International Cannabis Business Conference Blog

We Officially Flipped Senator Dianne Feinstein on Cannabis

Written by Anthony Johnson on September 14, 2018. 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 September 13, 2018. 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...

Committee Passes Bill to License More Medical Cannabis Grows

Written by Anthony Johnson on September 13, 2018. Posted in ICBC Portland, Politics, Science.

Anyone that has seen the marijuana grown by the United States government for the few remaining federally-recognized patients and the limited research projects approved over the years, knows that it...

Cannabis Cafes Coming to Oregon, Learn the Latest at the ICBC

Written by Anthony Johnson on September 12, 2018. Posted in Business, Cultural, ICBC Portland, Politics, Social.

Despite legalizing cannabis in 2014, Oregon still has a lot of work left to do regarding marijuana, from doing better to ensure that low-income patients have safe access to automatically expunging old...

Time Running Out for ICBC Mom & Pop Pitch & Early Bird Tickets

Written by Anthony Johnson on September 12, 2018. Posted in Business, Cultural, ICBC Portland, Politics.

There is still time to get “early bird” tickets to the world’s premier B2B cannabis event, the International Cannabis Business Conference in Portland, Oregon, this September 27th-28th,...

Judge: Dismiss Josephine County’s Attack on Cannabis Laws

Written by Anthony Johnson on September 11, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Portland, Politics.

Many Oregon cannabis industry observers, including myself and the Medford Mail Tribune Editorial Board, knew that Josephine County was wasting the hard-earned money of taxpayers by challenging...

ICBC Portland Early Bird Tickets End Wednesday, Sept. 12th

Written by Anthony Johnson on September 11, 2018. Posted in ICBC Portland.

The International Cannabis Business Conference (ICBC) is returning to Portland, Oregon, this September 27th-28th, at the Hilton Downtown, and you can still purchase “early bird” tickets,...

U.S. May License More Cannabis Cultivators and Researchers

Written by Anthony Johnson on September 10, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Portland, Politics, Science.

Whenever someone hears that the United States government maintains a marijuana farm that provides medicine for a few federal patients and research programs, it may seem like a tall tale, but it is no...

The Oregonian: Ancillary Businesses Adapt to Cannabis Market

Written by Anthony Johnson on September 10, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Portland.

The financial benefits of cannabis legalization make a lot of headlines as the tax revenue generated and jobs created almost always exceed expectations. The positive economic impact of regulated cannabis...