In this episode of the podcast I get to have a chat with JP from Little Collins CBD Dispensary about the business, about the cannabis and about the raids. https://littlecollinscbd.com/ Timestamps  0:55 How did you end up here running Little Collin, selling cannabis products? 6:55 Where did the name Little Collins come from? 8:05 Do you have any Regrets now ? 10:05 What made you choose to call it a dispensary and do you see that as being problematic? 12:15 How were ye recieved by the Locals in Galway when first setting up? 13:50 I tell JP about the SSDP in NUIG in Galway and JP shares his thoughts & some expieriences of his with high THC Cannabis back in Australia 17:55 If Cannabis was legalsied here would Little Collins start offering some high THC strains? 19:35 We chat about a cannabis Minister and some more bits around politics 23:35 What is the age range of Little Collins cutsomers and what Kinda people buy your products? 26:30 How many staff do Little Collins have? 27:55 Do you think there is a fear there from the Hemp industry to talk about Cannabis and the misuse of drugs act? 29:35 Is it time for the Hemp Federation to become the Cannabis Federation? 32:05 JP Asks me what I think will happen if legislation is changed to accomodate for low THC Cannabis (less than 0.3%) 34:55 I ask JP about the very first raid on his store and home back in 2019. 39:05 How did the gardai treat ye through out this? 41:00 The problem of empowering gardai through the misuse of drugs act who will abuse their powers. 42:25 Did any gardai ever apologise to you for having to criminalise you? 44:15 Do ye live in fear of gardai targeting ye again? 44:35 Did you ever feel like giving up? 45:10 Do you think they will give ye an order to shut down your business? 46:25 We chat about the support Little Collins has got online from the Cannabis Community after they were targeted again by gardai & also a bit about Gino Kenny's Bill.  49:55 We chat about the problem with getting good Irish grown Cannabis 51:25 I ask JP is he has visited the cannabis farms that grow his Cannabis and about the organic certification of the products 54:15 I ask JP about the names he puts on the Cannabis that he sells in Little Collins.  55:45 I ask JP about the testing of the products and if they ever got a result of concern.  59:10 Do you see an end in sight to the legal battle? 1:02:05 I ask JP about his opinion of Cannabis social clubs in Spain 1:05:25 Some closing questions from JP for me.