The Cannabis Conversation Podcast
The Cannabis Conversation is the leading English-speaking podcast exploring the legal cannabis industry from a European perspective.
Founded in 2019 by commercial lawyer Anuj Desai, the show has spent six years bringing together the people shaping this industry - operators, scientists, investors, clinicians, policymakers, and entrepreneurs, for honest, evidence-based conversations that go beyond the headlines.
With 194 episodes, The Cannabis Conversation has become a trusted resource for professionals navigating one of the world's fastest-moving sectors.
In late 2025, Anuj passed the reins to Nikita Cretu & Thomas Gray from Lumino - Europe's leading cannabis recruitment agency, who have taken stewardship of the podcast's next chapter. Powered by the belief that an industry is only as good as the people in it, the show continues its mission: to illuminate the industry by bringing the right voices into the seat.
Guests span the full spectrum, from founders and operators deep inside the cannabis world to leaders from other highley regulated markets like pharma, Tobacco, Alcohol, and beyond who are paying close attention.
Episodes
EP #195 The Cannabis Conversation Returns with BIG News • Anuj Desai, Thomas Gray & Nikita Cretu
EPISODE #194 Examining Medical Cannabis in Practice with Franjo Grotenhermen, M.D., Chairperson at IACM
EPISODE #193: Investment in the European Cannabis Industry with William Muecke & Daniel Grözinger
EPISODE #192: The first cannabis flower prescription on the NHS with Mike Roberts
EPISODE #191: Cannabis Regulation in the UK - Update with Robert Jappie, Partner at Fieldfisher
EPISODE #190: Exploring Cannabis Use Disorder with Will Lawn of King’s College London
EPISODE #189: Patient-Centred Medical Cannabis with Carly Barton, Alex Fray, & Charlie Price
EPISODE #188: Cannabis Cowboys: The Juicy Fields Scandal with Nicolas Martin & Andreas Becker, Journalists of DW
EPISODE #187: How can ESG help cannabis companies? with Leonid Kotlyar, Co-Founder and Managing Director of DéWarrior
EPISODE #186: Cannabis in Switzerland with Luc Richner, CEO of Cannavigia
EPISODE #185: European Cannabis Industry Update with Nikolaas Faes, Senior Research Analyst of Bryan Garnier
EPISODE #184: Understanding Cannabis Seeds with Jorge Cervantes, Dr. Gary Yates, & Stefan Meyer
EPISODE #183: Remembering Professor Raphael Mechoulam with Zach Klein, Film Director and Cannabis Researcher
EPISODE #182: Data Driven Decisions in Cannabis with Jeffrey Graham, CEO of Pistil Data
EPISODE #181: Why most CBD oil has low bioavailability and how to change that with Dr. Sung Min Pyo, Head of Laboratory - Enabling Pharma Excipients for BASF
EPISODE #180: Cannabis in Malta with Nick Pateras of Materia & Andrew Bonello of ReLeaf Malta
EPISODE #179: Cannabis in Spain with Carola Pérez, President of the Observatorio Español de Cannabis Medicinal and Founder of the Patient Association - dosemociones
EPISODE #178: Cannabis in Mexico with José Lugardo Espejel & Anndrea Hermann from HGrown Consulting
EPISODE #177: Cannabis in the Czech Republic with Lukas Hurt, Publisher of Magazine Konopí and Cannabis Therapy Magazine
EPISODE #176: Hemp - Environmental Saviour? with Mike Morgan-Giles & Jamie Bartley
EPISODE #175: How important are THC:CBD ratios? with Guillermo Moreno-Sanz, PhD, Global Scientific Director of Khiron Life Sciences Corp
EPISODE #174: Cannabis Genetics and Breeding with Dr Gavin George, Co-founder of Puregene AG
EPISODE #173: What's Wrong With The Cannabis Industry? with Dr. Ethan Russo, Founder of Credo Science
EPISODE #172: Medical Cannabis Patients with Mags Houston, Matt Hughes, Hannah Deacon, & Mary Biles
EPISODE #171 Holistic Health and Cannabis with Dr Dani Gordon, Founder and Medical Director of Resilience.Clinic