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Senator Merkley Disappointed Banking Bill Blocked, Still Fighting

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 16, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Portland, Politics.

There aren’t many elected officials working as hard to implement sensible cannabis policies than Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley these days. Unlike a lot of politicians, Merkley isn’t just jumping...

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,...

Another Study: Legalize Cannabis to Combat the Opioid Epidemic

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

The opioid epidemic is hurting communities all across the United States. No demographic is safe as Big Pharma has pushed addictive and deadly drugs into localities big and small. As NPR just reported,...

Embracing Cannabis Can Help Candidates This November

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

Popular support for cannabis legalization has increased dramatically in recent years, with a strong majority of voters favoring ending prohibition for all adults while a supermajority endorses medical...

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...

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...

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...

Will Mexico’s New President Legalize Cannabis?

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 5, 2018. Posted in ICBC Berlin, ICBC Portland, ICBC San Francisco, Politics.

While the cannabis community cheered Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party’s electoral victory in Canada, the historic election of the liberal López Obrador in Mexico hasn’t elicited...