Riley Kirk

Cannabis Researcher and Educator

Riley Kirk is a cannabis research scientist, natural product chemist, and social media educator based in New Hampshire. Riley is passionate about cannabis education, sharing her research and insights on social media @cannabichem to a community of nearly 500k. She authored the book Reefer Wellness (2025), which provides informative and accessible information about all things cannabis, including how it affects the body, guidance on consuming cannabis, and tips for minimizing common side effects of consumption. Riley is also the host of the bi-weekly podcast, Bioactive, where she shares current news and research surrounding cannabis, psychedelics, toxins, pharmaceuticals, and other bioactive substances, and hosts special guests.

Education

Ph.D., Pharmaceutical Sciences (Specialization in Natural Product Chemistry), University of Rhode Island

Certifications & Organizations

Author, "Reefer Wellness"
Adjunct Professor, University of Rhode Island
Co-founder, Network of Applied Pharmacognosy (NAP)
Member, American Society of Pharmacognosy (ASP)
Member, International Cannabinoid Research Society (ICRS)
Member, New Hampshire Cannabis Advisory Board
Certified Cannabis Educator (via Green Flower Academy)
Certificate in Botanical Medicine Research
Certificate in Cannabis Science and Medicine
Peer-reviewed Author in scientific journals covering natural products, cannabis pharmacology, and microbiology
Science Communication Specialist, focusing on public education in cannabis, plant pharmacology, and natural products

Favorite Piece of Advice

Listen to patients. Cannabis medical card patients are experts in understanding even the most complex science of what consumption methods, product types and formulations work best for each condition. Medical patients will also transform your thoughts on the endless potential of this plant. Lastly, if anyone ever doubts the boundless potential of cannabis, have them research the endocannabinoid system to change their perspective.

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How to get rid of weed smell from a room?

It is a difficult smell to get rid of, for sure. At it's core, weed is a plant, and if you smoke any plant, it's going to smell. After airing out your space as much as possible, I'd recommend lighting incense and other scented products that can try to counteract the smell. Full disclosure, though – I don't know of a specific product that fully can eliminate the smell of cannabis smoke.

If you're going to smoke in the meantime before their visit, I would recommend going outside if you're going to smoke. You should also look into other consumption methods if you don't want your space to smell in future. Smoking flower will be the most stinky of the methods, so I'd recommend a vaporizer, dabbing or, of course, edibles, which don't smell at all. Alternatively, people sometimes use what we call the "sploof". Essentially, a sploof is where you take some sort of cylindrical object (even something like a toilet paper roll would work) and you stuff it with detergent sheets, laundry detergent sheets, and you'd blow the smoke through it so that it doesn't make your room smelly. There are modern versions of this that are small and portable, so that's one thing you can look into as a preventative thing.

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