Tag: Jeff Sessions

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 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 26, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Portland, Politics.

Senator Merkley Takes on Trump and Prohibition, Ahead of the ICBC

Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley has been defending not only the will of Oregon voters who passed cannabis legalization with over 56% of the...

Written by Anthony Johnson on September 13, 2018. Posted in ICBC Portland, Politics, Science.

Committee Passes Bill to License More Medical Cannabis Grows

Anyone that has seen the marijuana grown by the United States government for the few remaining federally-recognized patients and the...

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 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 Business, ICBC Portland, Politics.

Oregon to Implement Recreational Cannabis Harvesting Rules

From a macro level, the Oregon cannabis industry is doing great. Governor Kate Brown states that 19,000 new jobs have been created thanks...

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

U.S. Needs to Change Cannabis Border Policy

After a wonderful trip to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada for an epic International Cannabis Business Conference, I heard a number of...

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 12, 2018. Posted in ICBC Portland, ICBC Vancouver, Medical, Politics.

GOP Senate Justice Department Bill Protects Medical Cannabis

Cannabis legalization supporters were understandably displeased when Donald Trump appointed Jeff Sessions as United States Attorney...

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 Anthony Johnson on May 22, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Portland, ICBC Vancouver, Medical.

Congress Moves to Protect Medical Cannabis from Jeff Sessions, but What About Recreational?

It’s no secret what Jeff Sessions thinks about cannabis. Donald Trump’s “beleaguered” Attorney General famously...

Written by Anthony Johnson on April 30, 2018. Posted in ICBC Vancouver, Medical.

Dr. Sanjay Gupta: Cannabis Can Be a Gateway to Recovery

Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s evolution on cannabis has been rather remarkable. In 2009, he was a prominent voice opposing legalization. By...

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 Anthony Johnson on January 25, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC San Francisco, Politics.

Sessions Can’t Stop Cannabis Investment, Learn Latest at the ICBC in San Francisco

When Trump Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that he was going to allow federal prosecutors to enforce federal marijuana law, even...

Written by Amber Iris Langston on January 19, 2018. Posted in ICBC San Francisco, Politics.

Pressure Increases on California Lawmakers to Fight the Feds for Cannabis

There’s no question that right now things are very heated in Washington, D.C., particularly for representatives from western states...

Written by Amber Iris Langston on January 9, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC San Francisco, Politics.

Cannabis Sanctuary State? California Looking to Strike Back Against Sessions

Last week’s announcement by US Attorney General Jeff Sessions to rescind protections on state-legal cannabis programs sent a...

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...