Karma Koala Podcast
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Karma Koala Podcast 120: Perry Salzhauer co-chair, cannabis practice group @ mcglinchey – All About New York
Perry Salzhauer is the co-chair, of the cannabis practice group @ mcglinchey
Perry Salzhauer is a corporate and environmental attorney with two decades of experience providing strategic and compliance guidance as well as legal advice to public and private entities. Perry has served as both outside and in-house counsel to a variety of companies, investors, and government agencies throughout the United States and has helped successfully launch several cannabis companies, brands, and projects. His years working on business processes, SEC, and environmental compliance, make Perry uniquely qualified in the emerging cannabis space, where navigating compliance with complex regulatory implementation is a major barrier to entry and ultimate success.
As a leading voice on business and environmental sustainability matters, Perry has written extensively on land-use and conservation issues as they relate to project design, siting, and development.
Perry began his legal career in 2002 as a Corporate Securities and Transactions attorney with an AmLaw 200 firm in Washington, DC.
Perry has been working extensively in the New Yoork market over the past few years so we spend a good half hour deep diving into licensing and all associated issues regarding the NY market as of November 2023 and all its subsequent ups and downs and ins and outs
Thankyou Perry for being on the show.
Karma Koala Podcast 119 26 October 2023: Joshua S. Bauchner new chair of the Cannabis and Psychedelics Practice Group @ NY & NJ Firm Mandelbaum Barrett
Joshua S. Bauchner is the new chair of the Cannabis and Psychedelics Practice Group @ NY & NJ Firm Mandelbaum Barrett and having been in the cannabis space for too many years to mention on the east coast he is a wealth of knowledge on all things NJ & NY.
In this episode we describe, in Joshua's words the wild wild east; eg the chaos that is New York's licensing program.
We also talk about the end of bi-partisanship on cannabis as a presidential election approaches and talk specifically about the Mayor of Jersey City, Steve Fulup, and his cannabis & police scare tactics press conference he held last week as he makes a tentative bid for governor.
We rake the coals of SAFE Banking just to keep the embers burning now the chaos of the house, the middle east, elections and a host of other issues put SAFE Banking back on the bottom shelf.
There's plenty more but you'll have to listen to find out
Joshua is involved in the ever-evolving area of psychoactive substances and was instrumental in co-hosting the inaugural Cannabis Symposium in New Jersey. As a notable member of the New Jersey State Bar Association Cannabis Law Committee, the NORML Legal Committee, and the Amicus Committee, he received the New Jersey Law Journal’s Innovator of the Year Award.*
A passion for education and community development, as a licensed real estate instructor in New York, he educates aspiring real estate professionals, and he has served as an adjunct professor at Brooklyn Law School.
After graduating from law school, Josh had the honor of clerking for the Honorable Ursula Ungaro at the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. He also served as the Deputy Director of the Legal Division at the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs.
Josh is deeply involved in his community. He was appointed by the Manhattan Borough President to Manhattan Community Board 10, where he served as the Board’s treasurer and co-chaired the Committee on Land Use. Additionally, he has played an active role on the Board of Trustees for Wheaton College, the New York Theater Ballet, Frederick Douglass Boulevard Alliance, and the Harlem Wellness Center.
His extensive experience is also evident in representative matters, ranging from construction and design defect claims to defending corporate clients against securities fraud claims presented by the SEC and DOJ.
He is admitted to practice in both New York and New Jersey as well as the United States District Court of Michigan, The United States District Courts for the Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of New York, The United States District Court for the District of New Jersey as well as the United States Court of Appeals for the Second and Third Circuit.
Karma Koala Podcast 118 29 September 2023: Andy Mitchell “Ten Trips The New Reality of Psychedelics” New Book
This week I spoke with UK neuropsychologist Andy Mitchell who punctures the hype around psychedelic drugs while providing the fullest picture yet of their limitlessly fascinating possibilities in his new book
“Ten Trips The New Reality of Psychedelics”
Michael Pollan watch out your time on the chat circuit is numbered!
As you’ll hear from the conversation very little law is discussed but we did delve into the “new psychedelic renaissance” what ever that is and Andy’s thoughts on how different parts of western society are interested in trying to claim ownership on something that essentially can’t be owned
But in the main, as it should be with psychedelics the conversation was more about laughter, enjoyment, wonder, questioning and more laughter.. oh and music too.
Original and thrilling … achieving profound insights’ Mike Jay, author of Psychonauts
‘An incisive, deeply personal and beautifully written account of the power, the uses and the modern misuses of psychedelics. Highly recommended’ Anil Seth, author of Being You
In this daring, perception-shifting odyssey Andy Mitchell takes ten different drugs in ten different settings, journeying from a London neuroimaging lab to the Colombian Amazon via Silicon Valley and his friend’s basement kitchen. His encounters with scientists and gangsters, venture capitalists and con men, psychonauts and shamans, as well as with the drugs themselves, reveal the reality of psychedelics in all their strangeness, hilarity, darkness and wonder.
‘A hair-raising hurtle of a ride’ Henry Shukman, author of One Blade of Grass
‘Utterly compelling … like having an out of body experience’ Mark Miodownik, author of Stuff Matters
‘The psychedelic world has been waiting for this book’ Professor Erika Dyck
Andy Mitchell has specialized in treating patients with rare brain conditions, head injuries and epilepsy, and in the application of mindfulness for neurological patients. As a therapist he has worked with people with a range of mental health disorders.
Before entering medicine, his first degree was in English Literature at Oxford University. He is originally from Leeds.
Growing up in Leeds he was the singer in a punk band called ‘Armitage Shanks’—named after the UK’s premier toilet manufacturer. After flirting with a career in academic philosophy, he spent several years as an avant-gardish screenwriter—there’s a good reason you’ve never seen classics like ‘God’s Toxic Piss’ and the Rom-Com ‘World of Pain.’
Though Andy didn’t really go near a psychedelic drug until he was approaching fifty, his life has been somewhat trippy in its own right.
Plagued by pretentiousness and uselessness, Andy ran a separate career helping to establish an NGO which provided emotional and practical to support to the homeless in Leeds. Later he would work in a similar vein with Mexican gangs in Los Angles and with disabled children in Northern India.This work implied broader existential questions and in his late twenties Andy spent three years as a monk, in Big Sur, California.
It was only in his early thirties that Andy began his clinical career, first of all in psychology and later in neuroscience. Over the next fifteen years he worked across a range of mental health and neurological settings, from intensive care to community rehabilitation. With a longstanding background in meditation he recently took a sabbatical in Asia to consider ways in which different mindfulness practices might be applied to neurological patients.
And it was during this sabbatical that Andy stumbled into his first psychedelic ceremony. Curiously this has led him, full circle, back to writing again—books but also tv screenplays—as well as voluntary clinical work in Europe, America and Asia.
As Andy says “never trust a hippie”
Karma Koala Podcast 117 25 September 2023 - Lex Corwin CEO and Founder at Stone Road
Lex and his company are based in California and he gives us his main 4 talking points on the recent announcement that cannabis is to be re-scheduled.
Our discussion takes in 280e, inter-state trade, research & institutional investment issues.
We also touch on a couple of other topics too.
We throw in a couple of songs as well.
This week more Jamaican giants of music. At the top end of the show it's the mighty Pioneers and we finish up with some radical roots from Johnny Clarke.
Thanks for listening to the Karma Koala podcast
Karma Koala Podcast 116 18 September 2023 - Jonathan Bohun founder at WEEDAR
Karma Koala Podcast 116 18 September 2023
Jonathan Bohun founder at WEEDAR
Welcome back to The Karma Koala Podcast
This week we speak with Jonathan Bohun not only about how he has developed his Californian retail and distribution business into a marketing, branding & software market leader.
But also, his experiences and his clients experiences with branding and marketing issues.
Jonathan grew up in the Ukraine so we touch on the Ukraine parliament's recent discussions about medical cannabis.
Also his thoughts on the Thai market having recently visited the country which led us to a great talking point.
Cali flower and how we think it filters to places like Thailand and into the black and grey market around the world.
I was also encouraged by Jonathan's positive experiences engaging with California's cannabis agencies.
It appears things are better than other might like to make out.
Are we anywhere near "normalization"? Not yet but more and more people are trying to get there on the west coast
We throw in a couple of songs too.
This week it is all about "Dreadlocks vs Babylon" with Prince Far I at the top of the show and at the end of the show the mighty mighty Misty in Roots.
Karma Koala Podcast 115 28 August 2023 - Mastercard & Cannabis
Welcome back to The Karma Koala Podcast
This week we speak with Alex Buschmann who specializes in Risk Management with regard to Cannabis & Life Sciences.
The initial discussion is about Mastcard's recent decision to stop working with cannabis clients, both plant touching and also non plant touching players in the sector.
Our discussion encompasses the wider issues in cannabis banking, finance and insurance industries as well as a small diversion as to why the psychedelics and pharmaceutical industry are, so far, having a easier ride than their cousins over at cannabis.
We throw in a couple of relevant songs from the 80's too!
