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Written by Anthony Johnson on August 16, 2018. Posted in Business, CBC Portland.

Severn Bank in Maryland Rapidly Increasing Cannabis Clients

Access to banking services is one of the major problems facing the cannabis industry as very few banks are willing to offer accounts to...

Written by Anthony Johnson on August 15, 2018. Posted in Business, CBC Portland.

Alcohol Giant Invests Billions More in Cannabis

It’s no secret that alcohol companies are moving into the cannabis industry, and no business has made a bigger move then...

Written by Anthony Johnson on August 15, 2018. Posted in Business, CBC Portland.

You Can Invest in Beer & Pharma Brands Investing in Cannabis

Investors looking to purchase cannabis stocks have some options on the major U.S. stock markets such as Tilray, Canopy Growth, Cronos,...

Written by Anthony Johnson on August 14, 2018. Posted in Business, CBC Portland.

Canadian Cannabis Company Cronos Sees Profits Skyrocket

The value of cannabis stocks, like most stocks, are uncertain and anyone investing certainly needs to do their due diligence before...

Written by Anthony Johnson on August 14, 2018. Posted in Business, CBC Portland.

Pitch Your Cannabis Business at the ICBC Portland

The International Cannabis Business Conference (ICBC) has had a lot of great moments since it began four years ago. The ICBC quickly...

Written by Anthony Johnson on August 13, 2018. Posted in Business, CBC 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 August 13, 2018. Posted in Business, CBC Portland, Politics, Social.

Let’s Help More Drug War Victims Join the Cannabis Industry

The economic benefits of the cannabis industry garner a vast majority of the headlines, but those of us that have put in years upon years...

Written by Anthony Johnson on August 10, 2018. Posted in Business, CBC Portland.

Colorado Cannabis Commerce Hit All-Time Highs in 2017

First of all, I apologize for the punny headline, but when you’re discussing record-breaking cannabis sales in a state that...

Written by Anthony Johnson on August 9, 2018. Posted in Business, CBC Portland, CBC Vancouver.

ICBC to Award Mom-and-Pop Cannabis Business $10,000!

The International Cannabis Business Conference (ICBC) made its debut in Portland four years ago, just before Oregon became the third...

Written by Anthony Johnson on August 8, 2018. Posted in Business, CBC Portland.

Wrigley Chewing Gum Heir Invests in the Cannabis Industry

The signs that cannabis has moved into the mainstream of American society have been piling up over the years. Literally every day, anyone...

Written by Anthony Johnson on August 7, 2018. Posted in Business, CBC Portland, Cultural.

Cannabis Beer the Latest Twist of an Ancient Tradition

In Canada, residents and tourists may soon have the ability to cheers with cannabis beer and various cannabis-infused beverages....

Written by Anthony Johnson on August 7, 2018. Posted in Business, CBC Portland, Politics.

CBD Offers Opportunities and Risks for the Cannabis Community

Reefer Madness prohibitionists have made numerous ridiculous statements over the years, including the contention that cannabis...

Written by Anthony Johnson on August 6, 2018. Posted in Business, CBC Portland, Politics.

91% of Australians Support Medical, Legalization Coming Soon

Medical cannabis has broad, supermajority support in just about every poll around the world, so we shouldn’t be surprised that...

Written by Anthony Johnson on August 3, 2018. Posted in Business, CBC Portland, CBC San Francisco, ICBC Barcelona, ICBC Berlin.

Nevada’s Cannabis Tax Revenue Far Exceeds Expectations

In what has been a common occurrence in the United States, a state with legalized cannabis commerce has far exceeded initial projections...

Written by Anthony Johnson on August 1, 2018. Posted in Business, CBC Portland.

Molson Coors Brewing Company Developing Cannabis Beverage

There has been some evidence that legalizing cannabis leads to a bit of a dip in alcohol sales, leading some in the alcohol industry to...

Written by Anthony Johnson on August 1, 2018. Posted in Business, CBC Portland, Politics.

