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 From outdated laws and baffling bureaucracy to self-proclaimed experts and media misfires, nothing escapes scrutiny.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.
Music by PlayDays2021, licensed via Adobe.
You can find “The Never-Ending Carousel of Cannabis Nonsense” on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Amazon Music Podcasts.
All opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the host and any guests, and do not necessarily reflect those of any affiliated organisations.
This podcast is for informational and entertainment purposes only and does not constitute medical, legal, or financial advice.
©2025 - Sian Phillips. All rights reserved.
Episodes
45 episodes
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...
Two Markets, One Reality?
Seven years on from the legalisation of medical cannabis in the UK, the lines between the clinical and the criminal have started to blur.In this episode of The Never Ending Carousel of Cannabis Nonsense, host Sian Phillip...
Does Being Welsh Count as an Ethnic Minority? (Asking for a Cannabis Patient)
What happens when national identity meets medical absurdity? In this tongue-in-cheek episode, Welsh advocate Sian Phillips takes a satirical look at how equality laws protect your right to a translator — but not your right to affordable ...
Why the Need to Put Chilli in Everything?
Ever wondered why every chef seems to think we need to suffer for flavour? In this episode of The Never-Ending Carousel of Cannabis Nonsense, Sian Phillips takes a fiery look at society’s obsession with intensity — from chilli-flaked e...
Where do all the Bad Guys go? The curious lifecycle of cannabis charlatans
A guided tour of the industry’s overconfident disasters and the loyal minions who follow them.In this episode of The Never Ending Carousel of Cannabis Nonsense, we take a steady spin through one of the industry’s most per...
The Tiny Hammer
This spin on The Never Ending Carousel of Cannabis Nonsense, we take aim at the critics — the comment-section crusaders who confuse complaining for contributing.Armed with only a tiny hammer in hand, we dismantle the cu...
Seriously Mr Starmer, What the Lord Giveth, He Also Taketh Away!
When political progress gives with one hand and smacks you round the face with the other.Sir Keir Starmer hands the vote to 16- and 17-year-olds — a bold move that could’ve made Labour look progressive, modern, and actual...
The Women’s Institute of Cannabis: What You Can Do with Hemp and a Pickling Pan
What do jam, Jerusalem, and hemp have in common? Apparently, everything.In this episode of The Never Ending Carousel of Cannabis Nonsense, Sian Phillips takes you deep into the world of the Women’s Institute – th...
The Narc and the Nightingale
In this searing deep dive, The Never Ending Carousel of Cannabis Nonsense takes you back to the smoke and mirrors of America's first drug war. Host Sian Phillips unravels the chilling story of how Billie Holiday, the jazz icon with a v...
Sorry, Not Sorry!
In this no-holds-barred episode, Sian Phillips tackles the misguided martyrdom of the self-medicating crowd who think carrying a card entitles them to sympathy, employment immunity, and budget cannabis on tap. From misundersto...
A Brief Cannabis Timeline in the UK – And Why We’re Always the Backup Dancer to the US
In this episode of The Never Ending Carousel of Cannabis Nonsense, Sian uncovers the cringe-worthy timeline of how UK cannabis policy has religiously shadowed the US – even when it made no sense. From Anslinger to PoCA, we ...
