Author: Anthony Johnson

World Health Organization May Reclassify Cannabis Internatioanlly

Written by Anthony Johnson on December 28, 2016. Posted in ICBC Berlin.

Changes to state cannabis policies in the United States over the last twenty years – especially in the last four years – have emboldened independent political states across the world to...

California’s Ever-Changing Rules Make Business Planning Volatile

Written by Anthony Johnson on December 27, 2016. Posted in ICBC San Francisco.

Business and cannabis experts agree, California is positioned to be the dominant world market for legal marijuana following the passage of Proposition 64 during the election this past November. While...

Germany Health Insurance Providers May Cover Medical Marijuana

Written by Anthony Johnson on December 23, 2016. Posted in ICBC Berlin.

Medical cannabis has seen a rather dramatic political renaissance over the past two decades. Until California passed Proposition 215, there were no states with legal marijuana. Today, 28 states and...

Düsseldorf, Germany, Moves Forward with Cannabis Legalization

Written by Anthony Johnson on December 13, 2016. Posted in ICBC Berlin.

Cannabis law reform can move at a very rapid pace once the momentum for legalization takes hold. While it can be extremely frustrating that such an obviously failed policy like cannabis prohibition...

Canadian Cannabis Company Purchases German Medical Distributor

Written by Anthony Johnson on December 8, 2016. Posted in ICBC Berlin.

There are signs that cannabis legalization is progressing at a rapid pace are abundant around the globe these days. From electoral victories to cultural milestones to the news that advocates are laying...

European Parliament Hosts Medical Cannabis Conference

Written by Anthony Johnson on December 5, 2016. Posted in ICBC Berlin.

Support for medical cannabis has skyrocketed across the globe in recent years as poll after poll has revealed a supermajority of voters favoring medical marijuana. In yet another sign of the mainstream...

Berlin, Germany, Moves to Open Cannabis Coffee Shops

Written by Anthony Johnson on November 28, 2016. Posted in ICBC Berlin.

Germany’s federal republic form of government allows for the country’s 16 different states to implement different laws so long as they don’t interfere with policies reserved for the...

Lift Resource Centre’s Jamie Shaw on the Canadian Cannabis Scene Ahead of the ICBC

Written by Anthony Johnson on October 12, 2016. Posted in ICBC Vancouver.

Activist and consultant Jamie Shaw has been one of the leaders of the burgeoning cannabis industry in Vancouver, Canada, understanding the importance of sensible regulations and the need to take care...

Vancouver Sun Profiles the International Cannabis Business Conference

Written by Anthony Johnson on October 10, 2016. Posted in Business.

After selling out events in Oregon and California, two of the states leading the United States towards ending cannabis prohibition, the International Cannabis Business Conference (ICBC) is proud to...