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Written by Johnny Green on December 10, 2025. Posted in Policy.

Reduction Of German Cannabis Patient Sick Days Saves Billions Of Euros

When medical cannabis policy is driven by the political whims of cannabis opponents rather than science and medical professionals, it is...

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Written by Johnny Green on December 8, 2025. Posted in Science.

Older Populations Benefit From Medical Cannabis

Older generations were unfortunate victims of a significant amount of cannabis prohibition propaganda. It is no coincidence that in...

Written by Johnny Green on December 7, 2025. Posted in Business, Science.

Hemplime Holds Great Potential For Regenerative Construction

Hemplime, also commonly referred to as hempcrete, is a sustainable building material made by combining the inner shives of the hemp...

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Written by Johnny Green on December 7, 2025. Posted in Policy.

Most Medical Cannabis Use In The Netherlands Involves No Prescription

The results of tens of thousands of peer-reviewed studies and countless personal patient testimonies all demonstrate that cannabis is an...

Written by Johnny Green on December 7, 2025. Posted in Policy.

What Has Luxembourg Learned Two Years After Legalization?

For several years, Luxembourg looked poised to become the first European country to adopt a national adult-use cannabis legalization...

Written by Johnny Green on December 6, 2025. Posted in Business, Policy.

German Districts Object To Cannabis Pilot Denials

Regional adult-use cannabis commerce pilot trials are an interesting public policy concept. They involve permitting cannabis...

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Written by Johnny Green on December 6, 2025. Posted in Business, Policy, Science.

Honoring A German Cannabis Community Legend

It is with heavy hearts that the International Cannabis Business Conference team reports that legendary German cannabis attorney Peter...

Written by Johnny Green on November 30, 2025. Posted in Policy.

Sydney University Symposium Discusses Global Cannabis Prohibition

Cannabis prohibition is a failed public policy wherever it exists and in any form that it exists. Countless people have been harmed by...

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Written by Johnny Green on November 30, 2025. Posted in Business, Policy.

Lawmakers Support Legal Cannabis Sales In Finland

Cannabis law and industry regulatory modernization efforts are picking up momentum in Europe, with a recent example surfacing in...

Written by Johnny Green on November 29, 2025. Posted in Business, Policy.

Canada Has Generated Billions In Cannabis Taxes Since 2018

Canada has been home to a thriving cannabis community for many years. Having grown up in the Pacific Northwest in the United States, I...

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Written by Johnny Green on November 29, 2025. Posted in Business, Policy.

Austria’s Hemp Flower Industry Is On The Clock

The rise in popularity of hemp flower has been significant in recent years, particularly in Europe, where sales of ‘cannabis...

Written by Johnny Green on November 28, 2025. Posted in Policy, Science.

Cannabis Research Gets A Boost In Brazil

By many measures, we currently live in the ‘golden age’ for cannabis research, with more cannabis research being conducted...

Written by Johnny Green on November 28, 2025. Posted in Policy.

German Cannabis Association Publishes Policy Demands

The German Cannabis Association (DHV) recently hosted the Cannabis Normal! Conference (CaNoKo) in partnership with LEAP Germany e.V. On...

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Written by Johnny Green on November 24, 2025. Posted in Policy.

Australian Survey: 64% Support Medicinal Cannabis As Mainstream Healthcare

Humans have been making use of the cannabis plant for medical purposes for many centuries. Consumption for medical purposes goes back at...

Written by Johnny Green on November 23, 2025. Posted in Business, Policy.

Israel’s Medical Cannabis Patient Total Declines

Israel has served as a top jurisdiction for medical cannabis policy, industry, and research for many years. Cannabis for medical use by...

Written by Johnny Green on November 22, 2025. Posted in Science.

Survey Highlights Motivations Behind German Cannabis Use

Germany is home to a thriving adult-use and medical cannabis community, which has been true for several years. By many measures, the...

Written by Johnny Green on November 22, 2025. Posted in Business, Policy.

