Author: Amber Iris Langston

ICBC & Others Supporting Opportunities in Cannabis for People of Color in California

Written by Amber Iris Langston on January 31, 2018. Posted in Cultural, ICBC San Francisco, Politics, Social.

Issues of race remain at the top of civic priorities for parties espousing both progressive and regressive policies. Right now, the United States is arguably working through one of its most heated “Come...

High Taxes Rock the Boat for California Dispensaries

Written by Amber Iris Langston on January 29, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC San Francisco.

Just a few weeks past the rollout of California’s Prop 64, cannabis sales for legal adult use have begun in spurts in counties and municipalities which allow for permitting of such activities....

German Medical Cannabis Patients Sign Up By the Thousands

Written by Amber Iris Langston on January 24, 2018. Posted in ICBC Berlin, Medical.

Last year the German Parliament made a move to greatly expand its tiny and nominally-functioning medical cannabis program to make patient access easier, allow doctors to prescribe cannabis for any ailment,...

Cannabis Movement Leader Debby Goldsberry to Speak at International Cannabis Business Conference

Written by Amber Iris Langston on January 23, 2018. Posted in Business, Cultural, ICBC San Francisco.

Anyone interested in starting and running a business needs to become an expert in the many different aspects that constitute successful entrepreneurship. Anyone interested in starting and running a...

Los Angeles Dispensaries Begin Adult-Use Cannabis Sales

Written by Amber Iris Langston on January 22, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC San Francisco.

On Saturday, January 20th, Los Angeles joined the growing number of California cities which have begun official implementation of the Proposition 64 and are now selling cannabis for recreational use...

Pressure Increases on California Lawmakers to Fight the Feds for Cannabis

Written by Amber Iris Langston on January 19, 2018. Posted in ICBC San Francisco, Politics.

There’s no question that right now things are very heated in Washington, D.C., particularly for representatives from western states which vote heavily Democrat and definitely are not fans of Donald...

State of California Moves Toward Protection of Cannabis Brands

Written by Amber Iris Langston on January 18, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC San Francisco.

In a move bound to make a wave-making impact, the State of California has announced a decision which could eventually impact cannabis businesses nationwide. The California Secretary of State’s...

Legal California Cannabis Could Save the Owls (and Help Our Environment)

Written by Amber Iris Langston on January 12, 2018. Posted in ICBC San Francisco, Science.

When people ask what brought me to cannabis, I harken back to the mid-90s when I was a student at the University of Missouri. I was studying in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources...

Compliance – and the Dangers of Not Doing It, In California (or Anywhere)

Written by Amber Iris Langston on January 11, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC San Francisco, Politics.

Compliance. Have you heard of it? It’s a thing. An important thing. As a political animal myself, I can enjoy some pretty boring things more than most, such as reading 200 pages of statutory regulations...