1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:03,960 Speaker 1: Let's go now to hemp the Regulation Ministry. David Seymour's 2 00:00:04,000 --> 00:00:07,200 Speaker 1: on the charge here. Regulation Ministry cutting red tape for 3 00:00:07,280 --> 00:00:11,320 Speaker 1: hemp growers. Growers will need to notify MPI and police, 4 00:00:11,520 --> 00:00:14,440 Speaker 1: but will no longer need a license to grow and 5 00:00:14,520 --> 00:00:18,000 Speaker 1: handle it for legal purposes. The change is expected to 6 00:00:18,040 --> 00:00:19,919 Speaker 1: bring in an extra forty million bucks in the first 7 00:00:19,960 --> 00:00:22,599 Speaker 1: two decades. Brad Lake's co founder of The Brothers Green 8 00:00:22,640 --> 00:00:26,439 Speaker 1: with me this afternoon. Hey Brad, Hi Ryan, good to 9 00:00:26,440 --> 00:00:28,720 Speaker 1: have you on the show. What are you doing with hemp? Brad? 10 00:00:29,760 --> 00:00:33,440 Speaker 2: We are basically taking the raw seed and we've got 11 00:00:33,440 --> 00:00:37,000 Speaker 2: a factory here in christ Church and also over in Sydney, 12 00:00:37,040 --> 00:00:40,320 Speaker 2: and basically we take that raw seed right through to 13 00:00:40,560 --> 00:00:45,440 Speaker 2: a range of retail health supplements, mainly focusing on joint 14 00:00:44,920 --> 00:00:47,440 Speaker 2: health and sleep right. 15 00:00:47,520 --> 00:00:50,680 Speaker 1: And so what are the regulations that have been cut 16 00:00:50,680 --> 00:00:53,640 Speaker 1: that will benefit you? Well, how are they strangling you 17 00:00:53,720 --> 00:00:54,280 Speaker 1: at the moment? 18 00:00:55,480 --> 00:00:59,160 Speaker 2: Well, I think, first of all, really you know the 19 00:00:59,200 --> 00:01:03,640 Speaker 2: fact that the regulations sit under the Ministry of Health 20 00:01:03,800 --> 00:01:05,840 Speaker 2: and the way they're sort of being viewed, and I 21 00:01:05,880 --> 00:01:09,040 Speaker 2: think even with this licensing, it's still sitting under the 22 00:01:09,080 --> 00:01:12,240 Speaker 2: Ministry of Health. It's still lumps it alongside that, like 23 00:01:12,480 --> 00:01:16,280 Speaker 2: I guess that cannabis regulation, this just really means, as 24 00:01:16,280 --> 00:01:17,800 Speaker 2: far as I can sort of read into it, is 25 00:01:17,840 --> 00:01:19,720 Speaker 2: that we're not going to need to do I guess 26 00:01:19,760 --> 00:01:22,920 Speaker 2: a lot of the administration work that's required of recording 27 00:01:22,959 --> 00:01:25,360 Speaker 2: seed coming in and out of the factory, and also 28 00:01:25,480 --> 00:01:27,880 Speaker 2: for our growers are just not going to have the 29 00:01:27,920 --> 00:01:32,240 Speaker 2: requirement each year to be submitting their documentation. And I 30 00:01:32,280 --> 00:01:35,240 Speaker 2: think listening to David today, it meant that also it 31 00:01:35,280 --> 00:01:38,679 Speaker 2: doesn't matter where it's growing around New Zealand. So from 32 00:01:38,680 --> 00:01:41,319 Speaker 2: that perspective, it now means there's a lot more area, 33 00:01:41,360 --> 00:01:45,760 Speaker 2: probably a lot closer to residential, you know, because previously 34 00:01:45,800 --> 00:01:48,760 Speaker 2: couldn't grow out any farms, schools, or had to be 35 00:01:48,840 --> 00:01:52,280 Speaker 2: like basically blocked by a broad maze or something like 36 00:01:52,320 --> 00:01:54,600 Speaker 2: that if it was on a public road or so 37 00:01:54,800 --> 00:01:56,520 Speaker 2: just all those little things that I think will just 38 00:01:56,560 --> 00:02:02,240 Speaker 2: make generally easier. But it's it's probably don't mean to 39 00:02:02,280 --> 00:02:06,560 Speaker 2: sound ungrateful, but it probably not as impactful I could 40 00:02:06,560 --> 00:02:10,880 Speaker 2: think at the commercial end as some other changes could be. 41 00:02:11,240 --> 00:02:13,320 Speaker 1: What's the big deal? Why is everyone so worried about HIMP? 42 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:15,240 Speaker 1: Is it because it just sort of looks a little 43 00:02:15,240 --> 00:02:17,119 Speaker 1: bit like weed, because you can't get high off him, 44 00:02:17,120 --> 00:02:18,160 Speaker 1: can you? So what's the problem. 