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Pitch Your Cannabis Business at the ICBC Portland

Written by Anthony Johnson on August 14, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Portland.

The International Cannabis Business Conference (ICBC) has had a lot of great moments since it began four years ago. The ICBC quickly transformed into the premier B2B global marijuana business event...

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Trump’s Trade War Hits the Cannabis Community

Written by Anthony Johnson on August 13, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Portland.

Regardless of your political leanings generally, or thoughts about Donald Trump, you probably don’t want to spend more money or make less money. Unfortunately, Trump’s trade war with China...

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Scales of Justice

Let’s Help More Drug War Victims Join the Cannabis Industry

Written by Anthony Johnson on August 13, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Portland, Politics, Social.

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 fighting the Drug War know that keeping people out of prison,...

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Military veteran PTSD

Military Vet PTSD Study Just Needs a Few More Volunteers

Written by Anthony Johnson on August 10, 2018. Posted in ICBC Portland, Medical.

Many of us know military veterans that reasonably suffer from post-traumatic stress after experience combat or other trauma. Many of us know veterans that utilize cannabis to treat their post-traumatic...

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Denver, Colorado

Colorado Cannabis Commerce Hit All-Time Highs in 2017

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

First of all, I apologize for the punny headline, but when you’re discussing record-breaking cannabis sales in a state that includes the Mile High City and inspired Bob Denver to pen “Rocky...

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ICBC to Award Mom-and-Pop Cannabis Business $10,000!

Written by Anthony Johnson on August 9, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Portland, ICBC Vancouver.

The International Cannabis Business Conference (ICBC) made its debut in Portland four years ago, just before Oregon became the third state to pass an adult-use legalization law. There was no way that...

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Wrigley Chewing Gum

Wrigley Chewing Gum Heir Invests in the Cannabis Industry

Written by Anthony Johnson on August 8, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Portland.

The signs that cannabis has moved into the mainstream of American society have been piling up over the years. Literally every day, anyone paying attention to media, culture, and politics, whether in...

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Big Alcohol and canabis

Cannabis Beer the Latest Twist of an Ancient Tradition

Written by Anthony Johnson on August 7, 2018. Posted in Business, Cultural, ICBC Portland.

In Canada, residents and tourists may soon have the ability to cheers with cannabis beer and various cannabis-infused beverages. Constellation Brands and Molson Coors have both announced intentions...

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CBD

CBD Offers Opportunities and Risks for the Cannabis Community

Written by Anthony Johnson on August 7, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Portland, Politics.

Reefer Madness prohibitionists have made numerous ridiculous statements over the years, including the contention that cannabis isn’t medicine, but that cannabis compounds are. While ranting about...

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