International Cannabis Business Conference Blog

U.S. Cannabis Sales Projected to Hit $30 Billion by 2024!

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 2, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC San Francisco, ICBC Vancouver.

With more and more states ending cannabis prohibition, it isn’t surprising to know that legal sales are increasing rather rapidly in the United States. Most states have seen revenue numbers higher...

Ireland Announces Launch of Medical Cannabis Program

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 1, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC Vancouver, Medical, Politics.

In 2016, an Irish toddler became the first legal medical cannabis patient in Ireland after his parent successfully acquired authorization from Minister of Health Simon Harris to utilize a cannabis oil...

French Government-Tasked Commission Urges Cannabis Legalization

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 28, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC Vancouver, Politics.

Everyone can see that cannabis policy reforms have been advancing around the free world and Europe is certainly a hotbed of activity as progressive policies have been enacted in nation after nation,...

Switzerland’s Federal Council Moves to Fully Legalize Medical Cannabis

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 27, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC Bern, ICBC Switzerland, ICBC Zurich, Medical, Politics.

Switzerland has been relatively progressive on cannabis, including the legalization of cannabis with no more than 1% THC, one of the reasons the International Cannabis Business Conference teamed up...

Cannabis Companies Invest in the UK, Expecting A Bigger European Market

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 25, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC Vancouver.

More and more cannabis markets in Europe are opening up and the new, limited medicinal market in the United Kingdom has established companies investing in the UK, looking forward to the day that the...

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Canada Brings in $186 Million in Tax Revenue as Sales Continue to Increase

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 24, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC Vancouver, Politics.

It’s no secret that cannabis sales in Canada have gotten off to a relatively slow start as the government has taken a rather conservative, cautious approach to licensing, as government officials’...

Full-Time U.S. Cannabis Jobs to Top 175,000, Increasing 34%, in 2019

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 21, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC Vancouver.

Earlier this week, an economic report projected global cannabis sales to increase to 36% in 2019, with dramatic growth expected over the next five years, thanks to an expansion of existing markets and...

Global Cannabis Sales Could Reach $15 Billion in 2019, $40 Billion by 2024

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 20, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC Vancouver.

Based on current sales, as well as reasonable projections regarding new markets, an industry report projects that global cannabis sales could hit about $15 billion this year, with a continued growth...

Molson Coors to Brew Cannabis Drinks in Canada, CBD Versions in the U.S.

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 19, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC Vancouver.

It was big news when Molson Coors Brewing Company announced that it was forging a partnership to brew non-alcoholic cannabis drinks in Canada, but it shouldn’t have been surprising. Alcohol giant...