Tag: Donald Trump

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 6, 2019. Posted in Politics.

Will Joe Biden’s Cannabis Policy Win Four More Years for Donald Trump?

A lot can change in American politics, but the current frontrunner for the Democratic nomination, Joe Biden, has a relatively commanding...

Written by Anthony Johnson on May 21, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC Zurich, Politics.

Former Congressman Dana Rohrabacher on Reagan, Trump, and Cannabis

The best chance of the United States has of legalizing cannabis in the near future is passing the STATES Act that would end federal...

Written by Anthony Johnson on May 15, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC Zurich, Politics.

Dana Rohrabacher Talks ICBC and Trump’s Support for Cannabis Legalization

Politics can make strange bedfellows. It is a cliche, but it is simply the truth, especially in the United States. There aren’t...

Written by Marguerite Arnold on March 12, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC Barcelona, ICBC Berlin, ICBC Zurich, Politics.

Trump Seeks Comment for International Cannabis Reform

Are The UN and European Parliament Finally Prompting White House To Shift Cannabis Policy? Both the European Parliament and the UN have...

Written by Anthony Johnson on January 29, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC San Francisco, Politics.

Smell the Truth: Cannabis Trade Federation’s Neal Levine on Trump and More

Cannabis Trade Federation CEO Neal Levine has a long history in cannabis activism and the industry as his work has taken him from winning...

Written by Anthony Johnson on January 16, 2019. Posted in ICBC San Francisco, Politics.

Trump AG Pick Vows to Respect State Cannabis Laws

William Barr, Donald Trump’s nominee to be the next Attorney General of the United States, has already faced a barrage of questions...

Written by Anthony Johnson on January 11, 2019. Posted in ICBC Barcelona, ICBC Berlin, ICBC San Francisco, ICBC Vancouver, ICBC Zurich, Politics.

Congress, Send H.R. 420 to Donald Trump’s Desk!

As the government shutdown rages on, our nation could use some bipartisanship. Of course, Democrats and Republicans disagree on whether a...

Written by Anthony Johnson on December 21, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Barcelona, ICBC Berlin, ICBC San Francisco, ICBC Vancouver, Politics.

Donald Trump Signs Bill Legalizing Hemp, Will Cannabis Follow?

As a government shutdown looms, there are many instances where our political discourse is greatly divided, but let’s not focus on...

Written by Anthony Johnson on December 12, 2018. Posted in Cultural, Politics.

U.S. Senate Votes to Legalize Hemp! Onto the House & Trump!

There are many ridiculous aspects of federal cannabis prohibition, but none more asinine than the illegality of industrial hemp. Hemp has...

Written by Anthony Johnson on November 20, 2018. Posted in Business, Cultural, ICBC Barcelona, ICBC Berlin, ICBC San Francisco, Politics.

Rep. Joe Kennedy III Now Supports Cannabis Descheduling

Massachusetts Representative Joe Kennedy III, chosen by the Democrats to respond to Donald Trump’s previous State of the Union...

Written by Anthony Johnson on November 9, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Barcelona, ICBC Berlin, ICBC San Francisco, Politics.

What Will Donald Trump’s New Attorney General Mean for Cannabis?

Donald Trump shook up the political world (what else is new) when he fired Reefer Madness Attorney General Jeff Sessions the day...

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

Donald Trump to Replace Jeff Sessions with Chris Christie?

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...

Written by Anthony Johnson on November 7, 2018. Posted in ICBC Barcelona, ICBC Berlin, ICBC San Francisco, Politics.

Reefer Madness Attorney General Jeff Sessions Resigns!

At Donald Trump’s request, Jeff Sessions resigned today as U.S. Attorney General. In other words, he was fired. In Trump’s...

Written by Anthony Johnson on November 7, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Barcelona, ICBC Berlin, ICBC San Francisco, Politics.

Blue Wave? Meh. Red Wave? Nope. Green Wave? YES!

The contentious 2016 midterm elections are now behind us (mostly, as final votes are still being counted in several places) and...

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

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

One of the more contentious midterm elections of all time will (finally) be over today as Democrats try to wrestle control of the House...

Written by Anthony Johnson on October 23, 2018. Posted in ICBC San Francisco, Politics.

Ohio State Professor: Trump May Use Cannabis in 2020 Election

The 2018 midterms are fast approaching and Republicans and Democrats are pulling out all of the stops to win votes at the ballot box. One...

Written by Anthony Johnson on October 19, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC San Francisco, Politics.

Company Urges Trump to Make U.S. Cannabis Great Again

Canadian cannabis companies have long had a huge advantage over their counterparts in the United States, with access to capital and...

Written by Anthony Johnson on October 12, 2018. Posted in ICBC San Francisco, Politics.

