International Cannabis Business Conference Blog

Outdoor Growing: Another Canadian Cannabis Innovation Suitable For Export?

Written by Marguerite Arnold on July 24, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC Vancouver, Politics.

With the news that Health Canada has authorized outdoor cultivation (see Aurora), the entire cultivation conversation has now shifted into interesting new territory. And not just in Canada. Never mind...

Patients Are Powering the European Cannabis Industry

Written by Marguerite Arnold on July 23, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC Vancouver, Medical, Politics.

It is a truism in the room that the cannabis industry, globally, and in each region of the world it springs forth in, is driven first by the medical side of the business. No matter how much excitement...

Venture Capitalists Invest a Record Breaking Amount in the Cannabis Industry!

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 22, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC Vancouver, Politics.

It makes sense that investors, including venture capitalists, are investing more and more in the cannabis industry each and every year. More states and nations are moving towards legalizing medical...

Thailand Takes Early Lead in the Asian Cannabis Market

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 19, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC Vancouver, Politics.

Positive cannabis law reforms have been taking hold all across the world, while Asia with many of its nations still maintaining draconian cannabis laws, has lagged behind North America, Europe, Africa,...

Will Annual CBD Sales Outpace Legal Cannabis?

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 18, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC Vancouver.

While business isn’t exactly easy, both cannabis and CBD sales are booming at the macro level and revenue numbers should continue increasing in both the short and long-term as more markets open...

Out of Africa: The New Cannabis Trade Looming With Europe

Written by Marguerite Arnold on July 17, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC Vancouver, Politics.

There does not seem to be an end to cannabis demand the new market in Europe is creating – at least if you are looking at where far flung growers are announcing new deals. No matter the fact that...

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Canada Needs to Adapt as US, Especially California, Cannabis Industry Grows

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 16, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC San Francisco, ICBC Vancouver, Politics.

Canadian cannabis companies have been given a leg up on its global competition, but that advantage is being eroded and could be eliminated rather quickly once the United States ends federal prohibition,...

Hip-Hop Mogul Jay-Z Teams Up with California Bay Area Cannabis Company

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 15, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC San Francisco, ICBC Vancouver.

With fourteen albums reaching #1 on the Billboard charts, a net worth of a billion dollars, and a marriage to Beyonce, it would seem like hip-hop artist and mogul Jay-Z has it all. Well, except for...

Canadian Cannabis Job Market Heating Up Along With the Industry

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 12, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC Vancouver.

While the regulated Canadian cannabis industry has grown at a slower pace than many expected, the market is heating up as more retailers and other licensees come online. Recent months have seen record-breaking...