The Cannabis Conversation Podcast

In this week’s episode, we’re joined by Mags Houston from Drug Science, Mary Biles (author of The CBD Book), Matt Hughes from MedCan Support, and Hannah Deacon from The Medical Cannabis Clinicians Society to discuss the upcoming UK Patient Conference on 4th Nov in London. 

We discuss the importance of patient conferences to patients themselves, parents, and anyone interested in learning more about cannabis-based medicines.

The upcoming conference will feature talks from some of the leading experts in the field, as well as opportunities to learn about patient experiences, the latest research, and developments. Whether you're new to the topic or have been following the medical cannabis debate for some time, this is a great opportunity to get involved and learn more. 

This promises to be a fascinating and informative event, so if you are a patient or interested in medical cannabis then make sure you register for free today for the livestream - unfortunately in-person tickets are all sold out!

Date and time: Fri, 4 Nov 2022, 10:30 – 18:30 GMT

Tickets are available through this link: UK Patience Conference

The Cannabis Conversation is sponsored by Lumino - a boutique HR and Recruitment Agency specialising in building high performance teams for the European Cannabis Industry. They work in three main verticals: Commercial, Medical and Plant Facing.

Get in touch at www.luminorecruit.com/

About Our Guests

Mags Houston

As Head of Projects & Comms for Drug Science, Mags oversees the running of Drug Science’s medical cannabis observational study, Project Twenty21. The study helps to raise awareness of medical cannabis, building more evidence by attracting more patients and prescribers to actively join the project, and educating the public about the growing evidence surrounding medical cannabis for treating a range of conditions. 

Matt Hughes

Having campaigned for NHS access to prescription his son Charlie since 2019 and the knowledge he gained through experience, In collaboration with Hannah Deacon, Matt formed MedCan Support, having felt there was a gap in education for parents, carers and families. Building a central forum to educate and inform parents and carers so they can work with their doctors to make informed decisions on their loved ones care. To provide a safe space for parents and carers to ask questions about prescription cannabis and feel confident to advocate for their child or family members health care needs.

Hannah Deacon
Medical cannabis expert & campaigner Hannah Deacon is one of the most influential and high-profile female leaders in the UK's medical cannabis sector.With an international reputation for pioneering change, as a dedicated patient advocate, Hannah also works to overcome barriers to medical cannabis treatment in the UK, supporting better education for doctors so patients across the country get the access they need.

Mary Biles

Mary Biles is the author of The CBD Book, a regular contributor to Project CBD and host of the podcast Cannabis Voices. She is a vocal advocate of greater access to medicinal cannabis for patients and fostering an industry where patients' needs are firmly held at the centre of companies' business models.

❇️ Get in touch at https://www.thecannabisconversation.co.uk

Connect with Nikita Cretu on LinkedIn:
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🔋 The Cannabis Conversation is powered by Lumino - Europe's leading HR and Recruitment Agency specialising in building high performance teams for the legal cannabis industry. They work in three main verticals: Commercial, Medical and Plant-Facing. From HR advisory and executive search services to hiring support for full-time placements, consultants, or contract staff, Lumino has helped hundreds of companies of all sizes in the industry scale sustainably through the right people.

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This week we’re joined by Dr Dani Gordon, Founder and Medical Director of Resilience.Clinic - specialising in the treatment of complex multi-symptom conditions which affect mood, energy, mental function (brain fog), stress, pain, sleep, and digestion.

Together, we explore some of the conditions medical cannabis can help with, the non-medical interventions that form part of a holistic health regime, and how medical cannabis can play a part in that.

The Cannabis Conversation is sponsored by Lumino - a boutique HR and Recruitment Agency specialising in building high performance teams for the European Cannabis Industry. They work in three main verticals: Commercial, Medical and Plant Facing.

