KARMA KOALA PODCAST

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.

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06 September 2025

Episode 62: Karma Koala Podcast 269: Khalid Tinasti & His New Paper “Navigating Cannabis Regulation in Morocco: Historical Context, Socio-Economic Impact, and Policy Gaps”

I recently read Khalid’s latest paper“Navigating Cannabis Regulation in Morocco: Historical Context, Socio-Economic Impact, and Policy Gaps” (see below)He writes by way of introductionIn August 2021, Morocco adopted Law 13–21, authorizing the medical and industrial uses of cannabis. This new law marks a break from the prohibitionist drug policy and the successive failures of alternative...

04 September 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 cannabis buyers club embark on a David versus Goliath showdown with Health Canada and the Harper Conservative government. Armed with the power of science and the impassioned stories of patients, this...

30 August 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 in Illinois.Maya writesIt would take more than six years for Thompson to be exonerated, along with more than a dozen other DuPage County defendants who had been convicted of low-level DUI-cannabis...

18 August 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 involved with cannabis / hemp and law in Texas or over a decade now and knows the state inside out on the topic(s).Did you know only 182 hectares of hemp is actually being grown in Texas at...

04 August 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 they say about themselves on their siteThe International Center for Ethnobotanical Education, Research, and Service (ICEERS) is a non-profit organization dedicated to transforming society’s...

28 July 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 industries and especially the state’s craft brewing industry.We discuss the sort of work he’s currently doing for clients.But .. remember the state regulator is still temporary so that’s an issue that...

24 July 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 politicians, enough of lack of education and a lot more to boot.The solution.. run for office.Read...

14 July 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 community for inclusive care, social justice, and an end to homelessness.Daron was on the board at Housing Works when they applied for and received the state’s first CAURD license to build out a...

07 July 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 explains how the act although signed almost a year ago has not spun through the machinations of departmental politics and the promised regulations are currently sitting in the vortex.Will the...

07 July 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 regard to regulations and rules and return to the same word time after time, “Patchwork”Dig in with us and learn about homegrow and what the future could be with a little more commonsense and less...