Author: Anthony Johnson

Don’t Miss the ICBC Zurich Megaconference with CannaTrade!

Written by Anthony Johnson on March 28, 2019. Posted in Business, Cultural, ICBC Zurich, Politics.

The International Cannabis Business Conference (ICBC) will finish its 2019 European tour with a team-up with CannaTrade in Zurich, Switzerland, this May 15th-16th, with CannaTrade taking place the 17th-19th....

Germany, Europe’s Biggest Medical Cannabis Market, Expected to Top CBD Sales by 2023

Written by Anthony Johnson on March 27, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC Berlin.

To anyone paying attention, the German medical cannabis industry is growing rapidly, overcoming the early bureaucratic hurdles that impact any burgeoning market. In just two years, Germany is already...

Exclusive Interview with Dr. Mechoulam, the Godfather of Cannabis Research

Written by Anthony Johnson on March 26, 2019. Posted in ICBC Berlin, Politics, Science.

The International Cannabis Business Conference has featured many amazing speakers from across the cannabis spectrum that it is extremely hard to rank how excited I’ve been to meet them and learn...

When Will German Cannabis Cultivators Enter the Market?

Written by Anthony Johnson on March 21, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC Berlin, Medical, Politics.

The trials and tribulations of the the German government’s bidding process to license domestic cannabis cultivators, with lawsuits and bureaucratic maneuverings, is already worthy of a book. In...

German Cannabis Patients Grow in Numbers, Face Hurdles and Opportunities

Written by Anthony Johnson on March 20, 2019. Posted in Business, Cultural, Medical, Politics.

The first International Cannabis Business Conference (ICBC) in Berlin coincided with the German government announcing the start of the nation’s medical cannabis program and the ICBC was able to...

ICBC Barcelona 2019 In Pictures, Setting the Stage for Berlin!

Written by Anthony Johnson on March 18, 2019. Posted in Business, Cultural, ICBC Barcelona, ICBC Berlin, ICBC Vancouver, ICBC Zurich, Politics.

The International Cannabis Business Conference (ICBC) first made its foray into Europe three years ago in Berlin, and is gearing up to return to that great city for the third straight year this March...

Thank you, Barcelona! The ICBC Now Heads to Berlin. And then Zurich.

Written by Anthony Johnson on March 15, 2019. Posted in Business, Cultural, ICBC Barcelona, ICBC Berlin, ICBC Zurich, Politics.

Everyone associated with the International Cannabis Business Conference (ICBC) was ecstatic to team up with Spannabis to form an epic superconference in Barcelona and the March 14th event did not disappoint....

Swiss Parliament Considering a Cannabis Legalization Pilot Program

Written by Anthony Johnson on March 8, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC Berlin, ICBC Zurich, Politics.

Unknown to many, a cannabis “grey market” once flourished in Switzerland as the cannabis community utilized a loophole in the country’s narcotics law from the late 1990s until the...

German Parliament Debating Two Cannabis Law Reform Proposals as DHV Leads the Way

Written by Anthony Johnson on March 7, 2019. Posted in Policy.

Germany has become a leader in some aspects of cannabis policy, such as providing insurance coverage for medical cannabis through pharmacies, but is lagging in other areas of the law. The European powerhouse...