Riley Kirk explores the recent story about illegal pesticides found in legal California cannabis products with Alex Halperin, the founder of WeedWeek and one of the main reporters on this topic. They discuss what pesticides were found, how this investigation started, and where our industry…