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.
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.
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From a studio high above the clouds of the Okanogan Valley, this is the cannabis podcast.
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Exploring the world of Canadian cannabis culture one toke at a time.
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Here's your host and Bud Thunder Carrie Johnston.
00:00:19Gary Johnston
Well, quite honestly, I don't think there was a better time for me to welcome you to the Cannabis podcast.
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Maybe I'm welcoming you for the first time, or maybe I'm welcoming you for coming back for multiple times. In either case, I'm exceptionally pleased that you are here. I love having you as a, as a listener of the Cannabis potcast, we're going to spend the next 30 minutes talking about a plant I have absolutely passionate about and have been for over 50 years.
00:00:44Gary Johnston
And that is cannabis now, before we get too much further, that will remind you this podcast is intended for those of legal consumption age in your jurisdiction and is intended purely for entertainment and perhaps educational purposes. You should always consume your cannabis resin.
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Principally in this episode, we're going to talk cannabis and sex. Everybody's been waiting for that. The Dutch cannabis experiment moves to the next phase. We have some news hits from the.
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Oz on CA.
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And have review my experience with growing cannabis and what a weird year it has been.
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On cultivar corner brought to you by up in smoke, we try wild card extract, siestas, shatter with sweet grass as the input. Doesn't that sound delicious? All of that and more. On Episode 224 of the Cannabis podcast.
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As always, I wanna thank you for being a listener of the cannabis potcast. I'm so pleased that you here, even if you're only here once or twice, I still appreciative of it. Thank you so much for being here. If you want to comment on anything you hear, please send a note to info@cannabispodcast.com. Or if you want to participate more, you can go to buy me a coffee.
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Com Slash cannabis potcast if you like what you hear and if you're so inclined, you can buy me a doobie.
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And now let's talk about the stories.
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I've been fairly silent about my experience with growing cannabis this year. It's been a little bit of an embarrassing time.
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We had more trouble getting seeds to pop this year than we ever had before.
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I'm not sure exactly why, so we tried a number of different packs. I did the auto licious pack from 34 St. Seeds. None of them popped. I contacted the company and they didn't help me.
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Oh.
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And then I picked up some seeds from a local company a picking up some four or five seeds, I think and and didn't have any luck with those.
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I managed to get 3.
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Popped.
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Seeds. And here's the really embarrassing factor.
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Of all this?
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I can't tell you what I grew.
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I honestly can't.
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When I go in there and I take a peek at what's happening.
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I don't even remember what we did.
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I I know there was some, there was some indica, there was some sativa they were going to go in a couple of different directions. I ended up with three plants in the yard in the garden.
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And I have no idea what they are. I'm suspecting that they're kind of going to be somewhere in the middle between an indicant of sativa, so I'm kind of smoking my stuff in that manner.
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And what did I end up with? I ended up with.
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556 ounces.
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Out of the plants I had to, I have to say when the plants were in the Maturest age.
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Which actually was right as we were doing our anniversary party when we had all the family and all the friends in the backyard and the three beautiful cannabis plants were in.
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Their full glory.
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Everybody saw what our plants were doing. Everybody was taking pictures of our plants.
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As well. So we did get 3 beautiful plants that that finally came to fruit.
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Ah, and then I decided that it was time. Once all my family had gone, going to have to dry it in the in the house, in my studio, in fact. So I did. I hung it up on some little rope, and for about the next week or so, we were.
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Checking the plants to see whether they are dry.
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And they only took about 10 days before I got pretty well everything done.
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So it ended up with three plants.
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They were just beautiful buds. I have to say. In all honesty, the main cola that was coming out of the top of each of the plants was fist size. It really honestly was fist size. That's the kind of buds we were getting.
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Right.
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I've been curing it in the cooler and I tried this last year and it had some success, so I've got lots of last jars.
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Lots of my canning jars inside my cooler. I'll bring in a piece out of the cooler every week or every day to try to keep it cool, although I'm perhaps not doing that as much as I should, but the weed has been curing. I will get a final count here once I do my once I do my counting.
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We'll add up everything and I'll let you know how much I got.
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But I'm really pleased with the weed.
