{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Potcast with Ross Rebagliati","title":"Cannabis without borders","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1934,"description":"Cannabis without borders\nRoss is one of many growers who need to get their products to consumers, so how can he work well with distributors? Ross is talking to the guys from Herbal Dispatch to find out how he and other producers can get their cannabis to the market in the most effective way. Then we’re looking outward to the international cannabis trade. That trade has been suppressed by the United Nations Single Convention on Narcotics… but things are changing, so we’re going inside the UN with the only cannabis reporter at the organization to find out what the ambassadors there really think.\nAbout Ross.\nA Canadian snowboarder who won a gold medal in the men's giant slalom event at the 1998 Winter Olympics. The International Olympic Committee initially stripped him of the medal due to a failed drug test for cannabis use, but was overruled by an appeals court two days later, resulting in the medal being restored.\nSince the 1998 Olympics, Rebagliati has become an outspoken advocate and entrepreneur for cannabis. Rebagliati was the subject of full-page coverage in the July 14, 2008, edition of Sports Illustrated, which profiled his life since his Olympic win.\nAbout Ripco Processing.\nAn innovative company that makes novel, fun and potent cannabis products for medical and recreational users of CBD and THC therapies. Cannabis Innovation. Cannabis has been with humans a very long time. There are some very traditional ways to enjoy it that really can’t be beat. But – they can be matched and even enhanced – in ways that are safer, more discrete, predictable and enjoyable. Ripco is continuously creating new ways to enjoy Canada’s favourite herb – ways that consumers want; ones that can quickly become staples for any type of enthusiast. Ripco Processing has acquired Craft Botanicals, which operates a licensed 1100 square foot Micro Processing facility in Calgary, Alberta. This is a GPP level facility that will be upgraded to GMP, and is Health Canada Licensed.\nOur Brands...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/zUwUZ-k3IpGEWTZVNkCtCuoPhzQbkf4UgWUw3xP5fJg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS82OThl/ZmE0MDllMmRiZTgz/OWIwNWM3ZDlmN2Qw/YzE0NC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}