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Episode 39: Karma Koala Podcast 246: Victoria Cvitanovic Of Counsel @ Ruddick Law Group .. Psychedelics & Treatments In New Mexico. Slow & Steady 34:26

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As I do on the Karma Koala with all psychedelics lawyers I speak with Victoria, initially, how she came to the world of psychedelics law. She started as a narcotics prosecutor in Louisiana, so it’s been an interesting journey. We then talk about the details about what’s happening in New Mexico with regard to psychedelics legislation for medical treatment.. It’s slow but it is happening. Expect to wait to 2028 before treatments start. We also discuss how Victoria believes psychedelics will start affecting the law and the practice and law. https://cannabislaw.report/karma-koala-podcast-246-victoria-cvitanovic-of-counsel-ruddick-law-group-psychedelics-treatments-in-new-mexico-slow-steady/…

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Episode 38: Karma Koala Podcast 245: T .. Aussie Bush Weed Grower.. why nature is best for this plant 23:52

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I have to admit it my favourite smoke on the planet is good old fashioned orstraya bush weed. It's sweet it's earthy and it's soaked up that true blue aussie sunshine and always hits my sweetspot. In this episode the Koalas speak with T a grower somewhere in Australia on the wrong side of the law but on the right side of cannabis. He tells me why growing males and females together out there in the back and beyond is best for the plant and the best for the person using the plant. Good old Aussie nature does its thing, T gives away his seeds for free so that there's a healthy stock of simple Indicas and Sativas out there. The "industry" will of course tell you that it's all about big greenhouses, climate control, white lab coats , testing and so on and so forth. The politicians and regulators are in the main beyond clueless. Australia could, if it wanted have the best cottage industry on the planet, enough to supply its own demand and some high quality left over to sell overseas Think the best of Australian agricultural product produced with minimum harm to the environment and maximum benefit to the people. We've got it all upside down at the moment I won't be there for the Nimbin Mardigrass but let's hope this message doesn't get drowned by the men in chinos…

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Episode 37: Karma Koala Podcast 244: Tanner J Bean, Lawyer Utah - Singularism Psilocybin Church & Freedom of Religion 30:37

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Singularism are a psychedelic church using Psilocybin and based in Salt Lake City, Utah. When they opened their doors they made local authorities aware of who they were and how they practiced their religion. A year later there was a police raid. Tanner had been working with them prior to the raid and discusses with us what’s happened since as the case goes through the legal system We also also talk about Utah in general. Here’s a detailed story I published on the case about a month ago. Thanks to Tanner for getting in touch and explaining the case in detail. Learn more at https://cannabislaw.report/karma-koala-podcast-244-tanner-j-bean-lawyer-utah-singularism-psilocybin-church-freedom-of-religion/…

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Episode 36: Karma Koala Podcast 243: Zack Kobrin Partner at Saul Ewing.. The Rise & Rise Of The US Hemp Beverage Sector 32:30

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They keep trying to knock it down but it won’t go away and just gets bigger and bigger. Quite simply people in the US like a soda so it is somewhat of a no- brainer that cannabis and hemp beverages are going to sell like hot cakes. I discuss with Zach who has over a decade of experience in the cannabis sector both in-house and in private practice about his chosen area of specialization. We dig into what’s happening, what the challenges are and the inexorable rise of the cannabis beverage. Soon hemp drinks will be as American as apple pie. .. I imagine you will probably soon be able to get a hemp drink in apple pie flavor! https://cannabislaw.report/karma-koala-podcast-243-zack-kobrin-partner-at-saul-ewing-the-rise-rise-of-the-us-hemp-beverage-sector/…

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Episode 35: Karma Koala Podcast 242: Julian Buchanan, Founding member of Harm Reduction Coalition Aotearoa (New Zealand) Policy Changes On Drugs Can Only Come From A Grassroots Approach 31:02

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I’ve been paying a lot more attention to drugs, policy and politics in New Zealand recently as a number of medical cannabis issues have come to the fore over the last month. The recent arrest of green fairy “Gandalf”, the failure of a couple of medical cannabis outfits amongst a number of recent events brought me to Julian @ Harm Reduction Coalition Aotearoa New Zealand to have a general chat about prohibition, drug policy and how to effect regulation and legalization. Thanks again Julian for talking to the Karma Koala podcast Learn more about Julian and the organization at https://cannabislaw.report/karma-koala-podcast-242-julian-buchanan-founding-member-of-harm-reduction-coalition-aotearoa-new-zealand-policy-changes-on-drugs-can-only-come-from-a-grassroots-approach/…

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Episode 34: Karma Koala Podcast 241: Miles Hunt Standing For The Australian Senate For The Cannabis Party….Let’s Think About Non Corporate Models Too 31:37

