Trump’s Trade War Hits the Cannabis Community
Regardless of your political leanings generally, or thoughts about Donald Trump, you probably don’t want to spend more money or...
Author: Anthony Johnson
Let’s Help More Drug War Victims Join the Cannabis Industry
The economic benefits of the cannabis industry garner a vast majority of the headlines, but those of us that have put in years upon years...
Military Vet PTSD Study Just Needs a Few More Volunteers
Many of us know military veterans that reasonably suffer from post-traumatic stress after experience combat or other trauma. Many of us...
Colorado Cannabis Commerce Hit All-Time Highs in 2017
First of all, I apologize for the punny headline, but when you’re discussing record-breaking cannabis sales in a state that...
ICBC to Award Mom-and-Pop Cannabis Business $10,000!
The International Cannabis Business Conference (ICBC) made its debut in Portland four years ago, just before Oregon became the third...
Wrigley Chewing Gum Heir Invests in the Cannabis Industry
The signs that cannabis has moved into the mainstream of American society have been piling up over the years. Literally every day, anyone...
Cannabis Beer the Latest Twist of an Ancient Tradition
In Canada, residents and tourists may soon have the ability to cheers with cannabis beer and various cannabis-infused beverages....
CBD Offers Opportunities and Risks for the Cannabis Community
Reefer Madness prohibitionists have made numerous ridiculous statements over the years, including the contention that cannabis...
91% of Australians Support Medical, Legalization Coming Soon
Medical cannabis has broad, supermajority support in just about every poll around the world, so we shouldn’t be surprised that...
Arrest of 80-Year-Old Patient Shows Why We Need Legalization
Medical cannabis laws are great and it makes sense that a supermajority of American voters support medicinal use. However, medical laws...
Nevada’s Cannabis Tax Revenue Far Exceeds Expectations
In what has been a common occurrence in the United States, a state with legalized cannabis commerce has far exceeded initial projections...
Major Spanish Political Party Calls for Cannabis Legalization
After a vote of no-confidence for the People Party’s (PP) Mariano Rajoy, Pedro Sánchez of the Spanish Socialist...
Missouri to Vote on Medical Cannabis this November
Every state that legalizes adult-use or medical cannabis brings us one step closer to ending prohibition for all adults across the...
DJ Muggs and Del the Funky Homosapien at the Portland ICBC!
DJ Muggs (Cypress Hill) and Del the Funky Homosapien (Hieroglyphics & Gorillaz) are two living legends that have performed at after...
Molson Coors Brewing Company Developing Cannabis Beverage
There has been some evidence that legalizing cannabis leads to a bit of a dip in alcohol sales, leading some in the alcohol industry to...
Senator Jeff Merkley to Welcome ICBC Portland Attendees
While Senator Jeff Merkley, unfortunately, cannot make it in person to the International Cannabis Business Conference in Portland,...
Cannabis CBD Helps Improve Cancer Survival Rate in Mice
We learn more about the benefits of cannabis and its compounds more and more as research has been allowed. Combatting seizures has been...
Portugal Legalizes Medical Cannabis, Must Improve Law Soon
Portugal has been a leader in reforming the failed War on Drugs, decriminalizing the personal use of all drugs back in 2001. By all...
Willie Nelson Invades Canada and He’s Bringing Cannabis
It has been a trend, and probably a wise strategic move, for American cannabis companies to initiate a “reverse merger” with...
Oregon State Senator Advocates for Cannabis Descheduling
Oregon has been helping lead the cannabis law reform movement since it became the first state to decriminalize personal use back in...
Some Sanity Finally Comes to Oklahoma’s Medical Cannabis Law
The cannabis community achieved a major victory on June 26th when Oklahoma voters passed its Question 788 medical marijuana...
Jeff Sessions Says States Can Legalize…but There’s a Catch
Cannabis legalization supporters and Drug War reformers certainly weren’t happy when Donald Trump appointed Reefer Madness...
United Kingdom Legalizes Medical Cannabis Products
The cannabis law reform movement continues moving full speed ahead across the world as the United Kingdom just announced that medical...
Canadian Merger Creates Biggest Cannabis Industry Deal Yet
With the cannabis industry proven to be ultracompetitive and full of regulatory obstacles, consolidation has been a common tactic that...
Cannabis Products Increasing Market Share in Oregon, Elsewhere
There are many potential reasons for cannabis consumers to utilize concentrates, extracts, or infused products instead of the...
