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Written by Johnny Green on September 16, 2019. Posted in Business.

Vaping Concerns Highlight Ongoing Need For Cannabis Industry Transparency

The last week has been filled with media coverage regarding recent illnesses associated with vaping. As we previously blogged about, in...

Written by Johnny Green on September 15, 2019. Posted in Business.

Are Prices For U.S. CBD Products About To Drop Significantly?

The popularity of CBD has increased exponentially in the last few years. For many decades consumers focused on THC, however, that has...

Written by Johnny Green on September 15, 2019. Posted in Business.

Report: U.S. House To Vote On Cannabis Banking Bill Later This Month

In order for the emerging cannabis industry to reach its full potential comprehensive federal banking reform will be required. The legal...

Written by Johnny Green on September 12, 2019. Posted in Business.

Four Reasons Why The Cannabis Industry Could Become Larger Than The Alcohol Industry

Alcohol sales in the United States topped $250 billion dollars in 2018. By comparison, the legal United States cannabis industry sold...

Written by Johnny Green on September 11, 2019. Posted in Business, Medical, Science.

How Worried Should Cannabis Consumers Be About Vape Cartridges?

The United States has been in the middle of a cannabis vape pen hysteria of sorts for the last week or two. Mainstream media and cannabis...

Written by Marguerite Arnold on September 9, 2019. Posted in Business.

Luxembourg – The New Home Of Recreational Cannabis Crypto Models?

Not only did Luxembourg just make some cannabis news lately by setting a two-year timeframe to legalize cannabis for adult-use, but...

Written by Johnny Green on September 9, 2019. Posted in Business.

Banking Association CEO Makes A Big Prediction About Cannabis Banking Bill

Lack of access to the nation’s financial system has been an ongoing issue for the cannabis industry for many years. The issue is...

Written by Marguerite Arnold on September 9, 2019. Posted in Business.

How Clean Is The Cannabis Industry?

As the CannTrust scandal continues to reverberate around Europe, a question is clearly in the room this fall – is this problem just...

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Written by Johnny Green on September 8, 2019. Posted in Business.

Hemp Acres Licensed To Grow In The U.S. More Than Quadrupled This Year

Hemp is making a comeback in the United States in a major way. Favorable reform provisions in the 2014 Farm Bill paved the way for...

Written by Johnny Green on September 8, 2019. Posted in Business.

Will Colombia Dominate The Legal Cannabis Export Market In The Future?

The South American nation of Colombia has been a major exporter of cannabis for many decades, albeit in an illegal fashion. The country...

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Written by Johnny Green on September 7, 2019. Posted in Business.

Canadian Attorney Is Preparing A Court Challenge Against Incoming Rules For Cannabis Edibles, Extracts, And Topicals

In June, Canadian cannabis industry regulators published their final rules regarding THC limits for cannabis edibles, extracts, and...

Written by Marguerite Arnold on September 7, 2019. Posted in Business.

Tilray’s Portuguese Facility Ships To Germany

In one of the more intriguing cross-European canna developments this summer, Tilray announced its first cross-European shipment. The...

Written by ICBC Staff on September 4, 2019. Posted in Business.

An Estimated 1,000 Global Cannabis Industry Senior Decision Makers To Take Part In CannX Tel Aviv 2019 Conference

The International Cannabis Business Conference would like to encourage international cannabis entrepreneurs and cannabis enthusiasts to...

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Written by Johnny Green on September 3, 2019. Posted in Business.

USDA’s Canada Hemp Industry Report Demonstrates Regulatory Hurdles

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently published a report containing the agency’s assessment of Canada’s...

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Written by Johnny Green on September 1, 2019. Posted in Business.

Cannabis Cafes In The Netherlands Selected For Legal Supply Program

The Netherlands has long been an international leader when it comes to cannabis culture. For decades people have come from all over the...

Written by Johnny Green on August 31, 2019. Posted in Business.

Illinois Awards Its First Five Adult-Use Cannabis Industry Licenses

Illinois is the most recent state to legalize cannabis for adult-use and the first in the nation to have legalized a regulated cannabis...

