Innovative Strides in Retailing
Cannabis retail has grown exponentially over the past few years, and over the past twenty, I’ve noticed trends come, go, and stay. As the...
Elegance and Style
After working as an art director and photo director for hip hotelier André Balazs, Alexander Farnsworth had high-minded dreams of applying his talents to...
Personalizing Dispensary Sales with Artificial Intelligence
Integrating recommendation platforms driven by artificial intelligence (AI) changes the game for retailers, allowing them to leverage data to enhance the customer experience and...
Licenses, Price Compression Shape Cannabis Market Growth
Many factors play into market growth in the cannabis industry. Unlike in traditional industries, the factors vary dramatically from state to state due to...
How Nancy Whiteman and Wana Brands Found Sweet Success
When Nancy Whiteman co-founded Wana Brands in 2010, the Colorado cannabis industry was still in its infancy. The passage of Colorado Amendment 64 significantly...
17 Ladies Leading the Cannabis Industry in 2024
Despite a modern commercial landscape dominated by men in leadership roles, history reminds us women have always been integral to cannabis culture. Long before...
The Disastrous Effects of Bad Customer Service
Bad customer service can severely impact a business's bottom line. A survey by American Express revealed that 78% of customers have abandoned a transaction...
Resolving the Industry’s Tech-Stack Connectivity Issue
Unscalable. Clunky. Siloed. That’s how many users describe today’s cannabis technology stacks. The reason? Cannabis-specific software-as-a-service (SaaS) platforms suffer from poor connectivity with one...
13 Dispensaries That Dared to Be Different With Great Success
Humans have a complicated relationship with convenience. We’re forever chasing shortcuts and quick fixes, implementing them wherever we can to move faster and accomplish...
Hip-Hop Icon Xzibit Opens First Dispensary in Bel Air
LOS ANGELES – In a groundbreaking move for the Los Angeles cannabis scene, rap mogul, actor, and entrepreneur Xzibit has launched the first and...