Storz & Bickel executive on US tour to drum up cannabis business

Jürgen Bickel is not only the founder and managing director of Storz & Bickel, he’s also a longtime client of the company’s iconic cannabis smoking device.The medically certified product manufacturer, based in Tuttlingen, Germany, is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its Volcano vaporizer, which has sold hundreds of thousands of units worldwide since its early days on the market when Bickel first tried it as a consumer.

ADVERTISEMENT “It’s really for people who are frequently using cannabis,” he told MJBizDaily during a recent interview and product demo at a private cabana at The Woods in West Hollywood, California.“There’s a lot of patients who really need to use it several times a day.

“They need reliability and reproducibility.” The Woods, owned by actor Woody Harrelson and comedian Bill Maher, is the latest cannabis consumption venue to partner with Storz & Bickel as the company expands its presence in the United States and other countries.“This is an excellent environment for the Volcano,” Bickel said moments after clearing a vapor hit from a balloon attached to the device.

“It really couldn’t be any better.” Bickel’s stop in Los Angeles was sandwiched between a trip to New Orleans, where the company showcased the Volcano at the Sports Illustrated party during Super Bowl weekend, and the San Francisco Bay Area, where he met with other marijuana businesses and executives.Bickel spoke with MJBizDaily about the evolution and success of the Canopy Growth Corp.

subsidiary, its rigorous testing protocols, the growth of Germany’s medical cannabis market and potential policy ramifications under the country’s newly elected conservative party.Why did Storz & Bickel expand its presence into the consumption-lounge space and how does this fit into your vision of the company? It is really an easy device to use, and from the very beginning, designed to use in a group.

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