International Cannabis Business Conference Blog

Cannabis Czar Lori Ajax Interviewed Ahead of the ICBC in San Francisco

Written by Anthony Johnson on January 3, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC San Francisco, Politics.

Unless you have been hiding under a rock, you know that California just legalized cannabis commerce this year. California’s influence, with nearly 40 million people and the world’s 6th largest...

Congratulations, California!

Written by Amber Iris Langston on January 2, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC San Francisco, Politics.

Yesterday ushered in a new era for cannabis with the world’s sixth-largest economy (California) coming online with legal, adult-use cannabis. January 1st marked the first day stores were allowed...

California’s Countdown to Cannabis

Written by Amber Iris Langston on December 29, 2017. Posted in Business, Cultural, ICBC San Francisco, Politics.

It’s all happening…IT’S REALLY HAPPENING! This weekend marks the last Friday and Saturday (okay, Sunday, too you everyday smokers) when California adults will have to worry about calling...

California Cops and Cannabis Shenanigans, Big Changes Are Coming

Written by Amber Iris Langston on December 28, 2017. Posted in Business, ICBC San Francisco, Politics.

Led by Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP), many people in law enforcement have rightfully cheered the changes in cannabis policies over the last few years, citing the virtual harmlessness of...

SFGate Interviews ICBC Speaker Lori Ajax, California Cannabis Czar

Written by ICBC Staff on December 26, 2017. Posted in Business, ICBC San Francisco.

Just before California is about to officially legalize marijuana on January 1st, and ahead of her 2nd appearance at the International Cannabis Business Conference in San Francisco, SFGate (via its Smell...

Unions Battle for a Place at the Cannabis Table in California

Written by Amber Iris Langston on December 26, 2017. Posted in Business, ICBC San Francisco, Politics.

The tension between employers and employees is an age-old problem, and the advantage of one group over the other seems to swing like a political pendulum. As cannabis moves into its new market space...

Some Highlights (and Lowlights) of California’s Legalization Law

Written by Amber Iris Langston on December 21, 2017. Posted in Cultural, ICBC San Francisco, Medical, Politics.

LA Magazine did a decent job this week of capturing a wide swath of categories related to upcoming changes in California’s laws to inform the the average consumer on the basics of what he or she...

Californians Will Soon Take a Closer Look at Pesticides on Cannabis

Written by Amber Iris Langston on December 20, 2017. Posted in Business, ICBC San Francisco, Politics, Science.

In California, cannabis consumers are about to get a strong dose of cannabis legalization. As the state moves into the new adult-use market on January 1st, dispensaries will be selling product off the...

January 1st, 2018 – California Cannabis Enters the Future

Written by Amber Iris Langston on December 19, 2017. Posted in Business, ICBC San Francisco.

January 1st, 2018. It’s the date on everyone’s mind in the cannabis world. It’s the date recreational sales become legal in the mighty market that is California. Adult use cannabis...