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Now again, I don't know whether it's an indica or it's a diva. I have no.
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Idea what I grew?
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I forgot to pay any attention to it and I didn't write any of it down.
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So that's really, really weird for me to say in a podcast about cannabis talking about my growing experience, and I can't tell you.
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What I grew.
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But I can tell you I am enjoying it.
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It's feeding me pretty well. I'm using it a lot. 1 of them is definitely fruity and the other one not so fruity. More of a more of a Tang on that, so definitely the fruity 1 is my delicious one. I love smoking that my buds are getting nice and muggy, which is also all nice when I when I do manage to cure.
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Bumping it comes out looking real good.
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So that is my experience so far. Again, I can't give you much details in terms of what I grew. I doubt I'm probably going to bring it up on cold to our corner because I can't even tell you what this train was. Couldn't tell you how much the THC was or any of that, but I had a blast. So it happened while we were in getting ready for our party.
00:06:36Gary Johnston
The plants were maturing during the middle of the party and then when we were done we kept them all.
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Down and we put it all away.
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It was a fun year, probably the first year that I have no idea what I've been growing or how it has gotten there, but that's what we've done and really enjoying it. That was it. That was my 2025 growing season, probably the weirdest one I've had yet.
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And I can give you a final tally. I added it up, got my scale.
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Build out 12 ounces is what I ended up with with all of my growing and my weird weed not knowing what that weed was. 12 ounces is the end of my growing season. That's what I got.
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Cannabis infused studio in the clouds. This is the cannabis podcast.
00:07:27Gary Johnston
And this story we're picking up from strachan.com, it's about the Dutch cannabis coffee shops moving to the next phase.
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September 1 marks the first day coffee shops participating in the Netherlands cannabis supply pilot project will only be able to sell hashish from regulated sources.
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The Dutch Government announced its plans for a closed loop supply chain project in 2022, which includes exploring the possibility of a closed cannabis chain for cannabis coffee shops in several cities across the country.
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Beginning in April 2025, participating coffee shops in 10 cities in the Netherlands were only able to sell cannabis from authorized growers, but were allowed to continue to source and sell hashish from the illicit market for a limited time, giving regulated suppliers more time to get established. There are currently 7 growers.
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Harvesting and supplying legal cannabis to these participating coffee shops.
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Now, as of September 1st, the 75 participating coffee shops are also required to source their hashish from the five regulated suppliers they have been sourcing cannabis flour from.
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The selection of Dutch made hash has expanded considerably. Reports in RC, a daily paper in the Netherlands, regular customers with a few exceptions, have switched fairly easily when participating coffee shop owner in Satsat told the NRC in April.
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He said at the time he planned to remove 5 black market source varieties from the menu as of September 1st.
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However, the owner along with others, told the NRC that it would be difficult to replace all hash products from that their customers, like with Dutch ones especially well known products like Moroccan hash.
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I think the conclusion of the experiment is that we can't replace Moroccan hash with Dutch products alone, said the owner.
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First announced in 2022, the goal of the Dutch closed Loop experiment is to explore the possibility of a quality controlled cannabis production and distribution system in the country as an alternative to the long standing tolerance policy that has not legal but tolerated coffee shop style, points of sale and unregulated.
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The illicit growers who supplied them, however, when the Dutch government fell in June of this year, the cannabis pilot project was included in a list of controversial topics.
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And RC's reporting notes that although both the Christian Union and the Christian Democratic Appeal parties initially voted in favor of the cannabis experiment, both parties now want to end it according to their election manifestos, the CDA rights were pulling the plug on the weed experiment.
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We're introducing a weed tax. Until we were done with the weed experiment, we're using part of the proceeds to discourage drug use by providing more information in schools about the dangers of drug.
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Action. The NRC reports that the Christian Union calls the cannabis trial disastrous and wants to edit immediately. Well, interesting. Those are two different perspectives. And now they've changed the perspectives. You have to get your hash from a legal dealer, interesting. CBD.
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To me. Oh, please explain to me.
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Cultivar corner corner.
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Please explain this stuff to me.
