International Cannabis Business Conference Blog

Entrepreneur Magazine Covers ICBC Kauai

Written by Anthony Johnson on December 15, 2017. Posted in Business, ICBC Berlin, ICBC Kauai, ICBC San Francisco, ICBC Vancouver.

The International Cannabis Business Conference (ICBC), since its very first event in September of 2014 in Portland, Oregon, has grown and expanded with the cannabis industry, bringing together entrepreneurs,...

California Launches Online Portal for Cannabis Businesses

Written by Amber Iris Langston on December 14, 2017. Posted in Business, ICBC San Francisco.

Alex Padilla, the Secretary of State of California, just made an important announcement in advance of the closely-approaching January 1st embarkation date for legal adult-use cannabis in California. The...

Tulsi Gabbard Urges Medical Marijuana Research to Combat Opioid Crisis

Written by Anthony Johnson on December 13, 2017. Posted in Medical, Politics.

Just a few days after welcoming attendees to the International Cannabis Business Conference in Kauai, Hawai’i Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard continued her effort in the fight for sensible cannabis...

Californians Must Continue to Fight for Sensible Cannabis Policies

Written by Amber Iris Langston on December 8, 2017. Posted in Business, ICBC San Francisco, Politics.

Cannabis entrepreneurs and other invested everywhere in California are scrambling to meet the emergency regulations recently released by the state’s Bureau of Cannabis Control in anticipation...

ICBC Kauai Was One for the Ages, onto San Francisco and Berlin and…

Written by Anthony Johnson on December 5, 2017. Posted in Business, ICBC Berlin, ICBC Kauai, ICBC San Francisco, ICBC Vancouver, Politics.

Yesterday’s Kauai Cannabis Classic golf tournament, sponsored by Leafly and Cannafornia, capped off a truly amazing International Cannabis Business Conference, that saw around 500 marijuana industry...

Canadian Cannabis Legalization Clears Major Hurdle, ICBC Will Have the Latest

Written by Amber Iris Langston on November 29, 2017. Posted in Business, ICBC Kauai, ICBC Vancouver, Politics.

The lower house of the Canadian Parliament passed a bill earlier this week which constitutes a major step forward in the advancement of adult-use Canadian cannabis legalization. Bill C-45 – the...

Tulsi Gabbard Talks Marijuana Policy with Smell the Truth

Written by Anthony Johnson on November 28, 2017. Posted in ICBC Kauai, Politics.

A veteran of the Iraq War, Hawaii’s Tulsi Gabbard was a rising star in Democratic politics before she resigned as vice-chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) to wholeheartedly back the...

VIP Reception With Doug Benson Kicks Off ICBC Kauai This Friday

Written by ICBC Staff on November 27, 2017. Posted in ICBC Kauai.

The International Cannabis Business Conference in beautiful Kauai, Hawaii, kicks off this Friday at 6pm with a VIP reception featuring cannabis comic Doug Benson, sponsored by the National Cannabis...

Candid Conversation About Cannabis with Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard

Written by Anthony Johnson on November 24, 2017. Posted in ICBC Kauai, Politics.

Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard is serving her third term in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Hawaii’s Second District. She previously served on the Honolulu City Council, and...