International Cannabis Business Conference Blog

German Trade Association Leads the Way for Cannabis Legalization

Written by Anthony Johnson on April 6, 2018. Posted in ICBC Berlin.

The German Cannabis Association (Deutscher Hanfverband or DHV) is Germany’s largest lobbying group working to legalize cannabis. Germany has experienced great success, largely decriminalizing...

How Long Will Canada Lead the International Cannabis Market?

Written by Amber Iris Langston on April 5, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Berlin, ICBC Vancouver, Politics.

In the past couple of years, the hot word in the cannabis industry has been Canada. With an established medical cannabis system and a blessing from the federal government to move forward with full adult...

ICBC Berlin Starts in One Week!

Written by ICBC Staff on April 4, 2018. Posted in ICBC Berlin.

It’s all happening! Just one week left before the start of the International Cannabis Business Conference in Berlin on April 11-13! That also means the clock is ticking to reserve your spot before...

French Cannabis Patients Locked Out, Country Should Learn from Germany

Written by Amber Iris Langston on April 3, 2018. Posted in ICBC Berlin.

With a population of nearly 67 million, the country of France represents a significant portion of the European population as well as economic activity. When I think of France, the notions of romanticism,...

German Judge Delays Cannabis Production Licensing Program, Good News for Canadian Exporters

Written by Amber Iris Langston on March 30, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Berlin, Medical.

Germany’s medical cannabis program is one of the top programs in the world. Patients can be prescribed cannabis by their doctors and insurance covers the cost. However, availability can be...

Canada’s Namaste Technologies Seeking to Be the “Amazon of Cannabis”

Written by Amber Iris Langston on March 29, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Berlin, ICBC Vancouver.

Yesterday I told you about a company striving to be the “Starbucks of Cannabis”, and today I bring you another industry start-up – this one aspiring to be the “Amazon of Cannabis”. Canadian-based...

Can Chalice Farms Become the Starbucks of Cannabis?

Written by Amber Iris Langston on March 28, 2018. Posted in Business.

There are a lot of borrowed names in the cannabis industry when one fancies themselves to be important. (For example, I have heard more than one person in the industry don the self-appointed moniker...

Canada Samples African Cannabis

Written by Amber Iris Langston on March 27, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Berlin, ICBC Vancouver.

The world keeps getting smaller and cannabis keeps bringing people together. Yes, this is very cliche of me to say. But both of these things are very true! This week hit another first for the emerging...

Canada’s Cannabis Legalization Saved; Medical Protected in the U.S. for Now

Written by Amber Iris Langston on March 23, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Berlin, ICBC Portland, ICBC Vancouver, Medical, Politics.

Yesterday we wrote to you about the long and ugly process of creating policy, and the indispensable role advocacy and activism play in making sure the law works for the people. (In the case of cannabis,...