Study Identifies Regulatory Challenges Facing German Cultivation Associations

Adult-use cannabis cultivation associations are a key component of Germany’s recreational cannabis legalization model. Cultivation...

Written by Johnny Green on November 21, 2025. Posted in Business.

Europe’s Cannabis Market Finds Its Financial Footing

By Jamie L Pearson, Founder of New Holland Group As the continent’s cannabis sector matures, investors and operators are discovering...

Written by Johnny Green on November 19, 2025. Posted in Business, Policy.

Will U.S. Hemp Companies Pivot To Europe?

In recent years, the consumable hemp industry in the United States has surged. The U.S. hemp revolution began after the passage of the...

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Written by Johnny Green on November 17, 2025. Posted in Science.

Cannabis Provides Improvements In Patients With Chronic Back Pain

If you have ever experienced lower back pain, then you know firsthand how frustrating it can be. Lower back pain is often described as...

Written by Johnny Green on November 17, 2025. Posted in Business.

Cannabis Vaporizer Market Projected To Reach $17.11 Billion By 2032

Cannabis use is far from being a new thing, with humans having consumed cannabis for many centuries. What is relatively new is how...

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Written by Johnny Green on November 16, 2025. Posted in Business.

Approved German Cannabis Cultivation Association Total Increases To 357

One of the key components of Germany’s adult-use cannabis legalization model is permitting cultivation associations to operate....

Written by Johnny Green on November 16, 2025. Posted in Business, Policy, Science.

CaNoKo 2025 Is Coming To Berlin From November 21st To 23rd

Many European countries are working to modernize their cannabis policies and industry regulations, with Germany serving as the most...

Written by Johnny Green on November 15, 2025. Posted in Business.

Germany Imported Nearly 57 Tonnes Of Cannabis In Q3 2025

Germany’s Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM) recently published new medical cannabis import data for the...

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Written by Johnny Green on November 14, 2025. Posted in Business, Policy.

Burkhard Blienert Joins German Association Of Pharmaceutical Cannabinoid Companies

Burkhard Blienert, Germany’s former Federal Government Commissioner for Addiction and Drug Issues and a previous keynote speaker...

Written by Johnny Green on November 14, 2025. Posted in Policy.

German Medical Cannabis Petition Crosses 58K Signatures

Over 58,000 people have signed a Bundestag petition in Germany, calling on the nation’s Federal Ministry of Health to withdraw its...

Written by Johnny Green on November 11, 2025. Posted in Business, Science.

Australia Publishes Industrial Hemp Variety Trials Report

The global industrial hemp industry has experienced tremendous growth in recent decades after many years of hemp prohibition policies...

Written by Johnny Green on November 11, 2025. Posted in Science.

Cannabis Promotes Improvements In Chemotherapy Patients

Cancer is one of the saddest and most painful things that a patient and their loved ones will ever have to battle. I have personally...

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Written by Johnny Green on November 11, 2025. Posted in Policy.

Less Young People Are Consuming Cannabis After Canadian Legalization

Lawmakers in Canada approved national adult-use cannabis legalization in 2018, making it the second country to approve the public policy...

Written by Johnny Green on November 10, 2025. Posted in Policy.

Swiss City Welcomes Adult-Use Cannabis Legalization Plan

Earlier this year, the Swiss Commission for Social Security and Health launched a public consultation for an adult-use cannabis...

Written by Johnny Green on November 8, 2025. Posted in Business, Policy.

New UK Report Highlights Untapped Cannabis Industry Potential

The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Medical Cannabis under Prescription recently published a new report focusing on the United...

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Written by Johnny Green on November 5, 2025. Posted in Business, Policy.

Legal Medical Cannabis Sales Are Increasing In Czechia

Medical cannabis was first legalized in the Czech Republic in 2013, with the first patients receiving safe access to medical cannabis in...

Written by Johnny Green on November 3, 2025. Posted in Science.

UK Insomnia Patients Report Improvements Following Cannabis Use

Sleep quality is extremely important for a person’s overall physical and mental health. When a person doesn’t get enough...

