The Friendly Aussie Podcast

In today's episode, we've got an engaging chat lined up with Mitch and Nich from GreenHeart Medical. This isn't just any medical community - GreenHeart Medical stands out as a collaborative network of knowledgeable, independent Australian General Practitioners, who are no strangers to the medical field. They've made it their mission to delve into the realm of alternative, plant-based medicines in an attempt to solve persistent health challenges that conventional treatments just haven't been able to touch.

We talk about the importance of maintaining a solid relationship with your pharmacy. It might seem like a simple idea but trust us when we say, it's more significant than you'd think!

Additionally, we're going to discuss why it's absolutely crucial to select the ideal cannabis doctors - the ones that aren't just familiar with the field, but possess an in-depth, specific understanding of the subject.

We also talk about how cannabis should be the first port of call for mental health patients.

Now, here's an offbeat question for you: What's that one animal that you could take down 49 times out of 50? Sounds intriguing, right? We'll dive into that too!

As we push beyond the surface, we'll find ourselves in the midst of a profound existential conversation. Are we just characters in a preordained reality, or do we have the power to script our own destinies? These and so much more!

So sit back, relax, and let's ponder these mysteries together.

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Sorry for the delay on this one and the poor camera angle blocking out homies face! Join us in our latest episode as we catch up with Bluntfield, a renowned rapper and 420 activist. We delve into his journey, tracing the roots of his rapping career, which kicked off when he was 23. Bluntfield shares the artists he's currently vibing with, and offers his unique perspective on the future of Australian rap and the music industry in general. We also venture into Bluntfield's personal cannabis journey, all the way back to the time he refused a joint from a group of Canadians at a ski resort to having his first cannabis at 18. How adopting the cannabis lifestyle really affected his life. We talk about our preferred method of consuming cannabis and our top picks for smoke spots. We'll also unpack the differences between "Medi" and "Green market" cannabis, providing insights into this industry. There's also an exclusive treat for wrestling fans! Bluntfield recounts the unforgettable time he met and smoked with the legendary Rob Van Dam! And as wrestling fans, we discuss the impact of Eddie Guerrero's tragic death on our lives. Bluntfield also reveals his top 5 wrestlers of all time. Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity to learn more about Bluntfield, and how he weaves together the worlds of cannabis and Hip-hop. Tune in now and remember to like, share, and subscribe for more amazing cannabis content! Check out Bluntfield's music and new Single DieYet? on Spotify, and other streaming platforms. You can find him in all social media here - https://allmylinks.com/bluntfield Follow us everywhere: https://facebook.com/friendlyaussiebuds/ https://instagram.com/friendlyaussiebuds/ https://friendlyaussiebuds.com/ https://open.spotify.com/show/5uAF1yS0mCZJMIWjLZwvj2 #CannabisCulture #SupportLocal #Australia #MedicalCannabis #organicfarming

Get an inside look into the cannabis industry as we sit down with Joel Hardy, CEO of CYMRA. Learn about his incredible journey, from the early days of his business to now owning a thriving farm in Byron Bay. We explore the diverse spectrum of appreciation for cannabis, and compare the unique attitudes towards this plant in California and Australia. Joel shares his insights on when Australia might see recreational cannabis become a reality. We navigate the challenges of growing cannabis organically, and why backing local Australian growers is crucial for the industry and the community. Plus, we delve into the growing list of medical benefits linked to cannabis use. This episode is packed with plenty more insights, so tune in to join the discussion. Learn more about CYMRA Life Sciences by visiting their website https://cymra.com.au/ Follow us everywhere: https://facebook.com/friendlyaussiebuds/ https://instagram.com/friendlyaussiebuds/ https://friendlyaussiebuds.com/ https://open.spotify.com/show/5uAF1yS0mCZJMIWjLZwvj2 #CannabisCulture #SupportLocal #Australia #MedicalCannabis #organicfarming

In this episode of the Friendly Aussie Podcast, we chat with our dear old friend, Gurt - an expert in strain genetics. Throughout the discussion, we covered various topics such as our experiences in Amsterdam, factors that make a particular strain popular, how cannabis and Instagram goes hand in hand, and so much more! Gurt also shared his personal journey of how he got involved with cannabis, what he thinks are the significant contributions of Australia to the global cannabis culture, the evolution of strain genetics throughout history, and where the industry heading in the future! You can follow Gurt By Seeds here https://www.instagram.com/gurt_by_seeds/ Follow us everywhere: https://facebook.com/friendlyaussiebuds/https://instagram.com/friendlyaussiebuds/https://friendlyaussiebuds.com/https://open.spotify.com/show/5uAF1yS0mCZJMIWjLZwvj2

