Tag: Canada

German Medical Cannabis Patients Sign Up By the Thousands

Written by Amber Iris Langston on January 24, 2018. Posted in ICBC Berlin, Medical.

Last year the German Parliament made a move to greatly expand its tiny and nominally-functioning medical cannabis program to make patient access easier, allow doctors to prescribe cannabis for any ailment,...

Canadian Cannabis Legalization Clears Major Hurdle, ICBC Will Have the Latest

Written by Amber Iris Langston on November 29, 2017. Posted in Business, ICBC Kauai, ICBC Vancouver, Politics.

The lower house of the Canadian Parliament passed a bill earlier this week which constitutes a major step forward in the advancement of adult-use Canadian cannabis legalization. Bill C-45 – the...

Will the Canadian Cannabis Market Be Bigger Than Previously Thought?

Written by ICBC Staff on October 17, 2017. Posted in Business, ICBC Kauai, ICBC Vancouver.

New information last week from GMP Securities, an independent investment dealer based in Toronto, is leading analysts in Canada to suggest that the adult-use legalization market in the Great White North...

Regulatory Hurdles Hurting Canadian Cannabis Oil Market

Written by Amber Iris Langston on October 3, 2017. Posted in Business, ICBC Vancouver.

Onerous regulations appear to be negatively impacting the cannabis business growth in Canada. Specifically, current organizational structures may be too strict to allow production to meet demand for...

Canadian Courts Could Strike Down Cannabis Monopolies

Written by Amber Iris Langston on September 28, 2017. Posted in Business, ICBC Vancouver.

Jodie Giesz-Ramsay, known to many as Jodie Emery, co-owner of Cannabis Culture magazine and its associated businesses based in Vancouver, BC, is mounting an effort to challenge some of the provisions...

Canadian Cannabis Companies Now Exporting to Germany

Written by Amber Iris Langston on September 21, 2017. Posted in Business, ICBC Berlin, ICBC Vancouver.

The Land of Ideas (Germany), is getting a creative boost – legal cannabis from overseas. Canadian cannabis colossus Aurora, based in Alberta, announced their first shipment of the medicine to...

Cannabis Prohibitionists Proclaim That the Sky Will Fall in Canada

Written by Amber Iris Langston on September 14, 2017. Posted in ICBC Vancouver, Politics.

Members of the Canadian House of Commons health committee have been hearing testimony this week about the planned roll-out for Canada’s cannabis legalization program, which is set to go into effect...

Cannabis Recalled In Canada

Written by Amber Iris Langston on August 29, 2017. Posted in ICBC Vancouver.

Broken Coast Cannabis Ltd., a Vancouver Island-based commercial medical cannabis grower, has issued a recall for three batches of dried cannabis that made its way onto dispensary shelves last year,...

Canadian Cannabis Legalization and Regulation Report Released

Written by Amber Iris Langston on August 22, 2017. Posted in ICBC Vancouver.

Under Justin Trudeau’s leadership, Canada is preparing for a fully regulated, adult-legal cannabis market, beginning in July 2018. On Monday, August 14, the Canadian Mental Health Association...