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Written by Anthony Johnson on September 12, 2018. Posted in Business, Cultural, ICBC Portland, Politics, Social.

Cannabis Cafes Coming to Oregon, Learn the Latest at the ICBC

Despite legalizing cannabis in 2014, Oregon still has a lot of work left to do regarding marijuana, from doing better to ensure that...

Written by Anthony Johnson on September 12, 2018. Posted in Business, Cultural, ICBC Portland, Politics.

Time Running Out for ICBC Mom & Pop Pitch & Early Bird Tickets

There is still time to get “early bird” tickets to the world’s premier B2B cannabis event, the International Cannabis...

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

Judge: Dismiss Josephine County’s Attack on Cannabis Laws

Many Oregon cannabis industry observers, including myself and the Medford Mail Tribune Editorial Board, knew that Josephine County...

Written by Anthony Johnson on September 10, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Portland, Politics, Science.

U.S. May License More Cannabis Cultivators and Researchers

Whenever someone hears that the United States government maintains a marijuana farm that provides medicine for a few federal patients and...

Written by Anthony Johnson on September 4, 2018. Posted in ICBC Portland, Politics.

Trump Allies Refute Administration’s Secret War on Cannabis

Dominic Holden’s Buzzfeed article revealing that the Donald Trump White House is choreographing a “secret war” on...

Written by Anthony Johnson on August 29, 2018. Posted in Business, Politics.

Trump’s Secret War on Cannabis Won’t Work

Donald Trump has been on both (or several) sides of the cannabis legalization debate since he announced his run for president. He...

Written by Anthony Johnson on August 28, 2018. Posted in Business, Politics.

Cannabis Cafes Could be Coming to Oregon Soon

Legal cannabis in Oregon has brought thousands of jobs to the state and has generated millions of dollars in revenue, exceeding...

Written by Anthony Johnson on August 27, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Portland, Politics.

Senator Merkley Stresses the Importance of the SAFE Banking Act

Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley Stresses the Importance of S. 1152, the Secure And Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act Regardless of where...

Written by Anthony Johnson on August 13, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Portland, Politics, Social.

Let’s Help More Drug War Victims Join the Cannabis Industry

The economic benefits of the cannabis industry garner a vast majority of the headlines, but those of us that have put in years upon years...

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

CBD Offers Opportunities and Risks for the Cannabis Community

Reefer Madness prohibitionists have made numerous ridiculous statements over the years, including the contention that cannabis...

Written by Anthony Johnson on August 6, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Portland, Politics.

91% of Australians Support Medical, Legalization Coming Soon

Medical cannabis has broad, supermajority support in just about every poll around the world, so we shouldn’t be surprised that...

Written by Anthony Johnson on August 6, 2018. Posted in ICBC Portland, Politics.

Arrest of 80-Year-Old Patient Shows Why We Need Legalization

Medical cannabis laws are great and it makes sense that a supermajority of American voters support medicinal use. However, medical laws...

Written by Anthony Johnson on August 3, 2018. Posted in ICBC Barcelona, ICBC Portland, Politics.

Major Spanish Political Party Calls for Cannabis Legalization

After a vote of no-confidence for the People Party’s (PP) Mariano Rajoy, Pedro Sánchez of the Spanish Socialist...

Written by Anthony Johnson on August 2, 2018. Posted in ICBC Portland, Medical, Politics.

Missouri to Vote on Medical Cannabis this November

Every state that legalizes adult-use or medical cannabis brings us one step closer to ending prohibition for all adults across the...

Written by Anthony Johnson on August 1, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Portland, Politics.

Senator Jeff Merkley to Welcome ICBC Portland Attendees

While Senator Jeff Merkley, unfortunately, cannot make it in person to the International Cannabis Business Conference in Portland,...

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 30, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Portland, Politics.

Oregon State Senator Advocates for Cannabis Descheduling

Oregon has been helping lead the cannabis law reform movement since it became the first state to decriminalize personal use back in...

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 27, 2018. Posted in ICBC Portland, Medical, Politics.

Some Sanity Finally Comes to Oklahoma’s Medical Cannabis Law

The cannabis community achieved a major victory on June 26th when Oklahoma voters passed its Question 788 medical marijuana...

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 27, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Portland, Politics.

Jeff Sessions Says States Can Legalize…but There’s a Catch

Cannabis legalization supporters and Drug War reformers certainly weren’t happy when Donald Trump appointed Reefer Madness...

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 24, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Kauai, ICBC Portland, Politics.

Tulsi Gabbard Introduces Bipartisan Cannabis Research Bill

Researching cannabis should be a no-brainer as any nation debates its marijuana laws, but scientific research has long been blocked by...

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

Struggling Oregon Town May Turn to Cannabis for Revenue

It cannot be disputed that the Oregon adult-use cannabis system creates jobs and generates revenue. While the Measure 91 legalization was...

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 19, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Portland, Medical, Politics.

Oregon Medical Cannabis Program Needs to Do More for Patients

In many ways, Oregon is a leader on cannabis policy in the United States. The state was the first to decriminalize personal possession in...

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 18, 2018. Posted in ICBC Portland, Politics.

How Will Trump Admin React if Mexico Legalizes Cannabis?

While the global cannabis community awaits October 17th, the day cannabis becomes fully legal in Canada, some are understandably worried...

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 18, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Portland, Politics.

Oregon to Implement Recreational Cannabis Harvesting Rules

From a macro level, the Oregon cannabis industry is doing great. Governor Kate Brown states that 19,000 new jobs have been created thanks...