Get in touch at www.luminorecruit.com/

About Dr Dani Gordon

Dr Dani Gordon MD is a double board certified integrative medicine physician and leading expert in integrative and cannabinoid medicine, and resilience. She has treated thousands of patients with medical cannabis, is vice chair of the UK Medical Cannabis Clinicians Society and is author of ‘The CBD Bible.’ She is the founder and Medical Director of Resilience.Clinic, her UK medical practice and wellbeing platform with a focus on mental health, chronic fatigue and complex chronic disease. She is regularly interviewed for TV and the media and has been featured in the Sunday Times, The Guardian, BBC, Vogue and Marie Claire.

Resources

Connect with Dr Dani Gordon on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drdanigordon/

Follow Dr Dani on Twitter: https://twitter.com/drdanigordon

Follow Dr Dani on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drdanigordon/

Subscribe Dr Dani on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/DrDaniMD

Resilience Medicine Clinics’ website: https://resiliencemedicine.clinic/

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🔋 The Cannabis Conversation is powered by Lumino - Europe's leading HR and Recruitment Agency specialising in building high performance teams for the legal cannabis industry. They work in three main verticals: Commercial, Medical and Plant-Facing. From HR advisory and executive search services to hiring support for full-time placements, consultants, or contract staff, Lumino has helped hundreds of companies of all sizes in the industry scale sustainably through the right people.

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Joining us on the latest episode of The Cannabis Conversation is Ben Arn, CEO of Cannatrade and CB Company - cannabis events companies based in Switzerland. 

Ben gives us a round-up of the latest Swiss cannabis industry news, and we also discuss the crucial role that events and conferences play, not only in driving the cannabis industry forwards, but expanding education and reducing stigma.

📚 VIEW SHOW NOTES AND EXTRAS:

www.canverse.global/shownotes/e170

The Cannabis Conversation is sponsored by Lumino - a boutique HR and Recruitment Agency specialising in building high performance teams for the European Cannabis Industry. They work in three main verticals: Commercial, Medical and Plant Facing.

Get in touch at www.luminorecruit.com/

About Ben Arn

Ben has been the organizer of Cannabis Events in Switzerland since 2006. His projects also include CannaTrade - International Cannabis Expo (b2c and b2b) in Bern, the CB Expo - Cannabis Business Expo (b2b) and the CB Club - Cannabis Business Network event in Zurich. In 2022 he is also organising the Cannabinoid Conference 2022 (12th IACM Conference and 1 st SSCm Confernce) in Basel. His passions are organising events and connecting people, and the enormous potential of the cannabis plant.

Timestamps

0:00 Welcome to The Cannabis Conversation

0:58 Introduction to Ben and how he got into the cannabis industry

2:40 How Ben became involved in Cannatrade

3:59 Switzerland’s new medical cannabis laws and pilot projects

4:27 An overview of the current state of play in Switzerland regarding cannabis products

7:12 Recreational cannabis trials in Switzerland in 2022

9:50 About Cannatrade, CB Expo and CB Club

14:25 How important are events and conferences for an emerging industry like cannabis?

17:39 What are the differences between big events and smaller intimate ones?

22:00 Do you have any networking tips or tricks?

24:11 How important it is to get people from outside the industry coming to conferences to learn more about what's happening?

Resources

Follow CannaTrade on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cannatrade/

Follow CB Company on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/71937276/

Follow Cannabis Medicinalis on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cannabis-medicinalis

❇️ Get in touch at https://www.thecannabisconversation.co.uk

Connect with Nikita Cretu on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikita-cretu-b24b83a8/
Connect with Thomas Gray on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-c-s-gray/

🔋 The Cannabis Conversation is powered by Lumino - Europe's leading HR and Recruitment Agency specialising in building high performance teams for the legal cannabis industry. They work in three main verticals: Commercial, Medical and Plant-Facing. From HR advisory and executive search services to hiring support for full-time placements, consultants, or contract staff, Lumino has helped hundreds of companies of all sizes in the industry scale sustainably through the right people.

🌱 Need support finding the right talent to GROW your business? Book a call with our recruitment team at: https://calendly.com/d/zvg-y2d-tgc 

In our latest episode, we welcome Dr. Mikael Sodergren, Medical Cannabis Research Group Lead at Imperial College London and Managing Director at Sapphire Medical Clinics.