00:10:50Gary Johnston
This is a perfect time for me to say welcome to cultivar corner, brought to you by up and smoke at 258 W Broadway in Vancouver and on line at it up in smoke.com. Remember, if you were 19 years of age or older and you live in BC, you can ship something to you or have something sent to you. And if you live in Vancouver.
00:11:10Gary Johnston
You can purchase by 2:00 PM and have it sent to you by E scooter delivery. That's fabulous. The folks at up in Smoke, Matt and Sarah doing a fabulous job. What are we doing today? We are doing some shatter. Yes, we are. This is from wild card extracts Z.
00:11:28Gary Johnston
Yes, these stashes, I think, is how you pronounce it. It's a fiestas and zest. It is a shatter 1G shatter, and it's from the folks at Sweet Grass, which is probably going to mean it's a good thing. So let's pick up what it says on the it's up in smoke menu.
00:11:49Gary Johnston
Available for a limited time only in collaboration with sweetgrass, this shatter combines vibrant citrus notes.
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With rich grounding, earthy tones, worthy undertones, creating a perfect balance of refreshing zest and deep purple richness, its crystalline texture breaks effortlessly, offering smooth dabs and pack a punch of flavor and potency. Oh, and it is pretty clear on the smooth dabs.
00:12:22Gary Johnston
I love how this stuff looked. I love the amber aspect of my shatter. Really looks nice. Nice, clear, amber, nice and clear. It does break off nice and easily. Let's put off and let's probably do that much.
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And we'll put that into my vaporizer.
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We're going to start with that.
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And to see where this one's going to go. So what do we have here in terms of the terpenes?
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Cannabinoids 95.7.
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My total terpenes 5.2.
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And it is sitting at Kerry, off Lane 1.3.
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Harnessing 1.2 and limonene. Oh .5%.
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What else do they tell us here? Citrus, earthy and herbal are my flavours brittle and glass. It's a light, golden and glossy. I would agree with both of those sentiments. It is light in its golden get down to the right temperature going to start at the blue.
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And we'll see where we go. I hope I have enough power to finish this. Got it in my puffco proxy.
00:13:32Gary Johnston
That's about the only thing that I can smoke shatter in works really well.
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So here we go. I'm into a shatter high. That's what we're doing in cultivar corner today. We're looking for the the essence of shatter. Kept me buzzed. Get me there and get me there fast is what I'm kind of hoping to do. Here we go.
00:13:57Gary Johnston
Oh, that is a really nice taste.
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Citrus, earthy and herbal. Those are definitely 2 components that are coming to bear.
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Ohh really sweet.
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It's hard for me.
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To get.
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Any kind of an extract going and not have any cough associated to that, but I'm really trying not to get the coughing going.
00:14:35Gary Johnston
OK, I've had the first part of the heat attached to my shatter.
00:14:41Gary Johnston
So this of course is in collaboration with Sweetgrass, who are providing the weeds that they are putting into the shatter, and if fairly good job they are doing time for me to apply some more heat. Let's take that up one more temperature.
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We'll go for the second. Oh my goodness sakes.
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I have already got a lot of what's happening here today.
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Oh, that sweet sweet taste.
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Shutter.
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Fills my room.
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With the citrus, earthy and herbal.
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Wild card doing some pretty nice extraction with the stuff that they have out there.
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Smooth dabs that pack a punch of flavor.
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And I can attest to that.
00:15:34Gary Johnston
My endocannabinoid system is running on all four cylinders right now. Actually, it's probably a V8. It's probably running on all 8 cylinders. Let's take this up one more time.
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We'll get to the red.
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We'll get the rest of the shatter out of here. And here comes.
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Oh, that is delicious.
00:16:01Gary Johnston
I like the taste that rosins do. I like the sweet taste that those have associated to them, but I do like still shatter. I just love the taste of shatter. I love how it works. I love how it feels. I love the the crystalline nature of it. When you pull it off and you break it and it just snaps. Always.
00:16:18Gary Johnston
Nice.
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And let's try the.
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Last little bit of this guy. Oh my goodness sakes, we are so buzz.
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Oh my goodness.
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Oh.
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OK. Well, if you were wondering what are we going to have reached my high today, I have reached my high today. I have I have I have.
