International Cannabis Business Conference Blog

Step by Step, Switzerland Moves Closer to Legalizing Cannabis

Written by Marguerite Arnold on May 13, 2019. Posted in Policy.

Just as the European market could not get any more interesting, the Swiss Federal Commission for Addiction Issues has called for cannabis to be decriminalized and the market to finally be regulated....

Europe’s $318 Billion CBD Market Poised for 400% Boom Through 2023

Written by Anthony Johnson on May 10, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC Zurich.

Cannabis legalization typically takes a series of baby steps and then giant leaps depending on the location. Progressive states in the U.S. have typically started with decriminalization of personal...

Meet the Cannabis CBD Companies of Switzerland

Written by Anthony Johnson on May 9, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC Zurich.

Starting in 2016, Switzerland approved cannabis flowers and products for tobacco cessation or as a tobacco substitute. The catch is that the THC content cannot go over 1%. Since then, over 600 companies...

Don’t Miss ICBC Zurich and Cannatrade! One Week Away!

Written by ICBC Staff on May 8, 2019. Posted in Business, Cultural, ICBC Zurich, Politics.

Big things are happening for the cannabis community in Europe and around the world, and Switzerland is no different! While the Swiss no longer enjoy “grey market” cannabis sales they...

Could Switzerland Lead Europe On Recreational Cannabis Trials?

Written by Marguerite Arnold on May 7, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC Zurich, Politics.

There has been a great deal of speculation about what the “Swiss exemption” might do to spur cannabis reform in Europe. There have been talks of pilot trials not to mention pharmacies offering...

Luxembourg Poised to Lead Europe Toward Cannabis Legalization in 2020

Written by Anthony Johnson on May 6, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC Berlin, ICBC Zurich, Politics.

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 May 3, 2019. 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 May 2, 2019. 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 May 1, 2019. 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...