Democrats and Republicans Battle for Cannabis Voters

While the Democratic Party has been more likely to embrace cannabis law reform over the years, not every Democratic leader has been on...

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 13, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Portland.

Trump’s Trade War Hits the Cannabis Community

Regardless of your political leanings generally, or thoughts about Donald Trump, you probably don’t want to spend more money or...

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 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 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 June 15, 2018. Posted in Cultural, ICBC Berlin, ICBC Portland, ICBC Vancouver, Politics.

National Review Conservative Backs the STATES Act

It shouldn’t come as a surprise that Theodore Kupfer, or any conservative, writing for the National Review supports cannabis...

Written by Anthony Johnson on May 24, 2018. Posted in Business, Politics.

End Cannabis Prohibition to Stop “Overproduction”

Oregon cannabis businesses producing more marijuana consumers purchase continues to make headlines and the so-called “oversupply...

Written by Amber Iris Langston on April 19, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Portland, ICBC Vancouver, Politics.

Legal Cannabis is Coming to the United States…Soon

They say when it rains it pours. In tandem with crazy weather patterns affecting populations across the globe, the cannabis industry is...

Written by Amber Iris Langston on April 9, 2018. Posted in ICBC Berlin, ICBC Portland, ICBC Vancouver, Politics.

Anti-Cannabis Conservatives Seek U.S. Help to Stop Legalization in Canada, the ICBC to Have the Latest

Three Canadian Conservative Party senators who are charged with assisting the transition to legal cannabis for adult-use in their country...

Written by Amber Iris Langston on March 23, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Berlin, ICBC Portland, ICBC Vancouver, Medical, Politics.

Canada’s Cannabis Legalization Saved; Medical Protected in the U.S. for Now

Yesterday we wrote to you about the long and ugly process of creating policy, and the indispensable role advocacy and activism play in...

Written by Amber Iris Langston on March 13, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Berlin, ICBC Portland, ICBC Vancouver, Politics.

Prohibition Problems at the US-Canada Border for Non-Cannabis Industries

While the US lags behind Canada and other countries moving toward more friendly federal cannabis policies, some are predicting a negative...

Written by Amber Iris Langston on February 14, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Berlin, Medical.

Israeli Cannabis Firms Look to Produce in Germany After Federal Freeze

When it comes to medical cannabis research, no one has Israel beat. Over the decades, the country has proven to be a leader in formally...

Written by Anthony Johnson on January 8, 2018. Posted in Politics.

Jeff Sessions Fallout: Dana Rohrabacher Interviewed

Attorney General Jeff Sessions, in an attempt to stifle the cannabis legalization movement by repealing the Obama Administration’s...

Written by Anthony Johnson on September 8, 2017. Posted in Politics.

Medical Cannabis Patients and Providers Protected by Senate Debt Bill

The cannabis community was rocked when the Republican-led House Rules Committee nonsensically prohibited a vote on the...

Written by Anthony Johnson on August 8, 2017. Posted in ICBC Kauai.

State Legislatures Want to End Federal Cannabis Prohibition

On the heels of New Jersey Senator Cory Booker introducing the “Marijuana Justice Act” to repeal cannabis prohibition, the...

Written by Anthony Johnson on August 1, 2017. Posted in ICBC Kauai.

White House Chaos May Be Good for the Cannabis Industry

Donald Trump came into office as a complete wildcard on a number of federal policy issues, cannabis included. During the campaign, he...

Written by ICBC Staff on July 28, 2017. Posted in ICBC Kauai.

No Matter What Jeff Sessions Decide, Be Vigilant and Prepared

Attorney General Jeff Sessions Task Force on Crime Reduction and Public Safety has issued its recommendations to Donald...

Written by Amber Iris Langston on March 2, 2017. Posted in ICBC Berlin.

Will Legalizing Cannabis Make America Great Again or Will Germany Lead?

US President Donald Trump gave his first address to the Houses of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, outlining his agenda for...

Written by Amber Iris Langston on February 27, 2017. Posted in ICBC Berlin.

If Trump Tramples Marijuana Laws, Germany Set to Lead

In 1996, California passed Prop 215, the Golden State’s medical cannabis law. Since that time the United States has set a global...

Written by ICBC Staff on February 8, 2017. Posted in Policy.

ICBC Panel: How to Survive and Thrive During the Trump Administration

The cannabis industry is understandably hanging on each and every bit of information that could potentially provide insight into the...

Written by ICBC Staff on December 20, 2016. Posted in ICBC San Francisco.

Donald Trump Can’t Stop the Cannabis Industry in California (or Anywhere)

If there are two things president-elect Donald Trump loves more than anything else, it’s fame and money. Trump’s...