International Cannabis Business Conference Blog

Report: Cannabis Vape Cartridge Sales Are Down In The U.S.

Written by Johnny Green on September 26, 2019. Posted in Business.

In recent weeks a number of stories have come out regarding illnesses attributed to vape pen use. Some cases involved consumers that have reported using cannabis vape pen cartridges and others involved...

Australian Capital Territory Becomes First Jurisdiction To Legalize Adult-Use Cannabis

Written by Johnny Green on September 26, 2019. Posted in Politics.

Advocates have long stated that if national cannabis reform cannot be achieved in a particular country, to aim for a more localized victory. That’s not to say that efforts to reform national laws...

The U.S. House Passed A Cannabis Banking Bill – What Happens Next?

Written by Johnny Green on September 25, 2019. Posted in Business, Politics.

Today was a truly historic day in the United States House of Representatives. The full chamber passed, for the first time ever, a stand-alone cannabis reform bill. The bill is the SAFE Banking Act (H.R....

David Branfman’s Report From The International Cannabis Business Conference In Vancouver

Written by ICBC Staff on September 23, 2019. Posted in ICBC Vancouver.

By David Branfman, Branfman Mayfield Bustarde Reichenthal LLP We have just returned from the International Cannabis Business Conference® in Vancouver, B.C., Canada – an action-packed one...

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Report: U.S. House To Vote On Cannabis Banking Bill This Week

Written by Johnny Green on September 22, 2019. Posted in Business, Politics.

The SAFE Banking Act would reform federal law to allow for better access to the nation’s financial system for cannabis companies. Many cannabis companies have had their assets frozen and/or accounts...

Ecuador Sets Hemp THC Limit At 1.0%

Written by Johnny Green on September 22, 2019. Posted in Business.

Hemp reform is sweeping across the globe. The hemp plant has always been a versatile, useful plant but prohibition policies kept it from being put to widespread use for several decades in many countries...

Will Legal Cannabis Ever Eliminate The Unregulated Market In California?

Written by Johnny Green on September 20, 2019. Posted in Business.

California is home to the oldest and most established cannabis community in the United States. It’s also home to the largest population out of any state in the country. So it’s not a coincidence...

Ready, Steady, Rec Market Europe?

Written by Marguerite Arnold on September 19, 2019. Posted in Business, Cultural.

There is a decided trend in Europe this year, driven in large part by frustration if not a political necessity. Recreational cannabis trials are starting to place pins in the map. They may not be large,...

How Closely Does European Market Reform Track Other Countries?

Written by Marguerite Arnold on September 18, 2019. Posted in Business.

If 2014 was the year that the recreational cannabis market finally got going in the U.S. and later in Canada, 2019 may well be remembered as the same kind of year on the other side of the Atlantic....