Karma Koala Podcast

The Karma Koala Podcast by Sean Hocking the founder and editor of Cannabis Law ReportThis 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.Listen in - learn something new I speak with lawyers, politicians, CEO's, founders, regulators about the new global push for regulating cannabis use.

Karma Koala Podcast is a business podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 15 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Episode #123

  Episode 123: Karma Koala Podcast 330: Tia Ramfate – New South African grassroots cannabis organization launches, the TRCA (Township and Rural Cannabis Association)

  Aug 18, 202633 minS1

  The koalas speak with Tia about the new organisation she is setting up with Linda Siboto (Cheeba) to take cannabis to the regions. Cannabiz Africa have the background story Cannabist ‘activist-entrepreneurs’ Tia Ramfate and Linda Siboto are behind the formation of a new grassroots cannabis organization, the TRCA. Their idea is to translate indigenous knowledge skills into entrepreneurship opportunities for rural and township cannabis businesses. John Makoni, Africa Editor Former Soweto Cannabis Association chair and AfuRaka Institute founder Tia Ramfate and new U Grow business development director and Cheeba Africa co-founder, Linda Siboto, have set up the Township and Rural Cannabis Association (TRCA) with the aim of integrating indigenous knowledge skills into grassroots cannabis economies. Learn more https://cannabislaw.report/karma-koala-podcast-330-tia-ramfate-new-south-african-grassroots-cannabis-organization-launches-the-trca-township-and-rural-cannabis-association/

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  Episode #122

  Episode 122: Karma Koala Podcast 329: Lelehnia Dubois - New Report, "HUMBOLDT LEGACY PROJECT HLP SKUNK #1 CASE STUDY REPORT" - Lore vs Law

  Aug 9, 202631 minS1

  The koalas speak to Lelehnia about the report she has been working on for the past six years REPORT AT A GLANCE - ONE PRESERVED SELECTION. MANY ENVIRONMENTS. Ten completed Grow-Off samples documented differences in measured cannabinoid and terpene composition among samples from one preserved selection produced under independent cultivation conditions. MEASURABLE VARIATION. A RECURRING THC-DOMINANT, MYRCENE-LED PATTERN. Total THC ranged from 8.88% to 25.35%; total terpenes ranged from 0.58% to 1.78%, while the completed samples remained THC-dominant and myrcene-led. VALUE BEYOND POTENCY. Among the ten respondents who answered the primary-choice question in a small exploratory consumer survey, none selected THC percentage as the primary reason for interest. PEOPLE, HISTORY, AND RESPONSIBILITY. The project combines scientific evidence with provenance, community knowledge, consent, and ethical stewardship. WHAT THIS REPORT INCLUDES PROVENANCE • GENETIC RESEARCH • LABORATORY DATA GROW-OFF • CONSUMER RESEARCH • ETHICAL FRAMEWORK Executive Summary The Humboldt Legacy Project was launched by Humboldt Grace in 2020 to explore ethical and practical ways to protect, document, and value cannabis genetics and the knowledge connected to them. HLP Skunk #1 became the project’s first cultivar-level case study. The work centered on two preserved selections donated to the project: HLP Skunk #1 No. 1 and HLP Skunk #1 No. 3. HendRx Farm served as the primary preservation partner. No. 1 supported consumer research and was later lost as living material. Both selections were registered through Canopyright; No. 3 was used for DNA-supported lineage research and the multi-farm Grow-Off. Distinguishing the selections was essential because findings from one plant cannot automatically be assigned to the other or to every plant sold as Skunk #1. The project combined historical research and private interviews with David Watson; provenance and acquisition records; whole-genome sequencing through Medicinal Genomics; a THC synthase gene comparison; Canopyright distributed-ledger registration; cultivation by independent growers; cannabinoid, terpene, and exploratory thiol testing through Infinite Chemical Analysis Labs; consumer research; educational programming; and finished-concentrate analysis involving ArcataX, Lightwork Distributors, and SC Labs. Twenty-nine farms and cultivators registered for the Grow-Off, and ten completed samples were represented in the primary Certificate of Analysis dataset. The research was community-led and conducted with approximately $1,463 in direct cash funding, extensive volunteer labor, and donated professional services. The scientific work contributed useful evidence, but it did not provide a complete answer. HLP Skunk #1 No. 3 showed consistency with the Weiblen Skunk #1 reference at the THC synthase gene examined. This supports continued investigation of the reported lineage; it does not prove complete cultivar identity, ownership, authenticity, or chain of custody. The project therefore uses the language “DNA-supported lineage research” rather than claiming that a laboratory test authenticated all of Skunk #1. Read more: ⁠https://cannabislaw.report/wp-admin/post.php?post=288782&action=edit⁠

