International Cannabis Business Conference Blog

Watch ICBC MC Ngaio Bealum on Netflix’s Cooking on High

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 22, 2018. Posted in Cultural.

The International Cannabis Business Conference is designed to help those in the industry thrive and providing important information and key networking opportunities are a heart of the success of the...

Vancouver ICBC Kicks Off This Sunday!

Written by ICBC Staff on June 22, 2018. Posted in Business, Cultural, ICBC Vancouver, Social.

Cannabis law reformers and industry participants have a lot of reasons to celebrate and there’s no better place to be than the International Cannabis Business Conference in Vancouver which kicks...

Canada, Listen to Henry Rollins and Pardon Cannabis Offenders

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 21, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Vancouver, Politics.

After a locale legalizes, regulates, and taxes cannabis, the economic benefits garner a vast majority of the headlines. Billion dollar business deals, thousands of new jobs, and millions in new revenue...

Will Canadian Provinces Be Ready for Legalization by October 17?

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 21, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Vancouver, Politics.

Now that the Canadian Parliament has passed the Cannabis Act (C-45) and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has set October 17th as the official start day of legalization, the cannabis community awaits the...

ICBC First Ever Cannabis Conference Under Full Legalization Law

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 20, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Vancouver, Politics.

Anyone that has attended industry conferences can tell you that the International Cannabis Business Conference is not like other events. Combining cannabis business, politics, and culture is no easy...

Cannabis Legalization in Canada has Global Implications

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 20, 2018. Posted in Cultural, ICBC Vancouver, Politics.

The historic vote by the Canadian Senate to pass the Cannabis Act (C-45) yesterday, setting up Canada to become the first G7 nation to legalize cannabis and the first nation to end prohibition for...

New York Makes a Big Move Towards Cannabis Legalization

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 19, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Portland, ICBC Vancouver, Politics.

Cannabis legalization in the U.S. states has primarily been led by voter initiatives as all of the states to legalize cannabis commerce have done so through signature petition efforts that put ballot...

Breaking: Canadian Senate Likely to Pass Legalization by Friday

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 19, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Vancouver, Politics.

The timing of the International Cannabis Business Conference, where top industry participants from around the globe converge upon Vancouver this June 24th-25th, couldn’t be much better as the...

Canadian House Passes Legalization Again, Now Back to Senate

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

The cannabis legalization political football has been tossed back to the Canadian Senate as the House of Commons passed the Cannabis Act (C-45) 205 to 82, with Conservatives largely opposing the measure....