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Compliance – and the Dangers of Not Doing It, In California (or Anywhere)

Written by Amber Iris Langston on January 11, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC San Francisco, Politics.

Compliance. Have you heard of it? It’s a thing. An important thing. As a political animal myself, I can enjoy some pretty boring things more than most, such as reading 200 pages of statutory regulations...

Bong and a Bock? California Craft Beer Industry Embraces Cannabis

Written by Amber Iris Langston on January 10, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC San Francisco.

I live in Portland, so I am lucky in a lot of ways. I have a cannabis dispensary just around the block, and in typical Portland fashion, there’s a small, local brewpub just across the street from...

Cannabis Sanctuary State? California Looking to Strike Back Against Sessions

Written by Amber Iris Langston on January 9, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC San Francisco, Politics.

Last week’s announcement by US Attorney General Jeff Sessions to rescind protections on state-legal cannabis programs sent a shockwave through the fledgling industry around the country. Specifically,...

California Officials Respond to Jeff Sessions

Written by Amber Iris Langston on January 5, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC San Francisco, Politics.

If you are in the cannabis industry, you probably heard the news yesterday which sent waves of fear and confusion throughout the country for every player in the marijuana market. Cannabis stocks took...

Cannabis Commerce in California Means Regulatory Compliance

Written by Anthony Johnson on January 4, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC San Francisco, Politics.

The early lines at newly-licensed California cannabis retail outlets are just a preview of the vast economic opportunities available in the Golden State. However, in California, which led our recent...

Cannabis Czar Lori Ajax Interviewed Ahead of the ICBC in San Francisco

Written by Anthony Johnson on January 3, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC San Francisco, Politics.

Unless you have been hiding under a rock, you know that California just legalized cannabis commerce this year. California’s influence, with nearly 40 million people and the world’s 6th largest...

Congratulations, California!

Written by Amber Iris Langston on January 2, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC San Francisco, Politics.

Yesterday ushered in a new era for cannabis with the world’s sixth-largest economy (California) coming online with legal, adult-use cannabis. January 1st marked the first day stores were allowed...

California’s Countdown to Cannabis

Written by Amber Iris Langston on December 29, 2017. Posted in Business, Cultural, ICBC San Francisco, Politics.

It’s all happening…IT’S REALLY HAPPENING! This weekend marks the last Friday and Saturday (okay, Sunday, too you everyday smokers) when California adults will have to worry about calling...

California Cops and Cannabis Shenanigans, Big Changes Are Coming

Written by Amber Iris Langston on December 28, 2017. Posted in Business, ICBC San Francisco, Politics.

Led by Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP), many people in law enforcement have rightfully cheered the changes in cannabis policies over the last few years, citing the virtual harmlessness of...