Written by ICBC Staff on August 28, 2019. Posted in Business, Politics.

US Cannabis Legalization: Sparking A Wave Of Liberalization Abroad

By: David Wenger In the United States, we are seeing unprecedented momentum toward legalization of cannabis. 2019 has been a historic...

Written by Johnny Green on August 26, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC Vancouver.

Rule Change Allows Cannabis Packaging To Be Recycled At B.C. Stores

The emerging legal cannabis industry is facing a huge sustainability dilemma involving cannabis packaging. Packaging requirements in...

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Written by Johnny Green on August 26, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC Vancouver.

Total Jobs In Canada’s Cannabis Industry Has Nearly Quadrupled In The Past Year

One very large benefit to reforming cannabis laws and implementing a regulated cannabis industry is the creation of jobs. Unlike many...

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Written by Johnny Green on August 24, 2019. Posted in Business.

Cannabis Import/Export Regulations Are Coming To Jamaica Soon

Jamaica has a long and rich history with the cannabis plant. Cannabis has been a part of Jamaica’s culture for many decades and has...

Written by Randy Smith on August 20, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC Vancouver, Cultural, Politics.

The Race To Conquer Cannabis Europe

Author: Marguerite Arnold Canadian canna-businesses have had a giant head start, but they do not have a monopoly on international...

Written by Randy Smith on August 13, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC Vancouver, Politics.

ICBC is one of the top cannabis events in the world, according to Entrepreneur Magazine

ICBC is one of the top cannabis events in the world, according to Entrepreneur Magazine Green Entrepreneur, the cannabis-focused...

Written by Randy Smith on August 6, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC Vancouver, ICBC Berlin, Medical.

Cannabis Investment Hotspots To Still Consider

Written by: Marguerite Arnold International Cannabis Investment Hotspots That Aren’t Canada Canada always has a lot of buzz as a...

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 31, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC Vancouver, ICBC Berlin, Medical.

German Pharmacists Support Medical Cannabis, See Market Growth

The German cannabis patient community has grown by leaps and bounds since the program was approved a few years ago and the International...

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 30, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC Vancouver, Cultural, Politics.

Canadian Cannabis Company to Open Retail Herb House in Jamaica

The international cannabis industry is getting more interconnected than ever before and Canadians are still leading the way while other...

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 29, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC Vancouver, Politics.

UK MPs Expect to Legalize Cannabis Within the Next 5 to 15 Years

Three United Kingdom Members of Parliament, representing the Conservative, Labour, and Liberal Democrat parties all recently traveled to...

Written by Marguerite Arnold on July 26, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC Vancouver, Politics.

Thailand Jumps Into Cannabis Tourism Ring

Thailand, last year’s last minute cannabis reformer (along with Israel, on Christmas Day, as a “gift” to the Thai...

Written by ICBC Staff on July 25, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC Vancouver, Cultural, Politics.

ICBC Vancouver Features a Yacht After Party Headlined by DJ Muggs of Cypress Hill!

The International Cannabis Business Conference returns to beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, this September 15-16, with our...

Written by Marguerite Arnold on July 24, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC Vancouver, Politics.

Outdoor Growing: Another Canadian Cannabis Innovation Suitable For Export?

With the news that Health Canada has authorized outdoor cultivation (see Aurora), the entire cultivation conversation has now shifted...

Written by Marguerite Arnold on July 23, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC Vancouver, Medical, Politics.

Patients Are Powering the European Cannabis Industry

It is a truism in the room that the cannabis industry, globally, and in each region of the world it springs forth in, is driven first by...

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 22, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC Vancouver, Politics.

Venture Capitalists Invest a Record Breaking Amount in the Cannabis Industry!

It makes sense that investors, including venture capitalists, are investing more and more in the cannabis industry each and every year....

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 19, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC Vancouver, Politics.

Thailand Takes Early Lead in the Asian Cannabis Market

Positive cannabis law reforms have been taking hold all across the world, while Asia with many of its nations still maintaining draconian...

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 18, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC Vancouver.

Will Annual CBD Sales Outpace Legal Cannabis?

While business isn’t exactly easy, both cannabis and CBD sales are booming at the macro level and revenue numbers should continue...

