International Cannabis Business Conference Blog

German Draft Medical Cannabis Amendment Would Harm Patients

Written by Johnny Green on July 15, 2025. Posted in Policy.

Longtime medical cannabis advocates, myself included, have pointed out for many years that a jurisdiction’s medical cannabis model is only as good as the level of safe access that it provides...

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Opportunities In New Global Cannabis Markets

Written by Johnny Green on July 15, 2025. Posted in Business.

As much as the emerging legal cannabis industry has grown in size and scope around the world in recent years, it is still young by many measures. The legal global cannabis industry’s market value...

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Slovenia’s National Assembly Approves Historic Medical Cannabis Measure

Written by Johnny Green on July 15, 2025. Posted in Policy.

Nearly three months after Slovenia’s Parliament introduced a medical cannabis policy modernization measure, the European nation’s National Assembly voted to officially approve the measure. Out of the...

Study Finds That Hemp Fiber Possesses Antibacterial Properties

Written by Johnny Green on July 14, 2025. Posted in Science.

Bacterial infections are one of the top public health issues around the world, with bacterial infections being directly responsible for an estimated 1.27 million deaths annually around the globe, and...

Britain’s Police Chiefs Urge Increased Cannabis Enforcement

Written by Johnny Green on July 13, 2025. Posted in Policy.

Cannabis remains prohibited in Great Britain, and cannabis for legal medical use continues to be limited to a large degree. Despite cannabis prohibition continuing to be a failed public policy approach...

Evaluating Germany’s Cannabis Legalization Law

Written by Johnny Green on July 13, 2025. Posted in Business, Policy, Science.

Germany remains the largest country, as measured by population size, to ever adopt a national adult-use cannabis legalization measure. Given Germany’s position as a continental and global political...

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Unlocking The Hidden Potential Of Cannabis Genetics

Written by Johnny Green on July 12, 2025. Posted in Business, Science.

Cannabis and hemp genetics are the most foundational component of the entire cannabis industry. Everything else in the entire emerging cannabis and hemp industry flows from genetics, and nothing else...

Nearly 90% Of Thailand Cannabis Stores Expected To Close

Written by Johnny Green on July 12, 2025. Posted in Business, Policy.

At the start of this year, Thailand was one of the top legal cannabis markets on the planet, becoming so after a landmark policy change a few years ago. In 2022, Thailand made history by becoming the...

Study Finds Hemp Flour May Be Good For Gluten-Free Baking

Written by Johnny Green on July 11, 2025. Posted in Science.

Multiple conditions can contribute to a person being gluten intolerant, with a common one being celiac disease. Gluten sensitivity and wheat intolerance are two other contributing health factors resulting...