Videos

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

In this video Dr. Riley Kirk talks about cannabis and seizures (epilepsy). Dr. Riley Kirk is a Ph.D. Scientist who specializes in researching natural products and how they work in the body. She has also had multiple seizures and uses cannabis daily. Throughout the video Riley will discuss her own…