Anyone who has ever quit smoking tobacco or tried, or know someone battling tobacco addiction, understands the difficulty of kicking those cancer sticks to the curb. The nicotine in tobacco is so addictive...
Committee Passes Bill to License More Medical Cannabis Grows
Written by Anthony Johnson on . Posted in ICBC Portland, Politics, Science.
Anyone that has seen the marijuana grown by the United States government for the few remaining federally-recognized patients and the limited research projects approved over the years, knows that it...
U.S. May License More Cannabis Cultivators and Researchers
Written by Anthony Johnson on . Posted in Business, ICBC Portland, Politics, Science.
Whenever someone hears that the United States government maintains a marijuana farm that provides medicine for a few federal patients and research programs, it may seem like a tall tale, but it is...
Cannabis and Biotech Companies Agree to Landmark Partnership
Written by Anthony Johnson on . Posted in Business, ICBC Portland, Science.
Mainstream investors and major corporations are seeing the value of the cannabis industry as big investment news stories are breaking every week, if not every few days, as Canada marches toward its...
Join the ICBC at the Cannabis Science Conference in Portland
Written by Anthony Johnson on . Posted in Science.
Cannabis science is one of the foundations of the legalization movement as knowledge of the plant has helped dispel Reefer Madness myth after myth over the past decades. Scientific research led to...
Canadian Cities Testing Sewage to Determine Use of Cannabis and Other Drugs
Written by Amber Iris Langston on . Posted in ICBC Vancouver, Science.
If you thought you could hide your drug use forever, you’re in for a surprise. One of the problems with analyzing the drug war has long been the ability to accurately measure what drugs people...
International Cannabis Business Conference Berlin Program Starts Today!
Written by ICBC Staff on . Posted in Business, Cultural, ICBC Berlin, Politics, Science.
Today is the day!! The International Cannabis Business Conference – Berlin has begun! Last night’s VIP party with philosopher and cultural icon Henry Rollins kicked off the beginning of...
Legal California Cannabis Could Save the Owls (and Help Our Environment)
Written by Amber Iris Langston on . Posted in ICBC San Francisco, Science.
When people ask what brought me to cannabis, I harken back to the mid-90s when I was a student at the University of Missouri. I was studying in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources...
Californians Will Soon Take a Closer Look at Pesticides on Cannabis
Written by Amber Iris Langston on . Posted in Business, ICBC San Francisco, Politics, Science.
In California, cannabis consumers are about to get a strong dose of cannabis legalization. As the state moves into the new adult-use market on January 1st, dispensaries will be selling product off...