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THE CANNABIS CONVERSATION EXPLORES THE LEGAL CANNABIS INDUSTRY & THE PEOPLE SHAPING IT.

The cannabis industry is gaining traction across the world, as new medical discoveries, and multi-billion dollar businesses are grabbing the headlines on a regular basis. We want to find out what’s happening, and we’re bringing you along for the ride.

Join us as we speak to a wide variety of guests helping to shape the emerging legal cannabis industry including patients, lawyers, doctors, scientists, entrepreneurs, investors and many more, as we discover how, and why, this much maligned and misunderstood plant is giving birth to a huge global business.

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Meet The Team

The Cannabis Conversation was founded in 2019 by commercial lawyer Anuj Desai, who sought to explore the legal cannabis industry and the people shaping it.

From its inception, the podcast focused on thoughtful, evidence-based discussions with industry leaders, policymakers, scientists, clinicians, and business professionals. Over the years, the podcast had become a respected resource for reliable, high-quality insights across the European cannabis sector.

In 2025, Anuj passed the reins to Lumino, Europe’s leading cannabis recruitment agency, who have taken stewardship of the podcast’s next chapter.

Lumino was founded on the philosophy that an ‘industry is only as good as the people in it’. Reflecting that ethos with a renewed focus on expansion, reach, and impact, the podcast will provide a space for the industry’s best minds to share their most meaningful insights and to help illuminate this rapidly evolving sector.

Thomas Gray - The Cannabis Conversation Podcast Host

Thomas Gray

Podcast Host

Nikita Cretu - The Cannabis Conversation Podcast Host

Nikita Cretu

Podcast Co-Host

Anuj Desai - The Cannabis Conversation Podcast ex-host and Current Advisor

Anuj Desai

Former Host & Advisor

Roberto Perez - The Cannabis Conversation Podcast Technical Producer

Roberto Perez

Podcast Producer

Lamey Gomez-Vega - The Cannabis Conversation Podcast Coordinator

Lamey Gomez-Vega

Podcast Coordinator

Some of Our Previous Guests

Steven DeAngelo - a guest of the Cannabis Conversation Podcast

Steven DeAngelo

"Father of the Legal Cannabis Industry"

Will Muecke - a guest of the Cannabis Conversation Podcast

Will Muecke

Leading cannabis investor in Europe

Deepak Anand - a guest of the Cannabis Conversation Podcast

Deepak Anand

Cannabis Industry Management Advisor

Jorge Cervantes - a guest of the Cannabis Conversation Podcast

Jorge Cervantes

Internationally recognised cannabis cultivation legend

Matt Lamers - a guest of the Cannabis Conversation Podcast

Matt Lamers

Managing Editor & Reporter on the cannabis industry

Kenzi Riboulet-Zemouli - a guest of the Cannabis Conversation Podcast

Kenzi Riboulet-Zemouli

Drug Policy advocate and researcher

Mark Reinders - a guest of the Cannabis Conversation Podcast

Mark Reinders

CEO of Hempflax Group

Tjalling Erkelens - a guest of the Cannabis Conversation Podcast

Tjalling Erkelens

Founder & Chairman of the Board at Bedrocan

Fabian Friede - a guest of the Cannabis Conversation Podcast

Fabian Friede

Co-Founder of Sanity Group

Prof. Raphael Mechoulam - a guest of the Cannabis Conversation Podcast

Prof. Raphael Mechoulam

"Father of Cannabis research" who discovered THC

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