‘It’s Legal’–Sunset Strip Billboards Tout Recreational Cannabis

In anticipation of California’s recreational marijuana sales launch on January 1, cannabis company MedMen has mounted a billboard campaign that includes signage covering the...

Nevada Cannabis Revenue Blows Past Colorado in 2017

Many who speculated that Nevada would become a destination for cannabis after the state launched recreational cannabis sales in July, may be right on...

Lowell Farms Brings Holiday Joy with Cannabis Tasting Flight

Cannabis company Lowell Farms has introduced a full ounce “flight” of cannabis, with eight sample strains from their network of farms, located in California....
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The Dos and Don’ts of Budtending With Senior Patients

DO Let them ask lots of questions. “Also, ask them lots of questions,” said Shannon Ayers, head budtender at Parlour Cannabis Shoppe in Portland,...

Alta Supply Connects the City and the Country for the Cannabis Industry

Jessica Lilga and Sadie Reyes of Alta Supply have built a distribution model grounded in strategic partnering. The success of California’s historic transition into a...
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Analysis: Cannabis Industry Sales Numbers for Thanksgiving and Black Friday

Black Friday weekend is the biggest time of year for retail stores. But does the cannabis industry also see an uptick in sales during...
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Running a Marijuana Dispensary Just as Lucrative as Owning a Starbucks

A new report shows that the marijuana industry has a great deal of potential for retailers. Running a legal marijuana dispensary is just as profitable as...
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Michelle Farina of Floramedex Discusses Managing Staff, Patients, and What Drives Purchases

Often dubbed “Illinois’s premier dispensary,” FloraMedex is located in the tiny Chicago suburb of Elmwood Park, in a historic Industrial Revolution-era building boasting exposed-brick,...
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Cy Scott, Co-founder and CEO for Headset Inc., is the Cannabis Data Man

Cy Scott of Headset Inc. on the changing demographics of cannabis purchasing, the slow erosion of flower’s market dominance, and why he’s bearish on...

Navigating the art of the Up-Sell at a Marijuana Dispensary

Know thy customer. Knowing your customers’ wants, habits, and needs is key at a dispensary. “There are many times that I remembered something that a...