San Francisco 49er Great Joe Montana Invests in Cannabis
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...
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California Needs to Protect Cannabis Deliveries from the CHP
As I’ve blogged previously, California cannabis regulators made the wise decision to allow deliveries across the state, even into...
New Zealand Moves Forward with Cannabis Cultivation License
Just one month after New Zealand announced plans to potentially legalize recreational cannabis during the country’s general...
Damian Marley: Interviewee and Party Host at ICBC Barcelona!
Virtually everyone knows about Bob Marley, whose musical and activist legacy lives on today, and will resonate throughout history....
EU Lays the Foundation of a Multi-Billion Dollar Cannabis Industry
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...
California Cannabis Deliveries Will Be a Legal & Political Fight
As I blogged yesterday, California regulators made the wise decision in its final rules to allow cannabis retailers to make deliveries...
California Cannabis Rules Officially Finalized
The California cannabis industry has had its share of ups and downs as regulating cannabis commerce in the world’s sixth-largest...
Trump AG Pick Vows to Respect State Cannabis Laws
William Barr, Donald Trump’s nominee to be the next Attorney General of the United States, has already faced a barrage of questions...
Senior Cannabis Clubs in California Flourishing
Historically, older Americans have been the most skeptical demographic regarding cannabis legalization. While younger voters are still...
Congress, Send H.R. 420 to Donald Trump’s Desk!
As the government shutdown rages on, our nation could use some bipartisanship. Of course, Democrats and Republicans disagree on whether a...
Exclusive Interview: California Cannabis Czar Talks Regulation
Ending cannabis prohibition is a no-brainer whose time has come. It is obvious that cannabis prohibition is a costly failure that causes...
Oregon Doesn’t Have Too Much Cannabis, U.S. Has Too Much Prohibition
As the Oregon legislative session is set to begin, legislators will be contemplating whether to pass a bill that allows state-regulated...
Oregon Should Legalize Cannabis Exports in 2019
I interviewed longtime activist, Adam Smith of the Craft Cannabis Alliance, ahead of his appearance at the International Cannabis...
Year One of Legal Cannabis Commerce in California Has Brought Challenges…and Opportunities
Opening up a licensed and regulated cannabis business is not a get-rich-quick venture, as many have likely found out. Getting into the...
Irish Farmers Next to Cultivate Medical Cannabis?
Ireland’s medical cannabis program was approved two years ago, but the system has never been fully implemented as...
Donald Trump Signs Bill Legalizing Hemp, Will Cannabis Follow?
As a government shutdown looms, there are many instances where our political discourse is greatly divided, but let’s not focus on...
California Cannabis Advocates Urge Legislators to Create State Bank
Access to banking services remains one of the major obstacles placed in front of the burgeoning cannabis industry. While more banks and...
Jobs Boom: California Cannabis Company Entices Uber Drivers
More and more Americans are turning to the so-called gig economy to make ends meet these days as the cost of living increases...
U.S. Senate Votes to Legalize Hemp! Onto the House & Trump!
There are many ridiculous aspects of federal cannabis prohibition, but none more asinine than the illegality of industrial hemp. Hemp has...
The Godfather of Cannabis Research to Speak at ICBC Berlin
The International Cannabis Business Conference has featured movers and shakers across the cannabis community since the events first began...
ICBC Founder Alex Rogers Featured on Hash Church 2.0
Alex Rogers founded the International Cannabis Business Conference in 2014 after a successful (and ongoing) stint as a medical clinic...
California Bureau of Cannabis Control Wisely Allows Statewide Deliveries
The Bureau of Cannabis Control just released its draft rules which now go into a 30-day review process before the Office of...
Politico: Patients Pushing for Medical Cannabis Across the EU
Countries all across Europe have been making great strides in improving their medical cannabis laws, with the UK and Greece being the...
ICBC Barcelona to Give 20K to European Cannabis Company
The International Cannabis Business Conference has already established itself as the premier global industry event in just four short...
Final California Cannabis Rules Expected to Go Public January
While the three agencies regulating various aspects of the California cannabis industry, the Bureau of Cannabis Control (BCC), the...
Leafly: Signs That California Cannabis Legalization Is Surging
It’s no secret that the rollout of California’s cannabis legalization laws has been slow-going. Moving at a cautious speed...
