Policy Archives - International Cannabis Business Conference

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

Nigeria’s National Assembly Is Working On Medical Cannabis Legislation

The African continent has experienced a significant uptick in cannabis policy modernization efforts in recent years, with the most...

Written by Johnny Green on September 10, 2025. Posted in Business, Policy.

Morocco Approves 67 New Cannabis-Based Products

In recent years, Morocco’s government has worked to boost the nation’s emerging legal cannabis industry and provide the...

Written by Johnny Green on September 7, 2025. Posted in Business, Policy.

Switzerland Opens Public Consultation On Cannabis Legalization

Switzerland has officially opened the three-month public consultation period for its proposed national adult-use cannabis legalization...

Written by Johnny Green on September 6, 2025. Posted in Business, Policy.

Survey: Over 88% Of German Consumers Get Cannabis From Legal Sources

One of the major goals of cannabis policy modernization in Germany in recent years is to combat the unregulated market in the European...

Written by Johnny Green on September 5, 2025. Posted in Business, Policy.

Poll: 87.5% Deem 0.3% THC Limit For EU Hemp To Be Too Low

In mid-July, a group of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) announced their plan to push for a hemp legal framework for the...

Written by Johnny Green on September 5, 2025. Posted in Policy, Science.

German Scientists Call For Approval Of Cannabis Research Projects

Cannabis policies and regulations should be informed by science, rather than driven by political propaganda or special interests. That is...

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Written by Johnny Green on September 3, 2025. Posted in Business, Policy.

German Associations Warn Against Medicinal Cannabis Flowers Ban

Germany’s Federal Government Commissioner for Addiction and Drug Issues, Prof. Dr. Hendrik Streeck, has made headlines recently due...

Written by Johnny Green on September 1, 2025. Posted in Business, Policy.

Australia Welcomes Submissions For Industrial Hemp Industry Development

After decades of the global industrial hemp industry being hindered by harmful prohibition policies, industrial hemp is making a comeback...

Written by Johnny Green on September 1, 2025. Posted in Policy.

Cannabis Proposal Signatures Submitted To Ecuador’s National Assembly

Ecuador has a sorted past when it comes to cannabis policy. Like many of its continental peers, Ecuador has experienced a significant...

Written by Johnny Green on August 31, 2025. Posted in Policy.

Luxembourg Must Improve Its Cannabis Legalization Model

Slowly but surely, adult-use cannabis policy modernization is spreading in many parts of the world, particularly in Europe, where a...

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Written by Johnny Green on August 29, 2025. Posted in Business, Policy.

Peru Seeks Public Comment On Draft Hemp Rules

Decades ago, the South American nation of Peru adopted hemp prohibition policies, much like the rest of the world. While the professed...

Written by Johnny Green on August 27, 2025. Posted in Business, Policy.

EU Plans To Recognize Hemp Flowers

Historically, when many people thought of the hemp plant and what it could be used for, they likely thought of rope, paper, and various...

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Written by Johnny Green on August 27, 2025. Posted in Business, Entertainment, Policy, Science.

Science In The City International Conference Returns To France

France’s approach to cannabis policy and regulation is at a crossroads. While many countries in Europe have modernized their...

Written by Johnny Green on August 25, 2025. Posted in Business, Policy.

How Would U.S. Cannabis Rescheduling Impact Europe?

Earlier this month, United States President Donald Trump publicly affirmed that his administration is considering rescheduling cannabis...

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Written by Johnny Green on August 24, 2025. Posted in Business, Policy, Science.

The Science Behind GMP Cannabis Product Compliance

Every legal medical cannabis market on the planet has standards that products must meet before they can be sold to patients. Products...

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Written by Johnny Green on August 20, 2025. Posted in Business, Policy.

Survey Highlights Potential Fallout Of German Draft Amendment

Germany continues to serve as the largest legal medical cannabis market in Europe, with domestic sales increasing every quarter in recent...

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Written by Johnny Green on August 16, 2025. Posted in Business, Policy.

