International Cannabis Business Conference Blog

Canadian Cannabis Companies Need Chefs, Brewers, and More

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 18, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Vancouver.

It’s already been reported that Canadian cannabis companies preparing for legalization later this year are recruiting skilled extractors and increasing the pay of cultivators. With reports that...

National Review Conservative Backs the STATES Act

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 15, 2018. Posted in Cultural, ICBC Berlin, ICBC Portland, ICBC Vancouver, Politics.

It shouldn’t come as a surprise that Theodore Kupfer, or any conservative, writing for the National Review supports cannabis legalization, especially a states’ rights position on the issue....

Canadian Cannabis Company Aphria Hiring Extractors

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 15, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Vancouver.

Recently, Cannabis At Work’s business report detailed the rising salaries for cannabis cultivators in Canada, with quality assurance personnel making an average salary of CA$91,300 and master...

ICBC Berlin 2019 Date Set!- Europe’s Biggest B2B!

Written by ICBC Staff on June 13, 2018. Posted in ICBC Berlin.

The International Cannabis Business Conference is gearing up for a momentous event in Vancouver, British Columbia, this June 24th-25th, just a few months before Canada legalizes across the nation, but...

Canadian House Protects Cannabis Home Grows and Branding

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 13, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Vancouver, Politics.

When we cannabis legalization advocates were celebrating the Canadian Senate’s vote to end federal prohibition, we had some big problems with a few amendments, namely a provision that would allow...

Reverse Mergers Bring American Cannabis Companies to Canada

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 13, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Vancouver.

It’s no secret that the Canadian federal government has been a global leader in implementing progressive cannabis policies compared to the rest of the world. Canada legalized medical cannabis...

GOP Senate Justice Department Bill Protects Medical Cannabis

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

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 June 12, 2018. 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 June 11, 2018. 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...