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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...

Will Amazon Soon Be Selling Cannabis?

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 13, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Portland.

If you’re like me, and well, a lot of folks, you utilize Amazon to purchase a variety of products. While I don’t like the excess packaging and I try to shop at local businesses as much as...

High Times Lists Top Ten Portland Cannabis Retail Stores

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 13, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Portland.

With a history of being cannabis friendly and 175 licensed retail stores as of July 6, 2018, Portland, Oregon, is one of the best places to acquire ganja in the entire world. With a surplus* of cannabis...

Border War: Americans Set to Invade Canada…for Cannabis

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 12, 2018. Posted in Business, Cultural, ICBC Portland, Politics.

Rightwing provocateur Alex Jones recently received some well-deserved ridicule for claiming that American liberals were going to start a Second Civil War this past July 4th, a prediction that,...

Oregon County Sells Nearly $1,000 of Cannabis Per Resident

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 11, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Portland, Politics.

When most people think of a cannabis-friendly locale in the beautiful state of Oregon, most people probably think about the weird city of Portland, where I’m happy to call home. Or, if they are...

Canadian Investors Still Bullish on Legal Cannabis

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 10, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Portland, ICBC Vancouver.

While at the International Cannabis Business Conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, last month, it was easy to feel the excitement that the cannabis community has over legal cannabis coming to Canada....

Cynthia Nixon Embraces Cannabis, Raffling a “Broad City” Bong

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 9, 2018. Posted in Business, Cultural, ICBC Portland, Politics.

“Sex and the City” star Cynthia Nixon has made cannabis legalization a major platform of her progressive, anti-establishment New York gubernatorial race, and she has recently doubled down...

Portland Brewery Leading the CBD-Infused Beer Movement

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 9, 2018. Posted in Business, Cultural, ICBC Portland.

Cannabis is certainly a hot, burgeoning market that may put a small dent in the alcohol market. Smart alcohol industry players realize that legalization is eventually coming, so they are looking at...

Florida May Vote to Legalize Cannabis in 2020

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 6, 2018. Posted in Business, Politics.

A strong majority of Florida voters first voted to legalize medical cannabis in 2014, but the will of over 57% of Floridians went unheeded as Sunshine State law requires that constitutional measures...