Karma Koala Podcast 114 June 27th 2023 - Conversation with Bill Drake the founder of the Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company about pestcides and chemical use both in tobacco products and cannabis.
Welcome back to The Karma Koala Podcast
This week we speak with Bill Drake the founder of the Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company about pestcides and chemical use both in tobacco products and cannabis.
Wikipedia
The Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company was founded in 1982 by Bill Drake, who had published The Cultivator's Handbook of Marijuana, Robert Marion, an acupuncture student at the Kototama Institute in Santa Fe, and Chris Webster, a Santa Fe entrepreneur and Realtor. Drake had written his second book, The Cultivator's Handbook of Natural Tobacco, and began cultivating a strain of Nicotiana rustica a friend had found on the San Juan Pueblo.
https://www.amazon.com/Bill-Drake/e/B07Y74BMTP
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bill-drake-53b28714/
https://agseedco.com/blogs/news
Books
Smoke No Evil (2019/2021)
CBD & The Seeds Of Human Being
Intersex Inflorescence In Cannabis
What Can The Hop Latent Viroid Teach Us?
Did Your Mother Smoke?
Music, Cannabis & Good Vibrations
The Cultivators Handbook of Marijuana (1970/1993)
I’ve been a writer in many different fields and hope that readers judge my work kindly. I write in widely different fields because I write what interests me. My approach to writing is to learn all I can and then synthesize out of my own experience. I have no special expertise in any usual sense, but I somehow channel the knowledge that empowers me to write about the things I do. My hope is that the work will speak for itself.
“The Cultivators Handbook of Marijuana” (1969) was my first book and the first US Cannabis grow-your-own book. I wanted to help create a revolution. Still do. So …..
“Smoke No Evil” (2019) is a very satisfying culmination of my life’s work. It offers the first hard data research ever published on pesticide contamination of tobacco products and demonstrates the existence of a Tobacco Cartel/Government Agency conspiracy to suppress public awareness of this severe hazard to life itself.
I have also always taken great pleasure from studying, living in, and writing about the amazing variety of world cultures that make this planet such a glorious garden of the human spirit. My 2015-18 series of eBooks "Understanding World Cultures Through American Eyes" is intended as a personal contribution to greater understanding across and among world cultures.
As I have grown older and have had the opportunity to look back with some perspective on my life I have come to realize that the thing I have always done best, and the role that I have most enjoyed, is acting as a scout for my tribe. By that I mean that I have always gained the greatest pleasure from roaming ahead of others, going into unexplored lands or, more frequently, into lands where others had been before but where the pathways were overgrown and forgotten. I find fulfillment in seeking out these old paths and bringing news of their rediscovery back to share with others around the campfires.
The Connoisseur’s Handbook of Marijuana (1971)
The International Cultivators Handbook (1978/2014)
Marijuana Foods (1982/1993)
Searching For Mama Coca (2020)
The Coca Leaf Papers (2014)
The Amazing Healing Power of Natural Coca Leaf (2013)
The Cultivators Handbook of Natural Tobacco (2010)
Smoke No Evil (2019/2021)
Understanding Dutch Culture Through American Eyes (2017)
Understanding Thai Culture Through American Eyes (2017)
Understanding Nigerian Culture Through American Eyes (2018)
Effective Multicultural Communication In American English (2019)
Managing Culture Shock In America: International Student Guide (2020)
Karma Koala Podcast 113 June 15th 2023. Lisa Pittman Gives Us On Over-Arching Look @ Cannabis & Hemp In The South
Karma Koala Podcast 113 June 15th 2023. Lisa Pittman Gives Us On Over-Arching Look @ Cannabis & Hemp In The South
Welcome back to The Karma Koala Podcast
This week we chat with Lisa Pittman about cannabis & hemp in the south
We discuss developments across the south and how a more conservative approach can sometimes benefit the sector and other times not!
But, remember, the south isn't one generic location and different states have different approaches depending upon size, economic factors and yes even religion still gets a look in when it comes to making decisions about cannabis.
Will the south wait for Washington DC or forge their own path(s) ?
Listen to Lisa and find out....
Lisa Pittman focuses on litigation, regulatory compliance, and corporate matters.
Throughout Ms. Pittman’s 25-year career, she has litigated and tried disputes relating to labor & employment, breach of contract, commercial banking, fraud, fiduciary duty, construction defect and injury, deceptive trade practices, premises liability, professional liability, and products liability. She also possesses extensive expertise in complex commercial insurance coverage matters, having both defended insurance companies and advocated for policy holders in commercial property, residential property, and life insurance matters.
Ms. Pittman is a pioneering figure in the emerging legalized hemp/cannabis industry in Texas. Ms. Pittman is an appointee to the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Industrial Hemp Advisory Council. She is also a non-resident fellow of the Drug Policy Program at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. Ms. Pittman presented the American Bar Association’s first marijuana law CLE at its annual meeting in New York City in 2017, resulting in the creation of the American Bar Association’s Task Force on Cannabis Law and Policy, and she is the Chair of the American Bar Association’s Cannabis Law & Policy Committee for 2021-2022.
From her participation in the nascent cannabis industry, Ms. Pittman has represented a broad range of clients from investors to ancillary service and product providers to “plant touching” companies — farmers, processors, manufacturers, laboratories, distributors, and retailers. Some of these clients have now expanded into other countries. In pursuit of becoming an authority in this area, she spent two years in Colorado, and she understands the many challenges facing marijuana and hemp businesses, such as tax, banking, insurance, and regulatory compliance issues, and she has grown a vast network of experts to assist in these areas. Ms. Pittman keeps abreast of the constantly evolving laws, news, and deals occurring in the cannabis industry internationally on a daily basis.
Website:- https://www.Pittman.Legal
email:- Lisa@Pittman.Legal
Phone:- 512-900-6310
Karma Koala Podcast 112 May 28 2023. Aaron Bloom CEO Doc MJ – “The Hurdles That Have To Be Jumped Operating A Medical Marijuana Company For Close To A Decade”
Welcome back to The Karma Koala Podcast
This week we chat with Aaron Bloom the CEO at Doc MJ .
They have been working with medical professionals and patients for nigh on a decade in Florida and are now beginning to spread their wings to other states.
Aaron is a mine of information about the development of medical cannabis over the years and the difficulties that have had to be overcome and the difficulties still to be overcome!
Prior to working in the medical cannabis sector Aaron worked in the healthcare and nursing sector as an attorney so his insights on compliance and regulation are doubly interesting.
DocMJ Story
DocMJ has been focused on improving patients’ lives from the start. Since our founding in 2016, DocMJ has grown significantly in terms of locations, staff, and patients served. If you are unfamiliar with the DocMJ story, we wanted to give you a glimpse into who we are and our vision.
Where We Started and Where We are Going
In 2016, Dr. Michael Bruno founded DocMJ with the goal of helping patients secure the recommendations they need to gain access to medical marijuana. Since then, over 40 medical marijuana doctors have joined the team, serving patients in 30 locations across Florida and Ohio. Dr. Bruno’s vision was further empowered through adding team members with strong business experience. It wasn’t long before they added Aaron Bloom who became the CEO of and has guided the steady expansion of DocMJ thus far. In the years to come, Aaron envisions expanding the reach of DocMJ to positively affect as many patient’s lives as possible throughout the states where medical marijuana has been legalized. DocMJ is committed to making the qualification process simple and easy for every patient seeking relief from their symptoms.
What We Do
We provide resources to guide patients and physicians in determining where medical marijuana usage could be helpful. Medical marijuana offers relief to patients suffering from a wide variety of medical conditions, such as cancer, anxiety, Parkinson’s disease, diabetes, migraines, and more. On our site, we guide patients through a pre-approval screening process to determine whether their condition is one of the ones qualified for treatment using medical marijuana by the state.
Karma Koala Podcast 111 May 20 2023. Paul Botto Co- Founder of Lucid Green “Data Solutions & Veracity In The US Cannabis Market”
This week Paul Botto, formally of Google Analytics and co-founder of Lucid Green talks to the Karma Koala podcast about their data solutions and smart QR code tech for cannabis brands and consumers and how that ties into rules, regs, compliance and all the good stuff we need to create a reliable chain of information for buyers and sellers of regulated cannabis products in legalized states throughout the US.
Here’s a little background about the company, Paul, and what they do...........Lucid Green was founded in early 2018 by data veterans Paul Botto and Larry Levy with a singular mission of building a standard for trust and transparency in the cannabis ecosystem. Lucid Green’s platform provides retailers and distributors a complete touchless inventory management solution – increasing supply chain efficiencies and cost-savings; and brands a channel to connect directly with consumers.
Paul Botto
CO-FOUNDER & PRESIDENT
Previous roles include former Head of Analytics Sales and Consulting at Google, GM of Visible Measures Analytics, and Founding Member of Conduce supply chain data platform working with companies like DHL, Cisco, and PwC.
