Author: Johnny Green

International Cannabis Business Conference Barcelona 2023

The Global Cannabis Industry’s Increasing Momentum Was On Full Display In Barcelona

Written by Johnny Green on March 13, 2023. Posted in Business, Entertainment, Policy, Science.

The emerging legal international cannabis industry is stronger now than at any other time since the dawn of prohibition so many decades ago, and that was on full display last week in Barcelona where...

Why Is The Czech Republic Punishing A Cannabis Educator?

Written by Johnny Green on March 12, 2023. Posted in Policy.

The cannabis reform movement, as with any meaningful social movement, would not be possible without people spreading education. Cannabis educators are vital because without them there would be a vast...

The World Has Lost A Giant Of Cannabis Science – Tribute To Raphael Mechoulam

Written by Johnny Green on March 10, 2023. Posted in Science.

Some events are so monumental that people measure their lives by them. People remember where they were when humans landed on the moon. They remember where they were during the OJ Simpson high-speed...

Spain To Quadruple Legal Medical Cannabis Production This Year

Written by Johnny Green on March 6, 2023. Posted in Business, Policy.

Late last month lawmakers in Spain considered a cannabis reform measure, and while the measure did not pass, Spain’s emerging legal cannabis industry will undergo a fairly substantial expansion...

Bavaria’s Health Minister Is Clearly Wrong About Cannabis

Written by Johnny Green on March 2, 2023. Posted in Policy.

I have never traveled to Bavaria, or Europe for that matter. I plan on making my first trip later this year to attend the International Cannabis Business Conference in Berlin in June. While I am excited...

March 2023 Is Set To Be A Historic Month For European Cannabis

Written by Johnny Green on February 27, 2023. Posted in Business, Entertainment, Policy, Science.

The next 32 days on the European continent could prove to be one of the most historic stretches of time for cannabis public policy and the continent’s emerging legal cannabis industry. Starting...

Malta Home Affairs Ministry Is Reportedly ‘In Talks With A Main Bank’

Written by Johnny Green on February 24, 2023. Posted in Business, Policy.

A unique cannabis public policy and industry experiment is ramping up in Malta where non-profit adult-use cannabis clubs are expected in the near future. Starting next week, Malta’s government...

Zimbabwe Tobacco Farmers Get More Incentive To Switch To Hemp

Written by Johnny Green on February 22, 2023. Posted in Business, Policy.

Historically, Zimbabwe has served as the top producer of tobacco on the African continent, although in recent years many tobacco farmers in Zimbabwe have transitioned to cultivating hemp due to lowering...

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Cultivating Cannabis For An Emerging International Cannabis Market

Written by Johnny Green on February 17, 2023. Posted in Business, Entertainment, Policy, Science.

The act and art of cultivating the cannabis plant is far from a new thing. Researchers have found evidence of humans cultivating the cannabis plant in a domestic fashion going back roughly 12,000 years....