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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 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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Episode 27: Karma Koala Podcast 234: Fiona Patten...

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2025/02/26

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

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Episode 26: Karma Koala Podcast 233: Karina Bashir,...

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2025/02/25

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

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Episode 25: Karma Koala Podcast 232: Taylor Loyden –...

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2025/02/22

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

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Episode 24: Karma Koala Podcast 231: Darren Gleeman...

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2025/02/21

Darren 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 meantimeAlso we explore the issue of money and cannabis & hemp politics from a state perspectiveDarren’s a New Yorker so I ask him his thoughts on the market at the moment and what’s

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Episode 23: Karma Koala Podcast 230: Paul Mavor...

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2025/02/18

Paul 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 Australian and UK pharmacist.His company Health House International, was granted the first medicinal cannabis import and export licence in

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Episode 22: Karma Koala Podcast 229: Evan Mills,...

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2025/02/16

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 on Linked In about his work and the almost complete lack of interest in what he had published, made me all the more determined to find out more

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Episode 21: Karma Koala Podcast 228: Sita Schubert...

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2025/02/14

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, in shorthand there’s just too much else going on.Sita also touches on current developments with regard to medical in Ukraine, Portugal &

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Episode 20: Karma Koala Podcast 227: Dr Mark Darko –...

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2025/02/06

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 in the region, throughout the continent and internationally.We discuss a range of topicsWhat the legislation allows forLicensingOwnership

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Episode 19: Karma Koala Podcast 226: Gibran...

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2025/02/02

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 had this koala engaged though and we discussed amongst many thingsHis move from F&B into cannabisThe role of manufactured scent and flavor

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Episode 18: Karma Koala Podcast 225: Avis Bulbulyan,...

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2025/01/31

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 California at the moment, yes there are opportunities for some, investors especially who have the pick of distressed assets. That said if you are a

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Episode 17: Karma Koala Podcast 224: Sean Maloney...

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2025/01/23

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 topics includingHow the ASX manages cannabis listings and compliance especially with regard to “Advisors Listings”How testing of medical product

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Episode 16: Karma Koala Podcast 223: Kirsten Velasco ...

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2025/01/23

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 speaking.Kirsten has now left the freezing plains of illinois for an all together sunnier climate in Spain, we also discuss what brought her there

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