The Karma Koala Podcast by Sean Hocking the founder and editor of Cannabis Law Report This podcast is one on one conversations , long-form and short-form covering all aspects of cannabis law, biz, compliance, issues, updates etc from around the world. Listen in - learn something new I speak with lawyers, politicians, CEO's, founders, regulators about the new global push for regulating cannabis use.
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Episode 27: Karma Koala Podcast 234: Fiona Patten Australia’s Leading Drug Policy Reformer & Visionary Running For The Senate Under The Flag Of The Cannabis Party In Upcoming Federal Election
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27:02Along with my other hero of drug law reform in Australia, Michael Balderstone, Fiona has stood up for and shouted from the rooftops about sensible drug law reform with a emphasis on health and good policy for nigh on 3 decades. As you’ll see from her bio below she’s talked about and advocated for change much longer than most of us have even thought…
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Episode 26: Karma Koala Podcast 233: Karina Bashir, Antithesis Law. Her work developing ESG & Corporate Practice Blueprint In The New Psychedelics Ecosystem
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30:12I ask Karina what brought her to psychedelics in terms of developing a legal practice. How she’s developing a practice that builds ESG, ethics and creating best practice in the world of psychedelics whether it be the corporate sector the public service or non profit sector. How to create the values of this new area with the pressures of other force…
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Episode 25: Karma Koala Podcast 232: Taylor Loyden – Terrapin Legal, Managing Attorney – Psychedelics Will Change The Law But It’ll Be Glacial
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27:12In our series of talking to psychedelics lawyers to try and get a deeper understanding of work they do. I talk to Taylor about how she came to being a psychedelics lawyer and what it means for her to be a psychedelics lawyer in her daily practice. Her chosen speciality is working with religious and spiritual organisations so they can operate legall…
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Episode 24: Karma Koala Podcast 231: Darren Gleeman of MBO Ventures NY, Re-Scheduling, “It’s In Never Never Land” + Ricketts & Lankford , “To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to maintain the prohibition ...
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32:10Darren thinks the discussion is over on re-scheduling , time to be realistic and think of some sort of legalization process around in 2030. That means 230e remains and the bean counters will be very happy. Add to the mix Ricketts & Lankford and their thinking We chew over what the states may do in the meantime Also we explore the issue of money and…
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Episode 23: Karma Koala Podcast 230: Paul Mavor Pharmacist & Business Owner Standing Against The Incumbent Labor Premier, Roger Cook , In The Forthcoming West Australian Election As A Cannabis Party Candidate ...
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25:53Paul is pretty realistic about his chances of winning the seat but at the same time wants to raise awareness in the premier’s electorate about medicinal cannabis and hemp. We discuss all the usual topics and his hope for the cannabis party in both West Australia and the forthcoming Australian federal electio Paul Mavor (B Pharm MPS) is a registered…
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Episode 22: Karma Koala Podcast 229: Evan Mills, Energy Use In The North American Cannabis Markets, Regulated & Illegal, “An Inconvenient Truth”
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29:09A couple of weeks back I noticed a post on Linked In where Evan mentioned he’d just published a report that he’d worked on as private paper without funding. “Energy-intensive indoor cultivation drives the cannabis industry’s expanding carbon footprint” I was immediately more than intrigued and after noticing the flippancy of the very few comments o…
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Episode 21: Karma Koala Podcast 228: Sita Schubert Lawyer, Founder and Secretary General “European Medicinal Cannabis Association” (EUMCA) .. Want To Operate In Germany? Think Like A Pharmaceutical.
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33:16Fantastic to connect with Sita and talk in detail about the German market. The main takeaway from discussing what’s happening in country at the moment is think like a local and if you act like a pharamceutical life could be a lot easier for you. We also discuss the rest of Europe and try to understand the current thinking in Brussels on cannabis, i…
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Episode 20: Karma Koala Podcast 227: Dr Mark Darko – CEO Chamber of the Ghana Cannabis Industry. Detailing The Legislative Environment, Business & Investment Opportunities In The Country
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27:59It was great to connect with Dr Mark Darko the CEO of the Ghana Chamber of Cannabis Industry after the news in the past week that the country’s regulated low THC, medicinal & industrial hemp markets will soon be open for business. Mark tells us how we got here, what they are waiting on from government and the conversations Ghana are looking to have…
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Episode 19: Karma Koala Podcast 226: Gibran Washington CEO Ethos Cannabis, “I Don’t Believe In Cannabis Brand Bullshit”
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32:10Here at the Karma Koala podcast it’s great to hear from a CEO who doesn’t spout the same old cannabis business platitudes. First up, I have to thank Gibran for his patience as i was just heading into my second bout of dengue fever in two weeks and the brain was operating at limited capacity at 8.30pm on a Wednesday evening in late January. He soon …
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Episode 18: Karma Koala Podcast 225: Avis Bulbulyan, Adam Levin High Times, “Everybody Got Stiffed..Nothing Good Came Out Of It”
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30:11On the recent annoucement of Adam Levin pleading guilty to SEC charges, see the story below, I thought it woud be a good time to get on a Zoom with California native, cannabis expert and consultant Avis Bulbulyan to get his thoughts on the High Times debacle. It also made for a perfect lead in to a wider conversation about opportunities in Californ…
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Episode 17: Karma Koala Podcast 224: Sean Maloney Legal Counsel & Commercial Manager MediCann Health – A General Discussion From An Industry Perspective On Medical Cannabis In Australia
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29:29Thankyou to Sean for taking time to talk to us high up in the eucalyptus … Not only is Sean a in house legal counsel for an Australian medical cannabis company prior to this role he worked at the ASX in the early days of medical cannabis listings in Australia giving him an insight into the sector that few others have. We talk across a range of topi…
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Episode 16: Karma Koala Podcast 223: Kirsten Velasco Author of Cannabis Basics Textbook, CEO and inventor of VapeNprop and GripNclip
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27:18A chance Linked in connection led us to this conversation with Kirsten. I was interested to learn what led her to authoring her Cannabis Basics Textbook and her thoughts on cannabis education generally in the US. We speak about cannabis education, community colleges, tertiary institutions, public libraries and education via associations and public …
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Episode 15: Karma Koala Podcast 222: Varin Marshall Founding Director at Northern Ireland Hemp Association – Can we get some investment please?
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26:59I speak to Varin about the parlous state of the Northern Ireland hemp industry. It has remained too long a cottage industry and without buy in from local government, Stormont and of course Westminster that's the way it's going to stay. It's the story I hear the planet over, a complete lack of investment to develop proper processing facilities for i…
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Episode 14: Karma Koala Podcast 221: Peter Homberg – Move To UK Firm, Gunnercooke, Update On German Cannabis Market As Country Goes To February Election & Opportunities In A Wider Europe
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21:08Karma Koala hasn’t spoken to Peter Homberg for a while so I thought I quick catch-up would be in hand as he and his team have moved to UK firm Gunnercooke (he will remain based in Berlin) and also, since the collapse of the coalition government late last year and an election forthcoming in February which many guess will be another coalition but thi…
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Episode 13: Karma Koala Podcast 220: Jason Meotti – Legalise Cannabis Party, Western Australian, Senate Candidate . …”Cannabis For Health, Hemp For Wealth”
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31:29On 23 October 2024 Dr Brian Walker announced via FB Today, I’m proud to announce Jason Meotti – Legalise Cannabis Party as our Western Australian Senate candidate. Jason has spent over two decades fighting for cannabis law reform, and now he’s ready to take that fight to Canberra. Karma Koala connected with Jason to find out what he’s standing on a…
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