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  Episode #121

  Episode 121: Karma Koala Podcast 328: Ruth Fisher – Behind The Scare Headlines Ruth Takes A Close Look At The Data On California Cannabis Related Poisonings Since 2016

  Aug 2, 202636 minS1

  Anybody involved with keeping up to date with all things cannabis will have seen the recent plethora of media reports saying that cannabis poisonings are inundating ER departments. But what is the reality behind the headlines?What are the numbers? What are the numbers? Ruth analysed publicly available data for California since 2016 and unsurprisingly the results show a more nuanced, complex narrative where context is key. Listen, read the report https://cannabislaw.report/karma-koala-podcast-328-ruth-fisher-behind-the-scare-headlines-ruth-takes-a-close-look-at-the-data-on-california-cannabis-related-poisonings-since-2016/

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  Episode #119

  Episode 119: Karma Koala Podcast 326: Jerry Donnini Founder and CEO of SalesTaxHelper – The Complexity Of US Sales Tax Regimes In Highly Regulated Sectors

  Jul 29, 202616 minS1

  It’s not the sexiest of topics, I grant you that, but i thought it would be interesting to talk to an expert in the space. Jerry works in the worlds of Cannabis, Vapes & Tobacco and lays bare some of the complexity for small and medium sized US businiess working in the space. Multiple layers of taxation that fleece the consumer and the retailer and much of it, it seems, purposefully designed to put pressure on smaller end of cannabis retail. My first takeaway. If you are in a jurisdiction outside the US and you want to find out how not to do cannabis sales tax, the US is a good place to learn from. My other takeaway is that i’ve never really noticed the cannabis regulators in each of the states pay much attention to the issue. They are happy to pretend to support smaller business and equity set ups in words alone but little else. They’ll make them wait months even years for licenses then actually expect them to run a business with punishing overheads and city and sales taxes that up prices for the consumer and force producers to create mass market high THC cannabis that they have to wholesale at silly prices so that the consumer thinks they are getting some advantage for the cannabis they are buying. My analaogy would be the fast food market in the US. huge plates of food that aren’t nutritionally balanced or healthy for humans to consume, the same applies to cannabis except substiute large helpings with high THC levels which as we’re all learning isn’t the best for human health. Legislators, adminsitrators and regulators in states and cities actually have the power to do something about this, but they wont because as we all know a sin tax is a great earner and the thinking will never go beyond that. Learn more ⁠https://cannabislaw.report/karma-koala-podcast-326-jerry-donnini-founder-and-ceo-of-salestaxhelper-the-complexity-of-us-sales-tax-regimes-in-highly-regulated-sectors/⁠

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  Episode #118

  Episode 118: Karma Koala Podcast 325: Ryan Douglas Commercial Cannabis Grower & Consultant Talks About His New Book, “From Seed to Success: How to Launch a Great Cannabis Cultivation Business in Record Time”

  Jul 27, 202631 minS1

  Thankyou to Ryan for joining the Koalas to talk about the challenges of growing cannabis on a commercial basis both in the early days of legalisation in Canada when Canopy brought him in from the US where he was working with ornamentals to get their first facilities up and running and more recently as the US market consolidates and is trying to get the best opearting structures for profit that they can. .Ryan has worked in Canada, the US & Colombia both as a grower and consultant and brings a decade and a half experience in cannabis and 20 + years in ornamentals to the table We talk about those early years and what he learnt and what companies need to learn now. Like all other industries cannabis companies are making the same mistakes. Head office is getting increasingly separated from where the real action happens, the grow room and management always see solutions in tech and not people. Ryan reckons that’s a big mistake and i’d suggest he’s on the mark. Learn More https://cannabislaw.report/karma-koala-podcast-325-ryan-douglas-commercial-cannabis-grower-consultant-talks-about-his-new-book-from-seed-to-success-how-to-launch-a-great-cannabis-cultivation-business-in-record-time/

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