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Written by Johnny Green on November 2, 2025. Posted in Policy.

Colombia Approves Use Of Medical Cannabis Flower

In an ever-evolving global medical cannabis industry landscape in which new products are being developed and introduced into the market...

Written by Johnny Green on November 2, 2025. Posted in Business.

Survey: 35% Of Canadian Adults Report Cannabis Use In Last 6 Months

Canada remains arguably the top cannabis public policy and industry experiment on the entire planet for researchers. The North American...

Written by Johnny Green on November 2, 2025. Posted in Policy.

Medical Community Questions Legality Of MedCanG Amendment

Cannabis is medicine. Those three words may sound simple and straightforward; however, it is a statement that medical cannabis advocates...

Written by Johnny Green on November 1, 2025. Posted in Business, Policy.

SYNBIOTIC Welcomes German Industrial Hemp Proposal

Last month, lawmakers in Germany introduced a measure that, if approved, would further modernize Germany’s laws and regulations...

Written by Johnny Green on November 1, 2025. Posted in Business, Policy.

BvCW Warns German States Of Medical Cannabis Draft Law Risks

The pushback by medical cannabis advocates in Germany against proposed policy changes is continuing, with the latest example coming in...

Written by Johnny Green on October 27, 2025. Posted in Business.

Canada Sold $498.7 Million Worth Of Legal Cannabis In August

Canada’s government released new sales data for the nation’s emerging legal cannabis industry. According to Statistics...

Written by Johnny Green on October 27, 2025. Posted in Business.

The UK Cannabis Industry Has Plenty Of Room To Grow

The United Kingdom’s emerging legal medical cannabis market is the second largest on the European continent, currently valued at...

Written by Johnny Green on October 25, 2025. Posted in Science.

CBD May Reduce Systolic Blood Pressure

High blood pressure is a serious public health issue facing the world today. International researchers estimate that roughly 1.4 billion...

Written by Johnny Green on October 25, 2025. Posted in Business, Policy.

Panama To Register Medical Cannabis Products

Back in the summer of 2021, Panama’s national assembly unanimously approved a measure that sought to regulate the use of medical...

Written by Johnny Green on October 24, 2025. Posted in Business, Policy.

Germany Boosts Medical Cannabis Import Limit

Last month, Germany announced that the nation’s legal medical cannabis import sector had reached its limit of 122 tonnes of...

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Written by Johnny Green on October 22, 2025. Posted in Policy.

Strong Support For Legalization In The Netherlands

It is no secret that the Netherlands has long been home to one of the most well-established cannabis communities on the planet. For...

Written by Johnny Green on October 21, 2025. Posted in Business, Policy.

Zurich Applies To Extend Legal Cannabis Dispensary Study

Multiple jurisdictions in Switzerland are home to interesting cannabis public policy experiments. Regional cannabis commerce pilot...

Written by Johnny Green on October 21, 2025. Posted in Business.

97 Cannabis Associations Approved In North Rhine-Westphalia

A major component of Germany’s adult-use cannabis legalization model involves permitting consumers to join a member-based...

Written by Johnny Green on October 20, 2025. Posted in Business.

Manitoba Cannabis Revenue Growth Outpaces Alcohol And Gambling

Canada remains the top legal national cannabis market on the planet and a glowing example of how countries should approach cannabis...

Written by Johnny Green on October 19, 2025. Posted in Business.

Europe Is The Top Target For Cannabis Industry Expansion

Initially having started in North America, the cannabis industry ‘green rush’ has since gone international and expanded to nearly every...

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Written by Johnny Green on October 19, 2025. Posted in Business, Policy.

German Lawmakers Propose Industrial Hemp Liberalization Law

Industrial hemp prohibition policies have never been based on science and logic. To be fair, lawmakers and regulators claiming that hemp...

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Written by Johnny Green on October 13, 2025. Posted in Science.

Australian Study Finds Medical Cannabis May Reduce Opioid Use

International researchers estimate that roughly 1 out of every 5 people on the planet suffers from chronic pain, with the likelihood of...

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