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Cannabis Prohibitionists Proclaim That the Sky Will Fall in Canada

Written by Amber Iris Langston on September 14, 2017. Posted in ICBC Vancouver, Politics.

Members of the Canadian House of Commons health committee have been hearing testimony this week about the planned roll-out for Canada’s cannabis legalization program, which is set to go into effect...

Hawaii Establishes Cashless Financial System for Cannabis Dispensaries

Written by Amber Iris Langston on September 13, 2017. Posted in ICBC Kauai. 3 Comments

Yesterday, Sept. 12, Governor David Ige and state Financial Institutions Commissioner Iris Ikea of Hawaii, made a public announcement which is sure to please the dispensary owners in their state. Governor...

Let the FDA and United Nations Know You Support CBD

Written by Amber Iris Langston on September 12, 2017. Posted in Politics. 1 Comment

Holy smokes! It’s a quick turnaround, but I just learned that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is taking comments for recommendations on wording it plans to give in the near...

Medical Cannabis Patients and Providers Protected by Senate Debt Bill

Written by Anthony Johnson on September 8, 2017. Posted in Politics.

The cannabis community was rocked when the Republican-led House Rules Committee nonsensically prohibited a vote on the Rohrabacher-Blumenauer Amendment, and a whole host of other positive cannabis law...

Rohrabacher and Blumenauer React to Blockage of Their Marijuana Amendment

Written by Amber Iris Langston on September 7, 2017. Posted in Politics. 4 Comments

In a late night announcement, US House Representatives Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), co-founders of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, issued a press release announcing a decision...

Washington State Cannabis Consumers Seeing Lower Prices

Written by Amber Iris Langston on September 6, 2017. Posted in Business.

I guess what they say is true…in the marketplace, supply and demand are related! Who knew? Well, pretty much everyone knew. And when it comes to cannabis, prices have had been artificially inflated...

California Legislators Defeat Ban on Cannabis Advertising

Written by Amber Iris Langston on September 5, 2017. Posted in Business, ICBC San Francisco. 1 Comment

Last week I reported the California legislature was meeting in special session, and that one of the measures moving forward included a somewhat strict prohibition on cannabis branding and labeling....

New Testing Standards Implemented in Oregon

Written by Amber Iris Langston on September 1, 2017. Posted in OMBC.

The Recreational Marijuana Program at the Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC) made an announcement on Wednesday, August 30, related to the state’s pesticide testing program. Now, every batch...

California May Unreasonably Restrict Cannabis Branding

Written by Amber Iris Langston on August 31, 2017. Posted in Business, ICBC San Francisco.

“A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” – Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare While Shakespeare’s words ring true across time and space, one thing is for sure: if...