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Karma Koala Podcast
The Karma Koala Podcast by Sean Hocking the founder and editor of Cannabis Law Report
This 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.
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I speak with lawyers, politicians, CEO's, founders, regulators about the new global push for regulating cannabis use.
Episodes
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Episode 138: Karma Koala Podcast 345: Thomas O’Neill – Canadian Cannabis Tourism Alliance (CCTA): When is cannabis tourism not tourism or is it?
Once Cannabis Tourism Is A Thing It’s Effectively Something We Don’t Talk About” A few weeks back i noticed a post about cannabis tourism on Linked In. It got…
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Episode 137: Karma Koala Podcast 344: Bob Hoban – Massachusetts 8 – The Mid Terms – McConnell – The Hemp Cliff & Around The World Too Europe, Brazil & Morocco.
Good as always to speak to Bob and especially as we are only 48 hours away from mid terms, only 40 days and nights in the desert (or thereabouts) from the…
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Episode 136: Karma Koala Podcast 343: Jason Wisniewski FBFK Law Firm California. What’s Happening In The US Corporate Cannabis Market Throughout The US ?
First up, apologies for a couple of shaky internet drop outs Jason got in touch with some insights about the current state of the corporate cannabis market in…
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Episode 135: Karma Koala Podcast 342: Dickson Tweneboa-Koduah, Esq.Barrister-at-Law and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Ghana, Acting For Legal Counsel to the Chamber of Cannabis Industry
First up apologies for a couple of drop outs in the conversation. Indonesia – Ghana connection was a little patchy when we spoke – the rain has arrived in…
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Episode 134: Karma Koala Podcast 341: Professor Christopher R. Pudney University of Bath (UK) “TikTok returns ‘no violation’ decision on 95% of reports of UK-facing accounts advertising drugs”
I came across Chris' latest findings via a report in the Independent this week in which he talks in the main about Spice related products but can also be…
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Episode 133: Karma Koala Podcast 340: Harold C. Smith, Ph.D. Founder and CEO Cannametrix , “The development of quantitative methods that determine full and broad spectrum cannabis products’ potencies relative to key cellular biomarkers”
Karma Koala Podcast 340: Harold C. Smith, Ph.D. Founder and CEO Cannametrix , “The development of quantitative methods that determine full and broad spectrum…
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Episode 132: Karma Koala Podcast 339: Karen Mamo – Malta’s Regulated Cannabis, ” A Human Rights Inspired Model Founded on Harm Reduction Principles”
Having worked in the Maltese legislature and the for ARUC (The Authority for the Responsible Use of Cannabis) Karen is more than well placed to explain both…
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Episode 131: Karma Koala Podcast 338: Rod Kight – The hemp train is getting very close to the 11 December final stop, what’s next for hemp?
I thought it was time to have a quick chat with Rod as hemp races towards this latest deadline. If anybody has an insight it’s Rod. Have a close listen to what…
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Episode 130: Karma Koala Podcast 337: Brett Pollack & Marleen Theunissen – Mpondoland Plug Project. Connecting Rural Communities Into South Africa’s Nascent Cannabis Market Under Law
It’s time to catch up with Brett & Marleen to see how the Mpondoland Plug Project is going a year + since we last spoke on the podcast. They are connecting…
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Episode 129: Karma Koala Podcast 336: Chris Duvall Author of “The African Roots of Marijuana”
I speak to Chris about his book "The African Roots of Marijuana" and what he learnt from the research. The effects of colonialization and conservative Islam on…
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Episode 128: Karma Koala Podcast 335: Kraig Fox – Reklaim and Credit Reporting For Cannabis In The US, “We Can’t Keep Up With The Phone Calls”
Business, or for that matter life, in the US doesn’t operate without credit reports. Cannabis needs it desperately so it’s good to see somebody taking the…
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Episode 127: Karma Koala Podcast 334: Avis Bulbulyan Siva (CA): The Curaleaf Aurora Hostile Takeover "It Is A Smart Play Off A Week Target..... And In The End A European Medical Market Play"
As the Curaleaf hostile gets ever more heated I thought let's get Avis up in the tree with the Koalas as he has a better sense of feeling about these things…
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Episode 126: Karma Koala Podcast 333: Dr. Utathya Chattopadhyaya assistant professor of history at Uni of California, Santa Barbara, author of Ganja Matters: Empire & the Pursuits of Cannabis in British India.