Paul’s song choices for the show are here
https://www.lucidgreen.io/about
Karma Koala Podcast 110 May 8 2023. Michael Weiner Partner @ Dorsey & Whitney Denver (CO) On Govt Funded Equity Business Loans In CO
Karma Koala Podcast 110 May 8 2023
This week we speak to Michael Weiner Partner @ Dorsey & Whitney Denver (CO) about recent legislation brought in by the CO legislature to provide state loans to equity cannabis businesses in the state.
The pot is small to start with, only $1 million to share out in year one but Michael says it looks like it is a program the state wants to build.
Michael is a partner in Dorsey's Corporate Group, the head of the Corporate department in Denver and co-head of the cannabis industry group. His practice focuses on the representation of emerging growth companies in the areas of corporate formation, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital and angel finance, public offerings, and securities regulation. Michael represents public and private companies in a variety of industries, including biotech/medical device, renewable energy, cannabis, social media and software.
He counsels Boards of Directors and management teams in the areas of equity compensation, corporate governance, Sarbanes-Oxley and other regulatory and disclosure matters. Michael advises clients on intellectual property licensing and commercial contract matters.
Michael serves on the Board of Directors of the Colorado BioScience Association and the Board of Adjustments and Appeals for the City of Greenwood Village. He is an adjunct professor at the University of Colorado School of Law co-teaching drafting of venture capital agreements.
The Music On This Week's Show As Chosen By Michael
The - Fray - Ready or Not
U2 - Out Of Control (Live At Red Rocks)1983
Dave Matthews Band - Blue Bird
Karma Koala Podcast Karma Koala Podcast 109 - April 22 2023 - Aaron Pelley - Founder & Principal of Cultiva Law Talks About Litigation, Arbitration & Regulatory Bodies
This week Aaron Pelley - Founder & Principal of Cultiva Law talks to us about about Litigation, Arbitration & Regulatory Bodies
The Music On This Week's Show As Chosen By Aaron
The Pixies - Debaser
Queens of the Stoneage - No One Knows
Refused - New Noise
Karma Koala Podcast Karma Koala Podcast 108 - April 16 2023
This week CA based cannabis law academic and our education editor at Cannabis Law Report, June McLoughlin, talks about cannabis consumption lounges in CA.
Where are we now with a regulated environment for public consumption spaces?
The Music On This Week's Show As Chosen By June
Florence Price -Adoration
Florence Pice - Dance In The Cane Breaks
CSNY - 4+20
Karma Koala Podcast Karma Koala Podcast 107 - April 8 2023 Interview With Andrew Szafran, Team Lead at SM Services, A Cannabis Marketing Agency
This week Sean Hocking, editor at Cannabis Law Report and Karma Koala host, speaks with Andrew Szafran, Team Lead at SM Services, A USA Cannabis Marketing Agency.
They write
SM Services is the perfect partner for your dispensary or cannabis/CBD brand. From SEO and display advertising to email and SMS marketing, we drive traffic to your website and through your store’s front door! Our greatest goal at SM Services is to make a significant impact on the sales, brand awareness, and digital traffic of our clients. We want to increase the value we provide to the cannabis industry by delivering exceptional services and digital marketing support that dominates not only the agency arena but also the consultant arena as well. We’re experts in geo-targeting / display advertising, search engine optimization, email marketing, short message service marketing, and web development solutions.
Read more at Cannabis Law Report
The Music On This Week's Show As Chosen By Andrew
Steely Dan - Dirty Work
ELO - Turn To Stone
Screaming Trees - Nearly Lost You
Note: Unfortunately Spotify has asked us to remove songs from the podcast - previously they had a set up that allowed one to use songs on Spotify but they appear to have changed the rules - Once again our apologies
Karma Koala Podcast Karma Koala Podcast 106- March 31 2023 Interview With Lars Oloffson About Juicy Fields Class Action & Serving Mark Zuckerberg As Part Of The Strategy
This week Sean Hocking, editor at Cannabis Law Report and Karma Koala host, speaks with Lars Oloffson , Swedish Lawyer, about the Class Action he is trying to bring to court in Sweden with regard to the ever growing Juicy Fields Scam and how serving Mark Zuckerberg is a major part of the plan
Note: Unfortunately Spotify has asked us to remove songs from the podcast - previously they had a set up that allowed one to use songs on Spotify but they appear to have changed the rules - Once again our apologies
Read more at Cannabis Law Report
The Music On This Week's Show
Lars is an AC/DC fan and chooses 3 songs by them
Fire Your Guns
You Shook Me All Night Long
Who Made Who
Karma Koala Podcast Episode 63. Heather Speaks With…Alexander Somjen, Eric Postow & Peter Homberg
This week Heather speaks with the CEO at Origin Therapeutics
Alexander Somjen
, then, legal expert and author …Anne Van Leynseele.
She also catches up with Eric Postow about Maine case US v BILODEAU and then to round out the podcast another catch up with our regular contributor Peter Homberg who heads up the Dentons cannabis practice in Berlin
Guest 1:
Alexander Somjen CEO Origin Therapeutics
Alexander Somjen has extensive experience serving as an officer and director of publicly listed and privately held companies across a broad range of sectors including technology, healthcare and cannabis. Most recently, Alexander served as President of a publicly traded, California based multi-state cannabis company and CEO of a publicly traded global investment company. Prior to that, Alexander spent over a decade in capital markets at a large financial institution working in both investment banking and sales and trading related capacities. Alexander holds an MBA from IE Business School.
Supplementary Information:
https://originpsychedelics.com/
Guest 2
Eric Postow
Parlatore Law Group
Partner/ Attorney, focusing practice on advising those in the cannabis industry
Eric keeps us up to date on MAINE CASE: US v BILODEAU – why important; how Joyce-Blumenauer Amendment interpreted by courts regarding cannabis
Supplementary Information:
- MJBiz Daily- Marijuana Executives Can Still Face Federal Charges Court Rules
- US v. Bilodeau Case
- 1st US Circuit Court of Appeals Opinion
Guest 3 Peter Homberg - Regular Contributor Dentons Cannabis - Lead In Germany
German/EU MONTHLY wrapup
And it’s a long time since we heard the Scorpions. great song choice by Peter
Thankyou to all our guests
Until next week
Karma Koala Podcast Karma Koala Podcast 105- March 25 2023
Karma Koala Podcast Karma Koala Podcast 105- March 25 2023
This week Sean Hocking, editor at Cannabis Law Report and Karma Koala host, speaks with compliance expert Mark Slaugh & Lawyer Heidi Urness from McGlinchey Stafford.
Mark heads up compliance company icomply and takes us through some of the latest compliance issues in the industry currently
Heidi walks us through the latest in employment issues and cannabis.
24 months ago most companies in the wider economy didn't have to deal with cannabis and employment issues. Now that has all changed
The Music On This Week's Show
Mark chooses
Cage The Elephant - Ain't No Rest
Alanis Morrissette - You Ought To Know
Weezer - Surfwax
Heidi chooses
Luniz - I Got 5 On It
Van Morrison - Into The Mystic
Sean chooses
Wet Leg - Chaise Longue
Karma Koala Podcast 104 - March 20 2023 - Speaking With Rod Kight, Lawyer, About The Intra Industry Battle Between Hemp & "Marijuana" Companies In The USA At The Moment
Karma Koala Podcast Karma Koala Podcast 104- March 20 2023
This week Sean Hocking, editor at Cannabis Law Report and Karma Koala host, speaks with lawyer Rod Kight
Rod has been posting and writing a great deal in 2023 about what is happening in the hemp industry and the battles hemp involved companies are having with legislators and their "colleagues" in the "marijuana" camp.
The Music On This Week's Show
Rod chooses
The Police - Driven To Tears
Beck - Blackbird Chain
Jose Gonzalez - Cycling Trivialities
Karma Koala Podcast 103- March 6 2023 - Speaking With CLAS (Cannabis Law Students Association) Student Board Lead Allyne Sendolo
Karma Koala Podcast Karma Koala Podcast 103- March 6 2023
This week Sean Hocking, editor at Cannabis Law Report and Karma Koala host, speaks with Allyne Sendolo who heads up the CLAS student body .
She talks about what she and the organization are doing to create a free information and networking source for cannabis law students around the country
The Music On This Week's Show
Allyne chooses.
Dan Fable - Low Down
Baby Storme - Dreams
Alina Baraz & Galimatias - Maybe
Karma Koala Podcast 102- Feb 27 2023 - Speaking With Academic & Educator June McLaughlin
Karma Koala Podcast Karma Koala Podcast 102- Feb 27 2023
This week Sean Hocking editor at Cannabis Law Report and Karma Koala host speaks with academic June McLaughlin about regulated cannabis in Africa and Risk Taking & Failure in the cannabis sector, what does it all mean?
Links
Cheeba Academy - South Africa
The Music On This Week's Show
June chooses.
Oh Land - Numb
Sarah Hester Ross - Savage Daughter
Ciara - Paint It Black
Sean Chooses - The Maytals - Live With Your Brother
Karma Koala Podcast Karma Koala Podcast 101- Feb 14 2023 .. This week Sean Hocking Editor Speaks With Lawyer Lisa Pittman About Her "Yellowstone" Trial
Karma Koala Podcast Karma Koala Podcast 101- Feb 14 2023 ..