We examine how clinical trials and real-world evidence can be used to prove the efficacy of cannabis-based medicines, as well as the challenges associated with applying traditional licensing and regulatory models to these novel medicines.

📚 VIEW SHOW NOTES AND EXTRAS:

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The Cannabis Conversation is sponsored by Lumino - a boutique HR and Recruitment Agency specialising in building high performance teams for the European Cannabis Industry. They work in three main verticals: Commercial, Medical and Plant Facing.

Get in touch at www.luminorecruit.com/

About Mikael Sodergren

Dr Mikael Sodergren MBChB(Hons) DIC PhD FRCS, is a Clinical Senior Lecturer at Imperial College London where he leads the Medical Cannabis Research Group. He is co-founder of Sapphire Medical Clinics, the first medical cannabis clinic approved by the CQC in England, and Chief Medical Officer at Curaleaf International. 

Timestamps

0:00 Welcome to The Cannabis Conversation

1:08 Introduction to Dr. Mikael Sodergren and his clinical work as a surgeon within oncology

3:48 Dr. Sodergren’s initial research into the use of CBD in cancer treatment and interest in medical cannabis

5:43 Dr. Sodergren’s current research into pain pathways and the use of cannabis to combat acute and chronic pain

7:57 Imperial College London and its progressive research within cannabis (and psychadelics)

09:35 Have you ever encountered any stigma from peers or colleagues?

11:02 The founding of Sapphire Medical Clinics

13:30 How does the process of clinical research work?

18:12 How are regulators involved in the process?

19:04 Preclinical research and what is involved

20:21 What challenges are involved with cannabis drug development?

26:33 Randomised controlled trials and their use within medical cannabis development

29:59 Clinical trials vs. real world evidence

31:48 How do you feel about the use of cannabis flower as a medicine?

33:33 What factors can help accelerate medical cannabis research?

Resources

Sapphire Medical Clinics’ Website: https://www.sapphireclinics.com/

Follow Sapphire Medical Clinics on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sapphire-medical-clinics/

More about the Medical Cannabis Research Group at Imperial College London: 

❇️ Get in touch at https://www.thecannabisconversation.co.uk

Connect with Nikita Cretu on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikita-cretu-b24b83a8/
Connect with Thomas Gray on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-c-s-gray/

🔋 The Cannabis Conversation is powered by Lumino - Europe's leading HR and Recruitment Agency specialising in building high performance teams for the legal cannabis industry. They work in three main verticals: Commercial, Medical and Plant-Facing. From HR advisory and executive search services to hiring support for full-time placements, consultants, or contract staff, Lumino has helped hundreds of companies of all sizes in the industry scale sustainably through the right people.

🌱 Need support finding the right talent to GROW your business? Book a call with our recruitment team at: https://calendly.com/d/zvg-y2d-tgc 

This week, we welcome Gary Roberts, firefighter, CEO of Promises Recovery, Inc. and Host of Good Dudes Grow Podcast.

We examine PTSD and traumatic stress, along with the evidence of how cannabis can  help in a therapeutic way. Gary also shares his personal journey through grief, which ultimately led him to found a non profit recovery centre for those in need.

📚 VIEW SHOW NOTES AND EXTRAS:

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The Cannabis Conversation is sponsored by Lumino - a boutique HR and Recruitment Agency specialising in building high performance teams for the European Cannabis Industry. They work in three main verticals: Commercial, Medical and Plant Facing.

Get in touch at www.luminorecruit.com/

About Gary Roberts

18-year active duty firefighter. Gary also has over 30 years of experience in the fitness industry, focusing on athlete coaching, physical recovery programs, and mental training for athletic performance. Given his background and ability to learn and overcome psychological and physical trauma, medical training, and understanding how the body can be adaptive to proper prevention and post-recovery protocols. Gary has founded Promises Innovative Recovery to become a mental and physical health leader using innovative therapeutics like plant-based medicine and psychedelics. PIR focuses continuously on moving the needle forward with new and successful programs to benefit those in need.

