With the cannabis industry proven to be ultracompetitive and full of regulatory obstacles, consolidation has been a common tactic that can decrease costs and increase market share. With Canada leading...
Cannabis Products Increasing Market Share in Oregon, Elsewhere
Written by Anthony Johnson on . Posted in Business, ICBC Portland.
There are many potential reasons for cannabis consumers to utilize concentrates, extracts, or infused products instead of the plant’s “flower” or “bud”, from avoiding...
Oregon’s Eco Firma Farms Goes Canadian, Makes Major Moves
Written by Anthony Johnson on . Posted in Business, ICBC Portland.
With Canada’s cannabis legalization law advancing past the United States, and every other nation, U.S. companies are turning to the Canadian Securities Exchange to survive and thrive in the competitive...
Tulsi Gabbard Introduces Bipartisan Cannabis Research Bill
Written by Anthony Johnson on . Posted in Business, ICBC Kauai, ICBC Portland, Politics.
Researching cannabis should be a no-brainer as any nation debates its marijuana laws, but scientific research has long been blocked by Reefer Madness prohibitionists like Trump Attorney General Jeff...
Cannabis Companies Look to Food and Beverage for Talent
Written by Anthony Johnson on . Posted in Business, ICBC Portland.
Canadian cannabis companies are gearing up to provide for millions of new customers when October 17th rolls around, creating jobs and paying higher salaries to well-trained employees. As marijuana...
Cannabis Company Tilray Sees Early Big Gains on Nasdaq
Written by Anthony Johnson on . Posted in Business, ICBC Portland.
In full disclosure, when I first read that Canadian cannabis company Tilray was going public on the Nasdaq, becoming the first cannabis IPO on the U.S. Stock market and just the third such company...
Nova Scotia to Be the First to Mix Cannabis and Alcohol Sales
Written by Anthony Johnson on . Posted in Business, Cultural, ICBC Portland.
“Regulate cannabis like beer and wine” is a pragmatic position backed by a lot of legalization advocates these days and, while the substances certainly aren’t identical, similar regulations...
Cannabis Stocks Like Tilray Are Here to Stay, Prohibitionists
Written by Anthony Johnson on . Posted in Business, ICBC Portland.
After decades of global prohibition, cannabis companies are making history as they move forward in our current international patchwork system of various cannabis laws and regulations. With October...
Struggling Oregon Town May Turn to Cannabis for Revenue
Written by Anthony Johnson on . Posted in Business, ICBC Portland, Politics.
It cannot be disputed that the Oregon adult-use cannabis system creates jobs and generates revenue. While the Measure 91 legalization was primarily focused on ending unnecessary arrests and better...