This week Sean Hocking Editor Speaks With Lawyer Lisa Pittman About Her "Yellowstone" Trial
Regular listeners will know we have taken a small break and now we are back
Lisa talks about her recent trial, its theater and how engaged the jury was. All down to the recent Deep / Heard trial she says
Lisa relates how the trial panned out and why she thinks that both lawyers and clients should go back to a trial approach rather than mediation which may we’ll suit those who have more resources and more money
As we move forward we'll be bringing back more of our regular guests to the show and well as new regular features and guest spots.
The Music On This Week's Show
Tom Verlaine - Cry Mercy Judge
Sonny Boy Williamson - Your Funeral and My Trial
Peter Tosh Here Comes The Judge
Lonnie Holley - Oh Me, Oh My (feat. Michael Stipe)
Karma Koala Podcast Karma Koala Podcast 100- Nov 22 2022 .. This week Sean Hocking Editor Latest Updates From World Of Cannabis & Professor June On Her First Psychedelic Bar Assoc Meetin
Regular listeners will know we have taken a small break.
Heather has moved onto pastures anew so we are going back to a simpler format for the rest of the year with myself Sean Hocking covering some of the latest issues in the market and this week Professor June talks about her first Psychedelic Bar Association meeting.
As we move forward we'll be bringing back more of our regular guests to the show and well as new regular features and guest spots.
Karma Koala Podcast 99 Oct 17: This Week’s Guests Are Peter Homberg Dentons, Lisa Pittman,Lawyer (Texas) & Tom Gavin of CannaTrac
SHOW DATE: EP 99, MONDAY: OCTOBER 17
SEAN INTROFirst things first.
This is Heather’s last appearance as the Karma Koala host as she is moving onto bigger and better things.
We thank her for her amazing hosting and scheduling and helping build the podcast from its humble beginnings to what it is today. She has provided depth and insight not only with regard to legal analysis of the market but also on important issues such as equity for women , LGBTQI individuals, minorities and, of course ,medical cannabis patients. We wish her all the best with her future endeavors.
KK will take a break for a couple of weeks and then I’ll be back hosting the show with, as they say, something old and something new starting at our centenaray episode.
Thankyou to all our listeners, guests and once again to Heather for her expert helming of the good ship Koala over the last 60+ episodes
HEATHER’S SONG CHOICE:: NEXT LEVEL BY ASTON WYLD
INTERVIEW 1 GERMANY AND EU UPDATE PETER HOMBERG
CANNABIS PRACTICE GROUP LEAD AND PARTNER AT DENTONS
Song: Victory Is Won by Carlos Santana
Supplementary Information
https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-homberg-90618519
INTERVIEW 2 LEGAL EAGLE LISA PITTMAN
ATTORNEY AND FOUNDER OF PITTMAN LEGAL
Song: Take This Job and Shove It by Johnny Paycheck
Supplementary Information
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisalpittman
INTERVIEW 3 CANNABANKING TOM GAVIN
CEO OF CANNATRAC
Song: Doin Time by Sublime
Supplementary Information
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tgaviniv
Sean's Mystery Caribbean Track
Karma Koala Podcast 98 Oct 10 2022: Queer In Cannabis With Tyme Ferris, Devan Finkell + Special Guest Senator Jeremy Cooney . Also, Equity In Action with Tiyahnn Bryant, Khari Edwards & Dr Ay
HEATHER’S SONG CHOICE
Remember The Name by Fort Minor and Styles of Beyond
Song: I’m Still Standing by Elton John
INTERVIEW 1 QUEER IN CANNABIS
SPECIAL GUEST: SENATOR JEREMY COONEY, NY
TYME FERRIS
FOUNDER AND CEO PANTHEON COLLECTIVE LLC & PANTHEON COLLECTIVE INDUSTRIES LLC, MOHAWK VALLEY CHAIR NYCGPA, CHAIR VILLAGE/TOWN OF BOONVILLE ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL
DEVAN FINKELL
CEO AND CO-FOUNDER AT DEEWDROP LLC
Supplementary Information
TYME
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyme-ferris-806538a/
DEVAN
https://www.linkedin.com/in/devan-finkell-ba9247127
SEN COONEY
https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/jeremy-cooney/about
SONG CHOICE FROM SPECIAL GUEST: SENATOR JEREMY COONEY,NY: Moonage Daydream by David Bowie
INTERVIEW 2 EQUITY IN ACTION
TIYAHNN BRYANT
FOUNDER AND CEO OF ROLL UP LIFE INC.
KHARI EDWARDS
HEAD OF SOCIAL AND CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY OF AYR WELLNESS
SPECIAL GUEST: DR. AYOKA NURSE RACIAL CAPITALISM EXPERT
Song: Been A Long Time by Rakim Supplementary Information:
TIYAHNN:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiyahnn-bryant-6b68a3132
Roll Up Life
KHARI
https://www.linkedin.com/in/khari-edwards-0928196
Ayr Wellness
DR AYOKI NURSE
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-ayoka-nurse-25866976/
Karma Koala Podcast 97 Oct 3 2022: Annick Goldsmith, Jeff Sampson, Nohtal Partansky & Marguerite Arnold
SEAN'S INTRODUCTION
HEATHER’S SONG CHOICE: LAISSE TOMBER LES FILLES BY FABIENNE DELSOL
INTERVIEW 1 ANNICK GOLDSMITH FOUNDER OF BLACK MARKET GROUP (BMG)
Song: Silent Hill by Kendrick Lamar
Supplementary Information:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/annickgoldsmith
BMG – Black Market Group
INTERVIEW 2 MARKETWATCH JEFF SAMPSON
FOUNDER AND CEO OF EVERSCORE
Song: Everlong by Foo Fighters
Supplementary Information:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffsampson
INTERVIEW 3 CANNALIFE: VOLUME 5 NOHTAL PARTANSKY
CO-FOUNDER AND CEO OF SORTING ROBOTICS, CO-FOUNDER AND CEO OF RISE CO-PACKING
Song: Running Up That Hill by Kate Bush
Supplementary Information:
https://www.sortingrobotics.com/
INTERVIEW 4 THE EUROPEAN UPDATE MARGUERITE ARNOLD
JOURNALIST AND GLOBAL CANNABIS ENTREPRENEUR
Song: Vogue by Madonna
Supplementary Information:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/marguerite-arnold-1b09a311b
SEAN'S MYSTERY CARIBBEAN TRACK
Karma Koala Podcast 96 Sept 26 2022: Jeff Hamilton,Canopyright: Lars Olofsson Lawyer Juicy Fields Case: Susan Burns, Lawyer: Eric Postow Lawyer: June McLaughlin Cannabis Legal Academic.
