International Cannabis Business Conference Blog

Berlin International Cannabis Business Conference Schedule Released!

Written by ICBC Staff on March 1, 2018. Posted in ICBC Berlin.

The International Cannabis Business Conference (ICBC) is returning to Berlin on April 11th thru the 13th this year. The Berlin ICBC will feature panels on the progress of Germany’s medical marijuana...

New Report Details How Cannabis Is a $57 Billion Global Market

Written by Amber Iris Langston on February 28, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Berlin, ICBC Portland, ICBC San Francisco, ICBC Vancouver.

Arcview Market Research and BDS Analytics released a new 65-page report this week detailing monetary estimates of cannabis’ future entitled, “The Road Map to a $57 Billion Worldwide Market”....

Cannabis Just Went Public on the Nasdaq

Written by Amber Iris Langston on February 27, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Berlin, ICBC Portland, ICBC Vancouver.

Today – Tuesday, February 27th, 2018 – marks a moment in history that is the telling of a new era. For the first time ever, US traders on Wall Street are getting a piece of the pot. The...

German Politicians Debate Adult-Use Cannabis Laws

Written by Amber Iris Langston on February 23, 2018. Posted in ICBC Berlin, Politics.

Members of Germany’s Bundestag, which is the name of German’s lower parliamentary house, held a debate earlier this week to discuss issues of importance to the German people. As in the US,...

Alberta Puts British Columbia on Notice in the Canadian Cannabis Marketplace

Written by Amber Iris Langston on February 22, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Vancouver, Politics.

With support from their national parliament and the blessings of Prime Minister Trudeau, Canada is quickly emerging to be a global leader in the cannabis trade. That’s not to say Canada doesn’t...

German Company Releases Global Cannabis Consumption Study

Written by Amber Iris Langston on February 21, 2018. Posted in ICBC Berlin.

A German manufacturer of small indoor grow equipment called Seedo has recently commissioned a study existing and potential policy and tax structures of 120 cities around the world, focusing on cannabis...

Will France Legalize Cannabis Next?

Written by Amber Iris Langston on February 20, 2018. Posted in ICBC Berlin, Politics.

Europe’s cannabis laws are changing – though many would argue they are not changing fast enough. However, improvements are being made in two of the subcontinent’s largest countries,...

High Demand and Short Supply in the German Medical Cannabis System

Written by Amber Iris Langston on February 16, 2018. Posted in ICBC Berlin, Medical.

You may have heard recently that cannabis is a good medicine – good medicine for a LOT of ailments. (I believe this to be true, and not just something put on the internet by Russians posing as...

Will Germany Ever Supply Its Own Cannabis or Remain an Importer?

Written by Amber Iris Langston on February 15, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Berlin, Medical.

In the whole world of supply-and-demand, demand has never been the problem – at least when it comes to cannabis. When you add the word “legal” in front of the word “cannabis”...