ABOUT THIS EPISODE
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In this episode of The Never Ending Carousel of Cannabis Nonsense, we take a sharp turn through the revolving doors of Number 10, where by-elections, leadership threats, Brexit hangovers and the UK-EU SPS agreement all collide in one glorious Westminster pile-up.
From Cameron’s referendum gamble to May’s impossible clean-up job, Boris’s bluster, Truss’s lettuce-speed premiership, Sunak’s managed decline and Starmer’s beige competence, this is a brutal look at what happens when political instability becomes regulatory instability.
And, as usual, cannabis gets caught in the machinery.
Medical cannabis may be legal, but patients are still fighting access barriers. CBD is still trapped in regulatory fog. Hemp is still treated like a suspicious object instead of an agricultural opportunity. And now SPS alignment may bring yet another layer of uncertainty for businesses already exhausted by process, delay and political drift.
Better the devil you don’t know?
Or have we already seen enough of the devil we do?
The Never-Ending Carousel of Cannabis Nonsense is written and produced by Sian Phillips.
Music by PlayDays2021, licensed royalty-free via Adobe.
All opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the host and any guests, and do not necessarily reflect those of any affiliated organisations.
This podcast is for informational and entertainment purposes only and does not constitute medical, regulatory, legal, or financial advice.
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