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Cannabis Companies Hiring and Paying More Than Other Industries

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 7, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC Vancouver.

With Illinois becoming the 11th state to legalize cannabis, Delaware inching forward to becoming #12, and New Jersey and New York on the verge of ending prohibition, it is easy to see that the cannabis...

Investment Bank Predicts $130 Billion Cannabis Market by 2029

Written by Anthony Johnson on February 25, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC Barcelona, ICBC Berlin, ICBC Zurich.

Last week ended with wealth advisor Pepper International telling CNBC’s “Squawk Box Europe” that the cannabis industry was a wise, sound investment and this week begins with a financial...

Wealth Advisor to CNBC Squawk Box Europe: Invest in Cannabis

Written by Anthony Johnson on February 22, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC Barcelona, ICBC Berlin, ICBC Zurich. 1 Comment

Every place that has legalized cannabis has created new jobs and generated revenue, usually exceeding expectations. As cannabis reforms sweep across the world, we can expect to see more advances by...

Jim Cramer: Like Amazon, Cannabis to Disrupt Many Industries

Written by Anthony Johnson on October 16, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC San Francisco.

Unless you have been living under a rock you know that Canada is about to legalize cannabis commerce across the nation tomorrow on October 17th. After decades of the failed and harmful policy of cannabis...

CNBC: Amsterdam Envies American and Canadian Cannabis Industries

Written by Anthony Johnson on September 21, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Portland.

Amsterdam has been one of the pioneers in the global fight to end cannabis prohibition, ever since the Mellow Yellow coffeeshop was founded in 1972 by Wernard Bruinin. More coffeeshops soon followed...

Canopy Growth: Not the Amazon or Google of Cannabis…Yet

Written by Anthony Johnson on August 31, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Portland.

As the cannabis industry has gone more mainstream, there have been numerous headlines about who will be the “Starbucks” or “Wal-Mart” or “Costco” or “Amazon”...

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