EP 201: Inside the UK Cannabis System: Clinics, Pharmacies & Regulatory Bottlenecks

About this episode

In this episode, host Raymond Guns interviews Robert Jappie about the complexities of the UK cannabis system and its regulatory challenges.

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People in this episode

Host: Raymond Guns

Guest: Robert Jappie

Topics covered

• UK cannabis system
• cannabis regulation
• medical cannabis market
• cannabis accounting
• cannabis compliance

Keywords

• cannabis accounting
• UK cannabis market
• cannabis regulation
• medical cannabis
• Field Fisher

Sponsors

DOPE CFO

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Field Fisher

Places: UK, Europe

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