Elephants On CBD, Canadians Off Opioids
An elephant is dosed with CBD oil, a look at who’s who in raising psychedelic advocacy funding, Republicans blast Harris over pot record, Canadian cannabis use is associated with reduction in IV opioid use, and cannabis use disorder improves inpatient survival. Our show ends with a game that tests your knowledge on cannabis hyperemesis syndrome.
Episode’s Group
Jahan Marcu, PhD
Nigam B. Arora, PhD
Sara Jane Ward, PhD
David Vaillencourt, MSc
News Links (1:30):
Elephant Will Be Given CBD To Treat Stress After Death Of Companion, Zoo Says
Congressman Raising Money To Legalize Psychedelic Mushroom Therapy
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/congressman-raising-money-to-legalize-psychedelic-mushroom-therapy/
Republicans Blasting Democrats on Cannabis Policy
Rapid Fire Science Study Links (31:10):
What is in Canadian Cannabis? New data shows associated reductions in IV opioid use with cannabis use
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32816538/
Cannabis Use Disorder Associated with Decrease Chance of Death in Hospital; Cannabis use associated with reduced hospital deaths due to heart failure
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32766001/
Today’s Game (59:41):
Truth or Fiction (aka 2 out of 3) - This is a game where the group is challenged with a short story and have to use their critical thinking skills to suss out the incorrect or unsupported statement out of the case presented. This week the group is challenged with three potential facts about a recent article regarding cannabis hyperemesis syndrome (CHS) and cyclic vomiting syndrome (CVS).
Credits:
Podcast production by Joe Leonardo, Intro music by Buddha by Kontekst https://soundcloud.com/kontekstmusic, Outro music by: Music courtesy of Bensound: http://www.bensound.com/