Author: Anthony Johnson

Smell the Truth: Cannabis Trade Federation’s Neal Levine on Trump and More

Written by Anthony Johnson on January 29, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC San Francisco, Politics.

Cannabis Trade Federation CEO Neal Levine has a long history in cannabis activism and the industry as his work has taken him from winning campaigns with the Marijuana Policy Project to helping build...

San Francisco 49er Great Joe Montana Invests in Cannabis

Written by Anthony Johnson on January 28, 2019. Posted in Business, Cultural, ICBC San Francisco.

The Super Bowl is coming up and one of the all-time clutch Super Bowl quarterbacks, Joe Montana, has made huge news by announcing his investment in the cannabis industry. Football players subject their...

California Needs to Protect Cannabis Deliveries from the CHP

Written by Anthony Johnson on January 23, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC San Francisco, Politics.

As I’ve blogged previously, California cannabis regulators made the wise decision to allow deliveries across the state, even into cities and counties that have banned regulated retail businesses....

New Zealand Moves Forward with Cannabis Cultivation License

Written by Anthony Johnson on January 22, 2019. Posted in Business, Cultural, ICBC Barcelona, ICBC Berlin, ICBC San Francisco, ICBC Vancouver, ICBC Zurich, Politics.

Just one month after New Zealand announced plans to potentially legalize recreational cannabis during the country’s general election in 2020, one company has been given a license to cultivate...

Damian Marley: Interviewee and Party Host at ICBC Barcelona!

Written by Anthony Johnson on January 22, 2019. Posted in Business, Cultural, ICBC Barcelona, Politics.

Virtually everyone knows about Bob Marley, whose musical and activist legacy lives on today, and will resonate throughout history. Marley’s music and calls for freedom are important to so many...

EU Lays the Foundation of a Multi-Billion Dollar Cannabis Industry

Written by Anthony Johnson on January 21, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC Barcelona, ICBC Berlin, ICBC San Francisco, ICBC Zurich, Politics.

Germany may have set the stage for EU movement on medical cannabis legalization two years ago, but now the rest of the European Union is coming on board. As of January 14, EU officials began a formal...

California Cannabis Deliveries Will Be a Legal & Political Fight

Written by Anthony Johnson on January 18, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC San Francisco, Politics.

As I blogged yesterday, California regulators made the wise decision in its final rules to allow cannabis retailers to make deliveries into cities and counties that have banned regulated businesses....

California Cannabis Rules Officially Finalized

Written by Anthony Johnson on January 17, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC San Francisco, Politics.

The California cannabis industry has had its share of ups and downs as regulating cannabis commerce in the world’s sixth-largest economy has proven to be rather difficult and complicated. However,...

Trump AG Pick Vows to Respect State Cannabis Laws

Written by Anthony Johnson on January 16, 2019. Posted in ICBC San Francisco, Politics.

William Barr, Donald Trump’s nominee to be the next Attorney General of the United States, has already faced a barrage of questions regarding some very controversial topics. Barr’s past...