Author: Anthony Johnson
This September 27th and 28th, International Cannabis Business Conference is returning to its roots with its first conference back in Portland, Oregon, since the ICBC debuted in the City of Roses...
Forbes: Estée Lauder Joins the Cannabis Industry
Written by Anthony Johnson on . Posted in Business, Cultural, ICBC Portland.
With Constellation Brands, the parent company of Corona beer and Robert Mondavi wine, Molson Coors, Scotts Miracle-Gro, biotech company Ginko Bioworks, GW Pharmaceuticals, and Coca-Cola all getting...
Canadian Cannabis Company Tilray to Export Into U.S.
Written by Anthony Johnson on . Posted in Business, ICBC Portland.
Canadian cannabis companies have been given a huge advantage over U.S. businesses thanks to a progressive national law that has already federally legalized medical marijuana and the Cannabis Act that...
CBD Joints May Help Tobacco Smokers Kick the Habit
Written by Anthony Johnson on . Posted in Business, ICBC Portland, Science.
Anyone who has ever quit smoking tobacco or tried, or know someone battling tobacco addiction, understands the difficulty of kicking those cancer sticks to the curb. The nicotine in tobacco is so addictive...
Forbes: Cannabis Sales Booming in Nevada
Written by Anthony Johnson on . Posted in Business, ICBC Portland, Politics.
Nevada has a history of pushing vices, with legalized gambling, prostitution, and drinking alcohol in public. It shouldn’t surprise folks that the Silver State, home of Las Vegas AKA Sin City,...
Coca-Cola Seriously Contemplating the Cannabis Industry
Written by Anthony Johnson on . Posted in Business, ICBC Portland.
Hedge fund legends. Big Pharma. Big Tobacco. Big Alcohol. The list of new and possible cannabis industry participants keeps growing and growing. And now, potentially the biggest interest yet: Big Soda....
Senate Candidate Gary Johnson Discloses Cannabis Investments
Written by Anthony Johnson on . Posted in Business, ICBC Portland, Politics.
Normally, the financial disclosures of a Libertarian Senate candidate wouldn’t be a big deal, even if it revealed investments in cannabis businesses. However, Gary Johnson, the former two-term...
We Officially Flipped Senator Dianne Feinstein on Cannabis
Written by Anthony Johnson on . Posted in ICBC Portland, Politics.
Politics can make strange bedfellows and it has long been extremely weird that California was represented by an anti-cannabis United States Senator, the extremely powerful Dianne Feinstein. While...
SFGate.com: Three Steps to Securing Your Cannabis Industry Gig
Written by Anthony Johnson on . Posted in Policy.
Whether you want to start your own business or secure a job in the cannabis industry, there are tips of the trade that are universal to any profession and key insights that may be unique to the marijuana...