Author: Anthony Johnson

German Pharmacists Support Medical Cannabis, See Market Growth

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 31, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC Berlin, ICBC Vancouver, Medical.

The German cannabis patient community has grown by leaps and bounds since the program was approved a few years ago and the International Cannabis Business Conference is so pleased to have witnessed...

Canadian Cannabis Company to Open Retail Herb House in Jamaica

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 30, 2019. Posted in Business, Cultural, ICBC Vancouver, Politics.

The international cannabis industry is getting more interconnected than ever before and Canadians are still leading the way while other nation’s policies are still trying to catch up. Canada’s...

UK MPs Expect to Legalize Cannabis Within the Next 5 to 15 Years

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 29, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC Vancouver, Politics.

Three United Kingdom Members of Parliament, representing the Conservative, Labour, and Liberal Democrat parties all recently traveled to Canada on a fact-finding trip organized by the harm reduction...

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...

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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...