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Welcome back to the Karma Koala podcast. In our latest episode we speak to another Senate hopeful. Miles Hunt is a lawyer with a background in drug law reform in Australia. We cover all the usual topics including the current “medical” paradigm, building an Australian cannabis future not reliant on cheap imports from Canada, how to think about cannabis and education and a lot more besides Learn more about Miles at https://cannabislaw.report/karma-koala-podcast-241-miles-hunt-standing-for-the-australian-senate-for-the-cannabis-party-lets-think-about-non-corporate-models-too/…

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Episode 33: Karma Koala Podcast 240: Chuck Lovett & Nitai Aleksiewicz – Childhood Trauma & Sexual Abuse & Regulated Psilocybin Treatment 31:02

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This podcast contains discussions and descriptions of sexual abuse, which may be distressing or triggering for some listeners. Please take care of yourself and consider skipping this episode if you feel it may be harmful to your well-being. If you or someone you know has experienced sexual abuse, there are resources available to support you. Please seek help from trusted sources or support services in your area. A little different from the usual topics that we normally cover on the Karma Koala podcast but no less important. Pennsylvania based Chuck Lovett got in touch after hearing one of our Karma Koala conversations with and about psychedelics lawyers that we’ve recently been having and asked if he could contribute to the conversation with his experience of what legal psilocybin treatment had done to help him after years of suffering from the result of childhood sexual abuse at the hands of a Catholic priest in the early 1970’s. Chuck requested that licensed Oregon therapist, Nitai Aleksiewicz, also join us on the show. Chuck was referred to Nitai for discussion and eventual treatment. Most of the conversation about legal psilocybin therapy still revolves around much needed therapy for veterans and is a favourite topic for politicians who want to try and get legislation up and running. Lost in the conversation at a public level are many other issues such as childhood trauma, sexual abuse of children, domestic abuse, and end of life care. Chuck talks about the issues and difficulties he had raising psilocybin therapy with the Catholic church, the medical profession and others. Also, the lengths he had to go to in order to find out about the availability of psilocybin treatments and how he eventually managed to access the care he needed and how it has subsequently changed his life. A huge thankyou to Chuck for coming on the podcast and speaking to us about the issues involved and to Nitai for providing some background as to how treatments are managed and arranged in Oregon. Both have provided their contact details below and I’ve also listed some other resources. Thankyou again to Chuck and thankyou for listening https://cannabislaw.report/karma-koala-podcast-240-chuck-lovett-nitai-aleksiewicz-childhood-trauma-sexual-abuse-regulating-psilocybin-treatment/…

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Episode 32: Karma Koala Podcast 239: Evan Mills, Energy Use In The North American Cannabis Markets, Regulated & Illegal, “An Inconvenient Truth” Part 2 30:30

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Part 2 of my conversation with Evan where my learning curve gets even steeper than the first episode. We cover a lot of topics in 30 minutes including.. The energy use applied to processing cannabis and hemp and especially so for human consumption products. At the moment, Evan believes, it’s almost impossible to define what that usage is. The cost of industrialized cannabis production as the leading current model The way companies are structured can hide the realities of energy use Indoor vs outdoor, energy use vs land use and a 1000 other things to think about Renewables Cannabis industry greenwashing What doe process change mean for cannabis production The energy use applied to growing different cultivars That’s just the start. In a few months time we’ll talk again about possible policy options and realistically what they can achieve As i said at the top a very steep learning curve for all of us. Listen to the first podcast and read Evan's report here https://cannabislaw.report/karma-koala-podcast-239-karma-koala-podcast-229-evan-mills-energy-use-in-the-north-american-cannabis-markets-regulated-illegal-an-inconvenient-truth-part-2/…

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Episode 31: Karma Koala Podcast 238: Daniel Shortt Launches New Firm With Partner Perry Salzhauer In Pacific NW 32:03

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Karma Koala Podcast 238: Daniel Shortt Launches New Firm With Partner Perry Salzhauer In Pacific NW Haven’t spoken to Daniel in a while so great to hear that he’s decided to launch a firm working with his colleague from Mcglinchey and back in the day Greenlight, Perry Salzhauer. The firm is working in the cannabis & psychedelics fields as well as other highly regulated substances. We talk about the type of work he’ll be doing, how he wants to approach things. Daniel has been a cannabis lawyer from the moment he left law school and is a true 21st century lawyer working in new and developing industries with uncertainities. Great to chat and really looking forward to see his firm grow. The new generation of cannabis lawyers are here and they’ll be changing things already. Learn more about Daniel's new firm at https://cannabislaw.report/karma-koala-podcast-238-daniel-shortt-launches-new-firm-with-partner-perry-salzhauer-in-pacific-nw/…

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Episode 30: Karma Koala Podcast 237: Australia – Sen David Shoebridge, Greens Party – “In The Not Too Distant Future I’d Like To Head To The Cannabis Cafe, Rather Than The Pub On A Friday Evening… 21:31