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

Senator Merkley Disappointed Banking Bill Blocked, Still Fighting

There aren’t many elected officials working as hard to implement sensible cannabis policies than Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley these...

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

Border War: Americans Set to Invade Canada…for Cannabis

Rightwing provocateur Alex Jones recently received some well-deserved ridicule for claiming that American liberals were going to...

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

Another Study: Legalize Cannabis to Combat the Opioid Epidemic

The opioid epidemic is hurting communities all across the United States. No demographic is safe as Big Pharma has pushed addictive and...

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

Embracing Cannabis Can Help Candidates This November

Popular support for cannabis legalization has increased dramatically in recent years, with a strong majority of voters favoring ending...

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

Oregon County Sells Nearly $1,000 of Cannabis Per Resident

When most people think of a cannabis-friendly locale in the beautiful state of Oregon, most people probably think about the weird city of...

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 9, 2018. Posted in Business, Cultural, ICBC Portland, Politics.

Cynthia Nixon Embraces Cannabis, Raffling a “Broad City” Bong

“Sex and the City” star Cynthia Nixon has made cannabis legalization a major platform of her progressive, anti-establishment...

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 6, 2018. Posted in Business, Politics.

Florida May Vote to Legalize Cannabis in 2020

A strong majority of Florida voters first voted to legalize medical cannabis in 2014, but the will of over 57% of Floridians went...

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 6, 2018. Posted in Business, Cultural, ICBC Portland, Politics.

Cannabis Commerce in Massachusetts Inches Closer to Reality

On July 1st, when Vermont officially legalized personal cannabis possession and cultivation, but not any marijuana sales,...

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

Will Mexico’s New President Legalize Cannabis?

While the cannabis community cheered Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party’s electoral victory in Canada, the historic election of...

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 5, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Portland, Politics.

Oregon Cannabis Prices Down, But Revenue Remains Substantial

Cannabis officially became legal to possess and cultivate in Oregon on July 1st, 2015. Three years later, the Beaver State has become a...

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 4, 2018. Posted in ICBC Portland, Medical, Politics.

Following Oklahoma, Will Utah Legalize Medical Cannabis?

Support for medical cannabis reaches super-majority levels among voters across the nation, so it is hardly surprising when a state...

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

Happy Independence Day from the ICBC!

The International Cannabis Business Conference started just four years ago with the goal of bringing together business, politics, and...

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

Ngaio Bealum Provides Some Tips to Newly Legal Vermont

Comedian Ngaio Bealum, the cannabis guru on Netflix’s “Cooking on High” and MC for the International Cannabis Business...

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

The Oregon Coast Experiencing Elevated Cannabis Sales

The Oregon coast provides breathtaking natural beauty, great seafood, and some of the highest per capita cannabis sales in the state....

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 2, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Portland, ICBC San Francisco, Politics.

Most Populous U.S. County Set to Legalize Cannabis Commerce

Licencing of cannabis businesses has been rather slow out of California since the state started accepting applications last December. The...

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 2, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Portland, Politics.

Cannabis Industry Eclipses Wine in Southern Oregon

There are several reasons to expect the cannabis industry in the United States to surpass the economic impact of the wine industry once...

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 29, 2018. Posted in Business, Cultural, ICBC Portland, Politics.

U.S. Farmers, Especially in Oregon and Kentucky, Look to Hemp

Cannabis gets most of the headlines, whether it is Canada ending prohibition, or GW Pharmaceuticals getting FDA approval for Epidiolex,...

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 28, 2018. Posted in ICBC Portland, Politics.

Huge Primary Victories for the Cannabis Community this Week

While there are certainly many reasons to be concerned about the direction of the United States in many areas, it cannot be denied that...

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 28, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Portland, Politics.

Senate Minority Leader Introduces Cannabis Descheduling Bill

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer shocked the political world when he announced that he would introduce a bill to end federal cannabis...

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

U.S. Needs to Change Cannabis Border Policy

After a wonderful trip to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada for an epic International Cannabis Business Conference, I heard a number of...

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 26, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Portland, Medical, Politics.

FDA Approves Epidiolex, It’s First Cannabis-Based Medicine

It was bound to happen eventually as the United States government couldn’t deny the medicinal benefits of the cannabis forever....

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 26, 2018. Posted in Business, Cultural, ICBC Portland, Politics.

After an Epic Event in Vancouver, the ICBC Returns to Portland

Henry Rollins brought people to their feet, Canadian industry experts shared their knowledge, Canopy Rivers selected a young company to...

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 25, 2018. Posted in Business, Cultural, ICBC Vancouver, Politics, Social.

After Epic VIP Party, Vancouver ICBC Program Kicks Off Today!

After another electric VIP party featuring Henry Rollins filled with good vibes and great networking, the International Cannabis Business...

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 21, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Vancouver, Politics.

Canada, Listen to Henry Rollins and Pardon Cannabis Offenders

After a locale legalizes, regulates, and taxes cannabis, the economic benefits garner a vast majority of the headlines. Billion dollar...

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 21, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Vancouver, Politics.

Will Canadian Provinces Be Ready for Legalization by October 17?

Now that the Canadian Parliament has passed the Cannabis Act (C-45) and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has set October 17th as the...

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 20, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Vancouver, Politics.

ICBC First Ever Cannabis Conference Under Full Legalization Law

Anyone that has attended industry conferences can tell you that the International Cannabis Business Conference is not like other...

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 20, 2018. Posted in Cultural, ICBC Vancouver, Politics.

Cannabis Legalization in Canada has Global Implications

The historic vote by the Canadian Senate to pass the Cannabis Act (C-45) yesterday, setting up Canada to become the first G7 nation to...