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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...

Cannabis Commerce in Massachusetts Inches Closer to Reality

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

On July 1st, when Vermont officially legalized personal cannabis possession and cultivation, but not any marijuana sales, Massachusetts’ legalization law called for the state to permit cannabis...

Oregon Cannabis Prices Down, But Revenue Remains Substantial

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 5, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Portland, Politics.

Cannabis officially became legal to possess and cultivate in Oregon on July 1st, 2015. Three years later, the Beaver State has become a cannabis consumers paradise. Advertisements for $3 grams are common,...

The Oregon Coast Experiencing Elevated Cannabis Sales

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 3, 2018. Posted in Business, Cultural, ICBC Portland, Politics, Social.

The Oregon coast provides breathtaking natural beauty, great seafood, and some of the highest per capita cannabis sales in the state. Local retail stores seem to believe that tourists were a big boost...

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...