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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...

Regulatory Hurdles Hurting Canadian Cannabis Oil Market

Written by Amber Iris Langston on October 3, 2017. Posted in Business, ICBC Vancouver.

Onerous regulations appear to be negatively impacting the cannabis business growth in Canada. Specifically, current organizational structures may be too strict to allow production to meet demand for...

California Insurance Commissioner Announces Major Commercial Carrier to Cover Cannabis

Written by Amber Iris Langston on September 29, 2017. Posted in Business, ICBC San Francisco.

California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones takes his job very seriously. Purportedly, he is one of only two persons at the state capitol building in Sacramento who is allowed to carry a gun. I’m...

Canadian Courts Could Strike Down Cannabis Monopolies

Written by Amber Iris Langston on September 28, 2017. Posted in Business, ICBC Vancouver.

Jodie Giesz-Ramsay, known to many as Jodie Emery, co-owner of Cannabis Culture magazine and its associated businesses based in Vancouver, BC, is mounting an effort to challenge some of the provisions...

California Cannabis Czar Lays Out Initial Application Guidelines

Written by Amber Iris Langston on September 26, 2017. Posted in Business, ICBC San Francisco.

Lori Ajax, head of the California Bureau of Cannabis Control – also known as “The Marijuana Czar” of California – spoke about expectations to new licensing rules for the Golden...