International Cannabis Business Conference Blog

Germany Imported A Record Amount Of Cannabis In 2023

Written by Hazel Norman on April 27, 2024. Posted in Business, Policy.

Germany continues to serve as the largest legal medical cannabis market in Europe, and not just for domestically produced medical cannabis products. Germany reportedly imported a record amount of medical...

Japan’s Cannabis Market Expanded Sixfold Between 2019-2023

Written by Hazel Norman on April 22, 2024. Posted in Business, Policy.

Japan’s emerging cannabis industry expanded sixfold during four years spanning from 2019 to 2023 according to a new report by Euromonitor International. Japan’s emerging legal cannabis industry...

Germany Celebrates Its First Legal 4/20

Written by Johnny Green on April 21, 2024. Posted in Entertainment, Policy.

History was made over the weekend in Germany where adults celebrated the nation’s first-ever legal April 20th (4/20) on Saturday. For decades the 20th of April has held a special meaning to the...

Clinging To Failed Prohibition Practices Is The Wrong Move For Hamburg

Written by Hazel Norman on April 21, 2024. Posted in Policy.

Germany implemented the first components of its national adult-use cannabis legalization measure (CanG) on April 1, 2024. The historic policy change was widely celebrated inside and outside of Germany’s...

Cannabis Decriminalization Measure Expected To Be Introduced In Jersey

Written by Hazel Norman on April 20, 2024. Posted in Policy.

Cannabis reform on the European continent is shaping up to look different than it does in the Western Hemisphere. In North and South America, cannabis legalization involves large-scale cannabis sales...

Ancient Roman Artifact Suspected Of Containing Cannabis Seeds

Written by Frank Schuler on April 20, 2024. Posted in Science.

Humans have a long history with the cannabis plant going back thousands of years. For example, a study from 2023 found that “ancestral archaeological relics date the use of this plant fiber as...

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How Do Chile’s Cannabis Policies Affect Onset Of Cannabis Use?

Written by Frank Schuler on April 19, 2024. Posted in Policy.

Cannabis opponents tout prohibition policies as being geared towards working to reduce cannabis use, particularly among young people. However, as usage data in every country that prohibits cannabis...

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International Cannabis Leaders Meet In Berlin For First Time After Historic Vote

Written by Johnny Green on April 15, 2024. Posted in Business, Entertainment, Policy, Science.

Roughly two weeks ago the first provisions of Germany’s new adult-use cannabis legalization law took effect, with policy components related to personal cannabis cultivation, possession, and consumption...

Morocco Unveils Logo For Legal Cannabis Products

Written by Hazel Norman on April 15, 2024. Posted in Business, Policy.

Last month Morocco’s Agence Nationale de Réglementation des Activités relatives au Cannabis (ANRAC) reported the nation’s first legal cannabis crop, which totaled a reported 294 metric tons. It was...