The inaugural show of Medical Cannabiz World will be held in Malta in November 2019. The event in Thailand scheduled for June 2020 aims to bring together the world of medical cannabis production and distribution focussing on the “East and West igniting this new and high-growth sector”.

SiGMA Group has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Thailand’s Rangsit University, SiGMA Group hopes will help facilitate its expansion in Asia.

The Asian cannabis market is expected to be worth US$5.8b by 2024 if both medical cannabis and recreational cannabis are legalised across a number of key markets, such as Thailand, China, India, and South Korea, the Asia Cannabis Report published by Prohibition Partners reveal.

The report by Prohibition Partners adds that Thailand, Singapore and China are all pursuing research into the healthcare applications of cannabis. This very same report says that Thailand — together with Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Singapore and South Korea — is “at the vanguard of change in the region”.

At the same time, Thailand, South Korea, Malaysia and Singapore are considered to be leading the way in regulation and legislation, although other countries such as Myanmar have softened their approach to drug crime, the report says.

“There is so much opportunity for the medical cannabis sector around the globe at the moment. As SiGMA Group expands operations from Europe to the East with both the SiGMA iGaming conference and the AIBC Summit, it makes sense to exploit the growing sector for medical cannabis businesses in the region,” said Eman Pulis, SiGMA Group founder and CEO.

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As part of the partnership, SiGMA Group will host exclusive BitAngels networking events in conjunction with the AI & Blockchain Summit events, taking place in Malta this November and in Manila, Philippines, in June 2020.

BitAngels is a community of blockchain investors, entrepreneurs, and professionals with local events hosted in major cities to promote growth and connectivity in the blockchain industry through in-person and online collaboration. This network aims to accelerate blockchain adoption globally by connecting stakeholders through its events.

“With Eman’s extensive business relationships in Malta, ‘the Blockchain Island’, and in Manila, Philippines, he makes the ideal City Leader to broker new blockchain partnerships and introductions across the BitAngels network,” said Michael Terpin, co-founder of BitAngels.

“BitAngels will be instrumental in bringing together the very best that the blockchain sector has to offer,” said Mr Pulis. “Combined with SiGMA Group’s mission to bridge the blockchain sectors from East to West, we expect to supercharge the development of blockchain technologies for the good of the world.”

As part of the partnership, SiGMA Group Founder and CEO Eman Pulis also becomes a BitAngels City Leader for the soon-to-be-launched BitAngels Manila Chapter, while SiGMA Group COO Oliver De Bono takes on the role of City Leader for the forthcoming BitAngels Malta chapter.

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