Karma Koala Podcast 96 Sept 26 2022
HEATHER’S SONG CHOICE THE PASSENGER BY IGGY POP
INTERVIEW 1
JEFF HAMILTON
FOUNDER AND CEO OF CANOPYRIGHT
Supplementary Information
INTERVIEW 2 SPECIAL UPDATE: JUICY FIELDS LARS OLOFSSON, ESQ
ATTORNEY AGAINST JUICY FIELDS
Song: Heat Seeker by AC/DC
Supplementary Information:
Victims —Include name and address via email to Lars Olofsson:
CaseJuicyFields@priusstartup.comInformation: JuicyFieldsCase.com
INTERVIEW 3 WHAT THE HEMP? SUSAN BURNS
ATTORNEY AND ON-CALL BUSINESS PARTNER AT S. BURNS LEGAL
Song: Better When I’m Dancing by Meghan Trainor
Supplementary Information:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sburnslegal
INTERVIEW 4 UPDATE: LUCAS SIROIS CASE IN MAINE ERIC POSTOW
PARTNER AND ATTORNEY AT PARLATORE LAW GROUP
Song: Juramidam by Nick Mulvey
Supplementary Information:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-postow-esq-39680013
https://parlatorelawgroup.com/content/attorneys
INTERVIEW 5 420 LAW WITH PROFESSOR JUNE JUNE MCLAUGHLIN
PROFESSOR AND PROGRAM STUDIES DIRECTOR AT IRVINE VALLEY COLLEGE
Song: Glitter and Gold by Zola
Supplementary Information:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/profjune-mclaughlin
Chem Global Campus Project & Alliance —@ProfJune1 on IG
SEAN’S MYSTERY CARIBBEAN TRACK
Karma Koala Podcast Episode 93, Monday 5 September: Equity In Action with Tiyahnn Bryant & Khari Edwards, Peter Homberg Dentons, The Compliance Couch With Sheri Tarr & Cannabanking Tom Gavin CannaTrac
EQUITY IN ACTION
WITH TIYAHNN BRYANT, JESSE CAMPOAMOR, AND KHARI EDWARDS
Song: Freedom by Jean Baptiste
Supplementary Information:
**NYC Small Business Services
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiyahnn-bryant-6b68a3132● Roll Up Life
https://www.linkedin.com/in/khari-edwards-0928196 ● Ayr Wellness
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jesse-campoamor-5029021 ● Campoamor and Sons
INTERVIEW 2
GERMANY AND EU UPDATE
WITH PETER HOMBERG
Cannabis Practice Group Lead Partner at Dentons
Song: Born This Way by Lady Gaga
Supplementary Information:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-homberg-90618519
● European Cannabis Association ● DENTONS
INTERVIEW 3
THE COMPLIANCE COUCH
WITH SHERI TARR
Founder and Chief Advisor of ’68 Partners, Fractional Compliance Officer, Regulatory Strategist
Song: Feelin Good by Nina Simone
Supplementary Information:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheritarr
● ’68 Partners LLC
● ComplianceCouch.net
INTERVIEW 4
CANNABANKING WITH TOM GAVIN CEO, CANNATRAC
Song: New Sensation by INXS
Supplementary Information:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tgaviniv
● CannaTrac.com
SEAN’S MYSTERY CARIBBEAN TRACK
END
Karma Koala Podcast 95 Sept 19 2022: Guns & Cannabis Interview Trilogy 1) Jessica Shrayburn 2) David Cannady 3) Jamie E Wright + Regular Segment “May We Have Yor Attention Please”
SEAN'S INTRO
HEATHER’S SONG CHOICE:
SILVER BIRD BY MARK LINDSAY
☆ IT’S MY BIRTHDAY TODAY ☆
GUNS + CANNABIS INTERVIEW TRILOGY
INTERVIEW 1
Guns + Cannabis
JESSICA SHRAYBMAN
ATTORNEY AND FOUNDER OF SHRAYBMAN LAW
Song: Dream A Little Dream Of Me by The Mamas and Papas
Supplementary Information
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jrshraybman
ShraybmanLaw.com
INTERVIEW 2
Guns + Cannabis
DAVID CANNADY
ATTORNEY AND MANAGING PARTNER AT CANNADY AND ASSOCIATES
Song: Jimmy Cooks by Drake, featuring 21 Savage
Supplementary Information
https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-cannady-a9725114
Cannady and Associates, PLLC
INTERVIEW 3:
Guns + Cannabis
JAMIE E. WRIGHT
ATTORNEY AND PRINCIPAL AT J. WRIGHT LAW GROUP, PC
Song: Isn’t She Lovely by Stevie Wonder
Supplementary Information
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-e-wright-6a5108129
J. Wright Law Firm, PC
INTERVIEW 4
MAY WE HAVE YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE: VOLUME 5
JACOB BORGESON OF WYNG AND CHRISTINA BELLMAN OF LĒVO
Song: Hold On by Alabama Shakes
Supplementary Information
Wyng.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacobborgeson/
https://levooil.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrissybellman/
SEAN’S MYSTERY CARIBBEAN TRACK
Karma Koala Podcast Episode 94 Monday September 12: Marguerite Arnold, Amy McDougal, Lisa Pittman & Hannah King
SEAN’S INTRODUCTION
HEATHERS’ SONG
COWBOY JUNKIES – SWEET JANE
INTERVIEW 1 THE EUROPEAN UPDATE MARGUERITE ARNOLD – JOURNALIST, GLOBAL CANNABIS ENTREPRENEUR
Song: Sweet Dreams by The Eurythmics
Supplementary Information
https://www.linkedin.com/in/marguerite-arnold-1b09a311b
https://twitter.com/DEJournalistin?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
INTERVIEW 2 THE COMPLIANCE DISPENSARY AMY MCDOUGAL
ATTORNEY AND FOUNDER OF CLEARESOURCES
Song: Best Of Me by Michael Buble
Supplementary Information
https://www.linkedin.com/in/amymcdougal
INTERVIEW 3 LEGAL EAGLE – LISA PITTMAN
ATTORNEY, FOUNDER OF PITTMAN LEGAL
Song: Take Out Some Insurance by Jimmy Reed
Supplementary Information
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisalpittman
INTERVIEW 4 HIGH NOTES HANNAH KING
ATTORNEY, PARTNER IN DENTONS CANNABIS PRACTICE GROUP
Song: Pasaquan by Tedeschi Trucks Band
Supplementary Information
https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannahking3
https://www.dentons.com/en/hannah-king
SEAN'S MYSTERY SONG
Karma Koala Podcast Episode 92 – Monday 29 August: Professor June McLaughlin, Kim Stuck Allay Consulting, Michael Sassano, Somai Pharmaceuticals & Amy McDougal -Clearesources
Sean Hocking – Introduction
Heather’s Song Choice: ELO – Mr Blue Sky
INTERVIEW 1
420 Law With Professor June
June McLaughlin, Professor and Program Studies Director at Irvine Valley College
Song: Hope by Klaatu
Supplementary Information:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/profjune-mclaughlin
Chem Global Campus Project & Allayance
@ProfJune1 on IG
INTERVIEW 2
INSIGHT CORNER
With KIM STUCK
Founder and CEO, Allay Consulting
Song: Beat Your Heart Out by The Distillers
Supplementary Info
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberly-stuck-cp-fs-cqa-420a257a
INTERVIEW 3
Michael Sassano
Founder, CEO, President of Somai Pharmaceuticals
Song: Wicked Game by Chris Isaac
INTERVIEW 4
THE COMPLIANCE DISPENSARY
With AMY MCDOUGAL ATTORNEY AND FOUNDER OF CLEARESOURCES
Song: Gabriel’s Oboe by Ennio Morricone – Yo Yo Ma
Supplementary Information
https://www.linkedin.com/in/amymcdougal
Sean’s Caribbean song choice
Karma Koala Podcast Episode 91 – Monday 22 August: New Segment "Queer In Cannabis" with Tyme Ferris & Devan Finkell, Lars Olofsson Swedish Lawyer & Juicy Fields Class Action & Sherri Tarr Compliance
EPISODE 91 MONDAY: AUGUST 22 2022
Sean Introduction
Heather's Song Choice: CitySong - Lucious Jackson
Tyme's Song Choice: Talkin' Bout A Revolution by Tracey Chapman
INTERVIEW 1
INAUGURAL LAUNCH: QUEER IN CANNABIS With CO-HOSTS TYME FERRIS AND DEVAN FINKELL
Supplementary Information:
QueerInCannabis
Co-Hosts
https://www.linkedin.com/in/devan-finkell-ba9247127
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyme-ferris-806538a/
Devan's Song: Big Time Sensuality by Björk
INTERVIEW 2
SPECIAL SCOOP
JUICY FIELDS With LARS OLOFSSON, ESQ SWEDEN
Lars is a very busy attorney picking up the pieces for clients after the outing of the Juicy Fields debacle. He's instigating a class action currently for about 10K clients and as he says in his interview.. as this has all the hallmarks of the Russian mafia he's not interested in trying to chase them, rather, he is interested in the facilitators and enablers of the Ponzi and that includes the financial businesses who helped with payment systems and tech.
An Australian fintech company has already been identified and is seriously back-pedalling, but, says Lars. There are plenty more like them out there, he has a list and will be going public soon.
My given name is Daniel Johansson. I am an Juicyfields victim and the one who started this case with Lars and his team. The money we sent to Juciyfields is gone. This case and community is to go after new funds with a movement that is grounded in our desire to make sure this never happens again. We are tired of bullshit – the system needs to be cleaned up, with this case and underlying community we intend to make a change! This is much bigger than me or you. Welcome to join the fight vs these mighty titans.
These are our community guidelines/rules: Read on at https://juicyfieldscase.com/
Supplementary Information:
Victims —Include name and address via email to Lars Olofsson:CaseJuicyFields@priusstartup.com
Information: JuicyFieldsCase.com
Song: AC/DC - Highway To Hell
INTERVIEW 3
THE COMPLIANCE COUCH With SHERI TARR,
Founder and Chief Advisor, ‘68 PARTNERS Consulting
Supplementary Information:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheritarr
Song: The Four Seasons - Summer in G Minor, RV. 315:III. Presto by Vivaldi, Adrian Chandler, LA Serenissima
Sean's Mystery Caribbean Track(s)
ENDS
Karma Koala Podcast Episode 90 – Monday 15 August: "High Notes" With Hannah King, "What The Hemp" With Susan Burns + Warren Harasz VP reg Affairs of Cannaspire & Weedsies Founder Henry Calix
SEAN’S INTRO
We start with a quick hope you get better soon to two of our regular contributors Amy and Sheri who are just recovering from a bout of covid.
Dr Koala says get lots of rest!!
