Practical Politics

This episode features John Lockwood, a Florida attorney specializing in highly regulated industries such as cannabis, alcohol, gambling, and health care. The conversation emphasizes how cannabis policy, like gambling regulation, often transcends party lines. Success is less about political affiliation and more about the strength of organized opposition and the ability to navigate complex regulator...

In this episode of Practical Politics, host Sabrina Noah speaks with cannabis industry leader and strategist AnnaRae Grabstein about her journey from the early days of Prop 215 to founding the first cannabis testing lab and now advising companies on how to scale, lead, and navigate complex regulatory landscapes. AnnaRae emphasizes that meaningful progress in emerging industries requires both visio...

In this episode of Practical Politics, Sabrina Noah hosts Sabrina Fendrick, a pioneering advocate for cannabis reform, who shares her deeply personal and political journey from being a college student targeted by drug enforcement to becoming a national leader in grassroots lobbying. Fendrick discusses how her experiences with the criminal justice system and her background in communications fueled...

 In this powerful episode, attorney Eric Berlin shares how his personal battles with Crohn’s disease and leukemia led him from big-law litigation to the front lines of cannabis policy reform. He discusses the risks he took to advocate for legalization in Illinois and Ohio, the power of personal stories in driving change, and why authenticity and kindness matter more than data in politics. He encou...

ur very first episode focuses on a hot button political topic - Cannabis. Join us as the Lobbyist Lady, Sabrina Noah, interviews one of the country's titans and OGs of cannabis policy - Jordan Wellington. Jordan is the Managing Partner of Strategies 64 and host of the WeedWonks Podcast. Join us next week for a thoughtful discussion patient advocacy with Eric Berlin of Dentons.