Martins World episode 21 with John O Regan

In this episode of the podcast I get to catch up with John O Regan who was on the show before when he was going to hunger strike if sent to jail for growing Cannabis. Well he is going back to court this February and April for charges of possession of cannabis, cultivation of cannabis, dealing of cannabis and also possession of psilocybin mushrooms. We talk about these upcoming cases and the raids that led to the charges we also talk a bit about the Cannabis Activist Alliance that has been meeting every week now online for the last few weeks that aims to unify the Cannabis legalisation movement in Ireland. Time Stamps 1:20 Interview begins, welcoming John back for the second time 2:30 The last case in Ennis and the outcome of it 4:10 New charges for cannabis possession , cultivation, dealing and also possession of psilocybin mushrooms. 7:15 When did the gardai last pay you a visit and do you have more charges pending? 9:15 Legal representation? 10:30 Is there no Frank Buttimer of Ennis? 12:10 How do you feel about the upcoming court dates in February and April? 15:30 Are you aware of the Seed our Future campaign? 19:30 John shares a story of when he was slammed on his head for "resisting arrest"! 26:45 What is the masters course that you are doing in University ? 27:20 The heartbreaking side of the medicinal cannabis campaign 29:20 The medical cannabis patient from the Joe Duffy show who was raided. 30:05 We chat about 1 of the cannabis raids at johns and how that made him feel. 33:00 The birth of the Cannabis Activist Alliance 37:45 Can your case be put off until Gino Kenny's bill is voted on? 42:10 Do Judges even have a human side and the section 28 of the misuse of drugs act 1977? 47:30 How optimistic are you about Gino Kenny's Cannabis Regulation bill? 51:20 Civil disobedience for Cannabis decriminalisation! 59:10 Winning through civil disobedience and what it could look like. 1:03:15 Level 5 lock-down and court services and a possible golden opportunity 1:09:20 What is needed to get Gino Kenny's Bill across the line? 1:10:40 My new years commitment 1:15:00 Whats John smoking? 1:18:30 The American Herbal products association and ensuring product consistency. 1:22:10 John's research project on Cannabis. 1:25:15 Is the CBD market not flooded with products? 1:30:00 Why is it so hard for me to accept that my possession of cannabis is a crime? I hope you enjoyed the interview If you would like to support the development of the Cork Cannabis Activist hub the patreon is For BitCoin donations follow this link

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Martins World episode 21 with John O Regan is an episode from Martin's World by Martin Condon.

This episode is 01:40:50 long.

This episode was published on Jan 28, 2021.

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