New titles about cannabis keep on coming and when i found out about.. Ganja Matters: Empire & the Pursuits of Cannabis in British India. I knew i had to speak…
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Episode 125: Karma Koala Podcast 332: The DeAngelo Chronicles Part 7: The West is The Best
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…
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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"
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…
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Episode 123: Karma Koala Podcast 330: Tia Ramfate – New South African grassroots cannabis organization launches, the TRCA (Township and Rural Cannabis Association)
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…
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Episode 122: Karma Koala Podcast 329: Lelehnia Dubois - New Report, "HUMBOLDT LEGACY PROJECT HLP SKUNK #1 CASE STUDY REPORT" - Lore vs Law
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…
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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
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…
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Episode 120: Karma Koala Podcast 327: Australia – Tim Schmidt The Tasmanian Farmer Behind The Just Published (30 July 2026) Australian Senate Report: Opportunities for the development of a hemp industry in Australia
Kudos to Tim he’s just enabled one of the biggest changes to the Australian hemp landscape and globally we should all be paying attention. This could be a game…
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Episode 119: Karma Koala Podcast 326: Jerry Donnini Founder and CEO of SalesTaxHelper – The Complexity Of US Sales Tax Regimes In Highly Regulated Sectors
It’s not the sexiest of topics, I grant you that, but i thought it would be interesting to talk to an expert in the space. Jerry works in the worlds of…
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Episode 118: Karma Koala Podcast 325: Ryan Douglas Commercial Cannabis Grower & Consultant Talks About His New Book, “From Seed to Success: How to Launch a Great Cannabis Cultivation Business in Record Time”
Thankyou to Ryan for joining the Koalas to talk about the challenges of growing cannabis on a commercial basis both in the early days of legalisation in Canada…
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Episode 117: Karma Koala Podcast 324: The DeAngelo Chronicles Part 6: Late 80's - Early 90's, Law School, The Nut House, Jack Herer, Touring Universities & The Move To Berkeley
The koalas are back with the latest instalment of Steve’s long and storied life in cannabis.The 80's see many changes in Steve's life.Time for law school!The…
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Episode 116: Karma Koala Podcast 323: KK James Gallagher (Ireland) Filmmaker - Exploring The Current Cannabis World Of Pakistan's NW Provinces
Great to chat with James who became somewhat more involved with changing attitudes to cannabis after an encounter with the NSW police whilst spending a year in…
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Episode 115: Karma Koala Podcast 322: Kwasi Anokye – Paper – Rastafari Sacramental Use The Limits of Legalization (2025) – “Baffling Smoke Signal”
I came across Kwasi's paper i knew i had to speak to him about a hidden legal history and the changes in approaches to engendering change through the courts in…
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Episode 114: Karma Koala Podcast 321: Neil Cartwright (UK) Medical Cannabis and Driving Law International Comparison + Using AI To Draft Cannabis Policy
I came across Neil’s report and his newly launched service.We discuss his first comparative report and how ai can help develop cannabis policy in jurisdictions…
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Episode 113: Karma Koala Podcast 320: Ricky Stone Lawyer (South Africa) The Monica Cromhout Case. Fungi is the real AI… ‘Ancestral Intelligence’
The Koalas speak with environmental lawyer Ricky Stone about the Monica Cromhout case and what they hope they can highlight and change with the case in regard…
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Episode 112: Karma Koala Podcast 319: Bart Schaneman Author Of Novel, “The Pot Job” .. Denver in the time of the pre-covid cannabis goldrush
Great conversation with Bart who worked for MJ Biz as a journalist when the floodgates opened and yes it was the wild west of cannabis for a while.Bart…
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Episode 111: Karma Koala Podcast 318: The DeAngelo Chronicles – Part 5 – The 1980’s & It’s Time For Reagan, “The War on Drugs”, “The Parents Movement” and the Cocaine Blizzard
The koalas are back with the latest instalment of Steve’s long and storied life in cannabis.The 1980’s wasn’t all just funny haircuts, Wall Street and the…
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Episode 110: Karma Koala Podcast 317: Johan Mohamad, a pioneer in the hemp industry across ASEAN
First up apologies for some of the gremlins on the host tal;king. Not sure what happened there!In this episode i speak with Malaysia based Johan Mohamad, a…
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Episode 109: Karma Koala Podcast 316: Sarah Strickler Grown Rogue (Oregon)
Sarah Strickler and her husband founded Grown Rogue over a decade ago.Operating out of southern Oregon the company is expanding nationwide.The koalas speak to…
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Episode 108: Karma Koala Podcast 315: Kimberly Melgoza, Mushroom Churches USA (2026) – Initial Study
I noted via Linked In that Kimberly had written a paper on mushroom churches in the US.She’s just started her study but initial findings are interesting ( and…
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Episode 107: Karma Koala Podcast 314: Andrew De' Angelo Business & Storytelling In The World Of US Cannabis
As the koalas have spent hours speaking to Steve De'Angelo we thought we should also talk to his younger sibling Andrew who has also been involved with the…
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Episode 105: Karma Koala Podcast 312: Thato Lentsoe Law Lecturer, Labour Law, Constitutional Law and Human Rights University of Kwa-Zulu Natal – Employment Rights & Cannabis Testing In South Africa
Thato & I discuss his work on cannabis testing in the South African workspaceWe discuss his research of other jurisdictions around the world, Canada, UK…
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Episode 104: Karma Koala Podcast 311: Christian Holden – Psychedelic Law……”Embody the Law, Not Just Regurgitate It”
The koalas love a chinwag with a psychedelic lawyer because there’s always tangents but they fundamentally all they all return to the same place, respect &…
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Episode 103: Karma Koala Podcast 310: The DeAngelo Chronicles Part 4. The mid 1970’s first bust and experience of the US legal system, being a full time Yippie + Carter & Paraquat
In episode 4 Steve comes across a new concept, airport security ….and with $USD27K in his case + some thai sticks things got a bit serious.Hear about his first…
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Episode 102: Karma Koala Podcast 309: Special Good Friday Episode – Mike Fantasia cannabis consultant (USA) and his initiative The Gaza Free People’s Kitchen
This episode was recorded and broadcast the morning of Good Friday (3 April) 2026 the day that Trump sacked Pam Bondi & Hesgeth cleaned out the existing…
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Episode 101: Karma Koala Podcast 308: Ken Elliott IND Hemp Montana – Building A Grassroots Global Network Respecting Everybody Else & “Do What You To Create Change”
In a world of Trumps, Hesgeths & Millers it is sometimes hard to remember that the real voice of American exceptionalism still exists at the grassroots.Ken is…