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James Yodgee is the General Manager of Partnerships at Biortica Agrimed, along with Matthew Turner who is the co-founder and Chief Global Officer of the organisation. Biortica Agrimed operates one of Australia’s largest cultivation operations in Australia with greenhouses in Victoria and New South Wales along with a library of over 1,000 cultivars through Canadian-based Apollo Green. In this episo...

Kate Avruch is the founder of Operator Academy and is a seasoned expert in the cannabis industry having dedicated her career to scaling business operations in Massachusetts and beyond. With a unique blend of technical expertise in facility design, cannabis chemistry, and extraction methodologies, Kate brings a holistic understanding of the industry’s complexities. In this episode: Is The Town the...

Sara Payan is a cannabis educator, public speaker, policy advocate, and the award-winning host of the Planted with Sara Payan podcast. She’s an expert in consumer trends, product development, and building relationships in the cannabis industry. Sara has trained cannabis professionals, consulted for brands on product development and marketing, and worked with various committees, including the Calif...

In this episode of Give & Toke, we sit down with Victorian MP Rachel Payne, for an insightful conversation that marks two years since entering parliament along with 50 episodes of this show. We discuss the transition from Dan Andrews to Jacinta Allan and what it means for cannabis reform (3:00). We talk about the recent win for Victorian patients who drive (5:45), before looking back at two ye...

Matthew Dent is the Director of Cultivation at Wangara Cultivation Co. With a boutique indoor grow operation in Queensland, their mission is to produce craft quality cannabis for Australia’s local market with a focus on terpenes and the wider entourage effect. In this episode: What is FIRE? (1:00) Pathway to cannabis (2:20) Relationship with cannabis (8:30) Wangara Cultivation Co. (13:30) Selectin...

Get $10 off accessories with the code ‘CATCHUP’ at giveandtoke.com.au The Catch-Up is a collaboration between Give and Toke and AusCannaReviews. Paul and Christina come together monthly to explore what’s happening in Cannabis in Australia and around the world.  In this episode: What’s Up? (0.40) Victoria’s drug driving changes (3:45) Medicinal cannabis sales booming (4:50) Health bodies call for e...

Sacha La Forgia is the co-founder of Golden Days Cultivators, a South-Australian based indoor cultivator and supplier of medicinal cannabis born out of prior experience in South Australia’s world-renowned alcohol industry. With a Bachelor in Viticulture from the University of Adelaide, Sacha founded and managed 78o Distillery in Adelaide Hills prior to Golden Days before inertia kicked in in 2022,...

Talmage Herbert began working for RUA Bioscience in 2021. With strong familial ties to RUA’s growing region, he first started as a cultivator and is now managing supply chains and partnerships.  RUA Bioscience supplies GMP-certified medicines to expanding markets including Europe and Australia backed by its centre of excellence where they incubate superior genetics including exclusive legacy genet...

Get $10 off accessories with the code ‘CATCHUP’ at giveandtoke.com.au The Catch-Up is a collaboration between Give and Toke and AusCannaReviews. Paul and Christina come together monthly to explore what’s happening in Cannabis in Australia and around the world.  In this episode: Kamala Harris and federal legalisation (1:55) Cannabis users skipping work (5:00) The Dispensed Dilemma (7:30) Releaf in...

Michael Sassano is the CEO and Chairman of SOMAÍ Pharmaceuticals, a leading European vertically integrated company with a global footprint of distribution. SOMAÍ is building a leading global brand with a robust pipeline of innovative cannabis-based therapeutics. They envision a world where people live a healthy lifestyle empowered by natural cannabis medicine. SOMAÍ owns a state-of-the-art manufac...

Tom Forrest is a certified horticulturist, agronomist, and expert in soil and crop production. In 2019, Tom traveled the world as a recipient of the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Fellowship. Visiting 10 different countries, and spending time at more than 50 cannabis cultivation facilities allowed him to publish a white paper and release a short documentary sharing his findings from his worldwid...

Dr Brian Walker is a member of the legislative council for the Legalise Cannabis Western Australia Party. Having practiced medicine for many years in various different countries, he has front-line experience treating patients in hospitals, emergency departments, and general practice. As a Member of Parliament, Dr Walker believes that far too many of our current laws are archaic, while others are u...

Get $10 off accessories with the code ‘CATCHUP’ at giveandtoke.com.au The Catch-Up is a collaboration between Give and Toke and AusCannaReviews. Paul and Christina come together monthly to explore what’s happening in Cannabis in Australia and around the world.  In this episode: Ukraine legalises medicinal cannabis (2:40) Offensive odours (4:30) Dispensed founder banned (7:00) Is weed causing a boo...

