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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...

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...

Happy Independence Day from the ICBC!

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 4, 2018. Posted in Cultural, Politics.

The International Cannabis Business Conference started just four years ago with the goal of bringing together business, politics, and culture in a way that would provide the cannabis community...

Ngaio Bealum Provides Some Tips to Newly Legal Vermont

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

Comedian Ngaio Bealum, the cannabis guru on Netflix’s “Cooking on High” and MC for the International Cannabis Business Conference, obviously knows his way around the various ways to...

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...

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,...

U.S. Needs to Change Cannabis Border Policy

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 27, 2018. Posted in Cultural, ICBC Portland, Politics.

After a wonderful trip to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada for an epic International Cannabis Business Conference, I heard a number of stories from Canadians about horror stories at the United States...

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...