International Cannabis Business Conference Blog

Will a California City Replace Denver as the Cannabis Capital?

Written by ICBC Staff on December 29, 2016. Posted in ICBC San Francisco.

Following Colorado’s brave leap into adult legalization in 2012, there is general agreement that Denver currently sits as the cannabis capital of the United States – and maybe the world. On...

World Health Organization May Reclassify Cannabis Internatioanlly

Written by Anthony Johnson on December 28, 2016. Posted in ICBC Berlin.

Changes to state cannabis policies in the United States over the last twenty years – especially in the last four years – have emboldened independent political states across the world to...

California’s Ever-Changing Rules Make Business Planning Volatile

Written by Anthony Johnson on December 27, 2016. Posted in ICBC San Francisco.

Business and cannabis experts agree, California is positioned to be the dominant world market for legal marijuana following the passage of Proposition 64 during the election this past November. While...

Germany Health Insurance Providers May Cover Medical Marijuana

Written by Anthony Johnson on December 23, 2016. Posted in ICBC Berlin.

Medical cannabis has seen a rather dramatic political renaissance over the past two decades. Until California passed Proposition 215, there were no states with legal marijuana. Today, 28 states and...

California, and All Cannabis States, Must Fight for Employee Rights

Written by ICBC Staff on December 22, 2016. Posted in ICBC San Francisco.

The California Chamber of Commerce’s opposition to Proposition 19, the Golden State’s 2010 legalization attempt, sent a signal loud and clear to cannabis law reformers to avoid angering...

Germany Is the Next Big Place for Cannabis

Written by ICBC Staff on December 21, 2016. Posted in ICBC Berlin.

With a population of 80.6 million and nearly 140k square miles, the country of Germany is roughly 85% the size of California, and contains over double the population. As medical cannabis laws across...

Donald Trump Can’t Stop the Cannabis Industry in California (or Anywhere)

Written by ICBC Staff on December 20, 2016. Posted in ICBC San Francisco.

If there are two things president-elect Donald Trump loves more than anything else, it’s fame and money. Trump’s international recognition a flashy billionaire is undisputed. Despite the...

California Cannabis to Bring a Billion Dollars to Local Governments

Written by ICBC Staff on December 16, 2016. Posted in ICBC San Francisco.

In a complete political reversal from the last several decades of fighting the War on Marijuana, eight states and the District of Columbia (DC) have now legalized adult recreational use of cannabis....

Important Things to Know About Cannabis in Germany

Written by ICBC Staff on December 15, 2016. Posted in ICBC Berlin.

With the International Cannabis Business Conference (ICBC) making its first appearance in Berlin in April, it is good for attendees to get up-to-date on the latest cannabis developments in Germany....