German SPD Will Not Support Draft Cannabis Amendment “Under Any Circumstances”

Last month, Germany’s Health Ministry released a draft medical cannabis amendment that seeks to roll back Germany’s medical...

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Written by Johnny Green on August 15, 2025. Posted in Policy.

Activists Gather Signatures For Cannabis Legalization Vote In Belize

Back in May 2025, cannabis advocates in Caye Caulker, Belize, launched a petition seeking to place an adult-use cannabis legalization...

Written by Johnny Green on August 12, 2025. Posted in Business, ICBC Events, Policy.

Autumn 2025 Could Be Pivotal For German Cannabis

As the summer months of 2025 are coming to an end and the autumn season approaches, the eyes of the international cannabis community will...

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Written by Johnny Green on August 11, 2025. Posted in Policy.

Half Of Guernsey’s Deputies Support Cannabis Decriminalization

Guernsey is the second-largest island located in the English Channel, and a self-governing British Crown dependency. Guernsey, which is...

Written by Johnny Green on August 10, 2025. Posted in Policy.

Draft Bill Would Allow Adult-Use Cannabis Activity In Grenada

A majority of governments around the world have modernized their cannabis laws and regulations in recent years as they pertain to medical...

Written by Johnny Green on August 9, 2025. Posted in Business, Policy.

Advocates Push For Private Cannabis Clubs In South Africa

South Africa is on a short but growing list of countries that have adopted national adult-use cannabis legalization measures. South...

Written by Johnny Green on August 9, 2025. Posted in Business, Policy.

Uruguay Updates Legal Cannabis Prices

Uruguay became the first country in history to adopt a national adult-use cannabis legalization measure in 2013. Multiple nations have...

Written by Johnny Green on August 9, 2025. Posted in Business, Policy.

Saarland Cannabis Social Club Receives Cultivation Approval

One of the main components of Germany’s adult-use cannabis legalization model is permitting consumers to join a member-based...

Written by Johnny Green on August 4, 2025. Posted in Policy.

Comparing U.S. And European Cannabis Legalization

Starting in 2012 with Colorado and Washington State, jurisdictions in the U.S. began to modernize their cannabis policies to permit...

Written by Johnny Green on August 4, 2025. Posted in Business, Policy.

DHV Issues Statement Against Harmful German Draft Amendment

Last month, Germany’s Ministry of Health released a draft amendment that, if approved, would negatively impact the nation’s medical...

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Written by Johnny Green on August 3, 2025. Posted in Policy, Science.

Japanese Study Refutes Cannabis ‘Gateway Drug’ Theory

When it comes to cannabis opponent talking points, the ‘cannabis is a gateway drug’ talking point may be the most popular one...

Written by Johnny Green on August 3, 2025. Posted in Policy.

Ukraine Expands Official Dosages For Medical Cannabis

Nearly one year ago, Ukraine’s government officially launched its medical cannabis program. Ukraine’s Parliament first approved...

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Written by Johnny Green on July 30, 2025. Posted in Business, Policy.

Colombia To Allow Pharmacies To Dispense Medical Cannabis Flower

Cannabis products come in many forms these days, including edibles, topicals, tinctures, concentrates, beverages, and vape cartridges....

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Written by Johnny Green on July 30, 2025. Posted in Policy.

Lawsuit Filed Against Bavarian Cannabis Consequences Limitation Act

A constitutional complaint and lawsuit were filed today against the Bavarian Cannabis Consequences Limitation Act according to the German...

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Written by Johnny Green on July 25, 2025. Posted in Policy.

Introduction Of Cannabis Decriminalization Measure Expected In Poland

Medical cannabis policy modernization has spread across the European continent in recent decades, with most European nations now being...

Written by Johnny Green on July 24, 2025. Posted in Policy.

Adult-Use Cannabis Policy Modernization Measure Introduced In Slovenia

Lawmakers in Slovenia are continuing their push to modernize the European nation’s cannabis policies, with a measure being recently...

Written by Johnny Green on July 23, 2025. Posted in Policy.

Swiss Canton Continues To Block Cannabis Pilot Trial

Multiple jurisdictions in Switzerland are now home to research-based regional adult-use cannabis commerce pilot trials, in which a...

