International Cannabis Business Conference Blog

Is Luxembourg Planning On Sidestepping Real Rec Reform?

Written by Marguerite Arnold on November 30, 2021. Posted in Politics.

The European country has had rec reform on its legislative agenda for the last three years. However, it increasingly looks like such plans have no intention of creating a commercial industry. The coalition...

German Coalition Government In Waiting Sends Positive Signal On Recreational Cannabis Reform

Written by Marguerite Arnold on November 22, 2021. Posted in Politics.

The news that the so-called “traffic light” coalition had decided to work together on some kind of recreational cannabis reform is a positive step – but there are many details along...

Just How Much Would The German Recreational Market Be “Worth?”

Written by Marguerite Arnold on November 22, 2021. Posted in Politics.

A new study by the Institute for Competition Economics at the University of Düsseldorf estimates that the German recreational market could be worth 4.7 billion euros – but what is all this...

Many Employers Are Dropping Cannabis Drug Testing Requirements To Attract Workers

Written by Johnny Green on November 22, 2021. Posted in Business.

Cannabis consumers come in all shapes, sizes, and backgrounds. Despite what mainstream media would have you believe over the course of many decades, all walks of life consume cannabis. Consumers have...

Writing About Cannabis Is A Crime In Czech Republic

Written by Johnny Green on November 22, 2021. Posted in Politics.

In early October we reported on a disturbing situation in the Czech Republic regarding a cannabis media company and its editor being persecuted by the government for doing nothing more than providing...

Why Looming Cannabis Legalization In Germany Is A Very Big Deal

Written by Johnny Green on November 18, 2021. Posted in Politics.

News broke today that an agreement has been struck in Germany to legalize cannabis for adult use and to create a regulated adult-use cannabis industry framework. Momentum for adult-use legalization...

Brazil May Legalize Medical And Industrial Cannabis By Year’s End

Written by Marguerite Arnold on November 16, 2021. Posted in Politics.

The Bolsonaro government has been pushed, like many other governments before it, to move the goalposts for medical and industrial cannabis The largest country in South America, Brazil, is about to consider...

South Africa Examines Hemp Production To Clean Up Gold Mining Areas

Written by Marguerite Arnold on November 16, 2021. Posted in Science.

As part of an overall plan of including cannabis in its economic development plan, the government is currently examining how (and if) cultivation of hemp can restore land blighted by gold extraction The...

How Much Public Revenue Would Cannabis Legalization Generate In Germany?

Written by Johnny Green on November 16, 2021. Posted in Business, Politics.

Germany is home to the largest legal medical cannabis market on the European continent. That is not surprising considering that Germany is home to the fourth-largest economy on the planet behind only...