Policy Archives - International Cannabis Business Conference

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 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 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...

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...

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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 at...

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...

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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...

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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 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 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 medical...

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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...

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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...

Written by Johnny Green on October 12, 2025. Posted in Business, Policy.

Italian Farmers Seek Industrial Hemp Clarity

Industrial hemp is a major industry around the world, thanks to an increasing number of governments modernizing their policies to permit...

Written by Johnny Green on October 12, 2025. Posted in Policy.

Caye Caulker Voters Reject Cannabis Reform Measure

Earlier this week, voters in Caye Caulker weighed in on a local measure that sought to legalize cannabis activity on the island. Caye...

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

German Cannabis Advocates Push Back On Federal Cabinet

This week, Germany’s Federal Cabinet approved a measure that would amend the Medical Cannabis Act (MedCanG). The measure was...

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

Spain Council Of Ministers Approves Medical Cannabis Royal Decree

Historically, you would be hard-pressed to find a country that has a larger disconnect between cannabis public policy and a...

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

Brazil Invests R$390,000 To Study Cannabis Reform’s Impact

While approaches to cannabis public policy vary around the world, one thing is consistent about cannabis prohibition – it is...

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

Argentina Province Approves Medicinal Cannabis And Industrial Hemp

The South American nation of Argentina comprises 23 provinces, with the Province of Chaco being one of them. Chaco is located in the...

Written by Johnny Green on October 3, 2025. Posted in Business, Policy.

Assessment Justifies Further Expansion Of German Legalization

Part of the historic adult-use legalization measure that was implemented in Germany in April 2024 involves the ongoing evaluation of the...

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

A Missed Opportunity In New South Wales

Late last year, a parliamentary report was issued in New South Wales that called for cannabis reform in the Australian state. The...

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

Uruguay May Expand Access To CBD Treatments

Cannabidiol has experienced exponential growth in popularity among patients in recent years, in addition to experiencing increased...

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

Study: Youth Cannabis Use Declined In Germany Following Legalization

Leading up to cannabis policy modernization implementation, cannabis reform opponents always warn of doomsday scenarios when it comes to...

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

Boosting UK Cannabis Access Could Yield £13.3bn For The Economy

Despite having restrictive medical cannabis laws, the United Kingdom is home to one of the largest medical cannabis industries in...

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

Five Dozen Cannabis Research Proposals Pending In Germany

Earlier this month, the German federal government confirmed that the Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BLE) has received 60...

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

Venezuela’s President Doubles Down On Cannabis Prohibition

Medical and adult-use cannabis policy modernization efforts have gained momentum in many parts of the world in recent decades. However,...

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

Calgary To Allow Legal Cannabis Sales At Events

In many ways, social cannabis use is the next frontier for the emerging cannabis industry. Social cannabis use can take on various...

Written by Johnny Green on September 16, 2025. Posted in Policy.

Harmful German Medical Cannabis Amendment Withdrawn From Agenda

A recently published draft amendment from Germany’s Federal Ministry of Health (BMG) that would dramatically overhaul the...

Written by Johnny Green on September 15, 2025. Posted in Policy, Science.

Hemp Should Be A Key Ingredient Of Global Sustainability Strategies

Products derived from the hemp plant are more popular now than ever before. Hemp is still used to make textiles, rope, and paper, but it...

Written by Johnny Green on September 13, 2025. Posted in Business, Policy.

Momentum Continues To Build For South Africa’s Cannabis Industry

South Africa is currently on a short list of countries that have adopted a national measure to legalize adult-use cannabis, along with...

Written by Johnny Green on September 12, 2025. Posted in Policy.

Nigeria’s National Assembly Is Working On Medical Cannabis Legislation

The African continent has experienced a significant uptick in cannabis policy modernization efforts in recent years, with the most...

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

Morocco Approves 67 New Cannabis-Based Products

In recent years, Morocco’s government has worked to boost the nation’s emerging legal cannabis industry and provide the...

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

German Cultivation Associations Total Increases To 323

Starting on July 1st, 2024, adults in Germany can apply to launch a member-based cannabis cultivation association in which consumers can...

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

Switzerland Opens Public Consultation On Cannabis Legalization

Switzerland has officially opened the three-month public consultation period for its proposed national adult-use cannabis legalization...

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

Survey: Over 88% Of German Consumers Get Cannabis From Legal Sources

One of the major goals of cannabis policy modernization in Germany in recent years is to combat the unregulated market in the European...

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

Poll: 87.5% Deem 0.3% THC Limit For EU Hemp To Be Too Low

In mid-July, a group of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) announced their plan to push for a hemp legal framework for the...

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Written by Johnny Green on September 3, 2025. Posted in Business, Policy.

German Associations Warn Against Medicinal Cannabis Flowers Ban

Germany’s Federal Government Commissioner for Addiction and Drug Issues, Prof. Dr. Hendrik Streeck, has made headlines recently due...

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