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UK MPs Expect to Legalize Cannabis Within the Next 5 to 15 Years

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 29, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC Vancouver, Politics.

Three United Kingdom Members of Parliament, representing the Conservative, Labour, and Liberal Democrat parties all recently traveled to Canada on a fact-finding trip organized by the harm reduction...

Thailand Jumps Into Cannabis Tourism Ring

Written by Marguerite Arnold on July 26, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC Vancouver, Politics.

Thailand, last year’s last minute cannabis reformer (along with Israel, on Christmas Day, as a “gift” to the Thai people), has wasted little time going where other national governments...

ICBC Vancouver Features a Yacht After Party Headlined by DJ Muggs of Cypress Hill!

Written by ICBC Staff on July 25, 2019. Posted in Business, Cultural, ICBC Vancouver, Politics.

The International Cannabis Business Conference returns to beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, this September 15-16, with our trademark blend of business, politics, and culture. If you want...

Outdoor Growing: Another Canadian Cannabis Innovation Suitable For Export?

Written by Marguerite Arnold on July 24, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC Vancouver, Politics.

With the news that Health Canada has authorized outdoor cultivation (see Aurora), the entire cultivation conversation has now shifted into interesting new territory. And not just in Canada. Never mind...

Patients Are Powering the European Cannabis Industry

Written by Marguerite Arnold on July 23, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC Vancouver, Medical, Politics.

It is a truism in the room that the cannabis industry, globally, and in each region of the world it springs forth in, is driven first by the medical side of the business. No matter how much excitement...

Venture Capitalists Invest a Record Breaking Amount in the Cannabis Industry!

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 22, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC Vancouver, Politics.

It makes sense that investors, including venture capitalists, are investing more and more in the cannabis industry each and every year. More states and nations are moving towards legalizing medical...

Thailand Takes Early Lead in the Asian Cannabis Market

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 19, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC Vancouver, Politics.

Positive cannabis law reforms have been taking hold all across the world, while Asia with many of its nations still maintaining draconian cannabis laws, has lagged behind North America, Europe, Africa,...

Out of Africa: The New Cannabis Trade Looming With Europe

Written by Marguerite Arnold on July 17, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC Vancouver, Politics.

There does not seem to be an end to cannabis demand the new market in Europe is creating – at least if you are looking at where far flung growers are announcing new deals. No matter the fact...

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Canada Needs to Adapt as US, Especially California, Cannabis Industry Grows

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 16, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC San Francisco, ICBC Vancouver, Politics.

Canadian cannabis companies have been given a leg up on its global competition, but that advantage is being eroded and could be eliminated rather quickly once the United States ends federal prohibition,...