HEATHER’S SONG CHOICE: GOLDEN YEARS BY DAVID BOWIE
INTERVIEW 1
HIGH NOTES WITH HANNAH KING
Song: Halley’s Comet by Phish
Supplementary Information
https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannahking3
INTERVIEW 2 CANNALIFE: VOLUME 4
WARREN HARASZ
VP of Regulatory Affairs@ CANNASPIRE
Song: What’s The Use by Mac Miller
Supplementary Information
INTERVIEW 3
WHAT THE HEMP? WITH SUSAN BURNS
Song: A Little More Love by Olivia Newton John
Supplementary Information:
INTERVIEW 4
MAY WE HAVE YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE – VOLUME 4
HENRY CALIX, FOUNDER AND CEO OF WEEDSIES
Song: Fur Elise by Beethoven
Supplementary Information:
Sean’s Mystery Caribbean Track
Karma Koala Podcast Episode 89 – Mon 8 August: Equity In Action With Tiyahnn Bryant, Jesse Campoamor & Khari Edwards + “May We Have Your Attention Please” With Sam Proctor, Lauren Ruddick +....
EPISODE 89, MONDAY: AUGUST 8 2022
INTERVIEW 1 EQUITY IN ACTION WITH TIYAHNN BRYANT, JESSE CAMPOAMOR, AND KHARI EDWARDS
Song: Down Bad by Juice Potter
Supplementary Information:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiyahnn-bryant-6b68a3132
https://www.linkedin.com/in/khari-edwards-0928196
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jesse-campoamor-5029021
Campoamor and Sons
CEO AND PRESIDENT OF GTR: GROWING TOGETHER RESEARCH –CEO OF GENESIS BLOCK
Song: Daykeeper by The Foreign Exchange
Supplementary Information
https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuel-proctor-807a7b63
INTERVIEW 3 NEW YORK REPORT WITH LAUREN RUDICK – PARTNER AND CANNABIS ATTORNEY SPECIALIZING IN NEW YORK, HILLER PC
Song: Something Good by Alt J
Supplementary Information:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenrudick80
INTERVIEW 4 CANNABANKING WITH TOM GAVIN CEO, CANNATRAC
Song: Live Wire by Mötley Crüe
Supplementary Information:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tgaviniv
Sean’s Mystery Caribbean Track
FINISH
Karma Koala Podcast Episode 88 – Monday 1 August: European Update With Marguerite Arnold, Tia Moskalenko of Ask Growers In Ukraine, Legal Update With Lisa Pittman and Eddier Brennan Co-Owner and Presi
EPISODE 88, MONDAY: AUGUST 1 2022
HEATHER'S SONG CHOICE: MIGHT BANG, MIGHT NOT BY LIL SIMZ
INTERVIEW 1
EUROPEAN UPDATE WITH MARGUERITE ARNOLD
Song: Everybody Wants To Rule The World by Tears For Fears
Supplementary Information
https://www.linkedin.com/in/marguerite-arnold-1b09a311b
INTERVIEW 2
TIA MOSKALENKO
Communications Manager of AskGrowers.com, based in Ukraine
Song: Stefania (Kalush Orchestra) by Kalush
Supplementary Information
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tia-moskalenko-47055882
INTERVIEW 3
LEGAL EAGLE WITH LISA PITTMAN
Attorney, Founder of Pittman Legal
Song: Whiskey Bottle by Uncle Tupelo
Supplementary Information
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisalpittman
INTERVIEW 4
CANNALIFE: VOLUME 3
EDDIE BRENNAN
Co-Owner and President of Beak & Skiff
Song: Running Up That Hill by Kate Bush
Supplementary Info
https://www.linkedin.com/in/eddie-brennan-a4853115
Sean's Mystery Caribbean Track
Karma Koala Podcast Episode 87 – Monday 25 July: NJ Report Jessica Gonzalez, Lex Corwin, Insight Corner with Kim Stuck & Bohb Blair, CMO at Jones Soda
HEATHER'S SONG CHOICE
AERIALS BY BRASS AGAINST
INTERVIEW 1:
NEW JERSEY REPORT WITH JESSICA GONZALEZ
Cannabis and Intellectual Property Attorney, Hiller PC
Song: Cuando Estaba Yo En La Carcel à by Byron Solis
Supplementary Info
HillerPC.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicagonzalez613
INTERVIEW 2: LEX CORWIN
Founder and CEO, Stone Road Farms
*Upcoming Co-Host of "Queer In Cannabis" segment premiering on August 22
Song: Lie Again by Giveon
Supplementary Info:
INTERVIEW 3:
INSIGHT CORNER WITH KIM STUCK
Founder and CEO, Allay Consulting
Song: Climbing Up The Walls by Radiohead
Supplementary Info
AllayConsulting.com
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/allaypalooza-tickets-332178463727
AllayPalooza is completely unique. It’s part celebration, part networking event, and part industry conference.
About this event
Allay Consulting is a huge supporter of the Realm of Caring, and to help support their amazing cause 10% of all ticket proceeds will be donated to their organization! They will also have a booth at the show so you can learn more about what they do and how they are supporting the industry and patients! We can't wait to see you all there!
CELEBRATE
Our Industry is blowing up and we are making it happen! There are times in our lives that we need to just take a step back, and really look at what is happening around us…what we are a part of. AllayPalooza is a moment in time to appreciate this amazing opportunity, this community, and movement. Join the Palooza!
NETWORK
Take the opportunity to get to know some of the amazing People in our industry. Grow your network and learn from Innovators, Entrepreneurs, Financial Consultants, Scientists, Politicians, Educators, Legal Experts, Media Experts, Marketing Experts, Business Consultants and more!
CONFERENCE
Take the opportunity to get to know some of the amazing Organizations, Products and Service Providers in our industry. Check out the website for details and specifics…and remember, every Sponsor is vetted and approved by Allay Cannabis Consulting.
INTERVIEW 4:
CANNALIFE, VOLUME 2
Bohb Blair, CMO at Jones Soda
Song: Drugs Are For Doing by Bicycle Tricycle
Supplementary Info:
JonesSoda.com
SEAN'S MYSTERY CARRIBEAN TRACK
Karma Koala Podcast Episode 86 – Monday 18 July: The Compliance Couch With Sherri Tarr, 420 Law With Prof June McLaughlin + New Segments With Dentons Lawyer Hannah King & Cannalife with Anthony Scotti
SEAN HOCKING - INTRODUCTION
INTERVIEW 1
REGULAR SEGMENT》THE COMPLIANCE COUCH WITH SHERI TARR Song: Fly Like An Eagle by Steve Miller
Supplementary Information
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheritarr
Anthony Scotti Company CEO @Cherry
Song: Lemons by Loud Luxury and Tyler Mann
Supplementary Information:
INTERVIEW 3
REGULAR SEGMENT 》 HIGH NOTES WITH HANNAH KING
Song: Althea by The Grateful Dead
Supplementary Information
Hannah E. King, a partner on the Dentons Cannabis team, is one of Maine’s leading authorities on the highly regulated and complicated cannabis industry.
Hannah advises hundreds of cannabis businesses from small family-run businesses to large publicly traded, multi-state operators in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont. She represents a wide array of business types including standalone medical and adult use hydro-carbon, distillate, and CO2 extraction facilities, infused edibles and beverage producers, cultivators, retailers, testing labs, as well as vertically integrated operators. She also represents investors, landlords, and ancillary businesses, including financial institutions.
Hannah’s work includes local and state licensing and permitting and regulatory compliance as well as assisting cannabis businesses navigate the cannabis laws in complicated commercial and financial transactions and litigation.
Hannah has substantial experience advising tribal nations across the country seeking to enter the cannabis and hemp markets on the status of state and federal marijuana laws, development of tribal regulatory regimes, negotiations for joint ventures with cannabis operators, and compact drafting and negotiations. She has also advised financial institutions on developing and implementing Marijuana Related Business programs that comport with the 2014 FinCen Guidance on “BSA Expectations Regarding Marijuana Related Businesses.”
