International Cannabis Business Conference Blog

Registration Opens For Cannabis Pilot Projects In Bern And Biel

Written by Hazel Norman on November 26, 2023. Posted in Policy.

Switzerland is home to a very interesting public policy experiment. In May 2021, an amendment to Switzerland’s Federal Narcotics Act went into effect which permitted adult-use cannabis commerce...

Toronto City Councilor Wants Cannabis Fund Answers

Written by Johnny Green on November 26, 2023. Posted in Policy.

Canada is still the only G-7 nation on earth to pass a national adult-use cannabis legalization measure involving cannabis products that are not low in THC. In fact, the only other nation to pass a...

Japan’s Cannabis Policies Continue To Evolve

Written by Johnny Green on November 26, 2023. Posted in Policy.

You wouldn’t know it by listening to cannabis opponents in Japan, but the nation is home to one of the lowest cannabis usage rates on earth. Lately, it seems that cannabis opponents in Japan have...

No Changes Expected To Luxembourg’s New Cannabis Law

Written by Hazel Norman on November 20, 2023. Posted in Policy.

Luxembourg became the fourth nation to ever pass a national adult-use cannabis law when it did so earlier this year. Luxembourg joined its European counterpart, Malta, which passed a national measure...

Legalization Measure Moves Forward In South Africa

Written by Johnny Green on November 20, 2023. Posted in Policy.

In September 2018 South Africa’s Constitutional Court issued a landmark ruling in which it determined that cannabis prohibition as it pertains to individual rights was unconstitutional. The Court...

Slovenia Cannabis Usage Analysis

Written by The Talman Group on November 19, 2023. Posted in Policy.

This analysis was conducted by Marihuana Marš, Študentska Organizacija Univerze v Ljubljani 1. Cannabis user demographics in Slovenia As cannabis is illegal in most parts of the world it is impossible...

Cannabis Is Associated With Weight Loss, Lower BMI Per Meta-Analysis

Written by Frank Schuler on November 19, 2023. Posted in Science.

For many years cannabis opponents have tried very hard to portray cannabis as being unhealthy, and that those who consume cannabis are lazy couch potatoes. Cannabis stigma comes in many forms, with...

Advocates Push For Greater THC Content In Canadian Edibles

Written by Johnny Green on November 19, 2023. Posted in Policy.

By many measures, Canada is the international leader when it comes to cannabis policy. After all, it remains the only G-7 nation to have ever passed a national adult-use legalization measure, having...

First Legal Medical Cannabis Clinic Opens In Ireland

Written by Hazel Norman on November 19, 2023. Posted in Business, Policy.

Medical cannabis may be commonly found in various parts of the world now, however, in Ireland, medical cannabis policy modernization efforts have taken considerably longer to become a reality. Back...