What happens when you walk straight out of the grow room and hit record?
In this special On the Road episode, I visited Medcan Australia in Southeast Queensland for a behind-the-scenes look at one of the country’s earliest licensed cannabis producers. After the tour, I sat down with co-founder and CCO Gareth Ball for a raw, in-the-moment chat about cultivation, product development, market pressure, and why Australia needs to back its own industry.
From pheno-hunting wins (and fails) to research gaps, global comparisons, and the launch of Medcan’s new cultivar, Velvet Thunder.
Whether you’re a patient, producer, or just passionate about homegrown cannabis, this episode is packed with deep insights, bold ideas, and that signature AusCanna curiosity.
📍Recorded on-site in Southeast Queensland.
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In this episode, we cover a lot of topics, including:
Rapid Fire (2:42)
Who is Gareth Ball? (10:49)
The story behind Medcan Australia (12:02)
From pheno-hunting to products in patients’ hands… What’s the process? (18:15)
Do pheno hunts ever fail? (28:28)
There’s more to cannabis than THC, will the education ever catch up? (30:16)
The importance of gathering research (33:02)
Canadian market vs Australian market (38:05)
Buying weed from questionable sources (39:57)
The price of cannabis around the world (43:20)
Where is the global cannabis market going? (45:33)
Supporting Australian-grown cannabis first (46:27)
What’s next for Medcan? (50:16)
Exciting times ahead for the local industry (53:50)
Stigma, politics and legalisation (55:17)
Life is better with a little bit of cannabis (58:37)
Our reflections on swapping out pharmaceutical pills for cannabis (59:08)
Cannabis a first option, not a last option (62:23)
Gareth’s call to action (64:19)
Show Notes:
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