Jason has been running the Harris Sliwoski Denver office for a while now and he's pretty clued into what's happening around the world in cannabis.

Which is lucky, because every time time i try and get my head around cannabis regulation in France I get........ le migraine terrible!

Brazil I find equally confusing.

So, Jason has come to my rescue (and yours) and guides us through the current ins and outs of both these jurisdictions.

Although we do try to avoid the topic of Trump's EO it bubbles up, like the sulphurous smell it is.

So we highlight a few issues.

https://cannabislaw.report/karma-koala-podcast-290-jason-adelstone-harris-sliwoski-whats-happening-in-france-the-rest-of-europe-brazil-we-try-to-avoid-the-topic-of-us-rescheduling/

An honour, or as I’m in the US i should say honor, to speak with Alice who with her husband Robert changed the paradigm back in 1976 as they ignored the word “impossible” and brought into reality the US’s first medical cannabis prescription since 1937!

For the last 50 years Alice has been working to build on that development

Read all about it here https://www.aliceolearyrandall.com/

We chat through the hows’, whys’ and whereforefores and then jump into Alice’s thoughts about cannabis regualtion in the USA in 2026.

• Where are we?
• Why are we here?
• What’s good?
• What’s bad?
• Where do changes need to be made?

We discuss human rights and medical cannabis, creating change at federal and/or state level and lots lots more

Profound thanks to Alice for speaking with the Koalas we are somewhat in awe and had to chew a lot of eucalyptus ag=fter our conversation to calm down from all the excitement of talking with a cannabis legend.

https://cannabislaw.report/karma-koala-podcast-291-alice-oleary-randall/

I came across Jarid on Linked In and he’s making inroads with sustainable indoor cannabis grows and developing ideas and systems to do so on larger scaling.

Well worth a chat so we got him on the Karma Koala podcast to see where this stuff is heading.

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https://cannabislaw.report/karma-koala-podcast-289-jarid-turner-sustainable-indoor-cannabis-farming-in-the-usa/

Over the past 16 months or so the Karma Koala Postcast has been catching time with Steve De’Angelo whenever we can to dig much deeper into his life, his family his formative childhood experiences and then into his teens and 20’s, Yippies and life on the wrong side of the law in the 70’s and 80’s and the long road that led him to being known now as the father of Amercian medical cannabis.

As always with the Karma Koala podcast it is all about raw unedited conversation to dive into the nooks and crannies of Steve’s experiences and the wider world of cannabis around him.

We’ve recorded over 10 hours of conversation that you’ll see appear over the next few months where you learn more about Steve and his life than you could imagine and how his world echoed the changes in cannabis and American culture & society from the 1970’s through to today.

In episode 1 we learn about his Italian family immigrant story, growing up as a young child in Washington DC in the Kennedy years and his boyhood experiences of India in late 60’s.

Here are some family snaps that Steve kindly provided the Karma Koala podcast to accompany the story of his childhood years.

see at https://cannabislaw.report/karma-koala-podcast-288-the-deangelo-chronicles-part-1-family-and-a-60s-childhood-split-between-washington-dc-india/

Where the hell is Guernsey some of you might be asking?

A few weeks ago we spoke to Simon Harrison of “End Cannabis Prohibition Jersey” in the UK Channel Islands, so I thought it would also make sense to see what’s happening over in Guernsey, Jersey’s little sibling.

Simon introduced the koalas to Bruce Caruso, former native of Portland Oregon, who came to Guernsey for work in 2020 and never left!

He now runs one of the island’s two small cannabis clubs, The Green Retreat , where people can consume their prescriptions.

The island, with its population of around 65,000, has already issued over 17,000 prescriptions

ITV x wrote in a 2025

In Guernsey, the latest statistics have revealed there were 17,000 prescriptions issued last year, compared to 12,000 the year before.

The Green Retreat is Guernsey’s first ‘cannabis club’ and has had a successful first year, allowing islanders to use medicinal cannabis in a shared social setting.

However, upon entry, islanders must provide proof of their prescription, a form of ID showing they’re 18 and above.

There is no charge for people to enter the lounge, but instead, bosses wanted to create a welcoming environment for consumption.

There is a similar business also operating in Jersey too; The Vaporizer Hut. Both have to self-regulate, abiding by strict restrictions and only allowing those with prescriptions to enter.

There are about 1,500 to 2000 people who have cannabis prescriptions.”

Medicinal cannabis was legalised on the island in 2019 but work continues to decipher what exactly the health benefits are.

Read more at

https://www.itv.com/news/channel/2025-01-08/cannabis-club-new-spaces-designated-for-medicinal-cannabis-in-channel-islands

In our chat we learn where Guernsey currently stands with cannabis regulation, what the next developments are, What products are issued as prescriptions, where they are sourced and what effects a semi-regulated environment has had on the black market.

https://cannabislaw.report/karma-koala-podcast-286-guernsey-channel-islands-uk-even-in-microcosm-the-same-issues-turn-up/

https://cannabislaw.report/karma-koala-podcast-287-pamela-epstein-chief-legal-regulatory-officer-nexus-agriscience-re-hemp-we-are-children-of-metamorphosis/

I chat with Sasha of NY's Housing Works a nonprofit organization that has been running a dispensary for a while in the wild east of cannabis.

Against all odds they are surviving and thriving and building the sort of approach to cannabis retail and social equity that many had hoped for .

We touch on the growth of the market, the OCM, METRC, the possibility of expansion, 280e and much more

Thankyou Sasha

Sasha Nutgent serves as Vice President of Retail for Housing Works Cannabis Co (HWCC) and oversees all aspects of the dispensary’s operations. Leveraging her skills as a gifted connector and relationship builder, Sasha has built the HWCC team from the ground up. Day to day, her responsibilities include not only recruitment and training but also inventory management, scheduling, customer service, cannabis education, creative problem solving and building both revenue and morale.

Prior to stepping into the Vice President of Retail role, Sasha enjoyed a long, rewarding relationship with the Housing Works team. She began her career at the Crosby Street thrift store and was promoted to assistant manager within six months. After a year, she was managing the whole store. From there, Sasha contributed her talents to the flagship Housing Works store in Chelsea and was invited to participate in the Miami Design on a Dime event as well as other special projects. Sasha also enjoys activism and advocacy with the Housing Works team, including taking part in demonstrations for affordable housing, safe consumption and AIDS awareness.

⁠https://cannabislaw.report/karma-koala-podcast-285-sasha-nutgent-vice-president-of-retail-housing-works-cannabis-co-whats-going-on-in-new-york-as-we-enter-2026/⁠

It’s been a while since the Koalas have chatted with Bob.

The dust is settling on the Trump EO prior to Christmas so it’s time to speak to Bob and dive into some of the details especially so the nexus between cannabis and politics in the US and how it progresses both medical cannabis and hemp derivatives in 2026.

What does it actually mean?

The issues include who qualifies as Schedule 3 Licensees / US standards & International standards / International Trade / DEA Operators / 280e / Private Sector Research

and plenty more from an international perspective too

Bob quickly mentions his forthcoming TV show, The Green Frontier”.

We finish off remembering German cannabis lawyer and leader, Peter Homberg,

Enjoy the show

https://cannabislaw.report/karma-koala-podcast-284-bob-hoban-that-presidential-executive-order-hemp-derivatives-us-politics-trade-international-cannabis/