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Francis Ford Coppola Is the Latest Star to Join Cannabis Industry

Written by Anthony Johnson on November 2, 2018. Posted in Business, Cultural, ICBC San Francisco.

Celebrities like Willie Nelson, Tommy Chong, and Snoop Dogg, that haven’t been shy about their love of cannabis aren’t shocking too many people when they join the cannabis industry. Musician...

Report: Global Cannabis Industry Could Soon Reach $194 Billion

Written by Anthony Johnson on November 2, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Barcelona, ICBC Berlin, ICBC San Francisco.

When the International Cannabis Business Conference held its first event just over four years ago, not many were thinking about the global marijuana market. At that time, only two U.S. states had implemented...

Cannabis-Based Epidiolex Now Available by Prescription

Written by Anthony Johnson on November 1, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC San Francisco, Medical.

After decades of government propaganda and lies about the medical benefits of cannabis, the U.S. FDA approved the cannabis-based medicine Epidiolex last June and the DEA placed the drug in Schedule...

Cannabis Tourism in Greece – The “Nevada” of Europe?

Written by Marguerite Arnold on November 1, 2018. Posted in Business, Cultural, ICBC Barcelona, ICBC Berlin, ICBC San Francisco, Medical, Politics.

As cannabis firms divvy up the cannabis production map of continental Europe, a new player on the Eurocannabis scene is starting to make waves. If not establish itself. As of October 9, Greece has now...

San Francisco Chronicle: Vote No on Local Cannabis Tax

Written by Anthony Johnson on October 31, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC San Francisco, Politics.

Voting to legalize, regulate, and tax cannabis at the statewide ballot box is just a part of the political battle for the California cannabis community, and any state that has or will end prohibition...

California Finally Begins Issuing Annual Cannabis Licenses

Written by Anthony Johnson on October 30, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC San Francisco.

While everyone knew that California, with its sheer size, existing medical industry, and a history of strong local control, would be a difficult state to effectively implement new cannabis regulations...

The Clock Ticks Down To German Cannabis Cultivation Bid

Written by Marguerite Arnold on October 30, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Barcelona, ICBC Berlin, ICBC San Francisco, Politics.

It is now less than a month before the new German cannabis cultivation bid, reissued in July, is due. The new tender differs little from the last round, which came to an end in March 2018 in court....

Forbes: U.S. Cannabis Industry Learning from Canada

Written by Anthony Johnson on October 30, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Barcelona, ICBC Berlin, ICBC San Francisco, ICBC Vancouver.

All eyes are on Canada as the nation deals with the ups and downs of implementing cannabis commerce regulations for the first time among G7 nations. While the jobs being created and new revenue generated...

Report: Australia’s Cannabis Industry Expected to Boom

Written by Anthony Johnson on October 29, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC San Francisco, Medical, Politics.

Every locale that has legalized cannabis, be it medicinal use or full legalization for all adults, has created more jobs and revenue for their respective economies, as well as decreased needless and...