Ever wondered about the difference between the cannabis culture in Australia and the United States? In this episode, we have an engaging chat with the inspiring Abhinav Jain. With a similar background of leaving the IT industry to becoming an enterpreneur, we delve into his journey on guiding the younger generation about the ups and downs of using cannabis, how he got into the weed business, his "five pillars" philosophy for maintaining a healthy lifestyle, using weed to feel EVEN better and so much more! Check out Abhinav here: Website - https://betteryourselfcommunity.com/ Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@RealAbhinav Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@betteryourselfnow Discord - http://betteryourselfcommunity.com/join-b-y-c-discord/ Instragram - https://www.instagram.com/therealabhinav/ Follow us everywhere: https://facebook.com/friendlyaussiebuds/https://instagram.com/friendlyaussiebuds/https://friendlyaussiebuds.com/https://open.spotify.com/show/5uAF1yS0mCZJMIWjLZwvj2

The new season of The Friendly Aussie Podcast begins with a bang! Featuring a lively interview with Irish Wick - the charismatic host of Medicated TV. During the episode, Irish shares his fascinating life story, including being adopted and raised by Turkish Muslims, getting into a great deal of trouble during his childhood, being a prime suspect in a serious crime, becoming Australia's first legal medicinal flower patient, and rebuilding his life. In addition, the podcast covers a wide range of other interesting and informative topics, such as the potential impact of recreational cannabis in Australia, suggesting a mad hustle to the laziest stoner and... a glitch in the Matrix?! This episode is sure to both entertain and inspire you, so don't miss it!

Join us on the Friendly Aussie Podcast as we chat with Marc Selan, President of Organic Oz a Cannabis Club in Spain. Marc shares his insights and experiences as a cannabis club leader in Spain, a candidate for the Legalise Cannabis Victorian Party, and a proud advocate for the legalization of cannabis. In this episode, we delve into a range of subjects, from the workings of the election process to the unique culture of Spanish cannabis clubs. Marc also opens up about discussing cannabis use with his son, the significance of voting for cannabis-focused parties, and much more! Get ready for an enlightening and entertaining discussion on the Friendly Aussie Podcast.

On this edition of the Friendly Aussie Podcast, we sat down in person with Anthony - the extremely enthusiastic and high-energy Product Development Manager of cannabis clinic Releaf. He also works on Mull - a space dedicated to medicinal cannabis patients.

Anthony is on a mission to make a difference to people's lives. His passion and love for cannabis is in full display in this interview, and the energy he brings to the roundtable is infectious. We loved speaking candidly with him about the interactions, properties and potential futures that the plant has in store. The more we meet people like Anthony - doing amazing work within the industry - the more we feel justified in our hope for drug decriminalisation, cannabis legalisation, and the continued evolution of the medicinal cannabis scene down under. 

In this podcast, we cover a smorgasbord of topics. From THC percentages and the entourage effect, to the basic underlying values of Releaf, to a discussion of the strains available on the medicinal scheme, to Anthony's journey into the cannabis scene and how he got where he is today - we basically run the whole gamut within just over an hour. We could have continued this way for much longer (he was certainly keen!), but we decided to cut the recording short for the sake of brevity. 

We're looking forward to having Anthony back on the podcast some day for another round of chats. Thanks for coming through and speaking with us, mate!

Get ready - perhaps it's wise to go to the bathroom, make yourself something to eat, do some stretches... then sit or lie down, and get comfortable. You'll need to respect all of your pre-podcast preparation rituals  - because this time, we're abandoning any care whatsoever that we usually have, with episode lengths. We've gone ALL OUT. Again, get ready.

Stoke Industries is an up-and-coming Australian manufacturing company. They work with sustainable materials such as recycled Aluminium, and employ the finest machinery to produce items that will last you a lifetime. As the inventor of an uncompromisingly bold and original product - dubbed the 'Stoke Inhaler' - Simon gave us an opportunity to peer behind-the-scenes of the development of his space-age beug, on this podcast.

2020 was one hell of a year... so much so, that it really begged for a bit of review and analysis. 

To kick off the second season of our podcast, we decided to do just that!  

Discussing the highlights and low moments of the previous year, we come to a final verdict on the infamous and storied year of 2020 - refining the whole experience down into a metric 1-10 score. 