Senator Jeff Merkley to Welcome ICBC Portland Attendees

While Senator Jeff Merkley, unfortunately, cannot make it in person to the International Cannabis Business Conference in Portland,...

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 30, 2018. Posted in Business, CBC Portland.

Willie Nelson Invades Canada and He’s Bringing Cannabis

It has been a trend, and probably a wise strategic move, for American cannabis companies to initiate a “reverse merger” with...

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 30, 2018. Posted in Business, CBC Portland, Politics.

Oregon State Senator Advocates for Cannabis Descheduling

Oregon has been helping lead the cannabis law reform movement since it became the first state to decriminalize personal use back in...

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 27, 2018. Posted in Business, CBC 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 26, 2018. Posted in Business, CBC Portland.

Canadian Merger Creates Biggest Cannabis Industry Deal Yet

With the cannabis industry proven to be ultracompetitive and full of regulatory obstacles, consolidation has been a common tactic that...

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 25, 2018. Posted in Business, CBC Portland.

Cannabis Products Increasing Market Share in Oregon, Elsewhere

There are many potential reasons for cannabis consumers to utilize concentrates, extracts, or infused products instead of the...

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 25, 2018. Posted in Business, CBC Portland.

Oregon’s Eco Firma Farms Goes Canadian, Makes Major Moves

With Canada’s cannabis legalization law advancing past the United States, and every other nation, U.S. companies are turning to the...

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 24, 2018. Posted in Business, CBC Kauai, CBC Portland, Politics.

Tulsi Gabbard Introduces Bipartisan Cannabis Research Bill

Researching cannabis should be a no-brainer as any nation debates its marijuana laws, but scientific research has long been blocked by...

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 24, 2018. Posted in Business, CBC Portland.

Cannabis Companies Look to Food and Beverage for Talent

Canadian cannabis companies are gearing up to provide for millions of new customers when October 17th rolls around, creating jobs and...

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 23, 2018. Posted in Business, CBC Portland.

Cannabis Company Tilray Sees Early Big Gains on Nasdaq

In full disclosure, when I first read that Canadian cannabis company Tilray was going public on the Nasdaq, becoming the first cannabis...

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 20, 2018. Posted in Business, CBC Portland, Cultural.

Nova Scotia to Be the First to Mix Cannabis and Alcohol Sales

“Regulate cannabis like beer and wine” is a pragmatic position backed by a lot of legalization advocates these days and,...

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 20, 2018. Posted in Business, CBC Portland.

Cannabis Stocks Like Tilray Are Here to Stay, Prohibitionists

After decades of global prohibition, cannabis companies are making history as they move forward in our current international patchwork...

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 19, 2018. Posted in Business, CBC Portland, Politics.

Struggling Oregon Town May Turn to Cannabis for Revenue

It cannot be disputed that the Oregon adult-use cannabis system creates jobs and generates revenue. While the Measure 91 legalization was...

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 19, 2018. Posted in Business, CBC 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, CBC 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 July 17, 2018. Posted in Business, CBC Portland, CBC Vancouver, ICBC Barcelona, ICBC Berlin.

Canadian Cannabis Company Set to Be First U.S. Marijuana IPO

Cannabis companies are achieving mainstream milestone after milestone and Canada’s legal industry deserves a ton of the credit....

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 17, 2018. Posted in Business, CBC Portland, CBC San Francisco, ICBC Barcelona, ICBC Berlin, Medical.

Germany to Restart Cannabis Cultivation Bid Process

Germany’s medical cannabis program has experienced tremendous growth over the past year or so. In some ways, the German system has...

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 16, 2018. Posted in Business, CBC Portland, Politics.

Senator Merkley Disappointed Banking Bill Blocked, Still Fighting

There aren’t many elected officials working as hard to implement sensible cannabis policies than Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley these...

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 16, 2018. Posted in Business, CBC Portland.

