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Most Populous U.S. County Set to Legalize Cannabis Commerce

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 2, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Portland, ICBC San Francisco, Politics.

Licencing of cannabis businesses has been rather slow out of California since the state started accepting applications last December. The deliberate pace caused for early economic projections to be...

Cannabis Industry Eclipses Wine in Southern Oregon

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 2, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Portland, Politics.

There are several reasons to expect the cannabis industry in the United States to surpass the economic impact of the wine industry once federal cannabis prohibition ends. Canada’s cannabis industry,...

Corona Owner Wins on Canadian Cannabis, Interested in the U.S.

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 29, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Portland.

Constellation Brands, the owner of Corona Beer and Robert Mondavi wine made big news when the company bought a stake of Canopy Browth, the largest cannabis producer in Canada and the first cannabis...

U.S. Farmers, Especially in Oregon and Kentucky, Look to Hemp

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 29, 2018. Posted in Business, Cultural, ICBC Portland, Politics.

Cannabis gets most of the headlines, whether it is Canada ending prohibition, or GW Pharmaceuticals getting FDA approval for Epidiolex, medical use passing in the (very) conservative state of Oklahoma,...

Senate Minority Leader Introduces Cannabis Descheduling Bill

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 28, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Portland, Politics.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer shocked the political world when he announced that he would introduce a bill to end federal cannabis prohibition by descheduling marijuana from the list of federally...

Congratulations Million-Dollar Pitch Winner, Bella Vista Cannabis!

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 27, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Vancouver, Social.

Negotiations are still underway as Bella Vista Cannabis has the potential to receive up to $1 million dollars in funding from Canopy Rivers, in collaboration with Canadian cannabis and hemp producer...

FDA Approves Epidiolex, It’s First Cannabis-Based Medicine

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 26, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Portland, Medical, Politics.

It was bound to happen eventually as the United States government couldn’t deny the medicinal benefits of the cannabis forever. While Uncle Sam had previously approved Drobinal, synthetic THC...

After an Epic Event in Vancouver, the ICBC Returns to Portland

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 26, 2018. Posted in Business, Cultural, ICBC Portland, Politics.

Henry Rollins brought people to their feet, Canadian industry experts shared their knowledge, Canopy Rivers selected a young company to fund, Civilized agreed to help market Bella Vista (who won Canopy’s...

After Epic VIP Party, Vancouver ICBC Program Kicks Off Today!

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 25, 2018. Posted in Business, Cultural, ICBC Vancouver, Politics, Social.

After another electric VIP party featuring Henry Rollins filled with good vibes and great networking, the International Cannabis Business Conference’s program in Vancouver begins this morning...