45 00:02:18,240 --> 00:02:20,720 Speaker 2: No, No, And then I mean most people have probably 46 00:02:20,760 --> 00:02:22,720 Speaker 2: driven past the crop and you wouldn't even you wouldn't 47 00:02:22,720 --> 00:02:24,320 Speaker 2: even think it was him. I mean most people don't 48 00:02:24,360 --> 00:02:27,520 Speaker 2: have probably never even seen a cannabis plant in their 49 00:02:27,560 --> 00:02:30,400 Speaker 2: life other than a photo. So I mean it doesn't 50 00:02:30,400 --> 00:02:33,400 Speaker 2: look anything really like you know, what you'd think of 51 00:02:33,440 --> 00:02:36,240 Speaker 2: marijuana plant looks like in a crop. It just sort 52 00:02:36,280 --> 00:02:40,120 Speaker 2: of looks like a normal crop probably, So yeah, And 53 00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:42,040 Speaker 2: I think I think what we sort of dealing with is, 54 00:02:42,400 --> 00:02:45,639 Speaker 2: you know, these are regulations put in place a long 55 00:02:45,680 --> 00:02:51,360 Speaker 2: time ago that we're based on, you know, heavy industry 56 00:02:52,760 --> 00:02:58,959 Speaker 2: suggestions and you know, basically a perception on cannabis and 57 00:02:59,000 --> 00:03:01,720 Speaker 2: particularly hemp, that it was the same as marijuana and 58 00:03:01,720 --> 00:03:03,480 Speaker 2: should have been treated the same. So I think we're 59 00:03:03,480 --> 00:03:06,639 Speaker 2: still probably a long way from where I think heap 60 00:03:06,639 --> 00:03:08,960 Speaker 2: should be, which should just be treated exactly like wheat. 61 00:03:09,040 --> 00:03:11,760 Speaker 2: It should be with sitting with the MPI and every 62 00:03:11,760 --> 00:03:13,920 Speaker 2: part of that plant as long as it's obviously sits 63 00:03:13,960 --> 00:03:17,600 Speaker 2: underneath that THHC level of one percent should be available 64 00:03:17,639 --> 00:03:20,440 Speaker 2: for anyone to use, just like a wheat crop is 65 00:03:20,480 --> 00:03:22,840 Speaker 2: available for anyone can do whatever they want with a 66 00:03:22,840 --> 00:03:23,320 Speaker 2: wheat crop. 67 00:03:23,720 --> 00:03:25,440 Speaker 1: Can you sell the seeds? Are you going to sell 68 00:03:25,480 --> 00:03:25,920 Speaker 1: the seeds? 69 00:03:26,720 --> 00:03:28,360 Speaker 2: Well? I think would be interesting to see what comes 70 00:03:28,360 --> 00:03:31,079 Speaker 2: out of what the final law states. But the fact 71 00:03:31,160 --> 00:03:33,760 Speaker 2: you don't like the licensing, as far as I can see, 72 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:36,240 Speaker 2: is the only thing holding would be the only thing 73 00:03:36,320 --> 00:03:39,400 Speaker 2: that would stop us from selling seed to anyone, because 74 00:03:39,440 --> 00:03:44,160 Speaker 2: you had to sell it to a license, like someone 75 00:03:44,200 --> 00:03:46,760 Speaker 2: with a heap license. But I'm pretty excited because it 76 00:03:46,760 --> 00:03:49,280 Speaker 2: could mean that we could just be selling seeds directly 77 00:03:49,320 --> 00:03:52,080 Speaker 2: to anyone around New Zealand on the website right. 78 00:03:52,160 --> 00:03:54,000 Speaker 1: Well, and what would people do with seeds? Go their 79 00:03:54,000 --> 00:03:55,240 Speaker 1: own hemp at home and then do well. 80 00:03:55,200 --> 00:03:56,440 Speaker 2: Well they could do it. Yeah, they could just grow 81 00:03:56,480 --> 00:04:00,720 Speaker 2: their own like I think and do and do the bottle. Oh, 82 00:04:00,760 --> 00:04:02,600 Speaker 2: I mean you could get the seeds yourself. I think 83 00:04:02,640 --> 00:04:06,360 Speaker 2: people you know, the tea people making teas with the leaves. 84 00:04:06,400 --> 00:04:09,080 Speaker 2: There's like yeah, I think. I mean, I guess at 85 00:04:09,080 --> 00:04:11,080 Speaker 2: a commercial level you obviously need like quite a bit 86 00:04:11,120 --> 00:04:14,960 Speaker 2: to do whatever. But I think just even the novelty 87 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:17,560 Speaker 2: of people being able to grow hemp in their backyard 88 00:04:17,720 --> 00:04:20,000 Speaker 2: to me sounds like a I don't know, quite a 89 00:04:20,040 --> 00:04:23,960 Speaker 2: cool gardening gardening feature. 90 00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:27,159 Speaker 1: Exercise, Brad, appreciate you, Jihan, thanks for being on the show. 91 00:04:27,160 --> 00:04:29,640 Speaker 1: Brad Bradlake, co founder of The Brothers Green talking about 92 00:04:29,640 --> 00:04:33,680 Speaker 1: the deregulation of the hemp industry. For more from Heather 93 00:04:33,800 --> 00:04:36,839 Speaker 1: Duplessy Allen Drive, listen live to news talks. It'd be 94 00:04:36,960 --> 00:04:40,839 Speaker 1: from four pm weekdays, or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.