Written by Marguerite Arnold on July 17, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC Vancouver, Politics.

Out of Africa: The New Cannabis Trade Looming With Europe

There does not seem to be an end to cannabis demand the new market in Europe is creating – at least if you are looking at where far...

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Written by Anthony Johnson on July 16, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC San Francisco, CBC Vancouver, Politics.

Canada Needs to Adapt as US, Especially California, Cannabis Industry Grows

Canadian cannabis companies have been given a leg up on its global competition, but that advantage is being eroded and could be...

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 15, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC San Francisco, CBC Vancouver.

Hip-Hop Mogul Jay-Z Teams Up with California Bay Area Cannabis Company

With fourteen albums reaching #1 on the Billboard charts, a net worth of a billion dollars, and a marriage to Beyonce, it would seem like...

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 12, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC Vancouver.

Canadian Cannabis Job Market Heating Up Along With the Industry

While the regulated Canadian cannabis industry has grown at a slower pace than many expected, the market is heating up as more retailers...

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 11, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC Vancouver, Politics.

Colombia Is Looking to Join Canada As a Global Cannabis Industry Leader

Canada has led the global cannabis industry ever since it first legalized medical cannabis. For awhile, the Netherlands was the only...

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 10, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC Vancouver, Politics.

United States Congress Held Historic Hearing on Cannabis Legalization Today

The cannabis legalization movement has made tremendous strides over the last two decades, creating a patchwork of legal states and...

Written by Marguerite Arnold on July 9, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC Vancouver, Politics.

Serious Cannabis Legalization Efforts Kick Off in the United Kingdom

The British press has picked up coverage of the cannabis industry lately, noticing that two special interest groups, with funding...

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 8, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC Vancouver, Politics.

United States Congress Putting Pressure on the FDA to Regulate Cannabis

Last year’s federal farm bill was a landmark achievement that legalized cannabidiol (CBD) derived from hemp, setting in motion the...

Written by Marguerite Arnold on July 5, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC Vancouver, Cultural, Politics.

A Strong Majority of Londoners Want Freedom From Cannabis Prohibition

63% of Londoners Support Full Legalization: What’s Next? The Evening Standard, like many of its Fleet Street contemporaries, is...

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 3, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC Vancouver, Cultural.

Canada Has Seen a 40% Increase in Cannabis Consumption

Canada has clearly been a global cannabis industry leader since it first legalized medical use in 2001 a trend that has only grown as the...

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 2, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC San Francisco, CBC Vancouver.

U.S. Cannabis Sales Projected to Hit $30 Billion by 2024!

With more and more states ending cannabis prohibition, it isn’t surprising to know that legal sales are increasing rather rapidly...

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 1, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC Vancouver, Medical, Politics.

Ireland Announces Launch of Medical Cannabis Program

In 2016, an Irish toddler became the first legal medical cannabis patient in Ireland after his parent successfully acquired authorization...

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 28, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC Vancouver, Politics.

French Government-Tasked Commission Urges Cannabis Legalization

Everyone can see that cannabis policy reforms have been advancing around the free world and Europe is certainly a hotbed of activity as...

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 27, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC Bern, CBC Switzerland, CBC Zurich, Medical, Politics.

Switzerland’s Federal Council Moves to Fully Legalize Medical Cannabis

Switzerland has been relatively progressive on cannabis, including the legalization of cannabis with no more than 1% THC, one of the...

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 25, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC Vancouver.

Cannabis Companies Invest in the UK, Expecting A Bigger European Market

More and more cannabis markets in Europe are opening up and the new, limited medicinal market in the United Kingdom has established...

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Written by Anthony Johnson on June 24, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC Vancouver, Politics.

Canada Brings in $186 Million in Tax Revenue as Sales Continue to Increase

It’s no secret that cannabis sales in Canada have gotten off to a relatively slow start as the government has taken a rather...

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 21, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC Vancouver.

Full-Time U.S. Cannabis Jobs to Top 175,000, Increasing 34%, in 2019

Earlier this week, an economic report projected global cannabis sales to increase to 36% in 2019, with dramatic growth expected over the...