International Cannabis Business Conference Blog

Blue Wave? Meh. Red Wave? Nope. Green Wave? YES!

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

The contentious 2016 midterm elections are now behind us (mostly, as final votes are still being counted in several places) and politicians and pundits will now debate what the results mean. The Democrats...

A Green Wave in the UK? Medical Cannabis Could Start a Legalization Revolution

Written by Marguerite Arnold on November 6, 2018. Posted in Medical, Politics.

It may not be the most famous “Battle of Britain,” (yet) but unlike the last one, a green invasion has certainly taken hold in the UK and is here to stay. As of November 1, cannabis as medicine...

Whether Donald Trump or the Democrats Win, Cannabis Can Be Victorious

Written by Anthony Johnson on November 6, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC San Francisco, Politics.

One of the more contentious midterm elections of all time will (finally) be over today as Democrats try to wrestle control of the House and the Senate from Donald Trump and the Republican Party. Some...

Big State Marijuana Measures on the Ballot Tomorrow

Written by Anthony Johnson on November 5, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Barcelona, ICBC Berlin, ICBC San Francisco, Medical, Politics.

While most of the political attention is on the congressional midterms tomorrow, there are some big marijuana measures on the ballots tomorrow. There is some debate as to which party will be better...

Report: German Medical Cannabis Market to Hit $5 Billion

Written by Anthony Johnson on November 5, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Berlin.

When the International Cannabis Business Conference (ICBC) was founded just over four years ago, it was impossible to predict how the global marijuana reform movement would succeed. Fast forward...

Francis Ford Coppola Is the Latest Star to Join Cannabis Industry

Written by Anthony Johnson on November 2, 2018. Posted in Business, Cultural, ICBC San Francisco.

Celebrities like Willie Nelson, Tommy Chong, and Snoop Dogg, that haven’t been shy about their love of cannabis aren’t shocking too many people when they join the cannabis industry. Musician...

Report: Global Cannabis Industry Could Soon Reach $194 Billion

Written by Anthony Johnson on November 2, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Barcelona, ICBC Berlin, ICBC San Francisco.

When the International Cannabis Business Conference held its first event just over four years ago, not many were thinking about the global marijuana market. At that time, only two U.S. states had implemented...

Cannabis-Based Epidiolex Now Available by Prescription

Written by Anthony Johnson on November 1, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC San Francisco, Medical.

After decades of government propaganda and lies about the medical benefits of cannabis, the U.S. FDA approved the cannabis-based medicine Epidiolex last June and the DEA placed the drug in Schedule...

Cannabis Tourism in Greece – The “Nevada” of Europe?

Written by Marguerite Arnold on November 1, 2018. Posted in Business, Cultural, ICBC Barcelona, ICBC Berlin, ICBC San Francisco, Medical, Politics.

As cannabis firms divvy up the cannabis production map of continental Europe, a new player on the Eurocannabis scene is starting to make waves. If not establish itself. As of October 9, Greece has now...