International Cannabis Business Conference Blog

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...

The Oregon Medical Marijuana Program Lives On, Needs Reform

Written by Anthony Johnson on October 13, 2017. Posted in OMBC.

“The OMMP is dead.” “Wrong. Long live the OMMP!” If you are a member of the Oregon cannabis community, you have most likely heard people say, or post on social media, that the...

Oregon Cannabis Legalization Disburses $85 for State Services

Written by Amber Iris Langston on October 13, 2017. Posted in Business.

Schools, police, public health and safety officials and local government administrators in Oregon are all smiling big this week. Noelle Crombie of The Oregonian reported that the Oregon Department of...

New York Mayoral Candidate Supports Economic Justice and Legalization

Written by Anthony Johnson on October 10, 2017. Posted in Business.

I didn’t know what to expect when interviewing New York City mayoral candidate Mike Tolkin. Some third-party candidates can be very eccentric and New York has had it’s fair share; it is...

Landmark Cannabis Intellectual Property Case Settled

Written by Amber Iris Langston on October 6, 2017. Posted in Business, ICBC Kauai.

Beginning in December, getting high on Gorilla Glue is going to be a really terrible idea. This week, The Gorilla Glue Co. and GG Strains LLC reached a settlement for a major lawsuit claiming trademark...

California Cannabis Advisory Committee Announced

Written by Amber Iris Langston on October 5, 2017. Posted in Business, ICBC San Francisco, Politics.

The California Department of Consumer Affairs announced appointments to a new committee created under the Bureau of Cannabis Control. The committee will assist in the development of rules and regulations...