Episodes

The science of breeding cannabis for new dank smells and why some cannabis smells like cheese!

Microbial testing in cannabis: what is being tested, how it is tested and how it may impact your health

In this episode Dr. Riley Kirk interviews researcher Dr. Whitney Ogle about using cannabis for exercise. Dr. Ogle is passionate about this subject because she has found the benefits of medicating before runs, hikes and other forms of exercise and believes it can be a tool to a healthier lifestyle.

Dr. Riley Kirk discusses illegal pesticides found in legal California cannabis products with Alex Halperin, the founder of WeedWeek and one of the main reporters on this topic.

Dr. Riley Kirk shares a quick update with Bioactive listeners.

Welcome back to another episode of #NAPTIME with Dr.Miyabe Shields and Dr. Riley Kirk.

Dr. Riley Kirk and guest Tanya Funk dive in to the basics of providing nutrients to cannabis plants.

Todays episode is all about oral health with the talented educator and communicator Stacy Bobak.

How do we standardize an industry that is known as the wild west? It's definitely difficult to implement standards in the cannabis industry but people like todays guest, Darwin Millard are working hard to ensure standards are in place to ensure quality and consistent products are on the legal market. Standards are created to ensure that when you purchase a product there is no mold, pesticides, residual solvent and more. This topic is a little heavy, but very important for any consumer or manuf...

The Network of Applied Pharmacognosy is a reserach non-profit formed by Dr. Miyabe Shields and Dr. Riley Kirk.

Kimberly Hooks, CEO of Frenchy Cannoli Brand and Kevin McGovern owner of First Harvest Hemp join Riley to talk about the history of hashish and the process of making quality product.

Where does cannabis play a role in end-of-life care? Today Riley speaks with Dr. Rasean Hodge, MD. Dr. Hodge has worked with a large diversity of patients and is an open consumer of cannabis products.

If there's two things Jake and I love talking about its moose and chaga! This episode we finally dive deep into both subjects.

The Science of Smokeability is a collaboration study between Dr. Allison Justice & Ashley Manning from the Cannabis Research Coalition

Todays guest is Liz Peterson who is the head of operations at Canvast Supply Co. in Nashville, TN and also has a background in organic chemistry.

This episode is funded by our cannabis reserach and education non-profit called the Network of Applied Pharmacognosy (NAP).

Dr. Jonathan Fields discusses the connection of cannabis and metabolism.

Karen O'Keefe is a lawyer and an advocate for cannabis working for the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) that aims to change laws across the US associated with Cannabis.

This episode is all about the pharmacists role in the cannabis industry with special guest Dr. Codi Peterson.

NAPTIME with Dr. Miyabe Shields

Zeus Tipado is a Ph.D. candidate researcher at University of Maastricht in the Netherlands. He is studying DMT and trying to understand what is happening in brain, and specifically in the visual cortex.

A conversation about cannabis and exercise with Dr. Angela Bryan.

This episode features industry professional Chase Huff, a cultivator, extractor, consultant and much more including the volatility of the industry and products on the rise.

Dr. Riley chats with Madelyn Varela, a cheese monger and a previous cheese maker. They discuss the process of making cheese, what microbes are involved, the different types of cheeses and rinds, the drying and curing process, the government cheese caves... and much more