https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannahking3
INTERVIEW 4
Devan Finkell Co-Founder and CEO Deewdrop
Upcoming Co-Host of “Queer In Cannabis” on Karma Koala premiering on August 22Song: Girl Blount by Leikekli47
Supplementary Information
Deewdrop
@getdeewdrop on IG
https://www.linkedin.com/in/devan-finkell-ba9247127/?trk=people-guest_people_search-card
INTERVIEW 5 REGULAR SEGMENT》
420 LAW WITH JUNE MCLAUGHLIN
Song: A Little Is Enough by Pete Townsend
Supplementary Information:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/profjune-mclaughlin
@ProfJune1 on IG
TO FINISH THE SHOW: SEAN’S MYSTERY CARIBBEAN TRACK
Karma Koala Podcast 85 11 July: Marguerite Arnold's EU Update, Lisa Pittman “Legal Eagle” Segment, Amy Mc Dougal’s “Compliance Dispensary” spot + Anthony Coniglio the CEO @ NewLake Capital Partners
REGULAR SEGMENT》EUROPEAN UPDATE WITH MARGUERITE ARNOLD
Song: Running Up That Hill by Kate Bush
Supplementary Information
https://www.linkedin.com/in/marguerite-arnold-1b09a311b
https://mobile.twitter.com/dejournalistin
*NEW* REGULAR SEGMENT》 LEGAL EAGLE WITH LISA PITTMAN
Song: Bloody Mary Morning by Willie Nelson – ANY LIVE VERSION (IF POSSIBLE)
Supplementary Information
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisalpittman
INTERVIEW 3
REGULAR SEGMENT》 THE COMPLIANCE DISPENSARY WITH AMY MCDOUGAL
Song:Symphonie Fantastique (2nd movement/Op.14, H 48:II) by Hector Barlioz https://open.spotify.com/track/6OMGlCuXFpIvlGosXRe3hC?si=c-vR30-ZTKGfDjeSt30P5A&utm_so urce=copy-link
Supplementary Information
https://www.linkedin.com/in/amymcdougal
CleaResources
*NEW* REGULAR SEGMENT》
MAY WE HAVE YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE, VOLUME 2
Anthony Coniglio CEO NewLake Capital Partners REIT
Song: Patience by Guns and Roses
Supplementary Information
https://www.linkedin.com/in/coniglioanthony
Karma Koala Podcast Episode 84 – Monday 4 July: New Featured Segments “Equity In Action” & “May We Have Your Attention Please” + Regular catchups with Sherri Tarr/Compliance and Peter Homberg/Europe
*NEW* REGULAR SEGMENT》
EQUITY IN ACTION WITH TIYAHNN BRYANT, JESSE CAMPOAMOR, AND KHARI EDWARDS
Song: Skankin’ Sweet by Chronixx
Supplementary Information:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiyahnn-bryant-6b68a3132
https://www.linkedin.com/in/khari-edwards-0928196
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jesse-campoamor-5029021
INTERVIEW 2
REGULAR SEGMENT》 THE COMPLIANCE COUCH WITH SHERI TARR
Song: What Makes a Good Man by The Heavy
Supplementary Information:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheritarr
68 Partners LLC
INTRO TO INTERVIEW 3
NEW* REGULAR SEGMENT》 MAY WE HAVE YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE, VOLUME 1
INTERVIEW 3
Andrew Duffy SparkPlug CEO
Song: Gimme Shelter by The Rolling Stones
Supplementary Information
SparkPlug.app
INTERVIEW 4
REGULAR SEGMENT》
GERMANY AND EU UPDATE WITH PETER HOMBERG
Song: Born In The USA by Bruce Springsteen
Supplementary Information:
European Cannabis Association
https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-homberg-90618519
Karma Koala Podcast 83 27 June 22: This Week’s Guests – Ilan Sobel CEO @ BioHarvest + 2 New Regular Segments (1)”Marketwatch” With Jeff Sampson Everscore & (2)”Cannabanking” with Tom Gavin CannaTrak
INTERVIEW 1
Ilan Sobel CEO @ BioHarvest
Song: We Will Rock You by Queen
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ilansobel/?originalSubdomain=il
INTERVIEW 2
NEW REGULAR SEGMENT
MARKETWATCH WITH JEFF SAMPSON CEO Everscore
Song: Everlong by Foo Fighters
Supplementary Information
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffsampson/
INTERVIEW 3
REGULAR SEGMENT
INSIGHT CORNER
KIM STUCK Founder and CEO Allay Consulting
Song: Sunday Morning by Velvet Underground
Supplementary Information
INTERVIEW 4
NEW REGULAR SEGMENT
CANNABANKING WITH TOM GAVIN - CannaTrac CEO
Song: Beautiful Day U2
Supplementary Information
Karma Koala Podcast Episode 82, 20 June 2022: THE COMPLIANCE COUCH WITH SHERI TARR – Ben Rosman CEO PSI Labs – Stephen Phan Co-Founder and CEO Come Back Daily – Kristen Yoder Founder/Campaign Founder
INTERVIEW 1
Name: Ben Rosman CEO PSI Labs
Song: Marionette by Horatio Clam
Supplementary Information:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-rosman-452a11107/
INTERVIEW 2
Name: Stephen Phan Co-Founder and CEO Come Back Daily
Song: Positive Herb by Niyorah
Supplementary Information
https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-phan-556a3777/
@phan_man on IG
Website: Come Back Daily
REGULAR SEGMENT》 THE COMPLIANCE COUCH WITH SHERI TARR
Topic: Transparency, especially in packaging and labeling, NY market, compliance/integrity/trust as competitive advantage ——ACTIONABLE ADVICE: BE TRANSPARENT AND RADICALLY HONEST
Song: AC / DC Back In Black
What year was Back In Black released – if you know…… Get in touch with Sheri (don’t cheat by googling it!) and if you are correct she’ll give you half an hour free consulting time!!!
Supplementary Information
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheritarr
Name: Kristen Yoder Founder/Campaign Founder Cynical Stoner/Bud For Blood
Song: -Smile by Lil Duvall, featuring Snoop
Supplementary Information:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/thatkristenyoder/
-Instagram: Kristen Yoder
-Facebook: Kristen Yoder
-The Bluntness
-Respect My Region
-Bud For Blood: Donor Application
-Bud For Blood: Red Cross App Team
-Bud For Blood: Linktree
-Bud For Blood: Website
-@budforblood on IG 》 hashtags: #budforblood, #giveblood, #justdonateblood, #stonersmakegreatdonors
Karma Koala Podcast Episode 81, 13 June 2022: 5 interviews this week including 2 new regular spots. The European segment with journalist & writer Marguerite Arnold and The Compliance Dispensary with A
INTERVIEW 1
Name: Oren Shuster CEO IM Cannabis
Song:-Imagine by John Lennon
Supplementary Information:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/oren-shuster-691182/?originalSubdomain=il
INTERVIEW 2
》NEW REGULAR SEGMENT EUROPEAN UPDATE WITH MARGUERITE ARNOLD
Song: Fight the Power by Public Enemy
Supplementary Information:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/marguerite-arnold-1b09a311b
INTERVIEW 3
Name: Alexander Hymowitz NY Law School Graduate; impending position with law firm: Prince Lobel NY
Topic: MSOs v Feds lawsuit: 280E and Intrastate Commerce
Song: I’m On Fire by Bruce Springsteen
Supplementary Information;
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexander-hymowitz
INTERVIEW 4 》REGULAR SEGMENT
Name: JUNE MCLAUGHLIN Professor Irvine Valley College
Topic: “Cannabis and Driving”
Song: Condolence by Benjamin Clementine
Supplementary Information:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/profjune-mclaughlin
@ProfJune1 on IG
Name: The Compliance Dispensary with Amy McDougal
Amy is an Attorney & President and CEO of ClearResources LLC
She has also authored, 420 Compliance Tips for Cannabis Companies and Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional
Song: Girl On Fire by Alisha Keys
Supplementary Information:
March 2022 article in CEP Magazine on the compliance challenges posed by legal cannabis
https://www.linkedin.com/in/amymcdougal/
Karma Koala Podcast Episode 80 6 June 2022: New Regular Segment “The Compliance Couch” With Sheri Tarr + Peter Homberg (Dentons) Monthly European Update & Ronit Pinto of Honeysuckle Media Inc. & Maga
Karma Koala Podcast Episode 80 6 June 2022
INTERVIEW 1 》*NEW REGULAR SEGMENT THE COMPLIANCE COUCH WITH SHERI TARR
Song: The Whipping Post by Allman Brothers (written by Greg Allman)
Supplementary Information
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheritarr
INTERVIEW 2
Ronit Pinto Honeysuckle Media Inc. and Magazine
Song: Winter Vacation by Atlas Sound
Supplementary Information
HoneysuckleMag.com
@HoneysuckleMagazine on IG
HONEYSUCKLE MAGAZINE on YouTube
INTERVIEW 3 》REGULAR SEGMENT:
GERMANY UPDATE FROM PETER HOMBERG
Song: In The Air Tonight by Phil Collins
Supplementary Information
EuropeanCannabisAssociation.com
Peter: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-homberg-90618519
Karma Koala Podcast Episode 79 30 May 2022: Our new regular monthly update from Kim Stuck of Allay Consulting + Blake Schroeder Medical Marijuana Inc / Juliana Whitney & Nick Bembenek Leafsheets
INTERVIEW 1
Blake Schroeder CEO Medical Marijuana Inc.
Topic: Interstate Commerce, CA SB 1326
Song: Redemption Song by Bob Marley
Supplementary Information
INTERVIEW 2
Juliana Whitney and Nick Bembenek Leafsheets
Co-Founders of Leafsheets, Juliana is also President of Cann Strategy
Song: Up, Up and Away by Kid Cudi
Supplementary Information
Leafsheets.co
INTERVIEW 3 NEW REGULAR SEGMENT
We are very happy indeed to have Kim Stuck as a regular contributor to the podcast and we thank her for her time.
If anybody knows about compliance in the cannabis industry it is Kim, so, as they say, listen carefully!
