Karma Koala Podcast

Daryl Bickler former Law Practice Professional  in criminal law and now a drug policy advocacy / language re-alignment practitioner.

*Please note there are some background noises in this presentation

Daryl & I spoke in September about language and “drug” “policy” and his thoughts on the use of the English language specically with regard to the law, legislation, regulations, as he says, legalease.

We also discussed the use of language in media reporting and other areas that aim to share information about humans and their interaction with these compounds.

Breakdown of the Presentation

6:00 – Introducing The Idea Personal Sense of Language

7:00 – Group Re-alignment Session. Realigning language models re drugs

8:00 – Breaking Language Models

10:00 – Perspectives

14:20 – Linguistic Determinsim – Legalease

16:30 – Drug Policy is an Illusion

19:05 – Legalease the Power Language

24:45 – Examples of the Language used by the UK Greens Party in 2025

32:00 – What is Danger? Dangerous?

33:30 Taxing Drugs?  But drugs don’t have accountants!

34:00 Pseudo Legalease

35:30. Regulating ourselves

38:30 –  Reversing the Polarity of Language – Not ‘it” but “you”

39:40 – Q&A – Do stick with this section as the floor’s comments explain the difficulties in understanding the concept and how to express the issues using language.

52:56 Ends

https://cannabislaw.report/karma-koala-podcast-277-daryl-bickler-presentation-psychonauticon2025-czech-republic-illegal-drugs-do-not-exist/

Moderator: Sean Hocking

Gen Discussion: 21:00 Onwards

Medical Cannabis Industry Australia

Australia Illegal Market

Can Australia inform other jurisdictions?

Australia Doesn’t Have Much To Boast About Is Removed From Global Drug Policy

Colombia @ The UN – Review War On Drugs

Illegal Drug Supply Chain & It’s Relationship to Cannabis & Cocaine

Truth & Conciliation Approach – Working With Illegal Market(s)

Widening decriminalization discussion

Cannabis compliance, labelling, quality control & education in Australia

Non – Profit Approach

Working Together Nationally & Globally

Ends – 44:46

More info
https://cannabislaw.report/karma-koala-podcast/

Presentation 1

International Cannabis Symposium 2025 Australia’s Role in Reforming the UN Drug Conventions to Allow for Cannabis Regulation November 21, 2025 | University of Sydney, Australia

Melanie Wentzel – Prowling Tigress: A she-cosystem of underutilised power & a paucity of political champions

The unmet potential of women in cannabis policy. Women lead cannabis advocacy globally, prowling at the edges of cannabis policy, marking our territory (storytelling), protecting our cubs (advocacy), and establishing territory (with social influence) – but rarely deliver the final strike in the hunt for policy reform. The great prowl does matter but only goes so far without the final strike. Policy reform requires political positioning, where women are underrepresented especially in the cannabis agenda – this too needs to change. It is time for the hungry-for-change prowlers and cannabis’s political champions to assemble and rise. It is time for political champions to recognise the unique and untapped power of women’s groups; and for women’s groups to raise their gaze, organise, and make more strategic political advances. We must hunt as one.

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https://cannabislaw.report/karma-koala-podcast-275-melanie-wentzel-presentation-sydney-law-school-prowling-tigress-a-she-cosystem-of-underutilised-power-a-paucity-of-political-champions/

A few weeks back on my daily trawl of linked in I came across the following post by Ruth.

I had to get in touch to dig a little deeper.

This is the best research I’ve yet come across with regard to cannabis patents.

New blog: Cannabis Patents

I did a very simple keyword search of the US patent database, so the hits surely under-represent all the patents out there.

I downloaded over 10,000 patents, then eliminated those that weren’t relevant and many of those that were either abandoned or had expired.

I was left with over 8,700 patents.


Learn More At
https://cannabislaw.report/karma-koala-podcast-274-ruth-fisher-her-research-on-cannabis-patents/

Rarely do we get to speak to business owners on the ground outside the bigger European jurisdictions who have to ensure they are fully compliant with the vagaries of EU rules and regs.

Thanks to Nejc we’ve learnt a little more about the whys and wherefores.

Nejc Rusjan

Steering Essentia Pura as CEO and Founder, my focus is on pioneering advancements in CBD extraction and manufacturing technology. Our commitment is to deliver all-natural, full-spectrum CBD products that stand out for their quality and safety. With expertise science and innovation, the company’s direction caters to a diverse clientele, ensuring a tailored approach to wellness solutions.

Our mission at Essentia Pura is to forge long-lasting customer relationships through integrity and quality, with the overarching goal of enhancing the well-being of millions. With the help of our technology and strategic partnerships, we aim to be at the forefront of the health and wellness industry, championing the best price-to-quality ratio for our CBD products.

https://cannabislaw.report/karma-koala-podcast-273-nejc-rusjan-founder-of-essentia-pura-negotiating-eu-rules-regs-running-a-white-label-cbd-business-in-slovenia/

The Colorado Hemp Beverage Coalition quietly arrived 6 months back and they had their official launch party in the last couple of weeks.