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They'll let remind you.
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Cultivar corner is brought to you by up in smoke at 258 W Broadway in Vancouver, and it's up in smoke.com where you can go to their online menu. If you are 19 years of age or older and you live in BC, you can.
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Have.
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Something sent to you, or if you order by 2:00 PM and you live in Vancouver, you can have it sent to you by E scooter that very day.
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It can't get better.
00:17:19Gary Johnston
That although may need the shatter, can get a little better than that.
00:17:23Gary Johnston
Ohh boy, I'm enjoying this. Z staz is what it's called from wild corn extracts using a little sweet grass input.
00:17:33Ian
Oh.
00:17:34Gary Johnston
This is really really nice.
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And then after we let it sit for a little bit.
00:17:42Gary Johnston
Oh my goodness sakes, my.
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Kendall cannabinoid system is just frying right now. That shatter is just heading me right? Hard citrus overtones, some earthy undertones, and some nice shatter, delicious taste from wild card and the folks at sweetgrass. Oh my, my.
00:18:03Gary Johnston
It get any better than this?
00:18:05Ian
Exploring the world of Canadian cannabis culture 1 toke at a time this is the cannabis podcast.
00:18:12Gary Johnston
This is from theounce.ca and its quick hits on the cannabis news in brief.
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Quebec Canera Biotech has made a $5.5 million sale.
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The cannabis company announced it has sold a non core building under construction and related parts of land located at its Valley field site for total proceeds of $5.5 million.
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As a result of the transaction, the net proceeds of 5.4 million will be applied towards reducing the principal balance of Canara's existing term loan, effectively decreasing the company's long term debt the company.
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Reducing our debt by 5.45 million further enhances kanara's capital structure and supports future margin expansion, said CFO Nicholas Socias.
00:19:00Gary Johnston
A Quebec companies pre rolls have been recalled. Health Canada says turnovo farmers dried cannabis. Free rules were recalled because of incorrect labeling.
00:19:10Gary Johnston
The product label has incorrect cannabinoid values, where the total TAC label is lower than the actual total TAC in the product. Health Canada says on its website.
00:19:20Gary Johnston
To date, Terranova Pharma Corporation and Health Canada have not received any complaints related to the recalled lot. Neither Terra Nuva Pharma Corporation nor Health Canada have received any adverse reaction reports for the recalled cannabis product lot.
00:19:35Gary Johnston
A total of 12148 units were sold in Quebec from July 22nd to August 11.
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3/4 of British Columbians think smoking and vaping, tobacco and cannabis should be banned in multifamily buildings.
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Currently there is no problems. Wide regulation that addresses smoking or vaping in multifamily building.
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A poll conducted by research Company found 77% of British Columbians favor a smoking ban and 73% of vaping ban in multifamily buildings.
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Otherwise, the poll found strong support, over 80% for existing bans in most public places, with one exception. A few more respondents about 1/3 tolerate smoking and vaping at parks and beaches across the province, 23% of British Columbians said they smoked marijuana in the past year, while 19% smoked tobacco.
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Or consumed marijuana in a non-smoking form.
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Half of British Columbians, 50%, say they would not consider dating a person who smoked marijuana seriously.
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I'm sorry, I I found that incredibly amusing.
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More British Columbian said they would not consider dating a person who vaped 57% or who smoked tobacco 62%.
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The results are based on an online survey conducted in July of 814 adults. Data has been statistically weighted for age, gender and region. The margin of error is .31 percentage points 19 times out of 20. Research was led by pollster Mario Canseco.
00:21:08Gary Johnston
The Cannabis Border Services Agency officers at Vancouver Airport seized 29 kilograms of cannabis from the suitcases of a traveler headed to Amsterdam. The traveler was arrested and turned over to the RCMP, and the CBS a said in a social media post on August 8th till Ray, the Canadian American Cannabis and liquor giant, is asking for more time to comply with the NASDAQ.
00:21:30Gary Johnston
Stock Exchange listing requirements, among other rules, NASDAQ requires stock to be valued at a minimum of $1.00 for at least 10 days. Tilray stock was $1.43 Canadian on the TSX on August 15th. Tilbury is looking at measures it can take to boost its stock price.
