As cannabis-friendly locales in Amsterdam and the Netherlands have helped change the European (and global) culture towards cannabis, regulations are needed to ensure that governments fully embrace legalization...
Canadian Cannabis Giant Makes a Huge Investment in Europe
Written by Anthony Johnson on . Posted in Business, ICBC Zurich.
The global cannabis community is growing closer and closer, and the International Cannabis Business Conference has had a front row seat over the last five years as federal policies around the world...
ICBC Zurich and CannaTrade Two Weeks Away!
Written by Anthony Johnson on . Posted in Business, Cultural, ICBC Zurich, Politics.
Switzerland has a long history as a drug policy pioneer and even allowed “grey market” cannabis sales in recent history thanks to a loophole in the Swiss Narcotics Act. While that loophole...
Swiss Federal Commission for Addiction Issues Endorses Legal Cannabis
Written by Anthony Johnson on . Posted in ICBC Zurich, Politics.
Drug policy reformers in the United States have long looked to Europe as an example of progressive policies to end the harms of the failed Drug War. Switzerland has been an innovative pioneer, but has...
European Commission Presidential Candidate Supports Cannabis Legalization
Written by Anthony Johnson on . Posted in ICBC Zurich, Politics.
The nations comprising the European Union have made great strides advancing progressive cannabis policies over recent years, as we’ve seen countries decriminalize personal possession (even allowing...
How Soon Will Pharmacies in Switzerland Be Dispensing Medical Cannabis?
Written by Anthony Johnson on . Posted in Business, ICBC Zurich, Medical, Politics.
Understanding that cannabis should be legal generally, especially for medical purposes, has become a relatively easy answer with a broad consensus around a lot of the world. How exactly cannabis should...
First Latin American Cannabis to Be Exported to Germany and Europe
Written by Anthony Johnson on . Posted in Business, ICBC Barcelona, ICBC Berlin, ICBC Zurich, Medical, Politics.
In three short years, Germany has become a major leader in the European and international medical cannabis system, quickly becoming the continent’s biggest market and helping set the standard...
Former U.S. Congressman Dana Rohrabacher to Keynote ICBC Zurich!
Written by Anthony Johnson on . Posted in Business, ICBC Zurich, Politics.
Cannabis legalization has come a long way in the United States, currently enjoying record high support across the political spectrum with supermajority support among Democrats and independents...
Will Switzerland Soon Start Exporting Cannabis Into Germany and the EU?
Written by Marguerite Arnold on . Posted in Business, ICBC Zurich, Politics.
With the news that both the first German bid has concluded and that Macedonia seems poised to import cannabis into the European Union, there has been increased interest in who can import cannabis into...