The Never-Ending Carousel of Cannabis Nonsense
The Never-Ending Carousel of Cannabis Nonsense is a sharp, satirical podcast series offering insider observations from within and outside the cannabis industry. Hosted by a women of a certain age with decades of lived experience.
Each episode is a humorous, often eyebrow-raising commentary on the chaos, contradictions, and characters that define the world of cannabis. From outdated laws and baffling bureaucracy to self-proclaimed experts and media misfires, nothing escapes scrutiny. If you like your truth served with a side of dry wit, unapologetic honesty, and the occasional eye roll — this ride is for you.
Step aboard, it never stops.
“The Never-Ending Carousel of Cannabis Nonsense” is written and produced by Sian Phillips.
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All opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the host and any guests, and do not necessarily reflect those of any affiliated organisations.
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Episodes
54 episodes
The CTA Deck of Cards
What do a pack of cards, two women and the UK cannabis industry have in common?Quite a lot, as it turns out.In this slightly different episode of the Never Ending Carousel of Cannabis Nonsense, Sian takes a ...
Lucky No. 7, Fkg Organ Donor and The Donkey Cart
Three stops, three different flavours of nonsense.Sian looks at Andy Burnham as Britain’s possible Lucky No. 7. Not a political saviour, but perhaps someone capable of dragging drug policy, medical cannabis, harm reduction and unn...
Dr Google, Armchair Oncologists and the Cannabis Cancer Cure
My personal journeyFour years after breast cancer treatment, new neuropathic pain sent me back for scans and straight into the arms of Dr Google. The scans were clear. The internet, however, had already diagnosed me with absolute ...
Process First, Questions Later
This episode on the Never Ending Carousel of Cannabis Nonsense takes a hard look at what happens when systems become more interested in protecting themselves than delivering outcomes.First, we tackle one of the most persistent myt...
50th Episode Trailer - Process First, Questions Later
Episode 50 of the Never Ending Carousel of Cannabis Nonsense lands this Friday, 19th June, at noon UK time.Not bad going since May 2025, especially considering the carousel should have broken down, caught fire, or been confiscated by a r...
Better the devil...
Makerfield has entered the chat.In this episode of The Never Ending Carousel of Cannabis Nonsense, we take a sharp turn through the revolving doors of Number 10, where by-elections, leadership threats, Brexit hangovers an...
Three Stops and a Unicorn
Three encounters. Same carousel.A family weaponising concern.An out of court settlement - proof that hard line tactics don't work.Two Met officers who did not know cannabis can be legally prescribed.Different sce...
Not Bloody Likely!
Sian goes from Princess Anne’s legendary “Not bloody likely!” to the equally useful compliance principle of “don’t be so bloody stupid”.This episode’s carousel takes in British politics, public frustration, activist groups that forget ad...
Credibility, Cockwombles and Cannabis Experts
In this episode of The Never Ending Carousel of Cannabis Nonsense, Siân takes aim at one of the cannabis sector’s rarest commodities: credibility. From self-appointed experts and strange event behaviour to rumours, activist claims a...
What Is It You Actually Do?
At every cannabis event, there’s that moment. The polite chat is over. The regulation grumbles have been shared. The patient access nodding is complete.And then comes the simple question:“So… what do you actually do?...
Minute Taker of the Apocalypse
This episode we examine the curious phenomenon of the self appointed guardian of transparency. The man with the invisible clipboard. The archaeologist of twenty year old emails. The tiny hammer enthusiast tapping away at industry morale....
The Association run by Snake Oil Salesmen
Another turn of The Never Ending Carousel of Cannabis Nonsense.This week, we attend a quiet professional disappearance.A once self-appointed guardian of the CBD sector has vanished. Website suspended. Data incomplete. Members expo...
Seven Squirrels, One JCB and an 81 Page Sunday
What starts as a harmless Sunday morning thought turns into a six-hour legislative excavation with industrial equipment.In this episode of The Never-Ending Carousel of Cannabis Nonsense, Sian explores ADHD through the only accurate metap...
Back Slapping, Back Stabbing, and the Business of Pretending
The UK cannabis industry loves to talk about collaboration, community, and growth. What it is less keen on discussing is what actually happens behind the scenes.In this episode of The Never-Ending Carousel of Cannabis Nonsense, ...
Farting Stars
The cannabis industry wants the moon on a stick.It wants regulation fixed, access opened, politicians educated, crises handled and reputations protected. It wants trade bodies to do the work, take the risk, absorb the fla...
Bees Don’t Waste Their Time Explaining to Flies
... That Honey Is Better Than Poop Tabloids are not confused about medical cannabis.They're committed to misrepresenting it.In this episode of The Never Ending Carousel of Cannabis Nonsense, Sian ...
Why Are International Cannabis Companies Showing Up...
Why are international cannabis companies actively joining the Cannabis Trades Association, while many UK businesses are still standing on the sidelines?In this episode of The Never Ending Carousel of Cannabis Nonsense, Sian Phil...
On the Septums of Sensationalism
In this episode of The Never Ending Carousel of Cannabis Nonsense, we take a blunt look at the Daily Fail and its ongoing attempt to convince the British public that prescribed cannabis is somehow a moral crisis. It is not. It is medication, an...
No You can't grow your own
Sian tackles one of the UK’s most eyebrow-raising contradictions: the fact that it’s still completely illegal to grow your own cannabis, even for medical use. From the labyrinth of hemp licensing to the theatrical paranoia of the Home Office, t...
You need help!
In this episode of the Never Ending Carousel of Cannabis Nonsense, I attempt to have a sensible conversation about a CBPM (Cannabis based prescription medicine) for children with intractable epilepsy. What I get instead is a LinkedIn performanc...
Why I am tired of explaining - Why Trade Associations Matter!
In this episode of The Never Ending Carousel of Cannabis Nonsense, Sian tackles one of the most baffling recurring questions in the cannabis sector: “What does a trade association actually do?”With her trademark mix of ob...
The Not-So-High Life: Top 20 Retroactive Cannabis Myths
Not everything leafy is laced.Join Sian on The Never Ending Carousel of Cannabis Nonsense as she unpacks twenty of pop culture’s most persistent cannabis myths - from Shakespeare’s so-called smoke sessions to Popeye’s sus...
Bending not Bowing
It’s 2025 (nearly 2026) — the world runs on apps, AI, and automation — yet somehow, there’s still someone in every meeting who refuses to “do it that way.” In Bending and Bowing, Sian Phillips unpacks the maddening irony of being a fle...
Polypharmacy, Medicinal Cannabis, and the Pill Parade
Polypharmacy: the word that sounds like progress but often means chaos.In this episode, Sian Phillips dives into the complex world of multiple prescriptions, exploring what happens when medicinal cannabis and CBD join the mix...