00:21:48Gary Johnston
Not much changed in a month for Edmonton based Aurora Cannabis. The company issued an annual financial report a month ago that highlighted the strength of its medical cannabis business, and now a quarterly report for the period ending June 30th reports much the same.
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Global medical cannabis net revenue rose 37%, supported by 85% growth in international markets, most notably German and Poland, alongside growth in Canadian medical cannabis and record contributions from our plant propagation business, said CEO Michael Martin.
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Total net revenue for the quarter was $98 million compared to 83 million in the same time period a year ago.
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For the next quarter, Aurora says it anticipates continued growth in the medical cannabis field.
00:22:32Gary Johnston
Some interesting information from the outside CA and your latest cannabis news.
00:22:40Gary Johnston
We're going to go to thecinema.com who have come back in business. We're real pleased to hear that.
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Here's the here's the question is sex better when you're?
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Why?
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This cannabis lead to better sex for many consumers. The answer is an enthusiastic yes.
00:22:56Gary Johnston
Heightened sensations, a relaxed mind and more intense orgasms are just a few of the reasons that millions of users turn to cannabis when it's time to get between the sheets. But does the science back this up?
00:23:08Gary Johnston
This cannabis increase your sex drive sex is natural. It's fun, stressful living and a part of life that by all accounts we should look forward to. But for millions of people, sex is an additional source of stress. Some 43% of women and 31% of men report trouble in bed, including struggling to reach orgasm and premature ejaculate.
00:23:29Gary Johnston
Add to the fact that the people who are under slept stressed and anxious, getting down and dirty is often the last thing on people's minds.
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Cannabis can help with that. Not only does the plant lower stress and anxiety levels, people who consume cannabis actually have more sex than people who don't.
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Take one study that examined over 50,000 men and women. Researchers found that not only did cannabis users have significantly more sacks, but in many cases cannabis improved the actual sexual experience.
00:23:59Gary Johnston
Lower stress levels are great, but not being stressed is a low bar for good.
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Sex.
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So what exactly are cannabis users getting out of? Sex will high.
00:24:08Gary Johnston
A 2019 study looked at 216 cannabis users and found 58% said cannabis increased their sex drive, 73% reported more satisfying sex, 65% had more intense orgasms, 69% said they could relax more during sex, and 50% reported being able to focus on the experience and present.
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Moment better.
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Cannabis has the potential to be a woman's best friend in the bedroom, self reported. Studies show a correlation between cannabis use and increased sex drive and ability to orgasm. All good news when you consider the orgasm gap reported between genders, where women tend to orgasm less compared to men in heterosexual encounters.
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A 2019 study surveyed 373 women, half of whom use cannabis and half who half of whom did not. Of those who use cannabis, 68% said their sexual experience was more pleasurable, 60% reported increased sex drive. 52.8% had more satisfying orgasms, and they also had a 2.13.
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Higher chance of satisfactory orgasms than those who don't use cannabis.
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The relationship between men and cannabis use and sex is less straightforward than it is for women. A 2019 study of 41 men found a majority of participants who use cannabis before sex had less anxiety and increased sexual pleasure.
00:25:31Gary Johnston
The 2011 review studies on men using cannabis and sacs, while conflicting and contradictory results, with some studies reporting enhanced erectile function and others finding the opposite.
00:25:43Gary Johnston
Scientists also can't agree on whether the cannabis increases or decreases testosterone production, but current research concludes that cannabis use does have an effect on it.
00:25:54Gary Johnston
The pros and cons of weed insects, while the scientists still far from definitive, there are a myriad of potential pros and cons to using cannabis to enhance your sex life potential. Pros increased sexual enjoyment. Better, more satisfying orgasms? 50% more chance of achieving orgasm? Increased sex drive. People who smoke.
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Chemists tend to have more sex and ability to stay present and focused on sensations. The potential cons and uncertainty about the effect of THC on testosterone production.
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Possibility of erectile dysfunction and possibility of lowering sperm count and fertility concerns. Let's leave the bedroom. Talk behind for a moment and get scientific. A major reason why cannabis can enhance sex is the endocannabinoid system. Every person, and in fact every mammal on the planet has a unique endocannabinoid system.