INSIGHT CORNER WITH KIM STUCKSong: Good Morning by Max Frost
Supplementary Information
Karma Koala Podcast Episode 78 23 May 2022: Tiyahnn Bryant, Roll Up Life / Klee Irwin, Irwin Naturals / Justin Kahn, reepher
Tiyahnn Bryant, Roll Up Life Inc Founder and CEO
Song: DO NOT DISTURB by Drake
Supplementary Information
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiyahnn-bryant-6b68a3132/
@rolluplife on IG
@Tiyahnn on IG
Rolluplifeinc on Twitter
INTERVIEW 2
Klee Irwin Quantum Gravity Research and Founder and Owner of Irwin Naturals
Supplementary Information
Quantumgravityresearch.com
“WHAT IS REALITY” on YouTube IrwinNaturals.com
Justin Kahn, reepher Founder & CEO
Song: STRONG by Sault
Supplementary Information
Karma Koala Podcast Episode 77 16 May 2022: Alexander Somjen Origin Therapeutics / Reggie Keith Canna-House / Bryan Wood Stoner’s Walk for MDA / Jonas Duclos CBX
EPISODE 77, MONDAY: MAY 16 2022
Alexander Somjen CEO Origin Therapeutics
Supplementary Information
https://www.linkedin.com/company/origin-therapeutics/?originalSubdomain=ca
Song: The Heat Is On by Glenn FreyINTERVIEW 2
Reggie Keith Founder and CEO Canna-House
Song: 777 by Silk Sonic Bruno Mars and Anderson Paak
Supplementary Information
Cannna-house.com
@the2nd_house on IG
Canna-House on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/CannaHouse2018/
INTERVIEW 3
BRYAN WOOD
Stoner’s Walk for MDA Recap and New Goal
Song: Coffee and a Joint by Little Stranger
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryan-wood-2b3547230/
INTERVIEW 4
Jonas Duclos Co-Founder and CEO CBX “stock exchange”
PART 1
Song 1: Take Care of Business by Dangermouse & Gemini
PART 2
Song 2: Crockett Theme by Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band
Supplementary Information
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonas-duclos-b694b638/?originalSubdomain=ch
Karma Koala Podcast Episode 76 9 May 2022: Mark Lozzi – Confia / Ryan Hale OSS / Daniel Lewis Cowboy Cup / Max Simon Green Flower / Steve Ellmore Filmaker
INTERVIEW 1
Name: Mark Lozzi CEO Confia
Topic: various legislation and cannabis banking Length:
Songs
Ride The Lightning by Warren Zediers
A Little Bit by Nelly & Florida Georgia Line
Supplementary Information
INTERVIEW 2 Name: Ryan Hale OSS, Operational Security Solutions Position: Chief Sales Officer
Topic: Various legislation and cannabis banking
Song:
If I Ever Lose My Faith In You by Disturbd
Supplementary Information
OpSecSolutions.us
INTERVIEW 3
Daniel Lewis: CEO of The Cowboy Cup in Oklahoma
Max Simon: CEO of Green-Flower Topic: Oklahoma’s Cowboy Cup + Ganjier by Green-Flower
Songs
Song #1 -Brighter Day by Michael Franti
Song #2 -Never Get Old by Nathaniel Raitliff and The Night Sweats
Supplementary Information
CowboyCup.com
IG = @TheCowboyCup
Facebook = The Cowboy Cup
INTERVIEW 4
Name: Steve Ellmore The Unprescribed (nonprofit) and “Unprescribed” (film) FILMMAKER and President of The Unprescribed
Song
Drowned In My Life Of Fears by Leaf Hound
Supplementary Information:
info@TheUnprescribed.org
Facebook = The Unprescribed
YouTube = The Unprescribed
IG = @TheUnprescibed
Twitter = @TheUnprescribed
Film = “Unprescribed” exclusively on Amazon Prime
Karma Koala Podcast Episode 75 – 2 May 2022: Allan Gandelman NY Cannabis Growers and Processors Assoc / Bridget Graham, CEO of Organa Kannalytics / Peter Homberg Cannabis Lead Dentons Berlin (REGULAR)
INTERVIEW 1
Allan Gandelman Founder and President of New York Cannabis Growers and Processors Association
Co-Founder and President of Head & Heal, President of New York Hemp Oil, CEO of Main Street Farms
Song: Scarlet Begonias – Grateful Dead
Supplementary Information
NYCGPA.org
headandheal.com
mainstreetfarms.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/allan-gandelman-73581a25/
INTERVIEW 2
Bridget Graham, CEO of Organa Kannalytics / Shelley Beavers, Marketing Manager of Organa Kannalytics / Gena Jones, Attorney, CPA, CFO of CannaBoss
Song: I’m Every Woman by Chaka Khan
Supplementary Information:
INTERVIEW 3
REGULAR SEGMENT PETER HOMBERG
Topic: German/EU MONTHLY wrapup
Song: Throw My Bones by Deep Purple
Supplementary Information
EuropeanCannabisAssociation.com
Peter: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-homberg-90618519
INTERVIEW 4
Raymond Lai – Director, Writer, Co-Producer of “Logan Lee and Rise of The Purple Dawn” short film
Song: Runaways by Holy Hive
Supplementary Information
https://mobile.twitter.com/cfriendlyimages
INTERVIEW 5
Gregory Tannor – Principal and Executive Managing Director, Commercial Real Estate Brokerage Lee & Associates NYC
Song: Sun Is Shining by Bob Marley
Supplementary Information:
HarmonyMA.com
LeeandAssociates.com
LeeandAssociatesNYC.com
Karma Koala Podcast Episode 74 – 25 April 2022: Jacob Carlson EZ Hire / Vahan Ajamian High Tide / Luis Merchan Flora Growth / Jaime Seale Clever Real Estate
INTERVIEW 1
Name: Jacob Carlson Co-Founder EZ Hire
Song: -Help On The Way into Slipknot by The Grateful Dead
Supplementary Information
Web: ezhirecannabis.com
ezhirecannabis on IG
EzHire Page on YouTube
EzHire Page on LinkedIn
INTERVIEW 2 Vahan Ajamian Capital Markets Advisor – High Tide
Song: SONG FROM NEW ALBUM by Adele
Supplementary Information: https://hightideinc.com/
INTERVIEW 3
Luis Merchan – Flora Growth – CEO
Song: -Going The Distance by Bill Conti
Supplementary Information
INTERVIEW 4
Jaime Seale – Clever Real Estate / Real Estate Witch – PR, Research Writer, and Strategist
Topic: RESEARCH REPORT: The Best Weed Cities in the U.S. Length:
Song: – Wild I Am by The Vocal Few
Supplementary Information
Karma Koala Podcast Episode 73 18 April 2022: Bryan Wood / Tyme Ferris and Tom Kupiec Co-Founders Pantheon Collective / Professor June McLoughlin
Karma Koala Podcast Episode 73 18 April 2022
INTERVIEW 1 BRYAN WOOD
Topic: “STONERS WALK FOR MDA” from Texas to DC, Part sponsored by The Jack Herer Foundation (through Dan Herer, his son) +
Supplementary Information:
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100025385929192
Want to join me in making a difference? I’m raising money to benefit Muscular Dystropy Association, Inc., and any donation will help make an impact. Thanks in advance for your contribution to this cause that means so much to me. More information about Muscular Dystropy Association, Inc.: MDA is the nonprofit health agency dedicated to curing muscular dystrophy, ALS, and related diseases by funding worldwide research. The Association also provides comprehensive health care and support services, advocacy, and education.INTERVIEW 2 Tyme Ferris and Tom Kupiec Co-Founders Pantheon Collective
Songs:
-Into The Wild by El P (middle of interview)
-Edamame by E.B. Money and Rich Brian
Supplementary Information:
INTERVIEW 3 》REGULAR SEGMENT “420 LAW” JUNE MCLAUGHLIN Irvine Valley College Professor
Topic: June discusses inter -state trade of cannabis (or lack thereof), especially, with regard to California and SB1326
Song: Ends of the Earth by Lord Huron
Supplementary Information:
Karma Koala Podcast Episode 72 11 April 2022: Tia Moskalenko – AskGrowers.com Ukraine / Lauren Rudick – Hiller PC / Greg Kubin and Matias Serebrinsky Company – PsyMed Ventures and Business Trip P.cast
INTERVIEW 1
Tia Moskalenko
AskGrowers.com, based in Ukraine Position: Communications Manager
Topic: , AskGrowers, Ukraine and operating an internet platform in wartime
Song:
Tia asked for us to choose something dancey but calm. I think we’ll select a couple of songs for her one of which has to be Massive Attack’s, Safe From Harm, as that is what we’d like her, her family, friends and colleagues to be.
Supplementary Information:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tia-moskalenko-47055882
INTERVIEW 2
Lauren Rudick Hiller, PC
Position: Partner and Co-Founder of Cannabis Law Practice Group at Hiller, PC
Topic: NEW YORK CANNABIS
Song:
Jammin’ by Bob Marley
Supplementary Information:
Lauren- Attorney at Hiller, PC https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenrudick80
INTERVIEW 3
Greg Kubin and Matias Serebrinsky
Company: PsyMed Ventures and Business Trip Podcast Position: Co-Founders and Co-Hosts
Topic: PSYCHEDELICS
Songs:
Peter Power – Sun Sun Damba [Multi Culti]
Raio Cuñaq (Mose Remix)
Supplementary Information:
PsyMed.Ventures. https://psymed.ventures/
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