Bee Mohamed is Head of Patient Advocacy at Astrid Dispensary, a female-led medical cannabis pharmacy in South Yarra, Melbourne. She joins us to talk about her work advocating for medical cannabis patients at Astrid, her history in the field of harm reduction, the importance of patient care, the need for diversity in the industry, Australia’s archaic drug driving laws and so much more.

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Sunshine Coast woman Hannah Scarlett Turner was charged with possession of less than one gram of a dangerous drug after being stopped by patrolling officers while walking her dog at a nature reserve in June.

According to court documents, police were at the location after receiving complaints about people "smoking drugs in the area". The documents show Ms Turner, who pleaded guilty to the charge, voluntarily told police she had a quantity of medical cannabis in her car…

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Eitan Gallant from Decibel Cannabis talks about his experience being raided by the police and arrested for working in a medical cannabis clinic, why THC percentage ain’t all it’s cracked up to be, why dry herb vaping is accidentally connoisseur, the entourage effect and more!

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Zane Yassein co-founded Cannabis Training Canada and has trained over 3500 budtenders in Canada. Through Brandolier, he’s helped bring some really exciting products to market including vape cartridges, infused joints, cannagars and topicals. In this episode we’ll discuss why budtender training is important, what people learn in cannabis training courses, how cannabis products are brought to market and so much more!

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Cannabis prescribing GP, Dr Matty Moore talks to us from Dunsborough, Western Australia about treating with cannabis, the endocannabinoid system, the importance of data and evidence, the strengths and shortfalls of Australian medical cannabis, the important difference between medical cannabis in Australia and the USA and much more!

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Join us as we talk to Emily Leung, founder of OHAI and cannabis marketing consultant, based out of Vancouver BC. Emily joins us to talk about her work within the Canadian cannabis industry, the successes and challenges for small business in the past four years, the story of OHAI, women in weed, diversity in the cannabis industry and much more.

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Adolfo Gonzalez of Sensi Brands (and formerly of CannaReps) joins us to discuss what a cannabis sommelier is, the legacy medical pioneers that have been left behind since legalization, growing up in Mexico and moving to Vancouver, pollination patterns that have created hybrids, the race to the bottom with value buds, and the importance of scientific evidence and cannabis research.

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Amanda Wright of Pineapple Victoria (Canada) joins us as we discuss BC bud, Canada’s cannabis scene pre and post-legalisation, the recent government strike and its impact on private stores, the challenges of the government being your drug dealer, and the relationships people form with cannabis.

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