Cultural

German Study Shows Dramatic Increase In Cannabis Consumption

Written by Marguerite Arnold on October 4, 2021. Posted in Cultural.

A study by UKE-Hamburg shows that the number of cannabis users in Europe has increased more than 25% over the second decade of the century. According to a study conducted by the Centre for Interdisciplinary Addiction Research at the University of Hamburg and the Technical University of Dresden, evaluated...

Czech Republic Is Wrongfully Trying To Punish Cannabis Educators

Written by Johnny Green on October 2, 2021. Posted in Cultural.

Cannabis media resources play a vital role in the cannabis community and beyond. For many years, efforts to spread the truth about the cannabis plant were difficult because mainstream media outlets around the world helped perpetuate misleading, and in some cases, blatantly false information about...

Rastafarians Petition Court In Kenya

Written by Johnny Green on May 18, 2021. Posted in Cultural.

Humans have a long history with the cannabis plant. It is one of the oldest cultivated plants in the Eastern Asia region, being initially used for grain and fiber. The oldest known use of the cannabis plant for the purpose of fiber and grains is in Japan on the Oki Islands, dating all of the way back...

The Spirit Of The Cannabis Community Is Alive And Well This 4/20

Written by Johnny Green on April 20, 2020. Posted in Cultural.

Unless you have been living under a rock the last few decades, then you are presumably aware that April 20th is the official holiday for the global cannabis community. Every year members of the cannabis community celebrate our favorite plant on April 20th. Historically, global April 20th gatherings...

Spanish Patients Can No Longer Access The Cannabis Clubs

Written by Marguerite Arnold on April 7, 2020. Posted in Cultural.

In the United States, the issue of whether the cannabis industry is “critical” or not is being fought on a state by state basis. In Europe, the situation is almost the same, except the mandates here are “national” and “federal.” In Spain, one of the worst-hit Covid...

Science Will Decide The Winners Of The Spannabis Champions Cup

Written by Johnny Green on November 19, 2019. Posted in Cultural.

Cannabis competitions often involve a large amount of subjectivity. The cannabis community has long needed a cannabis competition that is dedicated to objectivity and science. That is why the Spannabis Champions Cup has organized a competition in which the winner will be decided by science alone. The...

Sign Up To Receive The International Cannabis Chronicle Newsletter

Written by Johnny Green on October 6, 2019. Posted in Business, Cultural, Entertainment, Medical, Politics, Science, Social.

These are truly exciting times for all things cannabis. Cannabis policy reform is sweeping the globe, the cannabis industry is growing at an epic rate, and major cannabis culture news is occurring at an increasing pace. It can be very difficult to stay up-to-date on everything that is happening in...

Ready, Steady, Rec Market Europe?

Written by Marguerite Arnold on September 19, 2019. Posted in Business, Cultural.

There is a decided trend in Europe this year, driven in large part by frustration if not a political necessity. Recreational cannabis trials are starting to place pins in the map. They may not be large, and in some ways easy to sneeze at. However, the recreational bug has landed in the EU. The dominoes...

The Race To Conquer Cannabis Europe

Written by Randy Smith on August 20, 2019. Posted in Business, Cultural, ICBC Vancouver, Politics.

Author: Marguerite Arnold Canadian canna-businesses have had a giant head start, but they do not have a monopoly on international cannabis supply or the supply chain. And competition is on the horizon as a slew of newly budded cannabis companies are targeting Europe. These newbies, mainly from Thailand...

Planet Earth’s Premier Cannabis Networking Event

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