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Karma Koala Podcast

KARMA KOALA PODCAST

The Karma Koala Podcast by Sean Hocking the founder and editor of Cannabis Law ReportThis 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 47: Karma Koala Podcast 254: Chelsea Haskins...

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2025/05/19

The Cannabis Opportunity Reinvestment and Equity (CORE) program, created by the City of Sacramento, is dedicated to assisting individuals and communities who are facing barriers in starting cannabis businesses due to the historical disparate enforcement of cannabis crimes. The program supports community members seeking opportunity and growth by offering training, technical and financial assistance and other guidance.Our participants are ambitious entrepreneurs focused on a vision of change

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Episode 46: Karma Koala Podcast 253: Edvin Brnčić.....

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2025/05/15

In this latest episode of the Karma Koala podcast I talk with Edvin Brnčić about the next round of scams about to hit the cannabis industry.First we back track to Juicy Fields the almost a billion $ scam that got Edvin interested in the topic of cannabis scams initially and how the shadowy figures behind these scams used willing collaborators and facilitators connected to the “legal” cannabis industry including legal professionals, conference producers, hollywood types and others to tout

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Episode 45: Karma Koala Podcast 252: Victoria...

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2025/05/08

I recently noticed Victoria raise the topic on Linked In and nobody is really talking about the issues with regard to cannabis and psychedelics medical treatments and therapies in a public forum so I thought it more than worthwhile to hear her thoughts and especially so with regard to HIPAAEvery US citizen has HIPAA ingrained in their brain but those of us outside the US might be a little less aware (see information below)Victoria explains the intersections and protections individuals

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Episode 44: Karma Koala Podcast 251: Trenton Birch...

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2025/05/06

I’m currently working with Trenton on a conference to be held in Johannesburg end May 2025 as part of the annual SA Cannabis Expo.See information at the linkTrenton is a cannabis educator and consultant and has built a permanent campus in South Africa to educate people across all aspects of cannabis and hemp. As far as I’m aware he’s the only person on the planet who has done this.We talk about Cheeba Africa both the education and consultancy arms of the business and then a wider chat about

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Episode 43: Karma Koala Podcast 250: Dr Robin Hofmann...

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2025/04/24

A milestone the 250th episode of the Karma Koala podcast!I noticed that Dr Hofmann has published his new title with Routledge mid March so got in touch to talk about all the whys and wherefores of the book and dig into Germany’s experience of trying to legalize cannabis under European law. We also widen the discussion around European law & cannabis as well as other jurisdictions operation outside Brussels purview.I learnt more in 20 minutes conversation with Dr Hofmann that i have

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Episode 42: Karma Koala Podcast 249: Andrew Kavisilas...

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2025/04/16

In the run up the Australian federal election and the Nimbin Mardigrass (2-4 May 2025) we talk to Andrew Kavisilas who has been round the block with cannabis more than once in Australia.He’s grown under license as far back as the late 1990’s, he’s done the Nimbin cafe thing, he was involved the the Cannabis party before it was the Cannabis party but is now on the outside (we koalas like that) and a lot of other things in between.Nominally our chat was to be about driving, testing and

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Episode 41: Karma Koala Podcast 248: Heidi Whitman...

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2025/04/10

Melanie Wentzel author of Cannabis Queens suggested i get in touch with Heidi to talk about the organisation she’s created,EmpowHer, a global network of women working in the cannabis sector who are working together to counter the increasing suit led male domination of the sector.Women are ignored in a great deal of decision making in the industry and as Heidi point out are now in the ascendancy as purchasers and consumers in the sector.We cover a gamut of of topics and highlight just a few

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Episode 40: Karma Koala Podcast 247: Speaking with...

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2025/04/04

Stumbling around the latest legal publishing lists for my other legal information website that I publish Practicesource.com I was very pleasantly surprised to learn that Edward Elgar are to publish a standalone title on cannabis and intellectual property next month.Well researched and written cannabis legal titles are as rare as hen’s teeth and this will be the first title that I’m aware of that has taken a detailed look at the topic.A quick email to the publishers put me in touch with

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Episode 39: Karma Koala Podcast 246: Victoria...

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2025/03/31

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

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Episode 38: Karma Koala Podcast 245: T .. Aussie Bush...

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2025/03/26

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

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Episode 37: Karma Koala Podcast 244: Tanner J Bean,...

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2025/03/24

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 systemWe also also talk about Utah in general.Here’s a detailed story I published on the case about a month ago.Thanks to

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Episode 36: Karma Koala Podcast 243: Zack Kobrin...

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2025/03/21

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

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Episode 35: Karma Koala Podcast 242: Julian Buchanan,...

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2025/03/19

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

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Episode 34: Karma Koala Podcast 241: Miles Hunt...

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2025/03/14

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 besidesLearn more about Miles at

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Episode 33: Karma Koala Podcast 240: Chuck Lovett &...

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2025/03/12

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

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Episode 32: Karma Koala Podcast 239: Evan Mills,...

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2025/03/07

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 modelThe way companies are structured can hide the realities of energy useIndoor vs

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Episode 31: Karma Koala Podcast 238: Daniel Shortt...

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2025/03/06

Karma Koala Podcast 238: Daniel Shortt Launches New Firm With Partner Perry Salzhauer In Pacific NWHaven’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

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Episode 30: Karma Koala Podcast 237: Australia – Sen...

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2025/03/04

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

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Episode 29: Karma Koala Podcast 236: Rod Kight –...

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2025/03/03

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

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Episode 28: Karma Koala Podcast 234: Tom Church...

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2025/03/01

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 ProsecutionThe 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

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