Leading lawyer and consultant Brian Vicente is playing a key part in bringing Colorado up to speed with other states and hopes to get some legislation through the state house in the January session.

We discuss what he hopes for in Colorado, how the cannabis / hemp beverage sector is growing nationally, what sort of regulations are desirable and more.

As always the key is generating a commonsense  approach that builds the sector and protects the consumer.

Here’s the press release

With THC beverages quickly becoming one of the fastest-growing segments in cannabis and beverage, Colorado is positioning itself at the center of this emerging category.

This month, Vicente LLP and leading brands including Wana, Cycling Frog, Keef, Brez, Fable, Sleeping Giant Brewing, and Vertosa launched the Colorado Hemp Beverage Coalition to drive responsible policy reform for hemp-derived THC drinks.


More info at
https://cannabislaw.report/karma-koala-podcast-272-brian-vicente-on-the-launch-of-colorados-hemp-beverage-coalition-the-move-to-beverages-becoming-a-major-cog-in-the-national-cannabis-hemp-markets/

Raymond recently annouced he’s joing the Californian firm, Antithesis.

I catch up with him to discuss what that means and what sort of practice he’s looking to develop.

Raymond Allen is a seasoned nonprofit attorney and former in-house general counsel with two decades of experience guiding purpose-driven nonprofits and other organizations on the cutting edge of law, culture, and policy in complex and highly regulated environments. At Burning Man Project, Raymond helped lead the organization through its transformation from a limited liability company into a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with a constellation of affiliated entities. He built the legal department from the ground up and served as General Counsel during a period of significant growth, as the annual 8-day event expanded from approximately 35,000 participants in 2004 to 80,000 by 2022. His work included nonprofit, corporate governance, risk management, compliance, IP protection, contracts, employment, insurance, government affairs and just about every other area of the law imaginable.

https://cannabislaw.report/karma-koala-podcast-271-raymond-allen-from-in-house-at-burning-man-maps-to-antithesis-law-challenges-of-working-in-psychedelic-law-what-that-means-in-2025/

Feldman Legal Advisors out of NY announced last month that Jessica would be advising for the firm out of the UK handling both UK & European business.

We jumped on a call to discuss the sort of work she’d be doing and her thoughts on the Europe wide market at the moment.

Jessica also has extensive experience at the UN which is one of the major hurdles for getting European jurisdictions across the line.

More at
https://cannabislaw.report/karma-koala-podcast-270-jessica-steinberg-joins-feldman-legal-advisors-pllc-as-new-uk-advisor/

Feldman Legal Advisors out of NY announced last month that Jessica would be advising for the firm out of the UK handling both UK & European business.

We jumped on a call to discuss the sort of work she’d be doing and her thoughts on the Europe wide market at the moment.

Jessica also has extensive experience at the UN which is one of the major hurdles for getting European jurisdictions across the line.

More at
https://cannabislaw.report/karma-koala-podcast-270-jessica-steinberg-joins-feldman-legal-advisors-pllc-as-new-uk-advisor/

I recently read Khalid’s latest paper

“Navigating Cannabis Regulation in Morocco: Historical Context, Socio-Economic Impact, and Policy Gaps” (see below)

He writes by way of introduction

In August 2021, Morocco adopted Law 13–21, authorizing the medical and industrial uses of cannabis. This new law marks a break from the prohibitionist drug policy and the successive failures of alternative development programs in the country, which have been conducted since independence. While this legalization occurs in Morocco at a time when several countries around the world have legalized cannabis for medical use, twenty years ago, the idea of legalizing cannabis in the country was inconceivable.

The Ministry of Interior, which leads the fight against drugs, drives this legislative change. Since the extent of cultivated areas and the scale of hashish production were revealed in official reports by the Moroccan Agency for the Development of the North and UNODC in the mid- 2000s, the stated aim of the last twenty years was to eradicate cannabis production to reduce the figures of cultivated areas and production volume.

This article explores the objectives of the recent legalization of medical and industrial cannabis use by analyzing three different categories of affected populations: local consumers, producers, and exporters. While the law targets the socio-economic needs of small farmers and caters to private industrial actors in the cannabis sector, local consumers and patients are overlooked in the legalization process. Therefore, this article

We speak about Morocco’s historical background with regard to cannabis production and what has changed over the last 10-15 years.

Khalid gives us a quick history of what “legalization” and “regulation” means.

What the current issues are and what the country is doing now to create an environmet that works for Moroccan growers and building a local sector.

Learn more

https://cannabislaw.report/karma-koala-podcast-269-khalid-tinasti-his-new-paper-navigating-cannabis-regulation-in-morocco-historical-context-socio-economic-impact-and-policy-gaps/