Tag: cannabis community

Full-Time U.S. Cannabis Jobs to Top 175,000, Increasing 34%, in 2019

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 21, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC Vancouver.

Earlier this week, an economic report projected global cannabis sales to increase to 36% in 2019, with dramatic growth expected over the next five years, thanks to an expansion of existing markets and...

Swiss Cannabis Sales Shattering Records

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 18, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC Zurich.

When the International Cannabis Business Conference teamed up with CannaTrade and made its first visit to Zurich this year, it was evident that Switzerland’s experience legalizing cannabis, albeit...

Swiss Parliament Considering a Cannabis Legalization Pilot Program

Written by Anthony Johnson on March 8, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC Berlin, ICBC Zurich, Politics.

Unknown to many, a cannabis “grey market” once flourished in Switzerland as the cannabis community utilized a loophole in the country’s narcotics law from the late 1990s until the...

Forbes: U.S. Falling Behind in the Global Cannabis Market

Written by Anthony Johnson on November 16, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Barcelona, ICBC Berlin, ICBC San Francisco, Politics.

The U.S. cannabis community just won a few more electoral victories and the next congressional session is looking better than ever, with more members of Congress (finally) agreeing with the 2/3 of Americans...

Donald Trump to Replace Jeff Sessions with Chris Christie?

Written by Anthony Johnson on November 8, 2018. Posted in ICBC Barcelona, ICBC Berlin, ICBC San Francisco, Politics.

Folks can move in and out of favor with Donald Trump rather quickly. Jeff Sessions was rewarded for being Trump’s first U.S. Senate endorser with an Attorney General appointment, but he was relegated...

Whether Donald Trump or the Democrats Win, Cannabis Can Be Victorious

Written by Anthony Johnson on November 6, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC San Francisco, Politics.

One of the more contentious midterm elections of all time will (finally) be over today as Democrats try to wrestle control of the House and the Senate from Donald Trump and the Republican Party. Some...

Nevada’s Cannabis Tax Revenue Far Exceeds Expectations

Written by Anthony Johnson on August 3, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Barcelona, ICBC Berlin, ICBC Portland, ICBC San Francisco.

In what has been a common occurrence in the United States, a state with legalized cannabis commerce has far exceeded initial projections as Nevada’s first-year of regulated sales has been an indisputable...

U.S. Needs to Change Cannabis Border Policy

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

After a wonderful trip to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada for an epic International Cannabis Business Conference, I heard a number of stories from Canadians about horror stories at the United States...