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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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Most Recent Episodes

How a 35-Person Company Took Over Germany’s Medical Cannabis Market

with Stefan Adomeit, Co-founder & Managing Director of Remexian Pharma

From Startup to Global Acquisition: How Sanity Group Grew to a €250m Valuation

with Finn Age Hänsel, Founder and Managing Director of Sanity Group

What’s Next for German Cannabis? (The Data Might Surprise You..)

with Alfredo Pascual, CFA, Head of Strategy & Corporate Development at Cannamedical

How He Went From Lighting to Fixing Global Cannabis Supply Chains

with Timo Bongartz, Managing Director at Kündig Pharmaceutical Solutions

Building a Cannabis Brand in Europe, When NO Marketing Rulebooks Existed

with Tobias Bosse, CMO of Grünhorn Group and Managing Director at CanDoc

Grower’s Tips for Success in Cannabis Cultivation & Debunking Popular Myths

with Dr. Nigel Gale, Site Director at NovaSoma (SOMAÍ Group)

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

Stefan Adomeit Remexian - The Cannabis Conversation

Stefan Adomeit

Co-founder & Managing Director of Remexian Pharma

Alfredo Pascual CFA - The Cannabis Conversation

Alfredo Pascual, CFA

Head of Strategy & Corporate Development at Cannamedical

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

Finn Age Hansel Sanity Group - The Cannabis Conversation

Finn Hänsel

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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Stefan Adomeit of Remexian Pharma on The Cannabis Conversation podcast
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S02 EP201: 21 Tonnes, 35 People: Inside Germany’s Largest Cannabis Distributor 🟢 Stefan Adomeit

Stefan Adomeit and Francesco Baganz built Remexian into Germany's largest medical cannabis distributor by weight…
Finn Age Hansel of Sanity Group on the Cannabis Conversation podcast
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S02 EP200: From Startup to Global Acquisition: How Sanity Group Grew to a €250m Valuation 🟢 Finn Hänsel

Finn Hänsel is one of the most consequential founders the European cannabis industry has produced.…
Alfredo Pascual, CFA of Cannamedical on The Cannabis Conversation podcast
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S02 EP199: What’s Next for German Cannabis? (The Data Might Surprise You) 🟢 Alfredo Pascual, CFA

Alfredo Pascual is back for his fourth appearance on The Cannabis Conversation, a record for…
Timo Bongartz of Kundig Pharmaceutical Solutions on the Cannabis Conversation podcast
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S02 EP198: How He Went From Lighting to Fixing Global Cannabis Supply Chains with Timo Bongartz

Timo Bongartz has spent over a decade at the intersection of horticulture, lighting technology, and…

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