Timestamps

0:00 Welcome to The Cannabis Conversation

0:46 Gary’s personal background, work as a firefighter, and why he became involved in recovery

5:15 Gary’s entrepreneurial journey and starting his CBD brand Pure Body Zen

14:13 Gary’s motivations for starting his CBD brand, and the challenges faced using CBD as a firefighter

16:00 Introduction to traumatic stress, PTSD, and Gary’s experiences of this

19:38 Are there different types of PTSD?

22:21 How do first line responders and firefighters usually treat alcohol?

25:15 How can cannabis help with traumatic stress?

27:33 The  balance of THC and CBD for therapeutic use 

31:45 The use of MDMA for post traumatic stress

Resources

Connect with Gary on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/good-dudes-grow/

Follow Good Dudes Grow Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gooddudesgrowpodcast/

Follow Promises Innovative Recovery on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/promises-innovative-recovery/

Promises Recovery Centers’Website: www.promisesrecoverycenters.com

Promises Innovative Recovery’s Website: www.promisesinnovativerecovery.com

❇️ Get in touch at https://www.thecannabisconversation.co.uk

Connect with Nikita Cretu on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikita-cretu-b24b83a8/
Connect with Thomas Gray on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-c-s-gray/

🔋 The Cannabis Conversation is powered by Lumino - Europe's leading HR and Recruitment Agency specialising in building high performance teams for the legal cannabis industry. They work in three main verticals: Commercial, Medical and Plant-Facing. From HR advisory and executive search services to hiring support for full-time placements, consultants, or contract staff, Lumino has helped hundreds of companies of all sizes in the industry scale sustainably through the right people.

🌱 Need support finding the right talent to GROW your business? Book a call with our recruitment team at: https://calendly.com/d/zvg-y2d-tgc 

This week, we’re joined by Helene Servillon, Founding Partner at JourneyOne Ventures - woman and minority owned early stage cannabis fund.

We explore some of the current cannabis investment themes in the USA, core sectors of the market where innovation is desperately needed, and how to approach cannabis investments in an ecosystem which is so fragmented.

📚 VIEW SHOW NOTES AND EXTRAS:

https://www.canverse.global/shownotes/e167

The Cannabis Conversation is sponsored by Lumino - a boutique HR and Recruitment Agency specialising in building high performance teams for the European Cannabis Industry. They work in three main verticals: Commercial, Medical and Plant Facing.

Get in touch at www.luminorecruit.com/

About Helene Servillon

Helene Servillon is the Founding Partner of JourneyOne Ventures, a 100% woman and minority owned early stage cannabis fund that invests in founders with prior executive-level management experience in cannabis or tangential industries. The JourneyOne team has 45 years of combined cannabis expertise and is focused on uncovering the biggest pain points in the industry. They are focused on investing in the most venture-scale sectors of the market which includes tech, tech-enabled services and companies with unique IP. 

She is also a Senior Advisor to Bowen's cannabis practice, a Boston based investment bank with a 20 year track record in capital raise advisory and buy-side and sell side M&A. Their cannabis practice covers tech, licensed operators, and ancillary services. 

Timestamps

0:00 Welcome to The Cannabis Conversation

02:58 Helene’s professional background

05:42 Did you encounter any stigma when you decided to get into cannabis?

7:19 About JourneyOne Ventures, what businesses and industry sectors they invest in

11:35 The biggest pain points in the cannabis market

12:49 Helene’s role leading the Cannabis team at at Bowen (growth-tech investment bank)

17:36 Being a female founder and a minority within the cannabis space

22:49 How to build a cannabis investment thesis

31:20 How important is your network when building an investment portfolio?

33:45 Are you looking to invest in other durastrictions beyond the US?

34:45 What are two disappointments and two upcoming opportunities within the cannabis market in Europe?

