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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 22: Karma Koala Podcast 229: Evan Mills, Energy Use In The North American Cannabis Markets, Regulated & Illegal, “An Inconvenient Truth”
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A 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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Fantastic 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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It 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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Here 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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On 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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Thankyou 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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A 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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I 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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Karma 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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On 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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Episode 12: Karma Koala Podcast 219: Matt Brockmeier of Antithesis Law.. The New Psychedelics Program In Colorado & Being A Psychedelics Lawyer
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Thankyou to Matt for taking time out to discuss the new psychedelics program in Colorado and how it compares to Oregon’s program. We also discuss what being a psychedelics lawyer means in terms of the practicalities of day to day work and also what it means in terms of how as a lawyer he now operates. He also highlights how the Psychedelic Bar Asso…
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Episode 11: Karma Koala Podcast 218: Bethany Niebauer Axial Resolutions (CO) – Cannabis Mediation As The Sector Matures
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Bethany has worked in the cannabis sector for the last decade and has amongst other things been the Manager of Regulatory Permitting, USA @Canopy Growth Corporation, the Chief Compliance Consultant at the American Cannabis Company Inc and also the President at the Industrial Hemp Research Foundation fromNov 2023 – Nov 2024. She has now launched her…
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Episode 10: Karma Koala Podcast 217: Adam Miezio – Psychedelics Writing & Digital Content Marketing.. Narratives & Communication In This Slowly Regulating Market
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Karma Koala starts the year with a wide ranging conversation about psychedelics, writing & communication in the digital age. Recorded on the last day of 2024 I thought it might be interesting to talk to Adam about communicating psychedelic(s) ideas both from an academic and business standpoint as the Colorado program flaps its baby wings in January…
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Episode 9: Karma Koala Podcast 216: Richard Strahlem Small Cannabis Producer New Mexico. The NM CCD “Borderline Incompetent?”
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n this episode, the last of the year, I speak with small cannabis producer from New Mexico, Richard Strahlem. Richard contacted me wishing to discuss the New Mexico statutory cannabis management body and the issues he and others have had with the body over the past couple of years. He co-signed the following open letter sent to the state’s governor…
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Episode 8: Karma Koala Podcast 215: Australia – Senator David Shoebridge, Greens Party Spokesperson For Justice (inc Attorney-General and Drug Law Reform). His Recent Bill Submitted To The Senate & Cannabis ...
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For our final episode of the year it’s great to get Senator David Shoebridge on the show to talk about his recent bill and how it fared in the Senate and more importantly what was the substance of the bill and why it is important for cannabis law reform in Australia as we move into 2025 and into a forthcoming federal election. We cover a gamut of t…
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