International Cannabis Business Conference Blog

South Africa Is Studying Cannabis Business Development Opportunities

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

South Africa officially approved a national adult-use cannabis legalization measure in 2024, placing the African nation on an exciting and ambitious path towards taking its rightful place as a continental...

Ghana Engages With Morocco To Discuss Cannabis Policy Implementation

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

Ghana’s current cannabis industry regulatory body, the Management of the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC), recently engaged Moroccan Ambassador Mrs. Imane Quaadill to discuss Ghana’s...

Introduction Of Cannabis Decriminalization Measure Expected In Poland

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

Medical cannabis policy modernization has spread across the European continent in recent decades, with most European nations now being home to some level of medical cannabis legalization, including...

Adult-Use Cannabis Policy Modernization Measure Introduced In Slovenia

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

Lawmakers in Slovenia are continuing their push to modernize the European nation’s cannabis policies, with a measure being recently introduced that would permit certain adult-use cannabis activity. “We...

Swiss Canton Continues To Block Cannabis Pilot Trial

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

Multiple jurisdictions in Switzerland are now home to research-based regional adult-use cannabis commerce pilot trials, in which a limited number of cannabis producers, retailers, and customers participate...

German Cannabis Advocates Push Back On Harmful Amendment

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

Germany’s medical cannabis community is resiliant, as demonstrated by swift and largely united pushback from medical cannabis advocates against a recently published draft amendment to the country’s...

Total Approved German Cultivation Associations Nears 300

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

The total number of approved adult-use cannabis cultivation associations in Germany continues to increase, with officials having approved nearly 300 applications so far. That total is up from a previously...

Lebanon Agriculture Minister Touts Economic Benefits Of Regulated Cannabis

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

Lebanon may not be the first country that people think of when it comes to the emerging legal cannabis and hemp industries. However, there is a concerted push underway to ramp up the nation’s...

Legal Cannabis Sales Could Add $10 Billion To Victoria’s Economy

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

If Victoria, a state in southeast Australia, were to allow a regulated adult-use cannabis industry to operate within its borders, the jurisdiction could witness a boost of as much as $10 billion in...