Quotables

“Relative to the overall category of venture capital, the cannabis industry's still living in ancient days, when it comes to diversity”

Resources

Connect with Helene on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hservillon/

Follow JourneyOne Ventures on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/journeyone/

Follow JourneyOne Ventures on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JourneyOneVC

JourneyOne Ventures’ Website: https://www.journeyone.vc/

❇️ Get in touch at https://www.thecannabisconversation.co.uk

Connect with Nikita Cretu on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikita-cretu-b24b83a8/
Connect with Thomas Gray on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-c-s-gray/

🔋 The Cannabis Conversation is powered by Lumino - Europe's leading HR and Recruitment Agency specialising in building high performance teams for the legal cannabis industry. They work in three main verticals: Commercial, Medical and Plant-Facing. From HR advisory and executive search services to hiring support for full-time placements, consultants, or contract staff, Lumino has helped hundreds of companies of all sizes in the industry scale sustainably through the right people.

🌱 Need support finding the right talent to GROW your business? Book a call with our recruitment team at: https://calendly.com/d/zvg-y2d-tgc 

This week we’re joined by Dr. Dmitry Loktionov & Kate Tikhomirova, co-founders of Quanna - premium self-care and sexual wellness brand powered by CBD.

We explore the emergence of the sexual wellness sector and the role CBD can play within it.

📚 VIEW SHOW NOTES AND EXTRAS:

https://www.canverse.global/shownotes/e166

The Cannabis Conversation is sponsored by Lumino - a boutique HR and Recruitment Agency specialising in building high performance teams for the European Cannabis Industry. They work in three main verticals: Commercial, Medical and Plant Facing.

Get in touch at www.luminorecruit.com/

About Dr. Dmitry Loktionov, Co-Founder

Quanna’s founder Dr. Dmitry Loktionov graduated from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and the National University of Ireland in 2014. He was awarded an honours degree in MB, BCh, BAO, LRCP & SI. He later went on to train in Obstetrics and Gynecology in Ireland for 4 years, during which time he published multiple research papers in national and international medical journals. Dr. Loktionov has presented in multiple national and international conferences and won prestigious awards for his research presentations. 

Moving to London to pursue his interest in holistic and complementary medicines, he started researching the benefits of the Cannabis plant. Dr. Loktionov is keen on combining his knowledge of western conventional medical practices with eastern holistic approaches to diagnose and treat his patients.

About Kate Tikhomirova, Co-Founder

Quanna’s other founder Kate Tikhomirova established herself as a fashion and lifestyle influencer over the last 5 years and during her years living in Los Angeles has become accustomed to the world of CBD. Behind the scenes of fabulous posts overseas and rent-worthy outfits there is the realities of anxiety and insomnia. CBD not only helped Kate relieve her daily pressures, but it was held to the highest esteem when her mother became sick with advanced cancer that Kate really delved into the power of the plant. After seeing her mum in constant pain and agony, after numerous rigorous treatments, the best a caretaker can do is listen to any possibility that can make this better. Kate discovered that CBD helped her mum rest easier and managed her aches without the side effects of stronger sleeping drugs or pain medication. It was eye opening to say the least for it was not a gateway, but a shedding of light on the future for our bodies.

Timestamps

0:00 Welcome to The Cannabis Conversation

00:50 Introduction to Kate and life as a social media influencer

01:57 Did you have any Issues around stigma attached to cannabis when you founded the brand?

03:18 Introduction to Dmitry and his career as a gynecologist

03:49 Quanna’s origins

04:29 Are doctors becoming more interested in cannabis?

05:16 About Quanna’s products and company goals

06:36 Brand challenges, meta censorship, and raising awareness of sexual wellness

09:45 What does sexual wellness involves?

10:45 The current and historical lubricant market 

13:06 How CBD works within the products

14:06 Does CBD help with both pleasure and pain?

14:59 What other ingredients are used in your formulation?

