International Cannabis Business Conference Blog

Thailand Health Minister: ‘Cannabis Users Will Need Medical Certificates’

Written by Johnny Green on May 21, 2025. Posted in Policy.

In recent years, Thailand’s cannabis industry has increased in size and scope thanks to a cannabis policy change in 2022. However, Thailand’s Health Minister Somsak Thepsutin stated at a press...

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Calls For Cannabis Excise Tax Reform Intensify In Canada

Written by Johnny Green on May 21, 2025. Posted in Business, Policy.

Taxing cannabis commerce can be a delicate thing. On one hand, a major argument in favor of cannabis policy modernization is that it will generate public revenue for governments that allow legal cannabis...

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Why U.S. MSOs Are Looking To Invest In Germany And Europe

Written by Johnny Green on May 21, 2025. Posted in Business.

For many years, the emerging legal cannabis industry in the United States has operated in siloed markets, with each jurisdiction having its own laws and regulations. While that is still largely the...

Ukraine Launches Nation’s Largest Industrial Hemp Processing Plant

Written by Johnny Green on May 20, 2025. Posted in Business.

Hemp harvests have to be processed before they are incorporated into finished products and shipped to the markets where they will eventually be sold, with some limited exceptions. A nation’s hemp...

University Of Göttingen: Hemp Offers Sustainable Prospects For Agriculture

Written by Johnny Green on May 20, 2025. Posted in Science.

Farmers have cultivated hemp and used the agricultural crop for many centuries. A study from 2023 found that “ancestral archaeological relics date the use of this plant fiber as a fabric to approximately...

Legalization In Lebanon ‘Could Generate $1-3 Billion Annually’

Written by Johnny Green on May 19, 2025. Posted in Business, Policy.

A 2019 report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) estimated that Lebanon was the third largest source for ‘cannabis resin’ worldwide, only behind Morocco and Afghanistan....

How Many Medical Cannabis Patients Does Brazil’s Industry Serve?

Written by Johnny Green on May 18, 2025. Posted in Business.

As it currently stands, dozens of countries around the world have adopted medical cannabis legalization measures, with legalization models ranging from cannabidiol-only laws for patients suffering from...

Changes Coming To Ontario Cannabis Stores

Written by Johnny Green on May 16, 2025. Posted in Business, Policy.

Changes are coming to Ontario’s emerging retail cannabis industry. The Ford government is reportedly loosening cannabis store restrictions that have historically forced brick-and-mortar retailers...

European Study Explores Hemp Blocks And Compaction Direction

Written by Johnny Green on May 16, 2025. Posted in Science.

Does the direction that hemp hurd is compacted into blocks make a difference in how well the blocks insulate and hold up under stress? That was the focus of a recent study conducted by a team of European...