International Cannabis Business Conference Blog

Canadian Cannabis Company Set to Be First U.S. Marijuana IPO

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 17, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Barcelona, ICBC Berlin, ICBC Portland, ICBC Vancouver.

Cannabis companies are achieving mainstream milestone after milestone and Canada’s legal industry deserves a ton of the credit. We’ve already seen large alcohol companies invest in the marijuana...

Germany to Restart Cannabis Cultivation Bid Process

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 17, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Barcelona, ICBC Berlin, ICBC Portland, ICBC San Francisco, Medical.

Germany’s medical cannabis program has experienced tremendous growth over the past year or so. In some ways, the German system has been a victim of its own success as patients have experienced...

Senator Merkley Disappointed Banking Bill Blocked, Still Fighting

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 16, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Portland, Politics.

There aren’t many elected officials working as hard to implement sensible cannabis policies than Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley these days. Unlike a lot of politicians, Merkley isn’t just jumping...

Hedge Funds, Other Big Money Sources, Embracing Cannabis

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 16, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Portland.

With Canada legalizing cannabis this October 17th, and the United States making progress on the issue, we can expect more and more big money to pour into the marijuana market. Currently, hedge funds...

Will Amazon Soon Be Selling Cannabis?

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

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 excess packaging and I try to shop at local businesses as much as...

High Times Lists Top Ten Portland Cannabis Retail Stores

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

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 to acquire ganja in the entire world. With a surplus* of cannabis...

Border War: Americans Set to Invade Canada…for Cannabis

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

Rightwing provocateur Alex Jones recently received some well-deserved ridicule for claiming that American liberals were going to start a Second Civil War this past July 4th, a prediction that,...

Another Study: Legalize Cannabis to Combat the Opioid Epidemic

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 12, 2018. Posted in ICBC Portland, Medical, Politics.

The opioid epidemic is hurting communities all across the United States. No demographic is safe as Big Pharma has pushed addictive and deadly drugs into localities big and small. As NPR just reported,...

Embracing Cannabis Can Help Candidates This November

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

Popular support for cannabis legalization has increased dramatically in recent years, with a strong majority of voters favoring ending prohibition for all adults while a supermajority endorses medical...