This totally serious dialogue between two colleagues will answer: just how bad was it, really?

Bec is a fellow cannabis enthusiast and advocate for legalisation across the world. Her experiences with living over in the United States for many years have provided her with a unique insight into how things operate across the US territories; as well as the many advantages of the legal dispensary/'weed shop' model. Bec knows as much as anyone what legalisation would entail, over here in Australia - she's already experienced the benefits that would come our way, firsthand.

On this episode, we chat with Bec about the obvious differences and similarities between the two 'scenes'... particularly noting that we are quite a bit behind the Yanks. We talk ways in which Australia could catch up to our friends across the pacific, and much, much more... we had a really interesting chat with Bec that could have gone on and on. We hope you enjoy as much as we did!

Chris is a travel expert. We filmed this podcast before the COVID-19 Outbreak.... so a lot of these discussion points might seem a little strange. Oh boy, strap yourself in (assuming you aren't already in lockdown!)

A couple of weeks ago, the FAB crew brought their ZOOM microphone to the Indooroopilly office of Michael Berkman - a representative in favour of the drug law reform laid out in the Queensland Productivity Commission report.  

As one of the only members of our Queensland State parliament explicitly in favour of transformative policy approaches in this area, we wanted to sit down with him and discuss the recent goings-on in the state - including the comments by Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk which rejected findings from a State Government body.  

We also talk politics more broadly, and cover the election - after all, Berkman is the incumbent candidate for the seat of Maiwar in Brisbane.

On the eleventh episode of the FRIENDLY AUSSIE PODCAST, we talk casually with one of Australia's leading cannabis activists and advocates - Jenny Hallam. Jenny is well known for supplying cannabis oil to chronically ill patients who lack access to legal medicinal treatments. Her highly selfless acts garnered a lot of public attention around her court case. In 2019, Hallam was let off her supply and manufacturing charges without a conviction. 

Now, in our first podcast of the decade, we talk all kinds of nonsense with his hero of a healer.

The CONCLUSION of our THREE PART series with Abe from the Whakamana Cannabis Museum (located in Christchurch, New Zealand) is here!  

Tune in for the hottest goss on the politics of New Zealand leading up to the 2020 referendum on cannabis legalisation, the landscape of "weed culture" in the 21st century, and a whole load of other, tangentially-related stuff.

Abe is back for part 2 of our discussion, which covers the rest of Abe's life story, the tale of the Whakamana cannabis museum in the land of the long white cloud, insider thoughts on the upcoming New Zealand referendum, and much more!

Episode 8 of the Friendly Aussie Podcast is a discussion with Abe, the curator of the Whakamana Cannabis Museum in Aotearoa (otherwise known as New Zealand). This is the first of three parts - so this episode serves as an introduction to Abe, his story and some brief talks on the museum. Future episodes will go into further detail.

Julian is a wonderful, friendly and jovial bloke, who has come all the way from Deutschland to say hello to us (his good friends) and speak on his various travel experiences from around the world - many of which have involved their fair share of buds! We shoot the shit with him for half an hour, and talk over the major differences in cannabis cultures all across the world, before we allow him to continue on his travels 'down under', spreading love everywhere he goes.

Friendly Aussie Buds has been functioning as Australia's leading cannabis publication for well over a year, now. Yet, it wasn't until just a few weeks ago that we managed to add a third member to our team! Introducing Sam: our marketing and social media man. You can find him on Instagram, living out his many hilarious alter egos. You'll also see him in upcoming reviews, interviews, news segments, videos, and more.

Think we've been quiet? It hasn't been for nothing; our web presence is currently undergoing an overhaul. With a redesigned website in the works, and with the BRISBANE HEMP EXPO coming up on the 12th-13th of October, FAB is ramping up to deliver even more high quality content, as well as exciting new services for the Australian cannabis community.

Let us know in the comments what you liked from this episode, and what you would be excited to see!

In the fourth episode of the Friendly Aussie Podcast, Joe and Mitch sit down to chat about the past, present and future of the cannabis scene with Adam, a veteran stoner and a very interesting fella, whose finely aged cranium contains plenty of knowledge worth sharing.

Mitch and Joe sit down with the girls of Her Highness on this episode of the Friendly Aussie Podcast - Shelly and Bree take us on a deep dive into their community, as we discuss a variety of issues pertaining to the Australian cannabis community.

The second episode of the Friendly Aussie Podcast! Join Joe and Mitch as they explore the weird and wonderful world of being a productive stoner, and lend some suggestions on how it can be done.