Cannabis legalization supporters were understandably displeased when Donald Trump appointed Jeff Sessions as United States Attorney General as the former Alabama senator has a long history of Reefer...
PRØHBTD Building Cannabis Brands at the ICBC after $8M Raise
Written by Anthony Johnson on . Posted in Business, Cultural, ICBC Portland, ICBC Vancouver.
PRØHBTD, a media startup that has helped bring cannabis brands, and the culture overall, into the mainstream has just announced a successful $8 million fundraise to continue helping cannabis businesses...
U.S. Mayors Call for Descheduling, Form New Coalition
Written by Anthony Johnson on . Posted in Business, ICBC Portland, ICBC Vancouver, Politics.
The United States Conference of Mayors, a nonpartisan organization representing cities with populations of 30,000 or more, has called for the federal descheduling of cannabis as well as other policy...
Cannabis Cultivators’ Wages Rise in Canada
Written by Anthony Johnson on . Posted in Business, ICBC Vancouver.
The cannabis industry is a hot jobs market, especially in Canada as the country is set to legalize commerce later this summer. The competition among companies is tough, but the need for skilled workers...
Canada Set to Legalize Cannabis this Summer After Senate Vote
Written by Anthony Johnson on . Posted in Business, ICBC Vancouver, Politics.
We knew that the Canadian Senate was set to vote on CA-45, the Cannabis Act, on June 7th, and while the measure was expected to pass, there’s always a twinge of fear that something might go wrong,...
STATES Act Would Move U.S. Cannabis Law Closer to Canada’s
Written by Anthony Johnson on . Posted in Business, ICBC Portland, ICBC Vancouver, Politics.
Today is a great day for cannabis legalization supporters in the United States and around the world as the long-awaited, marijuana law reform proposal spearheaded by Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)...
Sign Up for Canopy Rivers’ Million Dollar Pitch Event by Tomorrow!
Written by ICBC Staff on . Posted in ICBC Vancouver.
The Canadian cannabis industry is booming and it is set to grow even more as analysts project a multi-billion dollar market that will rival the wine business. But the competition and regulatory...
A Conversation with CBD Naturals® Founder Jared Berry
Written by Anthony Johnson on . Posted in Business, Cultural, ICBC Vancouver.
As we’ve seen cannabis go mainstream, the cannabidiol, known best as CBD, has gone even more mainstream as the cannabinoid’s medical benefits, and lack of psychoactive effect, have brought CBD...
ICBC Vancouver Early Bird Ticket Sales End Tomorrow!
Written by ICBC Staff on . Posted in ICBC Vancouver.
With the Canadian Senate set to vote on cannabis legalization this Thursday and licensed sales expected to begin in a few months, it is clear that the Canadian cannabis industry is about to boom beyond...