Tag: Berlin

Germany’s Medical Marijuana Law Vastly Improved

Written by ICBC Staff on January 24, 2017. Posted in ICBC Berlin.

Last Thursday, some seriously ill patients in Germany breathed a sigh of relief when lawmakers in the lower house of Germany’s Parliament unanimously approved a measure which would improve accessibility...

German Medical Cannabis Law Set to Improve in 2017

Written by ICBC Staff on January 6, 2017. Posted in ICBC Berlin.

Unlike in the US, current German laws allow doctors to prescribe cannabis – but only after all other conventional therapies have been exhausted. Soon, medical doctors in Germany will begin...

ICBC: The Ultimate One-Day California Cannabis Crash Course

Written by ICBC Staff on January 5, 2017. Posted in ICBC San Francisco.

Normally, the International Cannabis Business Conference (ICBC) is a two-day affair, but for the first time ever, the ICBC in San Francisco will be a one-day crash course delving into the upcoming California...

The Netherlands to Increase Medical Cannabis Exports to Germany

Written by ICBC Staff on December 30, 2016. Posted in ICBC Berlin.

Dutch newspaper Telegraaf reported earlier this month that exportation of medical cannabis from the Netherlands is looking very likely to increase due primarily to increases in demand fueled by the...

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...

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...

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....

Düsseldorf, Germany, Moves Forward with Cannabis Legalization

Written by Anthony Johnson on December 13, 2016. Posted in ICBC Berlin.

Cannabis law reform can move at a very rapid pace once the momentum for legalization takes hold. While it can be extremely frustrating that such an obviously failed policy like cannabis prohibition...

Berlin, Germany, Moves to Open Cannabis Coffee Shops

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

Germany’s federal republic form of government allows for the country’s 16 different states to implement different laws so long as they don’t interfere with policies reserved for the...