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…
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Episode 125: Karma Koala Podcast 332: The DeAngelo Chronicles Part 7: The West is The Best (opens the original)
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To paraphrase the Lizard King The west is the best The west is the best Get here and we’ll do the rest The blue bus is calling us The blue bus is calling us Driver, where you taking us? It’s time for Steve to move from DC and embrace California’s somewhat more accepting. (if slow) understanding of the future of medical cannabis. Although, as always, the politicians were a little behind the 8 ball. “This is not medicine, this is a Cheech and Chong show.” General Barry McCaffrey (US Drug Czar) We
Episode 124: Karma Koala Podcast 331: Same Francis, the Caribbean - new report, "From the Code Noir to GACP/GMP: Cannabis and the New Colonial Economy" (opens the original)
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I spoke to Same last year about the policy work he is doing with multiple jurisdictions in the Caribbean. He has now published the report "From the Code Noir to GACP/GMP: Cannabis and the New Colonial Economy" The Caribbean is dismantling prohibition. The harder task is ensuring that legal cannabis does not reproduce an older economic order in which the South grows the commodity while standards, capital, certification and value are controlled elsewhere. I n May 2026, France's National Assembly a
Episode 123: Karma Koala Podcast 330: Tia Ramfate – New South African grassroots cannabis organization launches, the TRCA (Township and Rural Cannabis Association) (opens the original)
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The koalas speak with Tia about the new organisation she is setting up with Linda Siboto (Cheeba) to take cannabis to the regions. Cannabiz Africa have the background story Cannabist ‘activist-entrepreneurs’ Tia Ramfate and Linda Siboto are behind the formation of a new grassroots cannabis organization, the TRCA. Their idea is to translate indigenous knowledge skills into entrepreneurship opportunities for rural and township cannabis businesses. John Makoni, Africa Editor Former Soweto Cannabis
Episode 122: Karma Koala Podcast 329: Lelehnia Dubois - New Report, "HUMBOLDT LEGACY PROJECT HLP SKUNK #1 CASE STUDY REPORT" - Lore vs Law (opens the original)
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The koalas speak to Lelehnia about the report she has been working on for the past six years REPORT AT A GLANCE - ONE PRESERVED SELECTION. MANY ENVIRONMENTS. Ten completed Grow-Off samples documented differences in measured cannabinoid and terpene composition among samples from one preserved selection produced under independent cultivation conditions. MEASURABLE VARIATION. A RECURRING THC-DOMINANT, MYRCENE-LED PATTERN. Total THC ranged from 8.88% to 25.35%; total terpenes ranged from 0.58% to 1.
Episode 121: Karma Koala Podcast 328: Ruth Fisher – Behind The Scare Headlines Ruth Takes A Close Look At The Data On California Cannabis Related Poisonings Since 2016 (opens the original)
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Anybody involved with keeping up to date with all things cannabis will have seen the recent plethora of media reports saying that cannabis poisonings are inundating ER departments. But what is the reality behind the headlines?What are the numbers? What are the numbers? Ruth analysed publicly available data for California since 2016 and unsurprisingly the results show a more nuanced, complex narrative where context is key. Listen, read the report https://cannabislaw.report/karma-koala-podcast-328
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