Vancouver Tech Podcast

Special Guest Barinder Rasode, President and CEO of NICHE Canada, and Co-Founder of RoundHouse Radio's She Talks Special Guest Barinder Rasode, President and CEO of NICHE Canada, and Co-Founder of She Talks joins host Drew Ogryzek to discuss cannabis legalization in Canada, and how NICHE Canada (National Institute for Cannabis Health and Education) fits in. Initially, Rasode was opposed to the proliferation of cannabis dispensaries, but seeing those who are affected in positive ways helped her change perspectives, and she now heads NICHE Canada, an organization that aims to operationalize the federal government commissioned cannabis legalization and regulation taskforce report by ensuring all stakeholders during and after the process are equipped in their fields to manage this new regime. Rasode says NICHE has a partnership with MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving), with the CACP (Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police), and other regulatory bodies that are concerned about product safetly and testing for i