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U.S. Cannabis Industry Bolstered by Supreme Court’s Gambling Ruling

Written by Anthony Johnson on May 14, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Berlin, ICBC Portland, ICBC San Francisco, ICBC Vancouver, Politics.

As a sports fan that likes to occasionally place a wager or two while I’m in Las Vegas, I was hoping that the United States Supreme Court would strike down the Professional and Amateur Sports...

Happy 4/20 Holiday Weekend – Let’s Legalize Cannabis!

Written by Amber Iris Langston on April 20, 2018. Posted in Cultural, ICBC Berlin, ICBC Portland, ICBC Vancouver.

Happy 4/20! From all the folks at the International Cannabis Business Conference, to all our cannabis supporting brothers and sisters around the planet, we hope you are having a safe happy holiday today! We...

Legal Cannabis is Coming to the United States…Soon

Written by Amber Iris Langston on April 19, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Portland, ICBC Vancouver, Politics.

They say when it rains it pours. In tandem with crazy weather patterns affecting populations across the globe, the cannabis industry is starting to see some precipitation after decades of prohibition-induced...

Anti-Cannabis Conservatives Seek U.S. Help to Stop Legalization in Canada, the ICBC to Have the Latest

Written by Amber Iris Langston on April 9, 2018. Posted in ICBC Berlin, ICBC Portland, ICBC Vancouver, Politics.

Three Canadian Conservative Party senators who are charged with assisting the transition to legal cannabis for adult-use in their country this summer are looking for help in the US, presumably in an...

Canada’s Cannabis Legalization Saved; Medical Protected in the U.S. for Now

Written by Amber Iris Langston on March 23, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Berlin, ICBC Portland, ICBC Vancouver, Medical, Politics.

Yesterday we wrote to you about the long and ugly process of creating policy, and the indispensable role advocacy and activism play in making sure the law works for the people. (In the case of cannabis,...

Critical Vote Today in Canada’s Parliament Impacts Cannabis Legalization

Written by Amber Iris Langston on March 22, 2018. Posted in Business, Cultural, ICBC Berlin, ICBC Portland, ICBC Vancouver, Politics.

One thing I hear a lot from newcomers to the cannabis world, is “legalization is inevitable.” It’s a phrase that makes anyone who has spent much time fighting the battle to change...

Prohibition Problems at the US-Canada Border for Non-Cannabis Industries

Written by Amber Iris Langston on March 13, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Berlin, ICBC Portland, ICBC Vancouver, Politics.

While the US lags behind Canada and other countries moving toward more friendly federal cannabis policies, some are predicting a negative impact on other international trade between the two countries....

New Report Details How Cannabis Is a $57 Billion Global Market

Written by Amber Iris Langston on February 28, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Berlin, ICBC Portland, ICBC San Francisco, ICBC Vancouver.

Arcview Market Research and BDS Analytics released a new 65-page report this week detailing monetary estimates of cannabis’ future entitled, “The Road Map to a $57 Billion Worldwide Market”....

Cannabis Just Went Public on the Nasdaq

Written by Amber Iris Langston on February 27, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Berlin, ICBC Portland, ICBC Vancouver.

Today – Tuesday, February 27th, 2018 – marks a moment in history that is the telling of a new era. For the first time ever, US traders on Wall Street are getting a piece of the pot. The...