17:52 How the product works

18:45 The role of THC in sexual wellness

Resources

Connect with Dr. Dmitry on LinkedIn:

❇️ Get in touch at https://www.thecannabisconversation.co.uk

Connect with Nikita Cretu on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikita-cretu-b24b83a8/
Connect with Thomas Gray on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-c-s-gray/

🔋 The Cannabis Conversation is powered by Lumino - Europe's leading HR and Recruitment Agency specialising in building high performance teams for the legal cannabis industry. They work in three main verticals: Commercial, Medical and Plant-Facing. From HR advisory and executive search services to hiring support for full-time placements, consultants, or contract staff, Lumino has helped hundreds of companies of all sizes in the industry scale sustainably through the right people.

🌱 Need support finding the right talent to GROW your business? Book a call with our recruitment team at: https://calendly.com/d/zvg-y2d-tgc 

In this episode of The Cannabis Conversation, we’re joined by Nikita Cretu & Ellen Jardim, from our lovely sponsors Lumino - Europe's leading cannabis recruitment agency.

Together we explore the European cannabis jobs market, looking into its structure and sub sectors, the most in-demand jobs and skills, and advice for talent looking to enter the market.

📚 VIEW SHOW NOTES AND EXTRAS:
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The Cannabis Conversation is sponsored by Lumino - a boutique HR and Recruitment Agency specialising in building high performance teams for the European Cannabis Industry. They work in three main verticals: Commercial, Medical and Plant Facing.

Get in touch at www.luminorecruit.com/

About Nikita, Co-Founder and COO

Nikita Cretu is a Co-founder and COO of Lumino, a recruitment consultancy focused on exclusively aligning talent within the emerging European Cannabis Industry. In 2015, during and more extensively after his business degree, Nikita started working for Europe's first cannabis clinic in Spain, where he was responsible for the expansion into the German market and developed a deeper understanding and passion for the needs and effectiveness of cannabis based medicines and how they greatly improved the quality of patients lives. This passion drove Nikita to project manage and in turn consult various cannabis companies in the Americas, Germany, Switzerland, Spain and the UK in the field of licensing, real estate, raw materials and genetics before the inception of Lumino. 

With Nikita’s passion for drug policy reform, patient access and overall love for the industry and its potential, he can not wait to further develop this space by supporting value driven organisations and professionals who’s culture, expertise and knowledge can shape this industry for the better. 

About Ellen, Managing Director

Ellen Jardim is the Managing Director for Lumino Group with a  background in traditional pharmaceutical recruitment. She is the architect and operator of the entire recruitment process which is specifically designed to match the nuanced requirements of the emerging cannabis industry. Building strong, long term and mutually beneficial relationships with clients and candidates. She thrives when working in diverse companies that are driven by strong values and ethics.

Timestamps

• 0:00 Welcome to The Cannabis Conversation

• 01:21 Introduction to Ellen and her background

• 02:09 Did you face any issues with the topic area or from friends and family when starting to work in the cannabis industry?

•03:09 Being a Christian in cannabis

• 03:47 Introduction to Nikita and his background

• 09:20 About Lumino and the three verticals they operate in

• 12:04 Lumino’s bespoke approach

• 13:33 How Covid affected the cannabis jobs market

• 16:37 Sectors and subsectors within the cannabis jobs market

• 18:03 Popular jobs in the European cannabis industry right now

• 23:33 Existing industries job seekers are coming from

• 27:33 Advice for people looking to get into the cannabis industry


Resources

Connect with Ellen on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellen-jardim-407458145/

Connect with Nikita on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikita-cretu-b24b83a8/

Follow Lumino on Li

❇️ Get in touch at https://www.thecannabisconversation.co.uk

Connect with Nikita Cretu on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikita-cretu-b24b83a8/
Connect with Thomas Gray on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-c-s-gray/

🔋 The Cannabis Conversation is powered by Lumino - Europe's leading HR and Recruitment Agency specialising in building high performance teams for the legal cannabis industry. They work in three main verticals: Commercial, Medical and Plant-Facing. From HR advisory and executive search services to hiring support for full-time placements, consultants, or contract staff, Lumino has helped hundreds of companies of all sizes in the industry scale sustainably through the right people.