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Written by Johnny Green on July 23, 2025. Posted in Business, Policy.

German Cannabis Advocates Push Back On Harmful Amendment

Germany’s medical cannabis community is resilient, as demonstrated by a swift and largely united pushback from medical cannabis...

Written by Johnny Green on July 21, 2025. Posted in Business, Policy.

Lebanon Agriculture Minister Touts Economic Benefits Of Regulated Cannabis

Lebanon may not be the first country that people think of when it comes to the emerging legal cannabis and hemp industries. However,...

Written by Johnny Green on July 21, 2025. Posted in Business, Policy.

Legal Cannabis Sales Could Add $10 Billion To Victoria’s Economy

If Victoria, a state in southeast Australia, were to allow a regulated adult-use cannabis industry to operate within its borders, the...

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Written by Johnny Green on July 21, 2025. Posted in Policy.

Czech President Officially Signs Cannabis Legalization Measure

It’s official – Czech Republic President Petr Pavel signed the nation’s historic cannabis legalization measure into law...

Written by Johnny Green on July 16, 2025. Posted in Policy.

Zurich Cannabis Pilot Trial Set For Expansion

The regional adult-use cannabis commerce pilot project “Züri Can – Cannabis with Responsibility” was launched in 2023. The...

Written by Johnny Green on July 15, 2025. Posted in Policy.

German Draft Medical Cannabis Amendment Would Harm Patients

Longtime medical cannabis advocates, myself included, have pointed out for many years that a jurisdiction’s medical cannabis model...

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Written by Johnny Green on July 15, 2025. Posted in Policy.

Slovenia’s National Assembly Approves Historic Medical Cannabis Measure

Nearly three months after Slovenia’s Parliament introduced a medical cannabis policy modernization measure, the European nation’s...

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

Britain’s Police Chiefs Urge Increased Cannabis Enforcement

Cannabis remains prohibited in Great Britain, and cannabis for legal medical use continues to be limited to a large degree. Despite...

Written by Johnny Green on July 13, 2025. Posted in Business, Policy, Science.

Evaluating Germany’s Cannabis Legalization Law

Germany remains the largest country, as measured by population size, to ever adopt a national adult-use cannabis legalization measure....

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

Nearly 90% Of Thailand Cannabis Stores Expected To Close

At the start of this year, Thailand was one of the top legal cannabis markets on the planet, becoming so after a landmark policy change a...

Written by Johnny Green on July 11, 2025. Posted in Policy.

Kazakhstan Passports To Be Made From Industrial Hemp

Humans making useful materials that incorporated the hemp plant was a very common practice by humans for thousands of years. For...

Written by Johnny Green on July 11, 2025. Posted in Policy.

Members Of European Parliament Push For Hemp Legal Framework

Hemp policies and regulations in Europe have historically been a patchwork of sorts, and that patchwork has resulted in a considerable...

Written by Johnny Green on July 9, 2025. Posted in Policy.

Switzerland To Open Consultation On Cannabis Legalization

Back in February of this year, Switzerland’s Social Security and Health Committee of the National Council gave preliminary approval to an...

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Written by Johnny Green on July 5, 2025. Posted in Business, Policy.

UK Announces Updates To CBD Novel Foods Approval Process

A growing body of peer-reviewed scientific research and consumer and patient testimonials has demonstrated that cannabidiol (CBD) is safe...

Written by Johnny Green on July 3, 2025. Posted in Policy.

Czech Cannabis Legalization To Take Effect On January 1, 2026

In late May 2025, the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic voted to approve a national adult-use cannabis...

Written by Johnny Green on July 1, 2025. Posted in Policy.

Medical Cannabis Legislation Submitted In Türkiye

The cannabis policies and regulations in Türkiye, historically referred to in the West as ‘Turkey’, are somewhat...

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Written by Johnny Green on June 29, 2025. Posted in Business, Policy.

The Evolving Industrial Hemp Industry

The hemp plant is arguably the most versatile crop on the planet, and humans have made use of it for thousands of years. Prohibition...