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New York Makes a Big Move Towards Cannabis Legalization

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 19, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Portland, ICBC Vancouver, Politics.

Cannabis legalization in the U.S. states has primarily been led by voter initiatives as all of the states to legalize cannabis commerce have done so through signature petition efforts that put ballot...

Breaking: Canadian Senate Likely to Pass Legalization by Friday

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 19, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Vancouver, Politics.

The timing of the International Cannabis Business Conference, where top industry participants from around the globe converge upon Vancouver this June 24th-25th, couldn’t be much better as the...

Canadian House Passes Legalization Again, Now Back to Senate

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 18, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Vancouver, Politics.

The cannabis legalization political football has been tossed back to the Canadian Senate as the House of Commons passed the Cannabis Act (C-45) 205 to 82, with Conservatives largely opposing the measure....

National Review Conservative Backs the STATES Act

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 15, 2018. Posted in Cultural, ICBC Berlin, ICBC Portland, ICBC Vancouver, Politics.

It shouldn’t come as a surprise that Theodore Kupfer, or any conservative, writing for the National Review supports cannabis legalization, especially a states’ rights position on the issue....

Canadian House Protects Cannabis Home Grows and Branding

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 13, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Vancouver, Politics.

When we cannabis legalization advocates were celebrating the Canadian Senate’s vote to end federal prohibition, we had some big problems with a few amendments, namely a provision that would allow...

GOP Senate Justice Department Bill Protects Medical Cannabis

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

Cannabis legalization supporters were understandably displeased when Donald Trump appointed Jeff Sessions as United States Attorney General as the former Alabama senator has a long history of Reefer...

U.S. Mayors Call for Descheduling, Form New Coalition

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 11, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Portland, ICBC Vancouver, Politics.

The United States Conference of Mayors, a nonpartisan organization representing cities with populations of 30,000 or more, has called for the federal descheduling of cannabis as well as other policy...

Canada Set to Legalize Cannabis this Summer After Senate Vote

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 8, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Vancouver, Politics.

We knew that the Canadian Senate was set to vote on CA-45, the Cannabis Act, on June 7th, and while the measure was expected to pass, there’s always a twinge of fear that something might go wrong,...

STATES Act Would Move U.S. Cannabis Law Closer to Canada’s

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 7, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Portland, ICBC Vancouver, Politics.

Today is a great day for cannabis legalization supporters in the United States and around the world as the long-awaited, marijuana law reform proposal spearheaded by Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)...