International Cannabis Business Conference Blog

Vaping Concerns Highlight Ongoing Need For Cannabis Industry Transparency

Written by Johnny Green on September 16, 2019. Posted in Business.

The last week has been filled with media coverage regarding recent illnesses associated with vaping. As we previously blogged about, in recent weeks hundreds of illnesses and half a dozen deaths have...

Are Prices For U.S. CBD Products About To Drop Significantly?

Written by Johnny Green on September 15, 2019. Posted in Business.

The popularity of CBD has increased exponentially in the last few years. For many decades consumers focused on THC, however, that has evolved a great deal in the second half of this decade. CBD has...

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

Written by Johnny Green on September 15, 2019. Posted in Business.

In order for the emerging cannabis industry to reach its full potential comprehensive federal banking reform will be required. The legal cannabis industry in the United States is conducting billions...

Four Reasons Why The Cannabis Industry Could Become Larger Than The Alcohol Industry

Written by Johnny Green on September 12, 2019. Posted in Business.

Alcohol sales in the United States topped $250 billion dollars in 2018. By comparison, the legal United States cannabis industry sold roughly $10 billion dollars worth of cannabis in 2018. Without some...

How Worried Should Cannabis Consumers Be About Vape Cartridges?

Written by Johnny Green on September 11, 2019. Posted in Business, Medical, Science.

The United States has been in the middle of a cannabis vape pen hysteria of sorts for the last week or two. Mainstream media and cannabis opponents seem to be obsessed with the story, insinuating that...

Luxembourg – The New Home Of Recreational Cannabis Crypto Models?

Written by Marguerite Arnold on September 9, 2019. Posted in Business.

Not only did Luxembourg just make some cannabis news lately by setting a two-year timeframe to legalize cannabis for adult-use, but another kind of reform also seems to be on the horizon. The small...

Banking Association CEO Makes A Big Prediction About Cannabis Banking Bill

Written by Johnny Green on September 9, 2019. Posted in Business.

Lack of access to the nation’s financial system has been an ongoing issue for the cannabis industry for many years. The issue is not as big as it once was, and friendly credit unions have been...

How Clean Is The Cannabis Industry?

Written by Marguerite Arnold on September 9, 2019. Posted in Business.

As the CannTrust scandal continues to reverberate around Europe, a question is clearly in the room this fall – is this problem just isolated in one country in Europe (Denmark) or is it more widespread? Specifically,...

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Hemp Acres Licensed To Grow In The U.S. More Than Quadrupled This Year

Written by Johnny Green on September 8, 2019. Posted in Business.

Hemp is making a comeback in the United States in a major way. Favorable reform provisions in the 2014 Farm Bill paved the way for farmers in a number of states to take advantage of research and pilot...