The sales environment for all cannabis products other than flower is unusual in Oregon. When recreational shops first opened at the end of 2015, they could only sell flower. Beginning in June of last year recreational shops began carrying things like concentrates and edibles, but regulatory snafus hobbled sales in Oregon dispensaries — particularly among […]
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Three Reasons Cannabis Businesses Do Not Get an Adequate SEO Budget
I have heard cannabis marketers say that Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is “free” traffic. I want to help set the record straight by letting you know that SEO is not “free.” Budgets are still needed to write content and have a SEO consultant work on a website. There have been multiple times in my career that I […]
Canada Faces Marijuana Shortage as Recreational Marijuana Nears
The biggest challenge for Justin Trudeau’s forthcoming legal recreational marijuana market is a shortage of pot, the finance minister of Canada’s most-populous province says. Ontario’s Charles Sousa said a supply crunch was discussed during a meeting with provincial and federal counterparts this week. Canada is aiming to legalize recreational pot in the next 12 months, […]
Nationally Recognized Marijuana Policy Reform Advocate Mason Tvert to Join VS Strategies as Vice President of Public Relations and Communications
PRESS RELEASE DENVER — VS Strategies announced Wednesday that nationally recognized marijuana policy reform advocate Mason Tvert will be joining the firm next month as vice president of public relations and communications. Tvert will come to VS Strategies from the Marijuana Policy Project, the nation’s largest marijuana policy organization, where he has served as director of communications since December 2012. […]
When It Comes to Cyber Security, The Weakest Link is Still Employees
We need to make sure the highly regulated world of cannabis business knows how to protect its data, customer and otherwise, yet also control access to it without too much hassle. As an insurgent breed, hackers are savvy and will seek out the path of least resistance. When your defenses are good, the weak link […]
California Seen as a Force for Solving Banking Business Dilemma
One of the most pressing issues of the cannabis industry continues to be banking. Just Tuesday, June 20, the Marijuana Policy Project, a cannabis advocacy and lobbying organization, announced that they were going to be shut down by PNC bank. This was an organization with a 22 year line of business with PNC, and some […]
PNC Bank Shuts Down Marijuana Policy Project Accounts Amid Federal Uncertainty
One of the nation’s leading marijuana legalization groups says PNC Bank has notified it that it will close the organization’s 22-year-old accounts, a sign of growing concerns in the financial industry that the Trump administration will crack down on the marijuana industry in states that have legalized it. The Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) lobbies to […]
Cannabis for the Win
The war to end cannabis prohibition rages on. Although we mark new progress daily, much work remains in the effort to liberate this particular plant. But the battle of ideas is over. On behalf of cannabis, I am formally declaring victory. It’s not just that 61 percent of Americans support legalizing cannabis for any purpose […]
Why Does the Industry Favor Cannabis over Marijuana?
Pot. Weed. Mary Jane. Ganja. There are many names for the plant recently legalized in Nevada for recreational use. But not all words are created equal and some industry reps are using the term cannabis instead of marijuana because of its historical context. Let’s turn to our contributor Brook Bentley to learn more. KUNR: So, […]
Pre-Rolls Rolling Up and Down
Pre-rolled joints experienced huge growth during 2016, with sales of $158 million between Colorado, Washington and Oregon, representing growth of 149 percent compared to 2015. In Colorado, sales were up by 61 percent, in Washington by 278 percent and in Oregon by a jaw-dropping 282 percent according to data from BDS Analytics, a premiere cannabis […]
