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Is Canada Losing Ground to the United States as the Global Cannabis Leader?

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 11, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC Vancouver.

There is absolutely no doubt that Canada has been the global leader in the international cannabis market. Step by step in recent years, reforms at the federal level, starting with regulating medical cannabis, the Canadian government has given its homegrown companies a leg-up on the global competition,...

Canadian Cannabis Giant Makes a Huge Investment in Europe

Written by Anthony Johnson on May 3, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC Zurich.

The global cannabis community is growing closer and closer, and the International Cannabis Business Conference has had a front row seat over the last five years as federal policies around the world have opened up commerce across national borders. Canadian companies have benefitted the most, taking...

Bloomberg: Investment Banks Eyeing European Cannabis Markets

Written by Anthony Johnson on March 5, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC Barcelona, ICBC Berlin, ICBC Zurich.

The international cannabis industry has started to take off, dominated by Canadian businesses that have gotten a leg up on the global competition as the first G7 nation to fully legalize cannabis commerce, including exports. How best to implement lessons learned from Canada and how to catch up...

More Progress in Europe as the UK Gets First Cannabis Shipment

Written by Anthony Johnson on February 20, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC Barcelona, ICBC Berlin, ICBC Zurich, Medical, Politics.

Less than six weeks after Canopy Growth announced that UK exports were on their agenda this year, a small British start-up, Grow Biotech, has just pulled off one of the first cannabis start-up victories of the year. Namely, they just imported the first bulk batch of medical cannabis into the...

Canopy Growth Acquires Volcano Vaporizer Manufacturer

Written by Marguerite Arnold on December 13, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Barcelona, ICBC Berlin, ICBC San Francisco, ICBC Vancouver.

In big news out of Germany, Canopy Growth has announced the acquisition of the eponymous vaporizer manufacturer, Storz & Bickel GmbH & Co. The approximately €145 million acquisition was finalized in the first week of December. Neither firm, of course, needs any introduction to the...

Danish Cannabis Pilot Program Reaching End of First Year, A Model for Others to Follow

Written by Marguerite Arnold on November 15, 2018. Posted in Cultural, Politics.

While it has gotten decidedly less English-speaking press than other countries in Europe on the front edge of cannabis reform, Denmark’s pilot four-year cannabis program is chugging along nicely and can help provide a model for other European Union nations. The four-year program was authorized...

Big Canadian Producers Announce Major German and EU Moves

Written by Marguerite Arnold on November 14, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Barcelona, ICBC Berlin, ICBC San Francisco.

As the German cultivation bid deadline ticks down, the big Canadian Licensed Producers (LPs) are solidifying their presence in Germany and far beyond across Europe. Two, in particular, have made major announcements last week, coming hot on the heels of Aurora’s Polish expansion. Canopy...

Cannabis Legalization Sparks Jobs Surge in Canada

Written by Anthony Johnson on October 26, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC San Francisco.

With the demand for cannabis in Canada outpacing demand, something industry insiders warned, Canadian businesses are now playing catch-up, increasing the demand for jobs across all sectors of the industry. The jobs surge actually started well before cannabis commerce officially began on...

Aurora, Rumored Coca-Cola Partner, Goes Public on the NYSE

Written by Anthony Johnson on October 23, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC San Francisco.

Aurora, one of the biggest producers in Canada, joined Tilray, Cronos Group, and Canopy Growth as the latest cannabis company from the Great White North listed on stock exchanges in the United States. While both Aurora and Coca-Cola have been mum lately about a potential partnership to produce...

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