Anthony Johnson, Author at International Cannabis Business Conference

Colombia Is Looking to Join Canada As a Global Cannabis Industry Leader

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 11, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC Vancouver, Politics.

Canada has led the global cannabis industry ever since it first legalized medical cannabis. For awhile, the Netherlands was the only other nation that allowed medical cannabis exports, but Canadian companies maintained the biggest share of the market. After ending prohibition for all adults last year,...

United States Congress Held Historic Hearing on Cannabis Legalization Today

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 10, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC Vancouver, Politics.

The cannabis legalization movement has made tremendous strides over the last two decades, creating a patchwork of legal states and federal policies that have allowed medical and adult-use programs to proceed, creating jobs, generating revenue, and increasing freedom for patients and consumers. However,...

United States Congress Putting Pressure on the FDA to Regulate Cannabis

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 8, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC Vancouver, Politics.

Last year’s federal farm bill was a landmark achievement that legalized cannabidiol (CBD) derived from hemp, setting in motion the first Food and Drug Administration hearing on “products containing cannabis or cannabis-derived compounds.” While the FDA’s hearing wasn’t...

Canada Has Seen a 40% Increase in Cannabis Consumption

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 3, 2019. Posted in Business, Cultural, ICBC Vancouver.

Canada has clearly been a global cannabis industry leader since it first legalized medical use in 2001 a trend that has only grown as the country became the first G7 nation to regulate cannabis commerce for adults last year. The expansion of the Great White North’s international impact has not...

U.S. Cannabis Sales Projected to Hit $30 Billion by 2024!

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 2, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC San Francisco, ICBC Vancouver.

With more and more states ending cannabis prohibition, it isn’t surprising to know that legal sales are increasing rather rapidly in the United States. Most states have seen revenue numbers higher than initial estimates, as legalization has created thousands of jobs and added millions to states’...

Ireland Announces Launch of Medical Cannabis Program

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 1, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC Vancouver, Medical, Politics.

In 2016, an Irish toddler became the first legal medical cannabis patient in Ireland after his parent successfully acquired authorization from Minister of Health Simon Harris to utilize a cannabis oil to treat the two year-old’s epilepsy. Cannabis oil dramatically halted the child’s seizures,...

French Government-Tasked Commission Urges Cannabis Legalization

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 28, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC Vancouver, Politics.

Everyone can see that cannabis policy reforms have been advancing around the free world and Europe is certainly a hotbed of activity as progressive policies have been enacted in nation after nation, with the momentum for legalization only gaining strength. One nation that has lagged behind is France,...

Switzerland’s Federal Council Moves to Fully Legalize Medical Cannabis

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 27, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC Bern, ICBC Switzerland, ICBC Zurich, Medical, Politics.

Switzerland has been relatively progressive on cannabis, including the legalization of cannabis with no more than 1% THC, one of the reasons the International Cannabis Business Conference teamed up with CannaTrade to hold a conference in Zurich this year. However, the Swiss medical program has been...

Cannabis Companies Invest in the UK, Expecting A Bigger European Market

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 25, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC Vancouver.

More and more cannabis markets in Europe are opening up and the new, limited medicinal market in the United Kingdom has established companies investing in the UK, looking forward to the day that the medical market becomes an adult-use one. Change can sometimes happen slow and it takes a lot of hard...

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