🌱 Need support finding the right talent to GROW your business? Book a call with our recruitment team at: https://calendly.com/d/zvg-y2d-tgc 

We’re joined by Maksym, Nazarii, and Bohdan from Freedom March, who are the organisers of the Cannabis Stands with Ukraine fundraising campaign - aiming to unite the world’s cannabis community to support Ukrainians.

We explore the current state of cannabis access in Ukraine, and what the campaign is doing in order to provide critical humanitarian assistance to the people in need.

Donate now at https://cannabiswithukraine.org/

📚 VIEW SHOW NOTES AND EXTRAS:

https://www.canverse.global/shownotes/e162

About Freedom March

Freedom March, Ukrainian cannabis law reform civil movement, advocates legal access to medical cannabis, its decriminalization and the public monitoring of law enforcement since 2005.

The movement also defends in court those accused of possession of marijuana based products for personal use. Freedom March cooperates with such organizations as Veterans for Medical Cannabis, Athena. Women against Cancer, People with Epi, as well as individual scientists, medics, artists, and nightclubs around the world. The legal entity of Freedom March is NGO МІСТ.

Resources

Cannabis Stands With Ukraine Article in High Times: https://hightimes.com/news/ukrainian-cannabis-community-standing-strong-against-russian-invasion/

 The Kyiv School of Economics Fund: https://kse.ua/

Cannabis Stands With Ukraine Campaign Website: https://cannabiswithukraine.org/

Cannabis Stands With Ukraine Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cannabiswithukraine/

❇️ Get in touch at https://www.thecannabisconversation.co.uk

Connect with Nikita Cretu on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikita-cretu-b24b83a8/
Connect with Thomas Gray on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-c-s-gray/

🔋 The Cannabis Conversation is powered by Lumino - Europe's leading HR and Recruitment Agency specialising in building high performance teams for the legal cannabis industry. They work in three main verticals: Commercial, Medical and Plant-Facing. From HR advisory and executive search services to hiring support for full-time placements, consultants, or contract staff, Lumino has helped hundreds of companies of all sizes in the industry scale sustainably through the right people.

🌱 Need support finding the right talent to GROW your business? Book a call with our recruitment team at: https://calendly.com/d/zvg-y2d-tgc 

On the latest episode of The Cannabis Conversation, we’re joined by Phillip Glyn, Founder and Director at Vitality CBD - one of the UK’s leading CBD brands.

Together, we reflect on the state of the CBD market in the UK, the impact of the FSA’s Novel Foods Regulations on the sale of CBD, as well as discussing the future of CBD retailing in the UK.

📚 VIEW SHOW NOTES AND EXTRAS:

https://www.canverse.global/shownotes/e164

About Phillip Glyn

Phillip has been a serial entrepreneur for the past 20 years and is the Founder and Director of Vitality CBD, UK’s leading CBD brand with a focus on creating trustworthy, all-natural products. With unrivalled marketing support, Vitality CBD has established itself as a leader in a rapidly expanding marketplace. Distribution has grown to 4000+ stores including some of the UKs large retailers, such as Boots, Tesco, ASDA plus Amazon and Ebay invitation only pilot scheme, in addition to 1000s of independents. The company was acquired in August 2021 by a Canadian public company, Yooma Wellness Inc. 

Quotables

‘We took it upon ourselves to build a category. We weren't just putting a product on a shelf and hoping it sold. What we were trying to do is lead by example’

Resources

Connect with Phillip on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/phillip-glyn-18435333/

Vitality CBD’s Website: https://vitalitycbd.co.uk/

Follow Vitality CBD on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vitalitycbduk/

❇️ Get in touch at https://www.thecannabisconversation.co.uk

Connect with Nikita Cretu on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikita-cretu-b24b83a8/
Connect with Thomas Gray on LinkedIn:
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