Tag: International Cananbis Business Conference

Canadian Cannabis Legalization and Regulation Report Released

Written by Amber Iris Langston on August 22, 2017. Posted in ICBC Vancouver.

Under Justin Trudeau’s leadership, Canada is preparing for a fully regulated, adult-legal cannabis market, beginning in July 2018. On Monday, August 14, the Canadian Mental Health Association...

National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators Urges Ending Cannabis Prohibition

Written by Amber Iris Langston on August 10, 2017. Posted in Politics.

Just a couple of days ago, my colleague Anthony Johnson reported that for the second year in a row, the National Conference of State Legislatures has passed a resolution in support of fully removing...

More Progress in Europe as Poland Legalizes Medical Cannabis

Written by Amber Iris Langston on August 9, 2017. Posted in Politics.

Polish President Andrzej Duda signed into law last a month a measure which will allow the production and sale of medical cannabis to qualified patients. The Sejm – Poland’s lower governing...

Hawaii Medical Cannabis Dispensaries Near to Opening With First Lab Certified

Written by Amber Iris Langston on August 4, 2017. Posted in ICBC Kauai.

Cannabis science, testing and analytics giant Steep Hill Laboratories announced earlier this week they have received the green light to begin cannabis testing operations in the State of Hawaii. The...

Investors Are Wisely Looking Towards Europe

Written by Amber Iris Langston on August 3, 2017. Posted in Business, ICBC Berlin.

Forward-thinking American business investors have had their eyes on the cannabis market for a few years now, looking critically at emerging laws and technologies in traditional places like Colorado,...

White House Chaos May Be Good for the Cannabis Industry

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

Donald Trump came into office as a complete wildcard on a number of federal policy issues, cannabis included. During the campaign, he stated that he supported medical marijuana and that legalization...

No Matter What Trump or Sessions Does, the Cannabis Community Will Thrive

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 26, 2017. Posted in ICBC Kauai.

It is an understatement to say that Attorney General Jeff Sessions is no friend to the cannabis community. Throughout his political career, Sessions has been on the wrong side of history on marijuana,...

Get Informed on the Latest Out of the Trump Administration at ICBC Kauai

Written by ICBC Staff on July 25, 2017. Posted in ICBC Kauai.

The United States system of democracy has faced few administrations as tumultuous as the first few months of rule under our 45th president, Donald Trump. Combine the chaotic nature of the cannabis industry...

Leafly-Sponsored After-Party Caps Off Historic First Day of the Berlin ICBC

Written by Anthony Johnson on April 12, 2017. Posted in ICBC Berlin.

It was very fitting that the first day of the International Cannabis Business Conference in Berlin focused heavily on medical cannabis research as the German medicinal marijuana system just recently...