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Business of Cannabis: Podcast | E11 🎙  

Next up we're speaking with Ohla Stefanishyna. Olha has over 15 years of experience in top government and public sector roles, including as Deputy Minister of Healthcare of Ukraine and a Member of Parliament. Elected to Parliament in 2019, she played a key role in healthcare reforms, submitting nearly 100 bills, with 20 becoming law, including the groundbreaking 2024 Law on Medical Cannabis. Her legislative work has also improved blood system regulations, drug policies, and COVID-19 prevention measures. As head of the Parliamentary Sub-Committee on European Integration for healthcare, she continues to advance Ukraine’s EU alignment in the sector. Prior to her political career, she founded and led several prominent NGOs, including the "Patients of Ukraine" Charity Foundation.

Join us as our host Shahbaaz Kara-Viranichats with Olha about access to medicinal cannabis in Ukraine at Cannabis Europa 2024.

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Business of Cannabis: Podcast | E10 🎙  

Next up we're speaking with Dr Mikael Sodergren, Chief Medical Officer at Curaleaf International. He leads the pre-clinical and clinical medical cannabis research programmes in Europe and is responsible for the cannabis clinic roll-out across the continent. Alongside founding Sapphire Medical Clinics, Mikael is also a Senior Clinical Lecturer and Consultant Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Surgeon at Imperial College London.

Join us as our host Shahbaaz Kara-Viranichats with Mikael about the science of it all, from research to drug development at Cannabis Europa 2024.

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State of Play Session: Greece

◦ Jacqueline Poitras, Director & Founder, MAMAKA - Mothers for Cannabis
◦ Adonis Georgiadis, Minister of Health, Hellenic Republic
◦ NIKOS BEIS, CEO & Vice President of the Board, Tikun Olam Europe
◦ Ben Stevens, Editor, Business of Cannabis / Business of Cannabis | Europe

In February this year, Greece officially made medical cannabis available to patients for the first time, bringing a frustrating seven-year wait to an end. Now first medical cannabis products have been available to patients with a prescription in what the companies involved said marked ‘a new era for healthcare in Greece’. It follows a seven-year battle to make medical cannabis readily available to Greek citizens after Greece became one of Europe’s first countries to reschedule medical cannabis in 2017. With contributions from those instrumental in pushing this landmark legislation through, alongside the first movers in the fledgling market, the panel will explore the potential of this new European market for both businesses and patients #CE2024!

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Welcome to a new week of Cannabis insight! Here's the latest from the "Cannabis Daily" podcast team!!

Today's stories:

• Marijuana Moment reports that Pennsylvania Democrats say that they’ve won enough seats to take control of the House after Tuesday’s election
• Some Indigenous leaders believe they’ve been largely excluded from Canada’s multibillion-dollar legal cannabis retail and cultivation industry, reports MJ Biz Daily. 
• Benzinga reports that Berlin startup HIGH became the first medical cannabis company to list on the Frankfurt stock exchange on Friday, 11 November 2022. 
• European cannabis policy expert, Kenzi Riboulet-Zemouli, has expressed concern with Germany’s cannabis legislation proposals, writes BusinessCann.

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And here's some bonus content we released from the Business of Cannabis: New York Live event.

About Cannabis Daily.

Cannabis Daily is a cannabis news and interview program from Business of Cannabis. We highlight the companies, brands, people and trends driving the cannabis industry.

Business of Cannabis is a cannabis industry platform marrying cannabis news, video and podcast content, newsletters and online and real-world cannabis events.

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You made it again! It's the weekend baby, and here's the latest from the "Cannabis Daily" podcast team!!

Today's stories:

• The midterm congressional election will have significant implications for federal cannabis reform efforts, reports Marijuana Moment. 
• MJ Biz Daily speaks to rapper and cannabis entrepreneur, Berner, CEO of iconic cannabis brand Cookies, about the industry and how he built the Cookies brand. 
• Canadian company ‘well positioned’ to capture part of the Missouri market - Financial Post. 
• BusinessCann reports on the latest European stock updates. 

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Missed the previous episode? You can catch up with it here. 

And here's some bonus content we released from the Business of Cannabis: New York Live event.

About Cannabis Daily.

Cannabis Daily is a cannabis news and interview program from Business of Cannabis. We highlight the companies, brands, people and trends driving the cannabis industry.

Business of Cannabis is a cannabis industry platform marrying cannabis news, video and podcast content, newsletters and online and real-world cannabis events.

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In this special bonus episode (recorded LIVE from the Business of Cannabis: New York event, we hear from another set of speakers who took to the stage. 

Today, it's the turn of Andrew Ward, Jeff Finnerty, Andreas Neumann, Francesca Vavala, and Anne Forkutza

They talks us through some of the trends and behaviours they're seeing in the market.

