Ep. 471: Jeff Rhoades, Oregon Governor's Office
Jeff Rhoades, Senior Policy Advisor of the Oregon Governor's Office, joins us to discuss the future of regulations in Oregon. Rhoades hopes that the cannabis industry will eventually be set up like th...
19 Sep 201936min
Ep. 470: US Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez
As the chairwoman of the Small Business Committee, U.S. Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez is unsurprisingly passionate about cannabis business rights, such as safe banking. Because public opinion of canna...
16 Sep 201936min
Ep. 469: Tjalling Erkelens, Bedrocan
Tjalling Erkelens, CEO of Bedrocan, joins us in our July digital workshop to discuss clinical trials and global cannabis distribution. Erkelens believes that some type of harmonization among European ...
12 Sep 201930min
Ep. 468: US Congresswoman Deb Haaland
While most of us have heard of the STATES Act and the SAFE Banking Act, fewer of us have heard of the Veterans Administration Research Act, of which U.S. Congresswoman Deb Haaland is a sponsor. As the...
9 Sep 201926min
Ep. 467: Neil Franklin, LEAP
Neill Franklin, of the Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP), talks with us about policy and policing. Franklin believes that the criminal justice system is largely based on "creating evil so then...
5 Sep 201925min
Ep. 466: Shanita Penny, MCBA
Shanita Penny, of the Minority Cannabis Business Association, shares with us that the MCBA is currently pushing for as much equitable cannabis legislation as possible. For Penny, equity means "ensurin...
2 Sep 201933min
Ep. 465: Steve Hawkins, MPP
Steve Hawkins, Executive Director of the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP), discusses his hopes and predictions for upcoming cannabis policy in the United States. In particular, Hawkins believes that sta...
29 Aug 201931min
Ep. 464: Grover Norquist
Grover Norquist, Founder and President of Americans for Tax Reform, describes the inconsistencies of taxes imposed by the federal government. For Norquist, this is more than just a cannabis issue; thi...
26 Aug 201955min
