Europe’s Top Cannabis B2B Event, ICBC, Returns To Berlin In April 2025
Europe’s largest cannabis B2B event is returning to Berlin in April 2025 as the International Cannabis Business Conference (ICBC) sets the stage for a landmark year in Germany’s rapidly evolving legal cannabis industry. Scheduled for April 29-30 at the Estrel Berlin Hotel, ICBC Berlin 2025 is expected to draw over 5,000 cannabis professionals from more than 80 countries, representing every major segment of the global cannabis supply chain.
Germany, now emerging as the most important cannabis market in Europe, has entered a transformative era. The country’s new CanG law, which came into effect on April 1, 2024, has already fueled exponential growth in medical cannabis prescriptions. Industry analysts estimate a tenfold increase in patient numbers over the past year. According to a Bloomwell Group report, prescriptions for medical cannabis grew by 1,000% between March and December 2024.
The removal of cannabis from Germany’s Narcotics List has been central to this surge, streamlining the prescribing process and boosting domestic production. While Germany’s medical cannabis market was already Europe’s largest before the reform, …