Tag: drugs
Can Richard Branson solve the problem with the ‘war on drugs’? [VIDEO]
The 'war on drugs' has been raging and raging for almost all of my lifetime.
And, frankly, I feel old. So, for this 'war' to...
Jarrod Ritchie of TPI Enterprises brings the healing power of Tasmania’s poppies to the...
This week’s guest is Jarrod Ritchie, founder and chief executive of Tasmania-based TPI Enterprises, one of the worlds largest independent producers of legal opiate drugs. Having previously worked for GlaxoSmithKline, he has developed his own extraction process using an environmentally friendly water-based system whereas competitors use an older method employing chemical solvents. Mr. Ritchie has also been involved with Israeli botanists in developing a new strain of a more productive opium poppy.