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About Cannabis Daily.

Cannabis Daily is a cannabis news and interview program from Business of Cannabis. We highlight the companies, brands, people and trends driving the cannabis industry.

Business of Cannabis is a cannabis industry platform marrying cannabis news, video and podcast content, newsletters and online and real-world cannabis events.

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Here's the latest from the "Cannabis Daily" podcast team!!

Today's stories:

• Cannabis stocks in the US edged higher on Wednesday with Maryland and Missouri voting in favor of legalizing adult-use cannabis, reports Proactive Investors. 
• The head of Canopy Growth Corp. has high hopes for the U.S. Senate and potential cannabis legislation after Tuesday’s midterm elections, writes Market Screener. 
• Time reports that cannabis is now attracting new investments from entrepreneurs ready to cash in on its popularity. But...
• Astrasana recently announced a new venture with Solumedics AG which will enable the company to import and sell medical cannabis in Switzerland

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Missed the previous episode? You can catch up with it here. 

And here's some bonus content we released from the Business of Cannabis: New York Live event.

About Cannabis Daily.

Cannabis Daily is a cannabis news and interview program from Business of Cannabis. We highlight the companies, brands, people and trends driving the cannabis industry.

Business of Cannabis is a cannabis industry platform marrying cannabis news, video and podcast content, newsletters and online and real-world cannabis events.

Visit Business of Cannabis online:
http://businessofcannabis.com

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Here's the latest from the "Cannabis Daily" podcast team!!

Today's stories:

• Five statewide adult-use cannabis legalization measures have gone before voters, reports Leafly. 
• Nearly half of Americans today have tried cannabis compared to 4% in 1969, reports Yahoo.
• Canada legalized cannabis in 2018, and has seen a number of challenges for the industry since. However, there have also been many positive outcomes from this new law, writes Plants Before Pills. 
• BusinessCann reports that thousands of CBD businesses are expecting to have their products validated over the coming weeks. 

Tweet us and let us know your thoughts on today's episode, here.

Email us about our stories, here.

Missed the previous episode? You can catch up with it here. 

And here's some bonus content we released from the Business of Cannabis: New York Live event.

About Cannabis Daily.

Cannabis Daily is a cannabis news and interview program from Business of Cannabis. We highlight the companies, brands, people and trends driving the cannabis industry.

Business of Cannabis is a cannabis industry platform marrying cannabis news, video and podcast content, newsletters and online and real-world cannabis events.

Visit Business of Cannabis online:
http://businessofcannabis.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/bofc_media
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In this special bonus episode (recorded LIVE from the Business of Cannabis: New York event, we hear from one of the speakers who took to the stage. 

Today, it's the turn of Axel Bernabe - Chief of Staff and Senior Policy Director at OCM (Office of Cannabis Management)

Axel talks us through what the timeline looks like for the legalization of New York's cannabis market as well as his vision for the region's growth in the space.

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Missed the previous episode? You can catch up with it here. 

About Cannabis Daily.

Cannabis Daily is a cannabis news and interview program from Business of Cannabis. We highlight the companies, brands, people and trends driving the cannabis industry.

Business of Cannabis is a cannabis industry platform marrying cannabis news, video and podcast content, newsletters and online and real-world cannabis events.

Visit Business of Cannabis online:
http://businessofcannabis.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/bofc_media
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Welcome to a brand new week! Here's the latest from the "Cannabis Daily" podcast team!!

Today's stories:

• Investors are focusing on the U.S. midterm elections, which could spur moves in everything from energy companies to cannabis stocks, reports Reuters
• Cannabis has officially passed cranberries as the top crop in Massachusetts according to the Leafly Cannabis Harvest Report 2022, reports Boston 25 News. 
• New guidance from Maine’s cannabis regulator has “caused an outcry” as it prevents medical cannabis caregivers without physical retail locations from selling cannabis pre-rolls and vape products, reports MJ Biz Daily. 
• Tilray is expanding its alcohol division with the acquisition of Montauk Brewing Company, reports CTV News,

Tweet us and let us know your thoughts on today's episode, here.

Email us about our stories, here.

Missed the previous episode? You can catch up with it here. 

About Cannabis Daily.

Cannabis Daily is a cannabis news and interview program from Business of Cannabis. We highlight the companies, brands, people and trends driving the cannabis industry.

Business of Cannabis is a cannabis industry platform marrying cannabis news, video and podcast content, newsletters and online and real-world cannabis events.

Visit Business of Cannabis online:
http://businessofcannabis.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/bofc_media
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/businessofcannabis
Instagram: https://instagram.com/businessofcannabis
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bofcmedia
Spotify: http://bofc.me/spotify
Apple: http://bofc.me/applepod
Podcasts Online: https://bofc.me/bofclive