Tag: International Cannabis Business Conference

Canopy Rivers Offering Up to One Million Dollars at the Vancouver ICBC

Written by Anthony Johnson on May 17, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Vancouver.

There are many great opportunities for entrepreneurs in the multi-billion-dollar Canadian cannabis industry, but the realities of legal commerce mandate that businesses maintain sufficient capital resources...

Aurora Buying MedReleaf in Biggest Cannabis Industry Deal Ever

Written by Anthony Johnson on May 15, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Vancouver.

With Canada set to establish a multi-billion dollar cannabis industry that will rival, or maybe even surpass, the spirits and wine industries, companies are looking to consolidate to increase their...

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Expects Cannabis Sales to Rival Wine

Written by Anthony Johnson on May 9, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Vancouver.

When a state or nation is contemplating legalizing cannabis, revenue projections vary. In the United States, most government projections have underestimated cannabis sales as it is hard to accurately...

Largest Canadian Supermarket Chain to Open Cannabis Stores

Written by Anthony Johnson on May 8, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Vancouver.

Unless you’re living under a rock, you know that Canada is about to legalize cannabis commerce among adults across the nation and that the cannabis industry is a multi-billion dollar industry...

Canadian Cannabis and Beer Markets Starting to Merge

Written by Anthony Johnson on May 7, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Vancouver, Social.

While there is evidence that legal cannabis decreases beer (and alcohol) consumption a bit, it does make a lot of sense for the cannabis and beer industries to be aligned in many ways. For many responsible...

Will Canada Delay Cannabis Legalization…Again?

Written by Anthony Johnson on May 3, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Vancouver, Politics.

Every state in the U.S. that has legalized cannabis has had its ups and downs, so we shouldn’t expect Canada to be any different as it works on implementing regulations that will make the nation...

Canopy Growth, Other Top Canadian Cannabis Companies, Ready for Legalization

Written by Anthony Johnson on May 2, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Vancouver.

Canadian cannabis companies have had a leg up on the rest of the world thanks to their federal government wisely legalizing medicinal use across the Great White North. With the backing of the national...

Report Estimates Canadians Spent Over $5 Billion on Cannabis in 2017

Written by Anthony Johnson on May 1, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Vancouver.

Estimating cannabis use and expenditures is rather tricky, especially during prohibition. Most people, even with the promise of anonymity, are probably unlikely to be completely honest about their illegal...

Canadian Cannabis Market Set to Surpass $9 Billion by 2025

Written by Anthony Johnson on April 27, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Vancouver.

Cannabis commerce is an obvious revenue generator. Every place that has legalized cannabis has seen more jobs created and tax dollars for collected, usually outpacing previous predictions. The only...