International Cannabis Business Conference Blog

National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators Urges Ending Cannabis Prohibition

Written by Amber Iris Langston on August 10, 2017. Posted in Politics.

Just a couple of days ago, my colleague Anthony Johnson reported that for the second year in a row, the National Conference of State Legislatures has passed a resolution in support of fully removing...

More Progress in Europe as Poland Legalizes Medical Cannabis

Written by Amber Iris Langston on August 9, 2017. Posted in Politics.

Polish President Andrzej Duda signed into law last a month a measure which will allow the production and sale of medical cannabis to qualified patients. The Sejm – Poland’s lower governing...

State Legislatures Want to End Federal Cannabis Prohibition

Written by Anthony Johnson on August 8, 2017. Posted in ICBC Kauai.

On the heels of New Jersey Senator Cory Booker introducing the “Marijuana Justice Act” to repeal cannabis prohibition, the National Conference of State Legislatures has joined the call for...

Hawaii Medical Cannabis Dispensaries Near to Opening With First Lab Certified

Written by Amber Iris Langston on August 4, 2017. Posted in ICBC Kauai.

Cannabis science, testing and analytics giant Steep Hill Laboratories announced earlier this week they have received the green light to begin cannabis testing operations in the State of Hawaii. The...

Investors Are Wisely Looking Towards Europe

Written by Amber Iris Langston on August 3, 2017. Posted in Business, ICBC Berlin.

Forward-thinking American business investors have had their eyes on the cannabis market for a few years now, looking critically at emerging laws and technologies in traditional places like Colorado,...

Marijuana Justice Act Introduced by Senator Cory Booker

Written by Amber Iris Langston on August 2, 2017. Posted in ICBC Kauai.

Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), one of the country’s youngest United States Senators, and one of only two African-Americans serving in that capacity, introduced a bill in Congress yesterday which,...

White House Chaos May Be Good for the Cannabis Industry

Written by Anthony Johnson on August 1, 2017. Posted in ICBC Kauai.

Donald Trump came into office as a complete wildcard on a number of federal policy issues, cannabis included. During the campaign, he stated that he supported medical marijuana and that legalization...

No Matter What Jeff Sessions Decide, Be Vigilant and Prepared

Written by ICBC Staff on July 28, 2017. Posted in ICBC Kauai.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions Task Force on Crime Reduction and Public Safety has issued its recommendations to Donald Trump’s beleaguered attorney general, but still no word on any change...

Cannabis Extracts Make Up a Huge Portion of the Marijuana Market

Written by ICBC Staff on July 27, 2017. Posted in ICBC Kauai.

The number of cannabis extraction and concentrates seem to be expanding rapidly these days. Even old-school ganja smokers and new-school cannabis connoisseurs can be perplexed by the variety of products...