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Employer Branding: Building Culture as Your Competitive Edge

In cannabis, culture isn't fluff; it’s a business advantage. Here’s why employer branding matters more than ever in attracting and retaining top talent.
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Dispensary Marketing in 2025: Google, AI, and Local Search

Search has replaced location as the driving force behind dispensary traffic. With insights from consumer surveys and Google’s leaked algorithm docs, here’s how cannabis retailers can optimize visibility, attract locals and tourists, and future-proof their marketing strategies.
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5 Tips for Maximizing Your Cannabis Advertising Budget

Five practical strategies cannabis brands and retailers can use to stretch their ad spend and generate stronger ROI in regulated markets.
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AI Search is Changing Cannabis SEO. Here’s How to Stay Visible

Google’s AI overviews are reshaping how cannabis brands get found online. Traditional SEO isn’t enough anymore. Here’s how GEO strategies can keep your content in front of customers — even in a zero-click world.
Professional headshot of Aaron Smith photographed by mg Magazine photographer Thomas O'Brien. Aaron is the founding CEO of the National Cannabis Industry Association.

NCIA Founding CEO Aaron Smith to Step Down After 15 Years

Aaron Smith will step down as NCIA’s CEO on August 15 after fifteen years leading the cannabis industry’s oldest and largest trade association.
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How Women Cannabis Leaders Are Creating a More Equitable Future

Women across the cannabis industry are redefining leadership, overcoming systemic barriers, and building a more inclusive, purpose-driven future.
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Packaging: the Trojan Horse of Cannabis Branding

Cannabis packaging is getting personal. Today's savviest brands use design to build trust, reflect values, and make the plant feel right at home in everyday life.
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Top CRMs for Cannabis Businesses

Whether courting consumers or managing wholesale accounts, CRM platforms built for cannabis offer businesses the tools they need to engage, comply, and grow.
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How Truth, Resourcefulness, and Diligence Drive Cannabis Marketing Success

Truth, resourcefulness, and diligence are the foundation of every successful cannabis marketing campaign. Here’s how to apply them effectively.
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Jones Soda Sells Cannabis Beverage Business

SEATTLE - Jones Soda Co., a craft beverage company, sold its cannabis beverage business, including all related cannabis-specific assets under the Mary Jones brand, to MJ...

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