In humans, cannabis has long been known to be effective at relieving a variety of different conditions. But what happens in the case of our animal companions, does it work for them as well? The team takes a look at a few studies that try to answer this question. Including whether veterinarians in the US and Canada recommend giving cannabis or cannabis products as medication to our furry friends. Can canines use cannabis! Tune in to find out! Additional information and references: https://cannabisconciencia.org/ http://www.coopradio.org ..read more

I’m sure many people have heard about the “Entourage Effect”, also known as synergism between cannabinoids and other compound in cannabis. But is that actually true? Can the compounds in cannabis really come together to create a significantly different effect or is it just that these compounds are each beneficial and are able to coexist together. Each one having a specific beneficial effect that is simply present or not depending whether you have the compounds there or not. In essence, is the saying “the whole is greater than the sum of its parts” an old stoner folktale or scientific fact? In ..read more

Stephen “Steve” Goldner was a pharma wunderkind. At age 22 he and his mentor created the modern formulation for methadone used as standard treatment for opioid dependence worldwide. Since then, he and his team have gotten 100’s of drugs and medical devices approved for sale around the world. Yet, as a child of the 60’s Steve saw first-hand the lasting horrors of the the Vietnam War on many of his closest friends and school mates. Driven to act by their unending suffering, Steven wanted to find a way to help his buddy’s and many others like them. His research led him to focus on cannabis as a v ..read more

As more countries begin to open their markets to cannabis, a group of products stand to become the next multi-billion-dollar segment of this industry. Topical cannabis is big business in the modern era, but its uses go at least as far back as 2000 BCE and likely much earlier. Salves, creams, ointments, and bars are just a few of the cannabis-infused products being created by prestige skincare and cosmetic brands. Besides the money being made, the potential benefits are very promising. Yet one question seems to be on everyone’s mind…do these products really work? In this episode the team explor ..read more

Dr. Cris Alves discusses the latest in cannabis science and industry news. Today he reviews a very interesting paper from Harvard Medical School. The paper titled; Flavonoid Derivative of Cannabis Demonstrates Therapeutic Potential in Preclinical Models of Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer published in the journal FRONTIERS IN ONCOLOGY. Additional information and references: https://cannabisconciencia.org/ http://www.coopradio.org ..read more

Dr. Cris Alves discusses the latest in cannabis science and industry news. Today he reviews a fascinating paper from a collaboration between Steep Hill Labs and Medicinal Genomics. Focusing on identifying the complete genomic sequences of the terpene synthase family of Cannabis directly involved in the synthesis of terpene molecules within the plant and how they vary between plant subtypes. The paper titled; Genomic characterization of the complete terpene synthase gene family from Cannabis sativa, published in the journal PLOSone. Allen KD, et al. Genomic characterization of the complete terp ..read more

Dr. Cris Alves discusses the latest in cannabis science and industry news. Today he reviews a paper from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel. The paper titled; Lettuce Chlorosis Virus Disease: A New Threat to Cannabis Production published in the journal VIRUSES. Hadad L, et al. Lettuce Chlorosis Virus Disease: A New Threat to Cannabis Production. VIRUSES. 2019 Additional information and references: https://cannabisconciencia.org/ http://www.coopradio.org ..read more

Dr. Cris Alves discusses the latest in cannabis science and industry news. Today he reviews a very interesting paper from a renowned Brazilian cannabis lab at the University of Sao Paolo. The paper titled, Biological bases for a possible effect of cannabidiol in Parkinson’s disease was published in the BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY. Additional information and references: https://cannabisconciencia.org/ http://www.coopradio.org ..read more

Dr. Cris Alves discusses the latest in cannabis science and industry news. Today he reviews a very interesting paper from a lab at the University of Guelph, that characterises two unique flavonoids in Cannabis Sativa L. The paper called Biosynthesis of cannflavins A and B from Cannabis sativa L published in PHYTOCHEMISTRY. Additional information and references: https://cannabisconciencia.org/ http://www.coopradio.org ..read more

In this episode we take a deep dive into some of the most fascinating aspects of cannabis that not even I had heard of before. We sit down with Dr. Alex Guenther and Dr. William Vizuete of Pacific Environmetal Analytics, to explore the increadible role plants play within our complex atmosphere. But most importantly, how within the entire plant kingdom Cannabis stands out as a particulalry unique and valuable species ..read more