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.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 30 minutes
- Episodes
- 25
- Years Active
- 2025
Episode 61: Karma Koala Podcast 268: Owen Smith Medical Cannabis Activist, Author & Advocate Talks About His Book, ” Legal Cannabis Extracts – Edibles In The Supreme Court Of Canada”
I talk to Owen about his book and happened that led him to write it.The book precis says David & Goliath I would also add “the Odyssey”.The book precis saysOwen, Ted and the crew of the Victoria cann…
00:34:05 |
Thu 04 Sep 2025
Episode 60: Karma Koala Podcast 267: “Opaque” How a rogue laboratory at University of Illinois Chicago got people convicted for driving high
In this episode I speak with Maya Dukmasova a senior reporter at InjusticeWatch.org who has just penned a great investigative piece about a rogue lab and cannabis DUI testing methadology and results…
00:33:30 |
Sat 30 Aug 2025
Episode 59: Karma Koala Podcast 266: Lisa Pittman – Hemp / Cannabis WTF Is Going On In Texas At the Moment?
Great to catch up with Lisa to find out what’s going on in both the hemp & cannabis worlds in Texas.Lisa explains the ongoing fracas between the senate, the Lt Gov & Gov Abbott on hemp.Lisa has been …
00:28:16 |
Mon 18 Aug 2025
Episode 58: Karma Koala Podcast 265: Jesús Alonso Olamendi – ICEERS (The International Center for Ethnobotanical Education, Research, and Service) Who they are? What they do? …… and how they share their information
Great to speak to Jesus and to get an insight into ICEERS. Who they are? What they do? How they share their knowledge and how they are developing an education aspect to the work they do.This is what …
00:34:51 |
Mon 04 Aug 2025
Episode 57: Karma Koala Podcast 264: Jeffrey O’Brien Partner Husch Blackwell – Updates From Michigan & How The State Engaged Properly With THC Beverages
I talk to Jeffrey about how Minnesota has walked a steady & I would argue sensible path in dealing with cannabis, hemp for human consumption and how both have worked in conjunction with other industr…
00:24:00 |
Mon 28 Jul 2025
Episode 56: Karma Koala Podcast 263: Daniel Locke – Owner Medical Cannabis Physician Group In Jacksonville Florida. It’s Everything You’ll Think It’ll Be, But Worse
Great commentry on Florida by Daniel. He does know just about everything there is to know about the ever confusing Florida world(s) of cannabis and hemp.He’s had enough of Trulieve, enough of politic…
00:31:30 |
Thu 24 Jul 2025
Episode 55: Karma Koala Podcast 262: Daron Hudson, The Sanctuary Garden, 2nd Time Around With The OCM – Things Have Got Better, Not Perfect, But Better
Daron comes from a legacy background and whilst on the board of New York Housing Works https://www.housingworks.org/about-us an organisation born out of the AIDS crisis in New York City. Created as a…
00:32:48 |
Mon 14 Jul 2025
Episode 54: Karma Koala Podcast 261: Prof. Tshepo Madlingozi Full-time Commissioner of the South African Human Rights Commission – The Cannabis For Personal Consumption In Private Act Is Signed Into The Law… Where Are The Regulations?
I speak with Prof. Tshepo Madlingozi about South Africa’s “Cannabis For Personal Consumption In Private Act”Prof Madlingozi is full-time commissioner of the South African Human Rights Commission and …
00:31:07 |
Mon 07 Jul 2025
Episode 53: Karma Koala Podcast 260: Jessica Hanson Symple Seeds: Learning About Homegrow – “A Regulatory Patchwork In The US”
Jessica’s business sends legally compliant seeds throughout the US and she talks about the move towards democratizing homegrow.We dig into some of the details of what homegrow means in the US with re…
00:29:58 |
Mon 07 Jul 2025
Episode 52: Karma Koala Podcast 259: Ryan Zaklin, MD, MA ( Dr Z) What is US Medical Cannabis In 2025, “Selling Access To Product Not Care”
In this episode we speak to Dr Z (Ryan Zaklin) a MD with a medical cannabis practice based in Massachusetts and ask what is medical cannabis in the US as it currently stand.How has it changed from th…
00:30:06 |
Fri 04 Jul 2025
Episode 51: Karma Koala Podcast 258: Max Jackson Wise Guys CA/NJ – Tackling Water Usage Issues In Commercial Growing – More Knowledge Needed For Growers, Investors, Consultants, Legislators, Regulators & Inspectors
A great conversation with Max about water usage in the cannabis agri-sector., Not only does he highlight where we are going wrong and need to grow the knowledge base for solutions but he also highlig…
00:33:32 |
Fri 27 Jun 2025
Episode 50: Karma Koala Podcast 257: Jordan Ash – Equity In Cali Cannabis “Emotion It’s all we have left”
After our chat a couple of weeks back with Chelsea Haskins about the failure of the equity cannabis program in Sacramento I speak with lawyer Jordan Ash who has more than a few equity clients. The su…
00:34:30 |
Mon 09 Jun 2025
Episode 49: Karma Koala Podcast 256: Dr Simon Howell Centre of Criminology University of Capetown – Divorcing Cannabis & Perceived Criminality In South Africa
Dr Howell sat on a panel this week on the topic of Global Cannabis Law & Regulation from the perspective of how South Africa as a country is trying to tackle the move from unregulated to regulated ca…
00:25:27 |
Mon 02 Jun 2025
Episode 48: Karma Koala Podcast 255: Nathaniel Gurien, New Hamphire Deep Dive – Medical Now & How To Get To Adult Use
Nathanial has been in the cannabis industry for the past decade and you may recognize his name from his company Fincann who have helped businesses create relationships with financial institutions aro…
00:31:06 |
Sat 24 May 2025
Episode 47: Karma Koala Podcast 254: Chelsea Haskins MWG Holdings Group – Sacramento CA – “CORE (The Cannabis Opportunity Reinvestment and Equity) Is A Failure”
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 …
00:33:24 |
Mon 19 May 2025
Episode 46: Karma Koala Podcast 253: Edvin Brnčić.. Post Juicy Fields The Scams Keep On Coming & The Facilitators Remain In Abundance
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 $ …
00:28:25 |
Thu 15 May 2025
Episode 45: Karma Koala Podcast 252: Victoria Cvitanovic Of Counsel @ Ruddick Law Group Psychedelics, Cannabis HIPAA & Data Privacy
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…
00:27:16 |
Thu 08 May 2025
Episode 44: Karma Koala Podcast 251: Trenton Birch Founder Cheeba Africa – Education & The Future of Cannabis In South Africa & Across The Continent
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 consult…
00:23:22 |
Tue 06 May 2025
Episode 43: Karma Koala Podcast 250: Dr Robin Hofmann – His New Book, The Regulation of Cannabis in Europe Of Highs and Laws
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 th…
00:20:55 |
Thu 24 Apr 2025
Episode 42: Karma Koala Podcast 249: Andrew Kavisilas – Australia – A Little Bit Of Everything !
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 un…
00:33:41 |
Wed 16 Apr 2025
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