Canna Machine CBD and Cannabis Industry Podcast

Ep008 - In this episode of the Canna Machine podcast we meet some of the folks who run headshops or create products for them. Gary meets Mara from Abscent (AKA the bag lady) a Canadian living in Amsterdam). If you don’t want everyone to know what you have in your bag, then maybe smell proof bags are the answer. I caught up Mara with at Product Earth. https://www.abscent.eu/ We hear from Steve from Piecemaker pipes who produces silicon wet and dry pipes that are virtually indestructible and even get the thumbs up for patients by the NHS. More info: https://piecemakeruk.com/ Graham from Juicy Joint in Birmingham stalks about the business and how they started off as vinyl dance music store and Are now one of the go-to place for vapes, accessories and CBD in Birmingham. More info: https://thejuicyjoint.co.uk/ And finally Jack from The Festival Shop in Middlesborough shares his thoughts on a range of issues from nicotine to legalisation and the growing popularity of cannabis clubs of the north east. As opinions shift in respect to cannabis, so too does the way the authorities police by consent. Whilst this seems to vary from region to region, in parts of the North East it appears like there’s a growing acceptance of private members cannabis clubs and a more tolerant approach by the police. Listen to Jack to find out more! Show Notes: https://cannamachine.co.uk/ep008-headshops Insta and Twitter = @cannamachine

#007 – In this episode we talk about hemp. Gary meets Free Cannabis - someone who changed his name for the cause of Cannabis. Free has dedicated over 20 years to Cannabis activism and has appeared in the national news many times.  He was the person behind a Cannabis museum in London and he discusses cannabis and it many uses. He also shares a poem with us too. More info: http://freecannabis.net/ Also meet Alex Sparrow MD of UK Hempcrete. His company uses hemp to create a hemp concrete which has been used in buildings for over two decades. Alex gives us some background about his business and the benefits of using hempcrete. More info: https://www.ukhempcrete.com/ And in the final section meet Chloe Forfitt who is an artist and author. Chloe talks about her views on hemp and how she believes that used properly it has the power to help mankind with a number of problems it faces. More info: https://www.facebook.com/chloeforfitt.co.uk For the full show notes visit – https://cannamachine.co.uk/ep007-free-cannabis-hempcr IG: @cannamachine Twitter: @cannamachine  

#006 – In this episode it’s all about the legal business of selling cannabis/ marijuana seeds in Europe. Meet Lee from BSB Genetics, Natalia from Attitude Seedbank and Ruben from Delicious Seeds. Recorded live at product earth, I chat to the businesses about the challenges they face, current laws, as well as their predictions for the future of seeds retail around Europe. 1) Lee Mallett - BSB Genetics Lee talks about the history of the company and how its evolved over the last 8 years.  The problems of working in a cash based industry and the issues this causes with banking, tenancy and accounting. The different types of seeds and how different countries have different preferences due to growing times.   Why decriminalisation and regulation could be beneficial to both businesses and consumers in the long run.  https://www.bsbgenetics.com/   2) Natalia Faehnrich - Attitude Seedbank A successful entrepreneur and industry media presenter Natalia has grown Attitude Seedbank into one of the largest seed-selling companies in the UK. The brand also has a smoking division and a skater clothes store in Colchester, Essex. Website: https://www.cannabis-seeds-bank.co.uk/   3) Ruben Fernandez - Delicious Seeds Ruben discusses Spanish laws in respect to cannabis and how smoking clubs work in Barcelona.  Ruben also discusses the seeds business and why indoor grow is the most prudent industrial grow strategy in Spain, due to potential cross pollenation issues. https://www.deliciousseeds.com/del_en/ For the full show notes visit - https://cannamachine.co.uk/ep006-meet-the-cannabis-seed-sellers/   Want to be a guest or have some news to share? Email: info@cannamachine.co.uk Website: https://cannamachine.co.uk Instagram and Twitter: @cannamachine Product Earth Festival: https://productearthexpo.com/

#005 – In this episode I meet Clark French and Leila Simpson from the United Patients Alliance (UPA). The organisation are a patients advocacy group who campaign for better access to medical cannabis in both the private and public health sectors. Some of the things Clark And Leila discuss in the episode include: - The UPA was founded in 2014 by Caroline Lucas and Professor David Nutt to raise awareness for medical cannabis. The organisation aims to support patients that use cannabis. The UPA is a support and advocacy group. - Currently there is no funding available for medical cannabis on the NHA as CCGs can't afford cannabis. A few private prescriptions are starting to happen, but are still quite rare. The cost for a private prescription is over 3x the street price for cannabis so many patients cannot afford it. - Some patients have said they can grow their own cannabis instead of paying for it privately. However this is not legal in the UK. - Carly's Barton a fellow patient, has an Amnesty campaign called 'Carly's Amnesty' to allow medical cannabis users to grow up to 9 plants for personal use. However, patients still encounter problems with the authorities and Carly's home was visited by the police and items related to the personal grow confiscated - There is a challenge in providing clinical evidence to satisfy NICE/ the medical establishment to show that Cannabis is safe. They require a body of evidence and the UPA are trying to help produce that body of evidence. - Stigma can still cause medicinal cannabis users problems with landlords and neighbours. - There is urgency as according to Clark patients as advocates are the 'Frontline of the battle.' To find out more about the UPA visit - https://www.upalliance.org/ For the full episode show notes visit - https://cannamachine.co.uk/ep005-united-patients-alliance-interview-medical-cannabis-uk

#004 – In this episode guests talk about CBD compliance, regulation and CBD flower. We look at the key laws which affect CBD sellers as well as some of the common misconceptions new sellers may have about the industry. The first interview is with Guy Coxall the compliance director of the Cannabis Trades Association and chairman of Hemptank. Website - https://www.hemptank.co.uk/ Next we chat with Mike Harlington chair of the Cannabis TRades Association. The CTA has approaching 1000 members from over 30 countries and works with the UK government to help build a regulated CBD industry. CTA website - https://cannabistrades.org/ In the final section David from Adact Medical talks about lab testing. He covers some of the main tests companies should uncdetake and talks about why the medical establishment may soon classify CBD as a medicine which could have a big impact on the CBD industry. https://www.adactmedical.com/ For the full episode's show notes see: http://cannamachine.co.uk/ep004-compliance-cannabis-trades-association-and-product-testing Instagram: @cannamachine Twitter: @cannamachine

#003 – Cannabis Civil rights activism and the UK's first CBD hotel. In this episode Gary meets Phil Monk a cannabis civil rights activist and Tim Acton a CBD business owner from Colchester, Essex. 1. Phil Monk - We The Undersigned. Phil founded the group We the Undersigned or WTU for short. He is a civil rights cannabis activist who’s looking to take the UK government to court over cannabis law. Visit WTU here https://WTUHQ.org 2. Tim Acton - Canna CBD. Tim opened the UK’s first CBD hotel as well as opening a CBD cafe and mobile cofee stands business. For more info visit  Hope you enjoyed the show! If you love this podcast? Leave a review on iTunes here. Visit the Canna Machine Website https://cannamachine.co.uk/ @CannaMachine on Instagram @CannaMachine on Twitter For the full show notes for this episode visit:  https://cannamachine.co.uk/ep001-emerald-cup-emerald-harvest-cbdfx-interviews/