International Cannabis Business Conference Blog

The Fight to Protect Medical Cannabis Continues in Oregon

Written by Amber Iris Langston on November 2, 2017. Posted in Medical.

The Oregon cannabis system has certainly had its share of successes. Most importantly, people are no longer subjected to unnecessary arrests and citations for using and cultivating personal amounts...

Germany Inches Closer to Adult Use Cannabis

Written by Amber Iris Langston on October 31, 2017. Posted in Cultural, ICBC Berlin, Politics.

For citizens of Germany, legislation works a little differently. Theirs is a parliamentary body made of multiple parties – not just two primary bodies like the Democrats and Republicans –...

Big Alcohol Invests in Cannabis Company Canopy Growth

Written by Amber Iris Langston on October 30, 2017. Posted in Business, ICBC Kauai, ICBC Vancouver.

It’s official. Big business is moving in on the legalization market. Cannabis conspiracy theorists across the nation are congratulating themselves for having gotten something right, and maybe...

Peruvian Moms Lead the Fight for Medical Cannabis

Written by Amber Iris Langston on October 27, 2017. Posted in Medical.

Count this week as another win for moms. Following a significant education campaign surrounding the use of cannabis as a treatment for children with epilepsy, the Peruvian Congress showed overwhelming...

Morgan Heritage to Perform at the ICBC in Kauai, Hawaii

Written by Amber Iris Langston on October 26, 2017. Posted in Entertainment, ICBC Kauai.

The International Cannabis Business Conference (ICBC) always brings the heavyweights, and this December is no exception. I’m excited that a giant act in musical world will be joining the ICBC...

Majority of Republicans Now Support Cannabis Legalization

Written by Amber Iris Langston on October 25, 2017. Posted in Politics.

What people do not understand, they fear. And what they fear, they destroy. I believe I first picked up that nugget of wisdom from Nightbreed, a strange horror/thriller movie based on the Clive Barker...

Water Quality Oversight Comes to California’s Cannabis Market

Written by Amber Iris Langston on October 24, 2017. Posted in ICBC Kauai, ICBC San Francisco, Politics, Science.

On Tuesday, California’s State Water Board announced a strict new water policy for the Golden State’s exploding cannabis cultivation in attempt to create environmental standards to guide...

Hawaii Officials Give Approval to Its Second Cannabis Lab

Written by ICBC Staff on October 19, 2017. Posted in Business, ICBC Kauai, Science.

Pharmlab Hawaii, LLC, passed final inspections this week from the Hawaii Deportment of Health (DOH), giving the private laboratory testing facility provisional certification to being medical cannabis...

Will the Canadian Cannabis Market Be Bigger Than Previously Thought?

Written by ICBC Staff on October 17, 2017. Posted in Business, ICBC Kauai, ICBC Vancouver.

New information last week from GMP Securities, an independent investment dealer based in Toronto, is leading analysts in Canada to suggest that the adult-use legalization market in the Great White North...