International Cannabis Business Conference Blog

Danish Cannabis Pilot Program Reaching End of First Year, A Model for Others to Follow

Written by Marguerite Arnold on November 15, 2018. Posted in Cultural, Politics.

While it has gotten decidedly less English-speaking press than other countries in Europe on the front edge of cannabis reform, Denmark’s pilot four-year cannabis program is chugging along nicely...

Big Canadian Producers Announce Major German and EU Moves

Written by Marguerite Arnold on November 14, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Barcelona, ICBC Berlin, ICBC San Francisco.

As the German cultivation bid deadline ticks down, the big Canadian Licensed Producers (LPs) are solidifying their presence in Germany and far beyond across Europe. Two, in particular, have made major...

California Still Counting Votes, but Cannabis Was a Clear Winner

Written by Anthony Johnson on November 13, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC San Francisco, Politics.

While election day couldn’t get over soon enough for a lot of people, the 2018 midterms feel like they won’t ever end with recounts ongoing in Florida and votes still being counted in California...

German Cannabis Association Hosting Cannabis Normal! in Berlin this November 16-17

Written by Anthony Johnson on November 12, 2018. Posted in Cultural, Politics, Science, Social.

The German Cannabis Association (Deutscher Hanfverband or DHV) is Germany’s largest lobbying group working to end cannabis prohibition in the European powerhouse. Germany has experienced...

What Will Donald Trump’s New Attorney General Mean for Cannabis?

Written by Anthony Johnson on November 9, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Barcelona, ICBC Berlin, ICBC San Francisco, Politics.

Donald Trump shook up the political world (what else is new) when he fired Reefer Madness Attorney General Jeff Sessions the day following the 2018 midterms. Now, speculation has begun on who the permanent...

More Progress in Europe as Poland Legalizes Medical Cannabis

Written by Marguerite Arnold on November 9, 2018. Posted in ICBC Barcelona, ICBC Berlin, ICBC San Francisco, Medical, Politics.

The last days of October and early ones of November 2018 might yet go down in history as one of those “weed watershed moments.” That said, 10/25 much less 11/01 do not have quite the same...

Reuters: Cannabis Stocks Rise as Voter Approval Grows

Written by Anthony Johnson on November 8, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Barcelona, ICBC Berlin, ICBC San Francisco, Politics.

Cannabis stocks remain extremely volatile, but positive electoral news pushed up their value following the 2018 midterm elections. While there will be plenty of ups and downs in the marijuana market,...

Donald Trump to Replace Jeff Sessions with Chris Christie?

Written by Anthony Johnson on November 8, 2018. Posted in ICBC Barcelona, ICBC Berlin, ICBC San Francisco, Politics.

Folks can move in and out of favor with Donald Trump rather quickly. Jeff Sessions was rewarded for being Trump’s first U.S. Senate endorser with an Attorney General appointment, but he was relegated...

Reefer Madness Attorney General Jeff Sessions Resigns!

Written by Anthony Johnson on November 7, 2018. Posted in ICBC Barcelona, ICBC Berlin, ICBC San Francisco, Politics.

At Donald Trump’s request, Jeff Sessions resigned today as U.S. Attorney General. In other words, he was fired. In Trump’s doghouse for recusing himself from overseeing Robert Mueller’s...