Cannabis Retail News & Information

Budtenders Unionize In Canada

Thu / Feb 20th

Budtenders at Clarity Cannabis have joined the United Food and Commercial Workers union, the first cannabis workers at a private… Read More

Cannabis Sales Top $1.75 Billion In Colorado

Wed / Feb 19th

Cannabis sales in Colorado reached $1.75 billion last year, a new record that netted more than $302.4 million in state… Read More

Eaze is Facing Cash Shortage; Plans to ‘Touch the Plant’

Mon / Jan 20th

Cannabis delivery company Eaze has recently completed a $15 million bridge funding round as the company is low on cash… Read More

Oregon Sold $793 Million of Cannabis in 2019

Mon / Jan 20th

Oregon cannabis retailers sold $793 million in 2019, which generated more than $110 million for state and county coffers, according… Read More

High Times to Buy Dispensary Licenses In Los Angeles & Las Vegas

Fri / Jan 17th

High Times has signed a deal with dispensary licensees in Los Angeles and Las Vegas with plans to open two… Read More

Stephen Rechif: Operating a Community-Focused Cannabis Dispensary

Thu / Jan 16th

Stephen recently answered some of our questions about Bloom Room‘s success story, day-to-day operations, company culture, and more. Check out… Read More

Illinois Dispensaries Brace for Product Shortages

Wed / Jan 8th

One week after legalized cannabis sales in Illinois, dispensaries are running low on products, forcing some of them to temporarily… Read More

New Jersey Medical Cannabis Expansion Stalled by Lawsuit

Thu / Dec 26th

A lawsuit by 25 New Jersey medical cannabis business applicants has forced regulators to halt its application review for the… Read More

Michigan Adult-Use Cannabis Sales Launch Sunday, December 1

Fri / Nov 29th

Michigan’s adult-use cannabis market is opening to consumers on Sunday, December 1, about one year after voters in the state… Read More

Medmen Cutting 190+ Jobs

Wed / Nov 20th

Medmen Enterprises is cutting more than 190 jobs, the Chicago Tribune reports. The layoffs come about a month after the… Read More

Texas Shuts Down Dispensary Application Website

Fri / Oct 11th

The Texas Department of Pubic Safety has abruptly suspended the medical cannabis application process without an explanation just one week… Read More

Meg Sanders: Compassionate Dispensary Management

Thu / Sep 26th

Meg recently joined our podcast host TG Branfalt for an interview about cannabis dispensary management and the budding Massachusetts market.… Read More

Steve DeAngelo: Evolution of the Cannabis Industry

Wed / Sep 11th

Steve DeAngelo — who is is nothing short of a cannabis industry icon, having co-founded Harborside, Steep Hill Labs, Arcview… Read More

Lindsey Mintz: Combining Cannabis Education & Retail

Thu / Jun 27th

Lindsey Mintz is the owner and managing partner of Smokin’ Gun Apothecary, a prohibition-themed and self-described “late-night” cannabis dispensary located… Read More

Michigan Regulators Clarify CBD Rules Under State Cannabis Programs

Tue / Apr 2nd

In accordance with federal rules, CBD not produced under Michigan’s medical or recreational cannabis guidelines cannot be added to food… Read More

Cannabis Should Be Sold in Grocery Stores, Says Whole Foods CEO

Wed / Mar 6th

Whole Foods CEO John Mackey told reporters last week that once cannabis is legalized in Texas, Whole Foods and other… Read More

Vermont Senate Votes In Favor of Adult-Use Cannabis Sales

Fri / Mar 1st

The Vermont Senate has voted overwhelmingly in favor of a bill that would create a regulated cannabis market in the… Read More

Acreage Holdings Expands Retail Footprint to Queens, NY

Wed / Feb 20th

A new medical cannabis dispensary in Queens, New York — The Botanist Queens — is the latest entity to open… Read More

New York Bodega Mini-Mart Owners Want to Sell Cannabis

Tue / Feb 19th

An association of bodega or small convenience store owners in New York City want the right to sell cannabis once… Read More

Massachusetts Dispensary Replaces Lines With App

Mon / Jan 21st

The eighth Massachusetts dispensary to launch sales will be the first in the state to use an app instead of… Read More

Arkansas Issues First Medical Cannabis Dispensary Licenses

Mon / Jan 21st

The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration issued the state’s first six medical cannabis dispensary licenses on Friday, according to… Read More

Ohio Dispensaries Now Open and Selling Cannabis

Thu / Jan 17th

The first cannabis sales in Ohio occurred Wednesday morning, according to an Ohio 10 TV report. While licenses have been issued to more… Read More

Ontario Announces 25 Cannabis Retail License Winners

Mon / Jan 14th

Cannabis regulators in Ontario, Canada have announced the winners of the first 25 cannabis retail licenses in the province, according… Read More

The High Road to Revolutionizing Cannabis Retail

Fri / Jan 4th

Experiential retail is on the rise in every industry. Traditional brick-and-mortar stores now have to provide services and experiences that… Read More

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