Tag: International Cannabis Business Conference

Cannabis Canada Council Formed to Represent the Regulated Canadian Industry

Written by Anthony Johnson on April 24, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Vancouver, Politics.

Everyone involved with a licensed and regulated cannabis industry quickly understands that ending prohibition was only a part of the battle. Legalizing is a huge challenge, but implementing proper rules...

Canadian Cities Testing Sewage to Determine Use of Cannabis and Other Drugs

Written by Amber Iris Langston on April 17, 2018. Posted in ICBC Vancouver, Science.

If you thought you could hide your drug use forever, you’re in for a surprise. One of the problems with analyzing the drug war has long been the ability to accurately measure what drugs people...

Last Chance for ICBC Berlin Tickets Before Prices Increase!

Written by ICBC Staff on April 9, 2018. Posted in ICBC Berlin.

THIS IS IT!!! Less than 24 hours remain to get your tickets for the International Cannabis Business Conference in Berlin before ticket prices increase! Don’t miss your chance to meet the world’s...

Could Germany Become the World’s Largest Cannabis Market?

Written by Amber Iris Langston on March 20, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Berlin, Medical, Politics.

You may not know this, but Germany is kind of a big deal. In fact, with an impressive 82 million person population, Germany is the largest member state of the 28 countries comprising European Union,...

Medical Cannabis Community Growing Rapidly in Germany

Written by Amber Iris Langston on March 8, 2018. Posted in ICBC Berlin, Medical.

This week, March 10th, 2018, marks the one year anniversary of Germany’s new medical cannabis program, which jumped from a paltry patient count of around 1,000 under the old laws, to a total of...

German Health Insurance Providers Are Covering Cannabis

Written by Amber Iris Langston on March 7, 2018. Posted in ICBC Berlin, Medical.

The United States health care debate is as long as it is ugly. So frankly, I’m not going to get into it. Suffice to say the United States does things differently than most other “developed”...

New Report Details How Cannabis Is a $57 Billion Global Market

Written by Amber Iris Langston on February 28, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Berlin, ICBC Portland, ICBC San Francisco, ICBC Vancouver.

Arcview Market Research and BDS Analytics released a new 65-page report this week detailing monetary estimates of cannabis’ future entitled, “The Road Map to a $57 Billion Worldwide Market”....

Cannabis Patients’ Gun Rights Threatened in Germany

Written by Amber Iris Langston on February 8, 2018. Posted in ICBC Berlin, Politics.

In the United States, North and South are generally divided between the ideologies of liberal and conservative. Occasionally this pattern repeats itself in other locations. One of those is Germany,...

San Francisco and San Diego to Expunge Cannabis Convictions, ICBC Will Cover the Latest Developments

Written by Anthony Johnson on February 1, 2018. Posted in ICBC San Francisco, Politics, Social.

Creating jobs and generating revenue garner most of the media headlines, but the most important aspect of legalizing cannabis is simply freedom. A war has been waged upon nonviolent cannabis consumers,...