00:26:46Gary Johnston
This system is a vast network of cannabinoid receptors located on every organ in the body.
00:26:51Gary Johnston
It exists because our body produces natural cannabis like cannibals, called endocannabinoids, throughout our lives, and the purpose of the ECS is to keep our complex body systems balanced and healthy. The SEC. The ECS is involved in regulating every key biological function, appetite, sleep, mood, pain, regulation, immune.
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Health and of course, sexual function.
00:27:14Gary Johnston
DCS was only identified in the 1990s, so research on every aspect, including sex, is still in the early days. There is conflicting research around the role of endocannabinoids, like endemic in sex, but there's little doubt that that the ECS plays a large role in our sex lives.
00:27:32Gary Johnston
THC stimulates the ECS by activating multiple cannabinoid receptors, while CBD's interaction with the ECS is not well understood. So it's probable that most of the direct benefits of high sex come from THC, while CBD has more of an indirect effect.
00:27:50Gary Johnston
The best way to combine weed and sex during foreplay to get the mood right. Lower the lights, hit play on your favorite playlist and roll up smoking a joint, blunt or bong with your partner before taking your clothes off can be helpful to get you both in an enthusiastic, loving state of mind. But mind your dosage edibles.
00:28:10Gary Johnston
If you're planning ahead for a date night that ends between a sheet edibles for a perfect way to set the mood, combine the relaxing power of THC with the aphrodisiac power of chocolate and you've got a pretty good recipe for a good time.
00:28:23Gary Johnston
Infuse massage oil, giving your partner a massage is a surefire way to turn up the heat, and using a CBD or THC infused massage oil adds an extra spark.
00:28:33Gary Johnston
The infused oil will activate ECS receptors located on the skin, helping your partner relax. Stay in the moment and focus on the focus on the sensations of your magic hands.
00:28:44Gary Johnston
Infused bath bombs. While the science behind the effectiveness of CBD bath bombs is limited, users rave about the heightened feelings of sensation and relaxation. Add in a few lit candles and rose petals sprinkled on the top, and you've got one sexy bath time.
00:29:01Gary Johnston
The overall consensus from science and cannabis users seems to lean that weed can increase sexual pleasure. Although results can be affected by gender.
00:29:10Gary Johnston
For women, incorporating cannabis consumption before sex can lead to higher levels of desire and arousal and more intense orgasms for men. The answer is less conclusive, but many men still reported a positive impact on sexual experience from using cannabis. And remember, any time you combine substances with sex, it's important to discuss consent.
00:29:30Gary Johnston
With your partner prior to consumption, that's an interesting story from thekingma.com.
00:29:36Gary Johnston
It's time to get sexy.
00:29:39Ian
From studio.
00:29:40Ian
But the clouds of the Okanogan Valley. This is the cannabis podcast.
00:29:45Gary Johnston
I'm always amazed when we reach to another end of an episode and we get there and and and you hear me and I hear you and we're having fun, aren't we? This is just a blast I am having so much fun doing the cannabis podcast. Now it's time for the world's worst dad jokes.
00:30:04Gary Johnston
The the card game I got from my birthday last year. We've been using it for a long time. Here they go when it's raining cats and dogs.
00:30:13Gary Johnston
What do you have to watch out for?
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Stepping in a poodle.
00:30:20Gary Johnston
I was in the bank the other day and an old lady asked me to help check her balance.
00:30:25Gary Johnston
So I pushed her over.
00:30:30Gary Johnston
Some of these are so silly. What happened to the Butcher who backed into the meat grinder?
00:30:35Gary Johnston
He got a little behind in his work.
00:30:39Gary Johnston
And how was the boy able to jump higher than his house?
00:30:43Gary Johnston
Because a host can't jump.
00:30:46Gary Johnston
Some things just make more sense. I've been having a blast. I hope you enjoyed yourself too, from the guy in the clouds. That's it for episode 224 of the Cannabis podcast.
00:30:58Ian
In the cannabis infused studio high above the Okanogan Valley.
00:31:05Ian
This was the cannabis podcast.
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