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Oregon State Senator Advocates for Cannabis Descheduling

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 30, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Portland, Politics.

Oregon has been helping lead the cannabis law reform movement since it became the first state to decriminalize personal use back in 1973. After voting to join California as a medical state in 1998 and...

Jeff Sessions Says States Can Legalize…but There’s a Catch

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 27, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Portland, Politics.

Cannabis legalization supporters and Drug War reformers certainly weren’t happy when Donald Trump appointed Reefer Madness prohibitionist Jeff Sessions as Attorney General. Sessions then proceeded...

Canadian Merger Creates Biggest Cannabis Industry Deal Yet

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 26, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Portland.

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 July 25, 2018. 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 the...

Oregon’s Eco Firma Farms Goes Canadian, Makes Major Moves

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 25, 2018. 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 July 24, 2018. 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 July 24, 2018. 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 businesses...

Cannabis Company Tilray Sees Early Big Gains on Nasdaq

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 23, 2018. 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 even...

Nova Scotia to Be the First to Mix Cannabis and Alcohol Sales

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 20, 2018. 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...