International Cannabis Business Conference Blog

ICBC Berlin Kicks Off This Sunday with a VIP Party You Don’t Wanna Miss

Written by Anthony Johnson on March 29, 2019. Posted in Business, Cultural, ICBC Berlin, Politics, Science.

The International Cannabis Business Conference (ICBC) has established itself as the preeminent B2B industry event in Europe and Berlin has become the flagship ICBC conference, with over 1,500 people...

Don’t Miss the ICBC Zurich Megaconference with CannaTrade!

Written by Anthony Johnson on March 28, 2019. Posted in Business, Cultural, ICBC Zurich, Politics.

The International Cannabis Business Conference (ICBC) will finish its 2019 European tour with a team-up with CannaTrade in Zurich, Switzerland, this May 15th-16th, with CannaTrade taking place the 17th-19th....

Germany, Europe’s Biggest Medical Cannabis Market, Expected to Top CBD Sales by 2023

Written by Anthony Johnson on March 27, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC Berlin.

To anyone paying attention, the German medical cannabis industry is growing rapidly, overcoming the early bureaucratic hurdles that impact any burgeoning market. In just two years, Germany is already...

Exclusive Interview with Dr. Mechoulam, the Godfather of Cannabis Research

Written by Anthony Johnson on March 26, 2019. Posted in ICBC Berlin, Politics, Science.

The International Cannabis Business Conference has featured many amazing speakers from across the cannabis spectrum that it is extremely hard to rank how excited I’ve been to meet them and learn...

United Kingdom Opens First Medical Cannabis Treatment Clinics

Written by Marguerite Arnold on March 22, 2019. Posted in Cultural, ICBC Berlin, ICBC Zurich, Medical, Politics.

The first week of March this year was significant for British cannabis patients for one very big reason: the first medical cannabis clinic in the country opened in Manchester. Firsts are very important...

When Will German Cannabis Cultivators Enter the Market?

Written by Anthony Johnson on March 21, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC Berlin, Medical, Politics.

The trials and tribulations of the the German government’s bidding process to license domestic cannabis cultivators, with lawsuits and bureaucratic maneuverings, is already worthy of a book. In...

German Cannabis Patients Grow in Numbers, Face Hurdles and Opportunities

Written by Anthony Johnson on March 20, 2019. Posted in Business, Cultural, Medical, Politics.

The first International Cannabis Business Conference (ICBC) in Berlin coincided with the German government announcing the start of the nation’s medical cannabis program and the ICBC was able to...

UK Cannabis Trades Association Challenges the EU’s CBD Classification

Written by Marguerite Arnold on March 19, 2019. Posted in Policy.

Novel Food Designation For CBD Challenged By British Lawyers In good news for the industry both in Europe and those companies trying to gain access to the EU market, a prominent London law firm has...

ICBC Barcelona 2019 In Pictures, Setting the Stage for Berlin!

Written by Anthony Johnson on March 18, 2019. Posted in Business, Cultural, ICBC Barcelona, ICBC Berlin, ICBC Vancouver, ICBC Zurich, Politics.

The International Cannabis Business Conference (ICBC) first made its foray into Europe three years ago in Berlin, and is gearing up to return to that great city for the third straight year this March...