Will New Jersey Be the Next State to Legalize Cannabis?
With ten states and Washington D.C., already passing laws to legalize cannabis for all adults, the cannabis community is continuing down...
San Diego’s Cannabis Supply System Filling Out Among Tough Competition
Everyone with experience in the cannabis industry learned very quickly that legalizing cannabis across the state is just one part of the...
Oregon Cannabis Prices Drop, While Sales and Tax Revenue Rise
Oregon has long been known as a cannabis consumer’s paradise with high-quality products and relatively low prices, even before the...
Rep. Joe Kennedy III Now Supports Cannabis Descheduling
Massachusetts Representative Joe Kennedy III, chosen by the Democrats to respond to Donald Trump’s previous State of the Union...
First Cannabis Retail Stores in Massachusetts to Open Tuesday
Just in time for Thanksgiving, the first two cannabis retail stores will open in Massachusetts after voters passed legalization two years...
Forbes: U.S. Falling Behind in the Global Cannabis Market
The U.S. cannabis community just won a few more electoral victories and the next congressional session is looking better than ever, with...
California Still Counting Votes, but Cannabis Was a Clear Winner
While election day couldn’t get over soon enough for a lot of people, the 2018 midterms feel like they won’t ever end with...
German Cannabis Association Hosting Cannabis Normal! in Berlin this November 16-17
The German Cannabis Association (Deutscher Hanfverband or DHV) is Germany’s largest lobbying group working to end cannabis...
What Will Donald Trump’s New Attorney General Mean for Cannabis?
Donald Trump shook up the political world (what else is new) when he fired Reefer Madness Attorney General Jeff Sessions the day...
Reuters: Cannabis Stocks Rise as Voter Approval Grows
Cannabis stocks remain extremely volatile, but positive electoral news pushed up their value following the 2018 midterm elections....
Donald Trump to Replace Jeff Sessions with Chris Christie?
Folks can move in and out of favor with Donald Trump rather quickly. Jeff Sessions was rewarded for being Trump’s first U.S. Senate...
Reefer Madness Attorney General Jeff Sessions Resigns!
At Donald Trump’s request, Jeff Sessions resigned today as U.S. Attorney General. In other words, he was fired. In Trump’s...
Blue Wave? Meh. Red Wave? Nope. Green Wave? YES!
The contentious 2016 midterm elections are now behind us (mostly, as final votes are still being counted in several places) and...
Whether Donald Trump or the Democrats Win, Cannabis Can Be Victorious
One of the more contentious midterm elections of all time will (finally) be over today as Democrats try to wrestle control of the House...
Big State Marijuana Measures on the Ballot Tomorrow
While most of the political attention is on the congressional midterms tomorrow, there are some big marijuana measures on the ballots...
Report: German Medical Cannabis Market to Hit $5 Billion
When the International Cannabis Business Conference (ICBC) was founded just over four years ago, it was impossible to predict how...
Francis Ford Coppola Is the Latest Star to Join Cannabis Industry
Celebrities like Willie Nelson, Tommy Chong, and Snoop Dogg, that haven’t been shy about their love of cannabis aren’t...
Report: Global Cannabis Industry Could Soon Reach $194 Billion
When the International Cannabis Business Conference held its first event just over four years ago, not many were thinking about the...
Cannabis-Based Epidiolex Now Available by Prescription
After decades of government propaganda and lies about the medical benefits of cannabis, the U.S. FDA approved the cannabis-based medicine...
Medical Cannabis Likely Coming to America’s Heartland
While full adult-use cannabis legalization laws garner most of the headlines and medical measures are seen as mundane no-brainers,...
San Francisco Chronicle: Vote No on Local Cannabis Tax
Voting to legalize, regulate, and tax cannabis at the statewide ballot box is just a part of the political battle for the California...
California Finally Begins Issuing Annual Cannabis Licenses
While everyone knew that California, with its sheer size, existing medical industry, and a history of strong local control, would be a...
Forbes: U.S. Cannabis Industry Learning from Canada
All eyes are on Canada as the nation deals with the ups and downs of implementing cannabis commerce regulations for the first time among...
Report: Australia’s Cannabis Industry Expected to Boom
Every locale that has legalized cannabis, be it medicinal use or full legalization for all adults, has created more jobs and revenue for...
