It’s About Dem Time – Legalization Gets One Step Closer
In truth, I don’t usually take pleasure from being able to say “I told you so.”
But.
I told you so. And it feels pretty...
Author: Amber Iris Langston
Happy 4/20 Holiday Weekend – Let’s Legalize Cannabis!
Happy 4/20!
From all the folks at the International Cannabis Business Conference, to all our cannabis supporting brothers and sisters...
Legal Cannabis is Coming to the United States…Soon
They say when it rains it pours. In tandem with crazy weather patterns affecting populations across the globe, the cannabis industry is...
Canadian Cities Testing Sewage to Determine Use of Cannabis and Other Drugs
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...
Anti-Cannabis Conservatives Seek U.S. Help to Stop Legalization in Canada, the ICBC to Have the Latest
Three Canadian Conservative Party senators who are charged with assisting the transition to legal cannabis for adult-use in their country...
How Long Will Canada Lead the International Cannabis Market?
In the past couple of years, the hot word in the cannabis industry has been Canada. With an established medical cannabis system and a...
French Cannabis Patients Locked Out, Country Should Learn from Germany
With a population of nearly 67 million, the country of France represents a significant portion of the European population as well as...
German Judge Delays Cannabis Production Licensing Program, Good News for Canadian Exporters
Germany’s medical cannabis program is one of the top programs in the world. Patients can be prescribed cannabis by their...
Canada’s Namaste Technologies Seeking to Be the “Amazon of Cannabis”
Yesterday I told you about a company striving to be the “Starbucks of Cannabis”, and today I bring you another industry...
Can Chalice Farms Become the Starbucks of Cannabis?
There are a lot of borrowed names in the cannabis industry when one fancies themselves to be important. (For example, I have heard more...
Canada Samples African Cannabis
The world keeps getting smaller and cannabis keeps bringing people together.
Yes, this is very cliche of me to say. But both of these...
Canada’s Cannabis Legalization Saved; Medical Protected in the U.S. for Now
Yesterday we wrote to you about the long and ugly process of creating policy, and the indispensable role advocacy and activism play in...
Critical Vote Today in Canada’s Parliament Impacts Cannabis Legalization
One thing I hear a lot from newcomers to the cannabis world, is “legalization is inevitable.” It’s a phrase that makes...
Cannabis Packaging Rules Proposed by Health Canada
The Canadian government has released a new set of temporary regulations following public input, which is meant to guide LPs (licensed...
Could Germany Become the World’s Largest Cannabis Market?
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...
Strong Lab Standards for Medical Cannabis in Germany
I remember the first time someone mentioned that one of the problems with prohibition is that you didn’t know what you were...
Prohibition Problems at the US-Canada Border for Non-Cannabis Industries
While the US lags behind Canada and other countries moving toward more friendly federal cannabis policies, some are predicting a negative...
And the Winner is….CANNABIS! Estonians Fly Their Leaf Flag
The former Soviet State of Estonia has been reorganizing its governing structures lately. Amongst the administrative reforms, the three...
Medical Cannabis Community Growing Rapidly in Germany
This week, March 10th, 2018, marks the one year anniversary of Germany’s new medical cannabis program, which jumped from a paltry...
German Health Insurance Providers Are Covering Cannabis
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...
Which Country Produces the Most Legal Cannabis? Surprise! It’s the United Kingdom!
Admittedly, I never saw this coming. I pride myself in staying on top of cannabis happenings around the world, but had to do a double...
Canadian Cannabis on the Island of Malta?
Canadian cannabis seems to be a hot commodity these days, as more countries come online to initiate programs for medical patients. It...
New Report Details How Cannabis Is a $57 Billion Global Market
Arcview Market Research and BDS Analytics released a new 65-page report this week detailing monetary estimates of cannabis’ future...
Cannabis Just Went Public on the Nasdaq
Today – Tuesday, February 27th, 2018 – marks a moment in history that is the telling of a new era. For the first time ever,...
German Politicians Debate Adult-Use Cannabis Laws
Members of Germany’s Bundestag, which is the name of German’s lower parliamentary house, held a debate earlier this week to...
