Leafly: Signs That California Cannabis Legalization Is Surging
It’s no secret that the rollout of California’s cannabis legalization laws has been slow-going. Moving at a cautious speed...
Just in Time to Beat Brexit? UK Producer Gets Danish License.
London-based Indiva has just struck a $2.6 million deal that will give it access to the EU medical cannabis market. Indiva has signed a...
Canadian Global Dominance Continues, Wayland Invades the UK
Federal legalization has given Canadian cannabis companies a leg up on the rest of the world and that dominance is spreading further into...
Will New Jersey Be the Next State to Legalize Cannabis?
With ten states and Washington D.C., already passing laws to legalize cannabis for all adults, the cannabis community is continuing down...
San Diego’s Cannabis Supply System Filling Out Among Tough Competition
Everyone with experience in the cannabis industry learned very quickly that legalizing cannabis across the state is just one part of the...
Oregon Cannabis Prices Drop, While Sales and Tax Revenue Rise
Oregon has long been known as a cannabis consumer’s paradise with high-quality products and relatively low prices, even before the...
Happy Thanksgiving from the ICBC!
After decades of Reefer Madness prohibition, the cannabis community has had to endure decades of persecution and prosecutions. After so...
German Domestic Cannabis Cultivation Bids Delayed Again
In what has become “normal” operating procedure, the “new” German tender bid deadline has been delayed again by...
First U.S. Cannabis Company Authorized To Operate In the EU
November 15th was an interesting day in the European cannabis space. Not only did the German cultivation bid go into another delay, but...
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...
First Cannabis Retail Stores in Massachusetts to Open Tuesday
Just in time for Thanksgiving, the first two cannabis retail stores will open in Massachusetts after voters passed legalization two years...
Forbes: U.S. Falling Behind in the Global Cannabis Market
The U.S. cannabis community just won a few more electoral victories and the next congressional session is looking better than ever, with...
Big Canadian Producers Announce Major German and EU Moves
As the German cultivation bid deadline ticks down, the big Canadian Licensed Producers (LPs) are solidifying their presence in Germany...
California Still Counting Votes, but Cannabis Was a Clear Winner
While election day couldn’t get over soon enough for a lot of people, the 2018 midterms feel like they won’t ever end with...
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...
More Progress in Europe as Poland Legalizes Medical Cannabis
The last days of October and early ones of November 2018 might yet go down in history as one of those “weed watershed...
Reuters: Cannabis Stocks Rise as Voter Approval Grows
Cannabis stocks remain extremely volatile, but positive electoral news pushed up their value following the 2018 midterm elections....
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...
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...
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...
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...
Big State Marijuana Measures on the Ballot Tomorrow
While most of the political attention is on the congressional midterms tomorrow, there are some big marijuana measures on the ballots...
Francis Ford Coppola Is the Latest Star to Join Cannabis Industry
Celebrities like Willie Nelson, Tommy Chong, and Snoop Dogg, that haven’t been shy about their love of cannabis aren’t...
Report: Global Cannabis Industry Could Soon Reach $194 Billion
When the International Cannabis Business Conference held its first event just over four years ago, not many were thinking about the...
Cannabis-Based Epidiolex Now Available by Prescription
After decades of government propaganda and lies about the medical benefits of cannabis, the U.S. FDA approved the cannabis-based medicine...
Cannabis Tourism in Greece – The “Nevada” of Europe?
As cannabis firms divvy up the cannabis production map of continental Europe, a new player on the Eurocannabis scene is starting to make...
Medical Cannabis Likely Coming to America’s Heartland
While full adult-use cannabis legalization laws garner most of the headlines and medical measures are seen as mundane no-brainers,...
San Francisco Chronicle: Vote No on Local Cannabis Tax
Voting to legalize, regulate, and tax cannabis at the statewide ballot box is just a part of the political battle for the California...
California Finally Begins Issuing Annual Cannabis Licenses
While everyone knew that California, with its sheer size, existing medical industry, and a history of strong local control, would be a...
The Clock Ticks Down To German Cannabis Cultivation Bid
It is now less than a month before the new German cannabis cultivation bid, reissued in July, is due.
The new tender differs little from...
Forbes: U.S. Cannabis Industry Learning from Canada
All eyes are on Canada as the nation deals with the ups and downs of implementing cannabis commerce regulations for the first time among...
Report: Australia’s Cannabis Industry Expected to Boom
Every locale that has legalized cannabis, be it medicinal use or full legalization for all adults, has created more jobs and revenue for...
Reuters: European Cannabis Market to Hit $450 Million by 2022
Legalization news coverage has rightfully been dominated by Canada lately as the world’s first G7 nation to allow regulated...
Cannabis Shortage Forces Quebec Stores to Close 3 Days a Week
The demand for cannabis across Canada has been, well, high (no way to avoid that pun this Friday), surprising no one that has a lot of...
Cannabis Legalization Sparks Jobs Surge in Canada
With the demand for cannabis in Canada outpacing demand, something industry insiders warned, Canadian businesses are now playing...
Oakland’s Measure V to Decrease Taxes on Cannabis Businesses
Anyone living in locales with legal cannabis quickly understands that passing a legalization measure is just half the battle. Following...
British Columbia Nets Nearly 22,000 Cannabis Sales in Week One
British Columbia, Canada, is one of the international hotbeds for cannabis, with a long history of being a pioneer for progressive...
Canada Already Running Out of Legal Cannabis
As expected, the demand for licensed and regulated cannabis was strong as Canada legalized cannabis commerce across the Great White North...
Canadian Retailer Says Cannabis Sales Outpacing Alcohol
Alcanna Inc., operators of over 225 retail operations selling wine, beer, and spirits in Canada and the United States, made big news that...
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...
Aurora, Rumored Coca-Cola Partner, Goes Public on the NYSE
Aurora, one of the biggest producers in Canada, joined Tilray, Cronos Group, and Canopy Growth as the latest cannabis company from the...
Gallup: 66% of Americans Support Legalizing Cannabis
When you are in the trenches fighting for cannabis legalization, it is easy to become cynical and discouraged. We recognize that it is...
California Bureau of Cannabis Control Releases New Draft Rules
Everyone involved in the regulated cannabis industry over the past few years understands that rules will be announced and then amended...
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...
California Counties Known for Vineyards are Turning to Cannabis
After reports that regulated cannabis farms were emerging out of locales in Oregon and Canada known for wineries, it shouldn’t be a...
With Legalization in Canada, Cannabis Industry Looks Globally
Astute industry observers, like International Cannabis Business Conference founder Alex Rogers, have understood the potential for a...
Bloomberg: Cannabis Stocks Gain After Canada Legalizes
Cannabis stocks have been increasing in value rather rapidly over recent months, with stocks listed on Canadian and U.S. financial...
Toronto Stock Exchange Celebrates Cannabis Stocks
Whenever a company or industry reaches some type of milestone of sorts, ringing the opening bell can be a rite of passage and a...
Congratulations and Thank You for Legalizing Cannabis, Canada!
October 17, 2018, the long-awaited day that cannabis goes legal across Canada has arrived and the world will never be the same. With all...
Jim Cramer: Like Amazon, Cannabis to Disrupt Many Industries
Unless you have been living under a rock you know that Canada is about to legalize cannabis commerce across the nation tomorrow on...