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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 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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Episode 15: Karma Koala Podcast 222: Varin Marshall...

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2025/01/20

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 industrial hemp.Being part of the UK Northern Ireland has the same issues as England & Scotland a beyond useless labour government with zero

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Episode 14: Karma Koala Podcast 221: Peter Homberg –...

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2025/01/17

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 this time led by conservatives … I ask what’s the outlook for cannabis.We discussPoliticsGermany aiming to avoid boom bust medical cannabis

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Episode 13: Karma Koala Podcast 220: Jason Meotti –...

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2025/01/15

On 23 October 2024 Dr Brian Walker announced via FBToday, 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 and what he hopes to achieve if he makes it to CanberraWe discuss amongst other thingsHis personal views on how to regulate cannabis and hempWhat the

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Episode 12: Karma Koala Podcast 219: Matt Brockmeier...

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2025/01/14

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 Association looks at the way way law is practised and how the body aims to use education to look at different ways of doing thingsIn short psychedelics

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Episode 11: Karma Koala Podcast 218: Bethany Niebauer...

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2025/01/09

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 own mediation company and we discuss what she hopes to do with the business, why private mediation is better than the courts ( it’s cheaper

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Episode 10: Karma Koala Podcast 217: Adam Miezio –...

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2025/01/09

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 2025.We cover a gamut of topics includingPsychedelics, content, writing and language in the digital age / spherePsychedelics and education in

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Episode 9: Karma Koala Podcast 216: Richard Strahlem...

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2025/01/09

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 along with over 100 other small cannabis producers and businesses in the middle of the year with the assistance from the state chamber of

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Episode 8: Karma Koala Podcast 215: Australia –...

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2024/12/22

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 topics and only half of what we wanted to discuss, so David will be back in January to deep dive further.Here’s some quick bullets on what’s

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Episode 7: Karma Koala Podcast 212: Courtney Moran...

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2024/12/20

Thankyou to Courtney for taking time to come on talk about this week’s new Senate Farm Bill proposal.She deep dives into what’s in the proposal and what’s not and where we might be going from here.What’s in? A sensible understanding of THC issues? At long lastWhat’s Out? The Mary Miller amendment. Will it stay out?More support and understanding of producers, investment, processors and getting the right balance between state & federal to encourage growth.We also touch on hemp trade

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Episode 6: Corey Tobin – Cannabis Insurance In The...

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2024/12/20

A great conversation with Corey about the growth of insurance cover for cannabis businesses, plant touching and non plant touching, throughout the US.Similar to finance it has been the state operators who have taken on the mantle and generally those at the independent and SME end of the scale. Insurers who understand local rules and regs and have been willing to understand their clients and the risk factors involved in the industry.Corey alludes to the fact that the bigger companies who

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Episode 5: Karma Koala Podcast 180: Paul Dunford,...

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2024/07/28

In this episode I speak with Paul Dunford who serves as the co-founder and VP of Knowledge at Green Check Verified aboutBanking & Risk in Cannabis Cannabis Transaction Monitoring Cannabis Datasets METRC & Data Paul Dunford serves as the co-founder and VP of Knowledge at Green Check Verified, where he is recognized as a leading authority in the field of cannabis banking. He leverages his expertise to offer valuable insights and guidance, frequently contributing through various

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Episode 4: Justus Podcast - Episode 4 - Umi - Justus...

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2024/05/05

In this episode we speak to long term Justus board member, Umi. Umi was born in Tuskegee, Alabama. and has been practicing and performing since the age of 8.. He is a producer and solo artist working with dead prez and Prisoners of War (POW).He has also opened for or shared the stage with Jay Z, Dave Chapelle, Nas, yasiin bey, Rick Ross, Ice Cube, Method and RedMan, Maceo Parker, Busta Rhymes, Common and Erykah Badu.Over the years Umi has worked with dead prez on four instore album

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Episode 3: Justus Podcast - Episode 3 - Dwight Smith...

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2024/03/21

It's episode 3 of the Justus Foundation and I speak with Justus board member, Dwight Smith.podcast Dwight is the owner and founder of Melo Cafe & Art Gallery in Harlem In this episode Dwight talks about his combined NY & Jamaican heritage and we discuss amongst other things, legacy to legal in Jamaica and what if any progress has been made. We also discuss progress on these issues in NY state and also touch on his family history with regard to the plant.Our 30 minutes disappeared

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Episode 2: Justus Podcast - Episode 2 - Erin Thurmond...

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2024/03/01

Erin “E” Thurmond, is the president and founder of PiF Pharmz, located in Brooklyn, New York and also a board member of the Justus Foundation Thurmond has been in the cannabis space his entire adult life, building a cannabis distribution network that reached from coast to coast – beginning in New York and reaching California. Thurmond was arrested in 2019 in Far Rockaway, New York for cannabis and served 1.5 years upstate for that conviction, and has only had one real job due to his parole

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Episode 1: Justus Podcast - Episode 1 - Scheril...

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2024/02/26

The JUSTÜS Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring and facilitating the entry of legacy (pre-legalization) cannabis operators to the legal cannabis market. The organization was founded in October 2021 by cannabis proponent Steve DeAngelo, in response to the following two related trends: the exclusion of the legacy cannabis operators from the legal industry and the persistence of a dual market following legalization, which results in a delay in consumer migration to the

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