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The Cannabis 101 Podcast is your guide through the legalization and consumption of cannabis in Canada and beyond. It’s not just about getting high, it’s about getting healthy. Catch Hour One on Tuesday and Hour two on Wednesday. 

 
This week on hour two we dove into one of the busiest companies in Canadian cannabis. Quinn Shiskin of The Valens Company joined me to discuss all the incredible things they are doing. Quinn's journey to the industry is a unique one and so is the work The Valens Company is doing. We also threw some education at you, by discussing some of the different extraction terms they use and took a peek at what's coming down the pipe with The Valens Company. 

Chris Ianson is our educator and a Regional Manager with Plantlife Cannabis. Each week on Know Your Buds, we explore a different cultivar and make recommendations for what level of cannabis user it fits with based on their level of experience. An LP from our own back yard this week, with Sunset (9 Pound Hammer) from Palm Gardens, an Edmonton company. This 80-20 indica is just over 18% THC with a great blend of terpenes, especially if you like citrus. We'll suggest Who-What-When it's good for anymore. 

  
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Simply Bare is on the pricey side, but we decided to treat ourselves to see for ourselves if it's as good as people say.

Keep an eye out for our video review to drop on the By The Ounce Youtube channel.

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There are all kind of ridiculous assertions coming out of Vernon about cannabis stores.

Two more cannabis stores are applying to open in the North Okanagan city, and that has brought the misinformation out of the woodwork.

Critics are flinging their favourite types of ammo — fear and stigma.

One of the most baseless assertions came from a city councillor.

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In the news...

• Martha Stewart wants your pets to have cannabis
• The most potent pot topicals yet are coming
• The Valens Company buys an edibles maker

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REVIEW

Summit 10 Iced Tea by The Valens Company in Kelowna, BC. 

Jenny is a self-described tea nerd and was happy to see black tea so prominently used.

Right away, I was enamoured with the packaging and logo. They have a logo with mountains and a little flag at the top of it. Check out our video on YouTube for a more visual review.

Valens uses Sorse Emulsion Technology, and there's no hint of cannabis taste.

The drink has only seven grams of sugar.

It's lemony, fresh, and refreshing.

INTERVIEW

We recently interviewed their VP Harrison Stoker and were curious about whether he thought a small town could support two pot shops. 

Listen to what he has to say about whether a small town can support more than one cannabis retail store. Read the full Q&A on our website.

NEWS

• New York says legalizing recreational weed is in the works
• The COVID-19 pandemic has one Ontario chain offering free same-day delivery
• Stuffy France asks its citizens about legalization

STYLE GUIDE

'Marijuana, the burning weed with its roots in hell.'

So says the famed Reefer Madness video of the 1930s. 

Is it a dirty word?

STAY IN TOUCH

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Gummies are the most popular edible right now

We look at two varieties from Ace Valley — Grapefruit and Blueberry Lavender. Check out a VIDEO EXCERPT of us tasting these tasty treats on YouTube.

Then we scratch the surface of the oz. origin story. Jenny talks about why she had to prod David into action. Our favourite parts of putting the newsletter together. 

Finally, we get into some newsy stuff:

• Predictions for 2021
• Verse launches drops made by Valens
• Flowr opens a state-of-the-art R&D facility
• Cheech and Chong looking for a Canadian grower?

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