Karma Koala Podcast

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 Australia He's now trying to build an education network about cannabis and using the medium of film and documentary is part of his arsenal. We talk about his time engaging with growers in NW Pakistan and how things have changed in that part...

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 common law countries We also get to talk about Mr Tosh and the changes in language since the 1970's and how legal language is struggling to keep up. Anokye's research draws heavily on African legal history, focusing on landmark decisions li...

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 around the world Cannavec ai A patient-governed, evidence-first organisation that stewards the cannabis industry’s most rigorous knowledge base. We exist to ensure that the science behind cannabis is accurate, transparent, independent and...

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 to constitutional law in South Africa. There’s already some element of jurisprudence post the Dagga Couple case. As i say in the introduction South Africa may well start to lead on this issue in the courts and once again it’s their constitut...

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 captures the essence of that time and the people involved in what was then, the nascent cannabis industry. We talk about why he wrote the book, what he and his characters learnt, what he thinks now looking back at that time. Of the book, reviewers...

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 arrival of Bill & Steve it was also the Reagan adminsitration and the so called “war on drugs” , “Just Say No”, “The Parents Movement” and silly ads like this.. See it all at https://cannabislaw.report/karma-koala-podcast-318-the-deangelo-...

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 pioneer in the hemp industry across ASEAN and we talk about what’s happening  across the region in terms of research, policy and government action. A lot more than you would imagine Thanks to Johan and enjoy Johan Mohamad is a pioneer in the h...

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 Sarah about growing a company in Oregon and building it organically throughout the country while no overacrching federal regulatory system exists. An interesting conversation and certainly one that illustrates how legislatures across the c...

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 not that surprising) In the main churches appear to operate as businesses, there’s little or no link to indigenous history and the majority of shamans appear to be just someone deciding they are a shaman. The conversation told me one thing....

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 plant for the last 40 or so years as well. He might not have the same public profile as his older brother but that doesn't mean he's not been as involved in both the business and political side of changing pereceptions towards the plant in the...

Thato & I discuss his work on cannabis testing in the South African workspace We discuss his research of other jurisdictions around the world,  Canada, UK, Australia & New Zealand and how some of their solutions / approaches may work in the South African context. Thato will be talking about his research at the Cape Town International Cannabis Symposium 25-27 on the following panel Learn Mo...

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 & humanism. Amongst the things we discuss are Applying law mindfullyTalking about what psychedelic lawyering might meanThe embodiment of learning in lawWorking toward new outcomesLawyer as healer What counsellor at law might meanInternational...

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 experience of incarceration and dealing with the US legal system. We also learn about the life of a Yippe in the 1970’s and activism vs the Grateful Dead culture permeating the SF side of the bay. In the conversation we also take in Nelso...

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 military hierarchy of the US military so as to appease his boss and work towards his  bizarre dream of a radical right Christian warrior ethos within the US military. Meanwhile christians of many sects around the world remember Jesus of Nazare...

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 one of those voices and i’ll be listening to this conversation of mine with him  every time the news drives me crazy , which is about daily at the moment. We discuss the current us industrial agricultural environment, the food crisis in...