Alberta Puts British Columbia on Notice in the Canadian Cannabis Marketplace
With support from their national parliament and the blessings of Prime Minister Trudeau, Canada is quickly emerging to be a global leader...
German Company Releases Global Cannabis Consumption Study
A German manufacturer of small indoor grow equipment called Seedo has recently commissioned a study existing and potential policy and tax...
Will France Legalize Cannabis Next?
Europe’s cannabis laws are changing – though many would argue they are not changing fast enough. However, improvements are...
High Demand and Short Supply in the German Medical Cannabis System
You may have heard recently that cannabis is a good medicine – good medicine for a LOT of ailments. (I believe this to be true, and...
Will Germany Ever Supply Its Own Cannabis or Remain an Importer?
In the whole world of supply-and-demand, demand has never been the problem – at least when it comes to cannabis. When you add the...
Israeli Cannabis Firms Look to Produce in Germany After Federal Freeze
When it comes to medical cannabis research, no one has Israel beat. Over the decades, the country has proven to be a leader in formally...
Canadian Cannabis Giant Aurora Hits Heavy in Germany
If you are one of those entrepreneurs closely watching the public sector of cannabis finance, you have no doubt heard of Aurora. Aurora...
Canada’s Cannabis Rollout Possibly Delayed, Perhaps the Cartels Can Help
Canadian legislators hemmed and hawed this week when their country’s Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor suggested that retail...
Cannabis Patients’ Gun Rights Threatened in Germany
In the United States, North and South are generally divided between the ideologies of liberal and conservative. Occasionally this pattern...
German Police Association Wants Legal Cannabis
“In the history of mankind there has never been a society without the use of drugs; this is something that has to be...
Thanks, San Francisco, for a Great ICBC! See You Soon, Berlin!
San Francisco deserves a huge shout-out for this bringing out the best of the best in cannabis last weekend! ICBC was THE place to be in...
ICBC & Others Supporting Opportunities in Cannabis for People of Color in California
Issues of race remain at the top of civic priorities for parties espousing both progressive and regressive policies. Right now, the...
High Taxes Rock the Boat for California Dispensaries
Just a few weeks past the rollout of California’s Prop 64, cannabis sales for legal adult use have begun in spurts in counties and...
German Medical Cannabis Patients Sign Up By the Thousands
Last year the German Parliament made a move to greatly expand its tiny and nominally-functioning medical cannabis program to make patient...
Cannabis Movement Leader Debby Goldsberry to Speak at International Cannabis Business Conference
Anyone interested in starting and running a business needs to become an expert in the many different aspects that constitute successful...
Los Angeles Dispensaries Begin Adult-Use Cannabis Sales
On Saturday, January 20th, Los Angeles joined the growing number of California cities which have begun official implementation of the...
Pressure Increases on California Lawmakers to Fight the Feds for Cannabis
There’s no question that right now things are very heated in Washington, D.C., particularly for representatives from western states...
State of California Moves Toward Protection of Cannabis Brands
In a move bound to make a wave-making impact, the State of California has announced a decision which could eventually impact cannabis...
Legal California Cannabis Could Save the Owls (and Help Our Environment)
When people ask what brought me to cannabis, I harken back to the mid-90s when I was a student at the University of Missouri. I was...
Compliance – and the Dangers of Not Doing It, In California (or Anywhere)
Compliance. Have you heard of it? It’s a thing. An important thing.
As a political animal myself, I can enjoy some pretty boring...
Bong and a Bock? California Craft Beer Industry Embraces Cannabis
I live in Portland, so I am lucky in a lot of ways. I have a cannabis dispensary just around the block, and in typical Portland...
Cannabis Sanctuary State? California Looking to Strike Back Against Sessions
Last week’s announcement by US Attorney General Jeff Sessions to rescind protections on state-legal cannabis programs sent a...
California Officials Respond to Jeff Sessions
If you are in the cannabis industry, you probably heard the news yesterday which sent waves of fear and confusion throughout the country...
Congratulations, California!
Yesterday ushered in a new era for cannabis with the world’s sixth-largest economy (California) coming online with legal, adult-use...
California’s Countdown to Cannabis
It’s all happening…IT’S REALLY HAPPENING!
This weekend marks the last Friday and Saturday (okay, Sunday, too you...