International Cannabis Business Conference Blog

Swiss Parliament Considering a Cannabis Legalization Pilot Program

Written by Anthony Johnson on March 8, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC Berlin, ICBC Zurich, Politics.

Unknown to many, a cannabis “grey market” once flourished in Switzerland as the cannabis community utilized a loophole in the country’s narcotics law from the late 1990s until the...

German Parliament Debating Two Cannabis Law Reform Proposals as DHV Leads the Way

Written by Anthony Johnson on March 7, 2019. Posted in Policy.

Germany has become a leader in some aspects of cannabis policy, such as providing insurance coverage for medical cannabis through pharmacies, but is lagging in other areas of the law. The European powerhouse...

Damian Marley Talks Stony Hill Cannabis and the ICBC with Smell the Truth

Written by Anthony Johnson on March 6, 2019. Posted in Business, Cultural, Entertainment, ICBC Barcelona.

Having a legendary icon for a parent definitely must have its pros and cons. One one hand, you can have a lifestyle and opportunities that others don’t have. On the other hand, there are expectations...

Bloomberg: Investment Banks Eyeing European Cannabis Markets

Written by Anthony Johnson on March 5, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC Barcelona, ICBC Berlin, ICBC Zurich.

The international cannabis industry has started to take off, dominated by Canadian businesses that have gotten a leg up on the global competition as the first G7 nation to fully legalize cannabis commerce,...

Demand for Medical Cannabis Has Tripled in Germany in Just Two Years

Written by Anthony Johnson on March 4, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC Berlin, Medical, Politics.

Germany’s medical cannabis system is somewhat of a paradox. On one hand, the European powerhouse has clearly been a worldwide leader by standardizing the process and, most importantly, covering...

Europe Set to Be the Biggest Cannabis Market in 5 years

Written by Anthony Johnson on March 1, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC Barcelona, ICBC Berlin, ICBC Zurich.

Any observer of the global cannabis industry can see that Europe has been making tremendous progress implementing sensible marijuana policies over the past few years. While challenges remain, particularly...

Swiss Cannabis Industry Poised for a Multi-Billion Dollar Future

Written by Anthony Johnson on February 28, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC Zurich.

Cannabis legalization is clearly making great progress across the globe, but one country that is somewhat flying under the radar is Switzerland, where high CBD cannabis is being sold to consumers legally,...

Germany Is Turning Into A Fascinating Test Case For Cannabis

Written by Marguerite Arnold on February 27, 2019. Posted in Business, Medical, Politics.

While those in the Canadian cannabis market are certainly far ahead in obtaining full recreational acceptance for cannabis, and state markets in the U.S. are growing increasingly sophisticated, Germany...

The German Cannabis Cultivation Bid Has A New Deadline!

Written by Marguerite Arnold on February 26, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC Berlin.

According to a late January press release by the ever-tight lipped BfArM – the federal agency in charge of launching Germany’s medical cannabis cultivation program – the first harvest...