Oregon’s Eco Firma Farms Goes Canadian, Makes Major Moves
With Canada’s cannabis legalization law advancing past the United States, and every other nation, U.S. companies are turning to the...
Tulsi Gabbard Introduces Bipartisan Cannabis Research Bill
Researching cannabis should be a no-brainer as any nation debates its marijuana laws, but scientific research has long been blocked by...
Cannabis Companies Look to Food and Beverage for Talent
Canadian cannabis companies are gearing up to provide for millions of new customers when October 17th rolls around, creating jobs and...
Canadian Company Province Brands Brews First Cannabis Beer
It’s clear that Canada has been leading the global cannabis market in many regards. Starting with a federal medical marijuana...
Cannabis Company Tilray Sees Early Big Gains on Nasdaq
In full disclosure, when I first read that Canadian cannabis company Tilray was going public on the Nasdaq, becoming the first cannabis...
Nova Scotia to Be the First to Mix Cannabis and Alcohol Sales
“Regulate cannabis like beer and wine” is a pragmatic position backed by a lot of legalization advocates these days and,...
Cannabis Stocks Like Tilray Are Here to Stay, Prohibitionists
After decades of global prohibition, cannabis companies are making history as they move forward in our current international patchwork...
Struggling Oregon Town May Turn to Cannabis for Revenue
It cannot be disputed that the Oregon adult-use cannabis system creates jobs and generates revenue. While the Measure 91 legalization was...
Oregon Medical Cannabis Program Needs to Do More for Patients
In many ways, Oregon is a leader on cannabis policy in the United States. The state was the first to decriminalize personal possession in...
How Will Trump Admin React if Mexico Legalizes Cannabis?
While the global cannabis community awaits October 17th, the day cannabis becomes fully legal in Canada, some are understandably worried...
Oregon to Implement Recreational Cannabis Harvesting Rules
From a macro level, the Oregon cannabis industry is doing great. Governor Kate Brown states that 19,000 new jobs have been created thanks...
Canadian Cannabis Company Set to Be First U.S. Marijuana IPO
Cannabis companies are achieving mainstream milestone after milestone and Canada’s legal industry deserves a ton of the credit....
Germany to Restart Cannabis Cultivation Bid Process
Germany’s medical cannabis program has experienced tremendous growth over the past year or so. In some ways, the German system has...
Senator Merkley Disappointed Banking Bill Blocked, Still Fighting
There aren’t many elected officials working as hard to implement sensible cannabis policies than Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley these...
Hedge Funds, Other Big Money Sources, Embracing Cannabis
With Canada legalizing cannabis this October 17th, and the United States making progress on the issue, we can expect more and more big...
Will Amazon Soon Be Selling Cannabis?
If you’re like me, and well, a lot of folks, you utilize Amazon to purchase a variety of products. While I don’t like the...
High Times Lists Top Ten Portland Cannabis Retail Stores
With a history of being cannabis friendly and 175 licensed retail stores as of July 6, 2018, Portland, Oregon, is one of the best places...
Border War: Americans Set to Invade Canada…for Cannabis
Rightwing provocateur Alex Jones recently received some well-deserved ridicule for claiming that American liberals were going to...
Another Study: Legalize Cannabis to Combat the Opioid Epidemic
The opioid epidemic is hurting communities all across the United States. No demographic is safe as Big Pharma has pushed addictive and...
Embracing Cannabis Can Help Candidates This November
Popular support for cannabis legalization has increased dramatically in recent years, with a strong majority of voters favoring ending...
Oregon County Sells Nearly $1,000 of Cannabis Per Resident
When most people think of a cannabis-friendly locale in the beautiful state of Oregon, most people probably think about the weird city of...
Canadian Investors Still Bullish on Legal Cannabis
While at the International Cannabis Business Conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, last month, it was easy to feel the excitement...
Spannabis and ICBC Announce March 2019 Superconference
The International Cannabis Business Conference is joining forces with Spannabis, Europe’s top cannabis expo, to form...
Cynthia Nixon Embraces Cannabis, Raffling a “Broad City” Bong
“Sex and the City” star Cynthia Nixon has made cannabis legalization a major platform of her progressive, anti-establishment...
Portland Brewery Leading the CBD-Infused Beer Movement
Cannabis is certainly a hot, burgeoning market that may put a small dent in the alcohol market. Smart alcohol industry players realize...
