Dr. Daniel Bear is the Director of the Centre for Social Innovation at Humber College and has worked in Canadian and US drugs policy since 2003, when he started a chapter of Students for Sensible Drug Policy. He went on to work with the American Civil Liberties Union’s Drug Law Reform Project where he focused on public education and outreach initiatives in support of civil and criminal cases across the United States. Dr. Bear’s doctoral work at the London School of Economics and Political Science focused on the implementation of cannabis policy by police in the UK.

Since coming to Canada in 2013, Dr. Bear focused on cannabis education, harm reduction, and how young people make decisions about how and where they consume cannabis. Currently, Dr. Bear leads the Canadian team of the Global Cannabis Cultivation Research Consortium (GCCRC), and the Engaging and Educating Young-Adult Cannabis Consumers (EEYCC) project.

His latest research project is called Pharmacists as Cannabis Educators (PACE), where he works with the Canadian Pharmacists Association and other groups to re-imagine the role pharmacists can play in supporting cannabis consumers. He has been a Professor in the Faculty of Social and Community Services (FSCS) at Humber College in Toronto for eight years.

If that’s not enough, Dr. Bear is also the Principal Consultant at Responsum Consulting, where he works with clients such as the Mental Health Commission of Canada and the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse to support knowledge translation efforts around cannabis research.

I hope you enjoy our conversation.

Thank you to Jeremy Benning, our co-producer and sound editor.

And thank you to Albert Wong, who created and performed our beautiful music.

For more insightful conversations related to cannabis law, listen to our other episodes at https://podcast.cannabislawonearth.com/

If you're looking for a good text book on Canada's federal cannabis law and regulations with helpful related case law, read Canada's Cannabis Act.

And if you need a cannabis lawyer, ask Russell for more information at https://cannabislaw.ca

Dr. "Barb" Barbara J. Mainville, MD has been working with medical cannabis for more than 8 years following 30 years of practice in Emergency Medicine, and 30 years as a Coroner for the Province of Ontario (conducting both investigations and inquests.

Barb is a member of the Canadian Consortium for the Investigation of Cannabinoids, the Society of Cannabis Clinicians, the Western Trauma Association, and the Special Operations Medical Association, as well as serving as the Medical Director for DBI Tactical.

Barb has a particular interest in the potential applications of medical cannabis in physical and psychological trauma, both long term and acutely. She is a featured guest on another podcast, Let's Talk Cannabis.

I hope you enjoy our conversation.

Thank you to Jeremy Benning, our co-producer and sound editor.

And thank you to Albert Wong, who created and performed our beautiful music.

For more insightful conversations related to cannabis law, listen to our other episodes at https://podcast.cannabislawonearth.com/

If you're looking for a good text book on Canada's federal cannabis law and regulations with helpful related case law, read Canada's Cannabis Act.

And if you need a cannabis lawyer, ask Russell for more information at https://cannabislaw.ca

Chris Nyberg’s law practice focuses on transactional and commercial matters, including mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and complex commercial transactions for start-up and mid-market companies in technology, food, beverage and agribusiness, healthcare and other regulated industries. He has broad experience with a range of private equity, venture capital and other institutional investments as well as complex acquisitions, mergers, divestitures, minority investments, and cross-border transactions. In addition to transactional work, Chris’s experience includes advising clients on all aspects of their corporate and commercial arrangements, including reorganizations and other corporate restructurings, as well as assisting with their corporate governance. Chris also regularly advises applicants, licensees, retailers, brands, service providers, First Nations communities and businesses and members of adjacent industries on all manner of cannabis-related mandates. He was seconded to one of North America’s leading licensed producers and has taught cannabis law and regulation at two major Canadian universities.

Chris co-authored a recent article:
Saving Cannabis Inventory From Going Up in Smoke - Tantalus case
A recent decision established that Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA”) should not withhold the renewal of an excise licence issued under the Excise Act, 2001 (“Excise Act”) where an excise licence is necessary for the debtor to deal with their assets within an insolvency proceeding.

Chris is
* Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada, Cannabis Law (2022)
* Recognized in Chambers Canada: Canada’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Cannabis Law (2020 – 2022)
* Recognized in The Legal 500 Canada, Cannabis Law (2020 – 2022)

Thank you to Jeremy Benning, our co-producer and sound editor.

And thank you to Albert Wong, who created and performed our beautiful music.

For more insightful conversations related to cannabis law, listen to our other episodes at https://podcast.cannabislawonearth.com/

If you're looking for a good text book on Canada's federal cannabis law and regulations with helpful related case law, read Canada's Cannabis Act.

And if you need a cannabis lawyer, ask Russell for more information at https://cannabislaw.ca