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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...

Cannabis Stocks Like Tilray Are Here to Stay, Prohibitionists

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 20, 2018. 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 17th...

Struggling Oregon Town May Turn to Cannabis for Revenue

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 19, 2018. 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...

Oregon Medical Cannabis Program Needs to Do More for Patients

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 19, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Portland, Medical, Politics.

In many ways, Oregon is a leader on cannabis policy in the United States. The state was the first to decriminalize personal possession in 1973, was an early medical state in 1998, the third to vote...

Oregon to Implement Recreational Cannabis Harvesting Rules

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 18, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Portland, Politics.

From a macro level, the Oregon cannabis industry is doing great. Governor Kate Brown states that 19,000 new jobs have been created thanks to legal marijuana and the Oregon Revenue Department statistics...

Canadian Cannabis Company Set to Be First U.S. Marijuana IPO

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 17, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Barcelona, ICBC Berlin, ICBC Portland, ICBC Vancouver.

Cannabis companies are achieving mainstream milestone after milestone and Canada’s legal industry deserves a ton of the credit. We’ve already seen large alcohol companies invest in the marijuana...

Germany to Restart Cannabis Cultivation Bid Process

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 17, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Barcelona, ICBC Berlin, ICBC Portland, ICBC San Francisco, Medical.

Germany’s medical cannabis program has experienced tremendous growth over the past year or so. In some ways, the German system has been a victim of its own success as patients have experienced...

Senator Merkley Disappointed Banking Bill Blocked, Still Fighting

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 16, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Portland, Politics.

There aren’t many elected officials working as hard to implement sensible cannabis policies than Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley these days. Unlike a lot of politicians, Merkley isn’t just jumping...

Hedge Funds, Other Big Money Sources, Embracing Cannabis

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 16, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Portland.

With Canada legalizing cannabis this October 17th, and the United States making progress on the issue, we can expect more and more big money to pour into the marijuana market. Currently, hedge funds...