Hedge Funds, Other Big Money Sources, Embracing Cannabis

With Canada legalizing cannabis this October 17th, and the United States making progress on the issue, we can expect more and more big...

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 13, 2018. Posted in Business, CBC Portland.

Will Amazon Soon Be Selling Cannabis?

If you’re like me, and well, a lot of folks, you utilize Amazon to purchase a variety of products. While I don’t like the...

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 13, 2018. Posted in Business, CBC Portland.

High Times Lists Top Ten Portland Cannabis Retail Stores

With a history of being cannabis friendly and 175 licensed retail stores as of July 6, 2018, Portland, Oregon, is one of the best places...

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 12, 2018. Posted in Business, CBC Portland, Cultural, 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 July 11, 2018. Posted in Business, CBC Portland, Politics.

Oregon County Sells Nearly $1,000 of Cannabis Per Resident

When most people think of a cannabis-friendly locale in the beautiful state of Oregon, most people probably think about the weird city of...

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 10, 2018. Posted in Business, CBC Portland, CBC Vancouver.

Canadian Investors Still Bullish on Legal Cannabis

While at the International Cannabis Business Conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, last month, it was easy to feel the excitement...

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 9, 2018. Posted in Business, CBC Portland, Cultural, Politics.

Cynthia Nixon Embraces Cannabis, Raffling a “Broad City” Bong

“Sex and the City” star Cynthia Nixon has made cannabis legalization a major platform of her progressive, anti-establishment...

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 9, 2018. Posted in Business, CBC Portland, Cultural.

Portland Brewery Leading the CBD-Infused Beer Movement

Cannabis is certainly a hot, burgeoning market that may put a small dent in the alcohol market. Smart alcohol industry players realize...

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 6, 2018. Posted in Business, Politics.

Florida May Vote to Legalize Cannabis in 2020

A strong majority of Florida voters first voted to legalize medical cannabis in 2014, but the will of over 57% of Floridians went...

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 6, 2018. Posted in Business, CBC Portland, Cultural, Politics.

Cannabis Commerce in Massachusetts Inches Closer to Reality

On July 1st, when Vermont officially legalized personal cannabis possession and cultivation, but not any marijuana sales,...

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 5, 2018. Posted in Business, CBC Portland, Politics.

Oregon Cannabis Prices Down, But Revenue Remains Substantial

Cannabis officially became legal to possess and cultivate in Oregon on July 1st, 2015. Three years later, the Beaver State has become a...

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 3, 2018. Posted in Business, CBC Portland, Cultural, Politics, Social.

The Oregon Coast Experiencing Elevated Cannabis Sales

The Oregon coast provides breathtaking natural beauty, great seafood, and some of the highest per capita cannabis sales in the state....

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 2, 2018. Posted in Business, CBC Portland, CBC San Francisco, Politics.

Most Populous U.S. County Set to Legalize Cannabis Commerce

Licencing of cannabis businesses has been rather slow out of California since the state started accepting applications last December. The...

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 2, 2018. Posted in Business, CBC Portland, Politics.

Cannabis Industry Eclipses Wine in Southern Oregon

There are several reasons to expect the cannabis industry in the United States to surpass the economic impact of the wine industry once...

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 29, 2018. Posted in Business, CBC Portland.

Corona Owner Wins on Canadian Cannabis, Interested in the U.S.

Constellation Brands, the owner of Corona Beer and Robert Mondavi wine made big news when the company bought a stake of Canopy Browth,...

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 29, 2018. Posted in Business, CBC Portland, Cultural, Politics.

U.S. Farmers, Especially in Oregon and Kentucky, Look to Hemp

Cannabis gets most of the headlines, whether it is Canada ending prohibition, or GW Pharmaceuticals getting FDA approval for Epidiolex,...

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 28, 2018. Posted in Business, CBC Portland, Politics.

Senate Minority Leader Introduces Cannabis Descheduling Bill

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer shocked the political world when he announced that he would introduce a bill to end federal cannabis...

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