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In our secret location in an, as yet, unlogged part of NSW we get Senator David Shoebridge, the Greens Party spokesperson For Justice (inc Attorney-General and Drug Law Reform) up the tree for a chat. We spoke with David prior to Christmas about his landmark cannabis bill presented last year to the Australian parliament. In our last discussion we delved into what he hoped the bill would achive in terms of setting up a national conversation. Now in early March 2025 we are waiting for the incumbent Australian administration to call a federal election. I speak to David about the conversation the Greens want to have about cannabis regulation and try and squeeze some information out of him about party thinking before they present their election manifesto. As with any politician worth their salt he fed me a couple of tidbits but I’ll have to wait to hear along with everybody else their full plans. We spoke about working with other parties, some of the challenges of getting law enforcement onside and thoughts on how to build an industry that can be part of the process of bringing new jobs to rural parts of Australia. As David said towards the end of our chat, hopefully sooner rather than later we can meet up over a Matcha Cannabis Coffee in a cannabis cafe built from hempcrete and discuss next steps in that convivial environment. That would be nice!…

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Episode 29: Karma Koala Podcast 236: Rod Kight – Hemp Is Feeling Pretty Good .. 26:05

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Thought it was time to do a quick catch up with Rod. How is hemp feeling? Pretty good actually and now some cannabis players have decided it’s time to come to the party, some within the sector are saying what Timbuk 3 once said.. We also spend a bit of time digging into cannabis and hemp beverages. Who, where and what? We touch on what legislators and regulators are thinking and how they still remain somewhat behind the 8 ball on most issues from consumption lounges to “impairment” and driving. I always enjoy talking with Rod hope you enjoy listening. Learn more https://cannabislaw.report/karma-koala-podcast-236-rod-kight-hemp-is-feeling-pretty-good/…

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Episode 28: Karma Koala Podcast 234: Tom Church Litigator, Atlanta. Georgia is notorious on the law enforcement front….. “Our Firm Gets Charges Dismissed in Delta-8-THC Prosecution” 33:09

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Cannabis doomscrolling through linked in last week i came across the following post by Atlanta Georgia Lawyer Tom Church. Our Firm Gets Charges Dismissed in Delta-8-THC Prosecution The headline caught my eye because very little information about cannabis or hemp comes out of the state and rarely do lawyers from that part of the world pop their heads above the parapet. I contacted Tom to talk about this particular case and fell into a wider discussion about cannabis and hemp enforcement in the state. Put it this way, prior to my conversation with Tom my knowledge was sitting on empty battery about the state. After half an hour with Tom on zoom i feel much more up to speed, not withstanding the fact that he’s an absolute pleasure to converse with and i look forward to more conversations in the future. Want to know more about this particular case read his post at https://www.pagepate.com/delta-8-charges-dismissed/ I know i’m not meant to advertise but if you have Georgia on your mind he is your man. Learn more at https://cannabislaw.report/karma-koala-podcast-234-tom-church-litigator-atlanta-georgia-our-firm-gets-charges-dismissed-in-delta-8-thc-prosecution/…

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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 27:02

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Along 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 about it. She’s returned to the fray and brought her political knowledge, skills and expertise to try and gain a seat in the Australian Senate in the upcoming federal election for the cannabis party and they are more than lucky to have her. Not many can engineer change, she is one of those has has done it repeatedly in the past and is probably the best opportunity that cannabis has in this generation of the ongoing campaign. I wanted to catch this moment in time with her and she graciously agreed to appear on our rather DIY podcast to discuss the political history of cannabis in Australia since the late 60′, early 70’s, what let her to drug law reform policy and what her hopes are if she can get elected and how she intends to work in order to effect legislative change that can then allow the states to get down to brass tacks and actually create a workable system that balances medical and adult use as well as homegrow in Australia. Imagine that! Thankyou again to Fiona and enjoy the podcast. Learn more at https://cannabislaw.report/karma-koala-podcast-234-fiona-patten-australias-leading-drug-policy-reformer-visionary-running-for-the-senate-under-the-flag-of-the-cannabis-party-in-upcoming-federal-election/…

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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 30:12

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I 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 forces? As the psychedelics wave moves into new states what does the conversation look and like as discussions open about decriminalization and legalization for therapy. Are the unspoken rules and ethics of the 70 year “underground” applicable to the new world of regulated psychedelics and treatment. More information at https://cannabislaw.report/karma-koala-podcast-233-karina-bashir-antithesis-law-her-work-developing-esg-corporate-practice-blueprint-in-the-new-psychedelics-ecosystem/…

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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 27:12

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In 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 legally in the US. We discuss the practicalities of creating systems and structures for clients that work within the US legal system. We also discuss how law comes to understand the holistic nature of psychedelics over time. Learn More About Taylor & Her Work https://cannabislaw.report/karma-koala-podcast-232-taylor-loyden-terrapin-legal-managing-attorney-psychedelics-will-change-the-law-but-itll-be-glacial/…

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