Anna Li, The Cannabinista is a cannabis educator who is the host of the Mindful Consumption Podcast. She creates videos on Tik Tok, Youtube, and Instagram where she shares educational content along with fun and delicious cannabis infused recipes, from homemade edibles, infused butters and oils, to cannabis mocktails, and much more. In this episode: Canada’s coastal culture (3:00) Reclaiming the wo...

Fiona Patten has announced a run for the senate for the Legalise Cannabis Party so we’ve dug this one out of the vault for your listening pleasure. As a Member of Parliament from 2014-22, Ms. Patten chaired the public inquiry into personal cannabis use, and has battled uphill to help other parliamentarians understand how and why people use cannabis.  In this episode: How we met (1:40) The fallacy...

This episode was recorded live at Mull Cafe in St. Kilda on Saturday 24th August. The Catch-Up is a collaboration between Give and Toke and AusCannaReviews. Paul and Christina come together monthly to explore what’s happening in Cannabis in Australia and around the world. In this episode: Teens and Gummies (1:00) Online Dealers (3:40) Jersey cops fired for smoking (5:10) Australian Exports (6:30)...

Dr. Riley Kirk is an Assistant Adjunct Professor at University of Rhode Island, a renowned cannabis research scientist with a PhD in pharmaceutical sciences and is the host of the BioActive Podcast. With research interests broadly focused on the use of medicinal plants in combating antibiotic resistance and alternative pain treatments to opiates, she has studied the medicinal properties of hundred...

Shop Give & Toke accessories at giveandtoke.com.au - use ‘CATCHUP’ at checkout for $10 off your purchase. The Catch-Up is a collaboration between Give and Toke and AusCannaReviews. Paul and Christina come together monthly to explore what’s happening in Cannabis in Australia and around the world.  In this episode: Quick Thailand Update (0:40) Stronger regulations on Australian Cannabis (1:35) S...

Dan Howard is the CEO of Tasmanian Botanics, an Australian licensed producer of medicinal cannabis located just outside of Hobart. Operating since 2017, Tasmanian Botanics has a mission to increase access for patients and to deter patients from the black market by ensuring products are reasonably priced without sacrificing on quality. Dan cut his teeth in the Canadian cannabis market, and brings y...

Tegan Scates is the founder of Bloomly (formerly High on Hemp). With a passion for inspiring others to take control of the cannabis narrative and promoting greater female representation, Bloomly is one of Australia’s largest online educational platforms, with a particular focus on women’s health. With the upcoming launch of the Bloomly podcast, expect to uncover the science behind cannabis with ex...

Shop Give & Toke accessories at giveandtoke.com.au - use ‘CATCHUP’ at checkout for $4.20 off your purchase. The Catch-Up is a collaboration between Give and Toke and AusCannaReviews. Paul and Christina come together monthly to explore what’s happening in Cannabis in Australia and around the world.  In this episode: Aus Senate rejects adult use cannabis (0:30) South Africa Legalises (2:30) Jami...

Treehouse Distribution is dedicated to providing the highest quality flower that meets and exceeds patient expectations. In this episode we discuss Treehouse Distribution, Delta Tetra, the virtues of quality cannabis and Treehouse’s exciting partnership with Biortica/Green Farmers. If you’re a regular listener of the show, you might’ve heard Jonathan Jones’ recent appearance and today he has retur...

Jeremy Buckingham was elected as NSW’s first Legalise Cannabis Party Member at the 2023 NSW State Election. He is an experienced MP who has spent over two decades passionately advocating for community, the environment and what he calls common-sense laws that serve the people. In his current term Mr. Buckingham is committed to bringing about progressive drug law reform, legalising cannabis, fixing...

Give & Toke accessories out now at giveandtoke.com.au - Use code ‘CATCHUP’ at checkout for $4.20 off your purchase. Expires May 31st. Australia only. The Catch-Up is a collaboration between Give and Toke and AusCannaReviews. Paul and Christina come together monthly to explore what’s happening in Cannabis in Australia and around the world.  In this episode: 420 arrests in Melbourne (3:30) Dolph...

Jason Gann is a comedian, writer, producer and former actor best known as Wilfred - the bong smoking, na-choss eating, DVD watching dog in the Australian TV show of the same name, as well as the American remake starring Elijah Wood. With his California-based brand Wilfred Cannabis and CBD, he sells in legal US markets and he has just recently been announced as a candidate for the Legalise Cannabis...