International Cannabis Business Conference Blog

South African Province To Prioritize Cannabis Industry Job Creation

Written by Johnny Green on May 14, 2025. Posted in Business, Policy.

South Africa’s government released updated employment data yesterday, with the official unemployment rate increasing by 1.0 percentage point from 31.9% in the fourth quarter of 2024 to 32.9% in...

Study Finds Hemp Is An Eco-Friendly Alternative For Dye Removal

Written by Johnny Green on May 14, 2025. Posted in Science.

The textile industry often uses toxic chemicals to prepare fabric, especially in fabric dyeing and finishing processes. Industrial dyes, which can create environmental issues, are commonly used because...

Did Cannabis Usage Rates Spike In Uruguay And Canada Post-Legalization?

Written by Johnny Green on May 14, 2025. Posted in Policy.

A common prediction made by cannabis opponents when cannabis policy modernization proposals are being considered is that cannabis consumption rates, particularly cannabis misuse rates, will dramatically...

World’s First President To Legalize Recreational Cannabis Passes Away

Written by Johnny Green on May 13, 2025. Posted in Policy.

National-level recreational cannabis reform has occurred in six countries so far, and hopefully, more will be on the way soon. However, one country will always hold the distinction of being the first...

How Many Legal Medical Cannabis Patients Does Germany Have?

Written by Johnny Green on May 13, 2025. Posted in Business.

A common question related to Germany’s emerging legal cannabis industry that I see asked online, and hear in person, relates to how many medical cannabis patients the nation’s market serves....

Malta’s Parliament Approves Changes To Adult-Use Cannabis Laws

Written by Johnny Green on May 12, 2025. Posted in Policy.

Malta became the first country in Europe to adopt a national adult-use cannabis legalization measure back in 2021. The only countries to approve national recreational cannabis legalization before Malta...

Analysis Finds Legal Canadian Cannabis Has Largely Displaced Unregulated Market

Written by Johnny Green on May 12, 2025. Posted in Business, Policy.

A major goal of every jurisdiction that has modernized its cannabis policies to permit adult-use cannabis activity is to help combat the unregulated market, including in Canada, where lawmakers adopted...

Armenia’s Parliament Speaker Says Cannabis Should Be Legalized

Written by Johnny Green on May 12, 2025. Posted in Policy.

Alen Roberti Simonyan has been President of the National Assembly of Armenia since August 2021. During his recent participation in the Deep TALKS program, Mr. Simonyan expressed support for modernizing...

Australia’s Legal Cannabis Growers Urge Support Of Nation’s Producers

Written by Johnny Green on May 11, 2025. Posted in Business.

Australia’s legal cannabis farmers are banding together and warning the nation’s government of looming “catastrophic failures” and a “bleak reality” for the emerging...