Tag: CBD

Exclusive Interview with Dr. Mechoulam, the Godfather of Cannabis Research

Written by Anthony Johnson on March 26, 2019. Posted in ICBC Berlin, Politics, Science.

The International Cannabis Business Conference has featured many amazing speakers from across the cannabis spectrum that it is extremely hard to rank how excited I’ve been to meet them and learn...

UK Cannabis Trades Association Challenges the EU’s CBD Classification

Written by Marguerite Arnold on March 19, 2019. Posted in Policy.

Novel Food Designation For CBD Challenged By British Lawyers In good news for the industry both in Europe and those companies trying to gain access to the EU market, a prominent London law firm has...

The Regulated, Yet Still Messy European CBD Market

Written by Marguerite Arnold on February 11, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC Barcelona, ICBC Berlin, ICBC Zurich, Politics.

Sometimes, I honestly pity those in the CBD business. Yes, their products supposedly have now “global” or at least cross-Atlantic appeal and their market is poised to increase. Yes, they...

CBD Moves More Mainstream with Super Bowl In-Stadium Ads

Written by Anthony Johnson on February 4, 2019. Posted in Business, Cultural, ICBC San Francisco, Politics.

Cannabis continues to move more and more mainstream, especially politically, with over 60% support and politicians from Bernie Sanders to Donald Trump signaling support for federal legalization laws....

Nation by Nation: Italian Senator Introduces Legalization Proposal

Written by Marguerite Arnold on January 15, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC Barcelona, ICBC Berlin, ICBC Zurich, Politics.

Matteo Mantero, an Italian senator, has introduced a bill to legalize the cultivation, processing and sale of cannabis and its derivatives in Italy. The consumption of cannabis (in particular low THC...

Switzerland: A Hotbed for Cannabis Law Reform

Written by Marguerite Arnold on January 4, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC Barcelona, ICBC Berlin, ICBC Portland, ICBC San Francisco, ICBC Vancouver, ICBC Zurich, Politics.

Switzerland has developed its own brand of cannabis reform over the last several years. Low THC cannabis is now sold in shops. Cannabis is now used by about 200,000 people. The country has now proposed...

Canna Pet Care Taking Off In Europe

Written by Marguerite Arnold on December 20, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Barcelona, ICBC Berlin, ICBC San Francisco, ICBC Vancouver, Science.

Those who think that cannabinoid pet care is still relegated to the outer ranges of the “kooky” California market (the only place where vets are actually allowed to prescribe CBD to pets...

Cannabis-Based Epidiolex Now Available by Prescription

Written by Anthony Johnson on November 1, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC San Francisco, Medical.

After decades of government propaganda and lies about the medical benefits of cannabis, the U.S. FDA approved the cannabis-based medicine Epidiolex last June and the DEA placed the drug in Schedule...

PepsiCo Joins Coca-Cola In Looking Into the Cannabis Industry

Written by Anthony Johnson on October 2, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC San Francisco.

Well, I guess that we shouldn’t be surprised that PepsiCo would follow Coca-Cola’s interest in the cannabis industry. If there is money to be made in a new beverage sector, there is no way...