International Cannabis Business Conference Blog

Cannabis Exports, Cafes, and the Future of the Oregon Industry at the ICBC

Written by Anthony Johnson on September 24, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Portland, Politics.

Cannabis sales are continuing to break revenue records and exceed expectations in Oregon, Colorado, Nevada, proving that legalization can create jobs and generate revenue, without the sky falling. However,...

CNBC: Amsterdam Envies American and Canadian Cannabis Industries

Written by Anthony Johnson on September 21, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Portland.

Amsterdam has been one of the pioneers in the global fight to end cannabis prohibition, ever since the Mellow Yellow coffeeshop was founded in 1972 by Wernard Bruinin. More coffeeshops soon followed...

ICBC Portland Just One Week Away!

Written by Anthony Johnson on September 20, 2018. Posted in Business, Entertainment, ICBC Portland, Politics.

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 September 19, 2018. 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 September 18, 2018. 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 September 18, 2018. 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 September 17, 2018. 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 September 17, 2018. 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 September 14, 2018. 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...